How did thoreau’s “civil disobedience” pave the way for significant events later in history?

In "Civil Disobedience," Thoreau states that the Government, the State, the Power sits on his throne and enjoys everything from the high, boasting, proud of his strength and the servile obedience of his people. We know it should not be like that, but we do not even know where to start a change ... Thoreau knows, the biggest affront to the government is to challenge his authority by saying, "We will not do it! You are wrong and we are right! ", This is civil disobedience.

This concept paved the way for demonstrations such as the civil rights movement, the suffrage movement, anti-war movements, LGBT + rights movements, among others that dared to challenge the supremacy of the government.

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.