Martin Luther King Jr.: I Have A Dream Of Equality

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Who is one person who inspired everyone and had a dream of equality. Can you guess who this person is ? Martin Luther King Jr. was an inspire and and inspired me by doing what he did and how much he loved his people for everyone one having rights. Just because you are a different race or skin color does not mean you are better than them or treat them poorly. That is how MLK inspired me. He stood up for himself and his nation for equality.” All men are created equal.” Declaration of Independence. He states that in one of his speeches “I Have A Dream” that's what changed everything for the rest of us. One main reason he inspired me is he had a dream. I have a dream of trying to get into the Arizona State University engineering and robotics …show more content…
King is I try to figure things out on my own in robotics or engineering. In how Martin Luther King Jr. figured out how to have equal rights to everyone. If you try hard enough you can earn it and get great wisdom. I keep trying everyday and if I never get the answer right I keep pushing myself to get that answer right. King never gave up he keep fighting and protesting to get that “all men are created equal” -Declaration of Independence. If you keep trying and going you will get what you want done at some point in time. As I was saying with trying and pushing yourself one quote stood out to me “Intelligence plus character- that is the true goal of education.” -Martin Luther King Jr, Education is important in life and that's why I chose this quote too. If you try hard in education your intelligence will add up. Don’t let someone take you down if you. If someone discourages me “you can't do that” someone says to me it makes me try even harder and that's what doesn't bring me down. “Let no man pull you down enough to hate him” - Martin Luther King. If someone says to you bad things you aren't going to hate him and be mean back. . “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend.”- Martin Luther King. To make friends you don’t be rude to them show them love to make them your friend not your

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