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Introduction Ever since a child, I have been overwhelmed by the vast number of career options I could choose from, and have never been entirely sure what I wanted to become. I’ve always been curious; I like knowing how things work and why they work. I’d tinker with a computer or take toys apart to fix them or simply for fun. As time and I grew on, things haven’t changed very much. I still love figuring out how things work, and learning about technology. Once in middle school, I dreamed of…

To be able to inspire and help others by merely speaking is a remarkable talent. John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. inspire, motivate, and transform the lives of others through their examples and speeches. On January 20, 1961 President Kennedy gave his influential “Inaugural Address” to the nation, asking for a change. King also demands a change when he gave his “I Have A Dream” speech on August 28, 1963. The 1960’s are a controversial period not only for our nation, but for the…

The poem “Good Hours” by Robert Frost is a poem that alludes the feeling of solitude and loneliness to its readers. Frost himself faced a great deal of heartbreak in his time. While “Good Hours” is one of his lesser known poems, it is no doubt beautiful and artistic in the least. Much like almost all of Frost’s poems, this poem uses nature to reveal and analyze the narrator’s feelings. Renowned poet, Robert Frost, in his poem, “Good Hours”, describes a scenic walk through a village on a winter…

On April 3, 1964 Malcolm X gave a speech titled “The Ballot or the Bullet” in front of a crowd inside of Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland Ohio. The speech mainly focused on spreading his ideals of Black Nationalism to the multitude of people who listened to him. While he begins his speech by saying that he is not here to spread his religious ideals as that would only cause problems, he does still attempt to spread his political ideals: “So I say, in spreading a gospel such as black…

While confined in a jail in Birmingham, Martin Luther King, wrote a letter to eight clergymen. In the letter, King approached the topic of racism, unfair treatment, and unjust events that had been occurring. As a punishment for his actions of a nonviolent campaign, King was thrown into jail along with several others. To get the idea of racism, unfair treatment, and unjust events, across to the clergymen and later readers, King used many rhetorical devices. Three of the most effective devices he…

A hero is an individual who is admired for their courageous acts. A hero is courageous, determined, responsible, selfless, wise and honest. One well-known hero is Martin Luther King Jr, an activist in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. King fought for equality and human rights for African Americans, which ultimately cost him his life. Rosa Parks, also an activist for the Civil Rights Movement, is another prominent example of a hero. Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white…

Why is Nelson Mandela a role model for so many people in the world? Nelson Mandela is a hero for lots of people because of his fearless fights for the civil and human rights around the world. He led several campaigns and protests in South Africa against the apartheid system. This system separated the South African people by their skin colors. Therefore white and black Africans did not have the same and equal rights. Due to Mandela’s actions, the leaders in South Africa who supported racial…

Martin Luther King is a famously known Civil Rights activist during the Civil Rights Era. His contributions led to equal rights for men of color and whites. One of his strongest attributes was, to persuade people to think or do what is right. Two cases of this are his famous "I Have a Dream" speech and his "Letter From Brigham Jail". In both works, he uses persuasive text to persuade the reader do or think someway. His persuasive texts contain numerous logical appeals and emotional appeals. The…

In the two great pieces of literature by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” and “Letter From Birmingham Jail”, he uses both logical and emotional appeal and executes them brilliantly. Although they are both strong points used by Dr. King he has a greater strength in using emotional appeal, or pathos, than logical appeal, or logos. As he refers to the Emancipation Proclamation and the Alabama Christian Movement for human rights there are some potent arguments about how the African…

On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr., an enormously influential civil rights activist, conveys his indignant and hopeful thoughts regarding the Vietnam War, in his speech “Beyond Vietnam,” by utilizing biblical allusion, anaphora, and use of diction. The pro-social justice and anti-war speech were delivered to state MLK’s opposition to the war to the people of Riverside Church in New York. In this speech, King is evident in his stance regarding Vietnam and expresses his hopeful ideas of…