Mullen-+Democracy+Reflection

America is very unique because of the ability for us to create change in our society when we see fit. This may not be a simple process, but because of the democratic values we envision our society to be, it is quite possible. There have been many instances of this, such as the protests at UC Berkeley in the '60s where the students wanted to reestablish freedom of speech in their society. Martin Luther King Jr. has also been known for his revolutions in the topic of Civil Rights. He fought to give the people of color the same rights as white Americans throughout his entire life. Bob Dylan, who grew up in this similar time period, knew that his generation of Americans were ready to change society for all and that is why he wrote his song " the times they are a-changin'." De Toqueville had very interesting insights on revolutions in American, and concluded that revolutions were always the dispute of equality in ones' society. He believed if equality was ever achieved than revolutions or change would become rare. He stated that no change was not good in society and that would create poor quality individuals. The key to a successful community, in his opinion, was constant change and that is why he promoted revolutions. In Democracy in American he gives his insight on change and from that he concludes that it is essential when being a productive individual to be active in society.