People everywhere are inspired to change the world, but what is their inspiration. What inspires people actually do what needs to be done. When you try to change the world you could be risking everything. Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Robinson, and Martin Luther King were inspired to make a difference. They gave it all they had, risked it all and changed the world. Many people new that the way of life needed to change. Why did Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Robinson, and Martin Luther King feel that they were the ones who should change the world.
Eleanor Roosevelt was a very important woman in history. Her husband Theodore Roosevelt was a victim of polio, and it almost took his life, but he began to slowly recover. He was elected president and Eleanor was the first lady. As said in a biography by William Jay Jacobs, " To keep Franklin in the public eye while he was recovering, she had gotten involved in politics herself." Eleanor was unlike the wives of presidents before her, she was the first to help with political, and social issues. She went to charity kitchens to make food, and visited slums. Eleanor learned of many struggles during this time of depression and …show more content…
As said in his "I Had a Dream Speech" "go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed." This quotes states that there is an opportunity for change, the journey has not been easy but some day equality between people will come. As long as there are people suffering because of there race, King will not be satisfied. King said in his I Had a Dream Speech " We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote" He was assassinated in 1968 and the country lost a great leader. Martin Luther King wanted to make a
Eleanor Roosevelt was a very important woman in history. Her husband Theodore Roosevelt was a victim of polio, and it almost took his life, but he began to slowly recover. He was elected president and Eleanor was the first lady. As said in a biography by William Jay Jacobs, " To keep Franklin in the public eye while he was recovering, she had gotten involved in politics herself." Eleanor was unlike the wives of presidents before her, she was the first to help with political, and social issues. She went to charity kitchens to make food, and visited slums. Eleanor learned of many struggles during this time of depression and …show more content…
As said in his "I Had a Dream Speech" "go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed." This quotes states that there is an opportunity for change, the journey has not been easy but some day equality between people will come. As long as there are people suffering because of there race, King will not be satisfied. King said in his I Had a Dream Speech " We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote" He was assassinated in 1968 and the country lost a great leader. Martin Luther King wanted to make a