Martin Luther King Jr's Mistakes

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” - Martin Luther King Jr. Man always has some sort of trial in their life that they need to find the answer too. Sometimes a man will try to run away from their problems but eventually, the problem will catch up to them again. Once, Martin Luther King Jr. was told by a poor black man that the people need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Martin Luther King Jr. replied that they first need boots in order to do that. With this comment, I believe that Martin Luther King Jr. was telling people to not just settle for what they have but instead they need to fight for their right to earn a …show more content…
Reporters are trying to get as many views that they can on different stories so they only write on the most controversial ones so that they can receive more views from everyday people to earn more money. Normally reporters twist the truth to make the story dramatic and intense when in reality it was not so severe. This exaggeration of the truth leads people who are not questioning the news and just taking it for truth astray and makes them think that bad things are happening all the time causing huge problems. With poor people having these thoughts engraved into their minds they think there is not hope for themselves until this is fixed by powers greater than them. This is unfortunate because if these poor people want to lead good lives with well-paying jobs, they must go out and seek them instead of waiting for more powerful people to fix their problems. America is a place of opportunity for all people especially those who want to lead a better life. But if those who want a better life do not persevere in trying to make themselves a better life, they will not receive one. With this in mind, it is clear that every American can succeed greatly, but they need to persevere in order to make that dream a