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    In Langston Hughes “I, Too Sing America”, it is obvious that Hughes is expressing himself over the inequality of America from the point of view of an African American man. It is interesting, almost amazing the way he explains himself in this poem because he does it in an appreciative manner that one reading the poem would never see the anger behind it all. Some of the ways he shows this is through showing his who he really is proving his race and value, through his ambition and through his…

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    Injustice reaches all corners of the earth no matter the generation or content. Leaders such as Dr.Martin Luther King Jr., have placed their life on the line preaching the importance of fighting injustices that affected oppressed communities across the globe. In the case of Dr. King, his courageously fought for racial equality and basic civil right for black Americans in the 50’s and 60’s through the use of non-violent tactics, such as sit in, boycotts and peaceful protest . Despite the praises…

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    have to be,” an extroverted charismatic trait to practice leadership,” Also “and those with charisma don’t automatically lead.” (Web). But instead there is a person who leads and has followers no matter what character one is. But Martin Luther King, Jr. on the other hand is very charismatic person and leader. Very wise man in history is Martin Luther King Junior. What made him such a good leader? What ideologies he tried to tell people about? What did he believe in? He had similar peers who…

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    Outline: Thesis: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was significant to African Americans because of the act, segregation in public places and employment prejudice on the pigment of skin, national origin, gender, ethnicity, or/and religion was brought to an end. The Civil Rights Act was one of the most momentous events to impact the African American community on the account of bringing equality to minorities and leading to the Voting Rights Act 1965, which added greater strength to minorities in…

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    long years of poverty, their long years of hurt and neglect, the whole world is doomed”. This is a line from Martin Luther King, Jr’s last speech, “I’ve been to the mountain top”. Jane Elliot didn’t become ‘the’ Jane Elliot until Martin Luther King, Jr was assonated at the end of this exact speech. Jane took ownership of being the hope to her nation, which Martin was to her. She was a former third grade teacher where she conducted her famous exercise, “Blue-eyes-Brown eyes”. This was produced…

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    speech. His use of rhetoric throughout the speech demonstrate rhetorical strategies such as ethos, pathos, and logos to create emotional, logical, and credible appeals that helped the African American people to fight for their freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. aimed for justice and while he didn’t fully see the day of equal rights, so he created a legacy in time through his language. Sadly, a sniper took his life in 1968, but his cause for equality transcends time that no matter the race, all…

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    Linguists and language advocates have always had a standpoint against anything that threatens the existence of language; in particular, English.Take for an example, John Humphry, a journalist for the Daily Mail UK and a very passionate advocate for the syntax and structure of the English language. In his very expressive journalistic piece “ I H8 TEXT SPEAK” Humphry voices out his concern over the loss of the ’hyphen’ And its effect on change of over 16000 words. He argues that this loss is…

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    During the mid twentieth century, racism began to climax in the United States. Tensions of racial differences erupted. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. solidified his position as leader of the African Americans and the struggle for equality. King spoke at many rallies and events. The most notable being his “I Have a Dream” speech. This speech remains one of the most powerful and influential speeches in history. King gave the speech on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial. King attracted nearly…

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    All citizens of the United States, no matter what race they are, have seen the racial discrimination in past U.S. history. Racial pride was a common idea that many African-American spokesmen and women had during the period of segregation. ¨Primer for Blacks “ by Gwendolyn Brooks and “How it Feels to be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston are two examples of literature that portray racial pride. Brooks gives insight about the meaning of black pride in poetry . Hurston talk about talks about her…

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    Martin Luther King Jr versus Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr was a son of a baptist minister. As a child he was a passionate person about what he believed in. Martin Luther King Jr was a young gentlemen he was sought out to be a strong leader and motivated speaker and he was put in charge to be a protest speaker. Martin Luther King Jr theology was disobedience and resistance. Martin Luther King Jr wanted equality more than anything. Martin Luther King Jr tactics were in nonviolence acts were…

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