Joseph Smith, Jr.

In George Orwell’s, Politics and the English Language, he claims that it is hard to write good pros, without out making major mistakes that could potentially lose the interest of the reader. Through the course of his text, Orwell proves that “Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided” (Orwell 2). With the problems that Orwell identifies as aides in making “Bad Pros”: Dying Metaphors, False Limbs, Pretentious Diction,…

Without a doubt, the statement in the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal is the moral compass for all American values and continues to resonate within the American spirit today. However, throughout U.S. history millions of Americans have also suffered and died from a darker side living in the underbelly of the American society. During these notorious times, millions of individuals had been oppressed because of their skin color, sex, and ethnic background. Despite these…

Lugenia Burns Hope was a twentieth-century civil rights activist and social reformer who worked steadfastly to rebuild black communities using grassroots politics and community ties. Hope was no stranger to hard work. From an early age, Hope worked full time at organizations like Hull House— a settlement organization founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr dedicated to providing European Immigrants with amenities such as daycare services, libraries, employment and education. Her infectious…

The speeches and writings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are among the most powerful and persuasive work in history. One notable example is the “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” King’s skillful use of appeal to emotion, authority, and logic effectively put forward his ethnics and ideals. By adopting words as his weapons, he proves that language is often more effective than that of violence in bringing about positive change. He brilliantly explains the reasons for his nonviolent protest with…

This quote has been said by Mahatma Gandhi when he used non-violent protests in order to free India from Great Britain in the 1930’s. Many have followed his ways, including an important figure in civil rights history, Doctor Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. King, who not only followed many of Gandhi’s beliefs, but also dealt with racism and segregation throughout the 1960’s., but he has always responded with non-violent direct actions against these ideas in order to desegregate the South. In one…

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther once said, “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” (KING). This quote explains that ignorance and conscientious are the most stupidity things ever. Martin Luther King Jr. before his death was a baptist minister and he also was a social activist he led civil rights movement in united states on the mid-1950s until the tragedy of his death happened and it occurred in 1968. (Martin) The great king was born…

Should Muslims gain Civil Rights in America? Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "One aspect of the civil rights struggle that receives little attention is the contribution it makes to the whole society" (King Jr. 142). This quote receives little to no attention whatsoever. By giving people, no matter what race or religion, civil rights, it makes the whole society united. In the 1990s, Muslims began to involve themselves politically and legally into the American society. This was particularly to…

What makes a social issue a big deal? People every day may fight for a social problem that to others, may seem like nothing. A social problem is defined as an issue that undermines the well-being of some or all members in a society (Macionis, 2015). Some can be large and others are small. However, it is the large ones that can lead to the most inspirational movements or stories of our time. Great groups of people, average individuals and great scholars, have thrived off of these issues to voice…

In 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray supposedly. James Earl Ray was a petty thief that had an arrest record stemming from 1949 until 1968. James Earl Ray was sentenced to the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1960 to serve a twenty year sentence. He had a rap sheet for petty crimes but was he capable of murdering someone? James escaped from the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967 and was on the loose for over eleven months. The story was told that James Earl Ray…

The books, God and Man at Yale by William F. Buckley and Children of the Alley by Naguib Mahfouz, are both political by showing the struggle between the people who have power and those who do not. In Children of the Alley, Mahfouz shows the struggle between poor people and powerful people that live in a society with no justice system. Mahfouz also critiques religion's role in trying to create justice, and equality. In other words, Mahfouz is critiquing politicized religion. Mahfouz shows there…