Edgar Bronfman, Jr.

1. What images or pictures come to mind when you think of race? Briefly describe two or three. a. The first image that comes to my mind is Martin Luther King Jr. I believe he was a powerful force who desire was to bring people together. He wanted everyone (African American or European American) to have the same rights and to live together in peace. He tried to achieve this in a nonviolent way, because he knew violence was not the way to create harmony. b. The second thing that comes to mind…

avoid this idea of criticism. Until equal opportunities are given amongst all groups of people freedom won’t exist. He wanted to eradicate racial discrimination to provide with a better nation for the new generation of young people. Martin Luther King Jr mentioned how back then humanity was discriminative and how there were restrictions set on africans. In the constitution they made unpromising laws, the rights given to American citizens was given to everyone but the colored, they disregarded…

throughout the 1960’s. Selma is a popular 2014 historical drama film that centers over the Civil Rights movement during the year 1965, focusing on the five day, fifty-four-mile march from Selma to Montgomery led by civil rights activists Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel, John Lewis, Hosea Williams, and organizations such as the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) (1). This movie provides viewers with a visual representation of the struggle African Americans underwent when…

During the 1960’s African Americans civil rights were being challenged. Although, they constitutionally already had the right to speak, vote, and equality they were not treated as if they had it. Black voters were kept off of the voting rolls, and voting booths, and did not speak due to intimidation and fear. Everyone had a voice, but not many had the courage to speak on the topic of segregation, until the year 1963 when a battle of segregation arose. On January 14, 1963 Governor George Wallace…

Martin Luther King Jr was a Baptist minister and social activist who was at the forefront of the civil rights movement in the United States circa mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. Through his courageous endeavors to combat the racism prevalent in American society, King played a crucial role in abolishing local segregation of African American residents in the South and further localities across the country. Furthermore, his activities led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964…

Introduction Whether it 's an adult or a five years old kid, humans have always had to make decisions of whether to obey or disobey authority. In the beginning of time in many religions, the first two humans, Adam and Eve, had to decide whether to obey or disobey God. This decision has consistently shaped history. For example, when the first humans disobeyed God, they were made to leave The Garden of Eden and come down to Earth. Though disobedience has been thought of a vice, it is a normal…

the Duty of Civil Disobedience” 1) Thoreau is trying to make an argument that would sit well with the founding fathers and this helps me to predict the way in which Thoreau is going to make his argument. 2) knowing that Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. are is civil disobedience, reminds the reader to read respectfully and pay attention to every single detail. 3) I think he was a great writer in his time. 4) Mr. Thoreau was trying to reach all citizens of the united states and he did a…

In George Orwell’s, Politics and the English Language, he claims that it is hard to write good pros, without out making major mistakes that could potentially lose the interest of the reader. Through the course of his text, Orwell proves that “Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided” (Orwell 2). With the problems that Orwell identifies as aides in making “Bad Pros”: Dying Metaphors, False Limbs, Pretentious Diction,…

Without a doubt, the statement in the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal is the moral compass for all American values and continues to resonate within the American spirit today. However, throughout U.S. history millions of Americans have also suffered and died from a darker side living in the underbelly of the American society. During these notorious times, millions of individuals had been oppressed because of their skin color, sex, and ethnic background. Despite these…

Lugenia Burns Hope was a twentieth-century civil rights activist and social reformer who worked steadfastly to rebuild black communities using grassroots politics and community ties. Hope was no stranger to hard work. From an early age, Hope worked full time at organizations like Hull House— a settlement organization founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr dedicated to providing European Immigrants with amenities such as daycare services, libraries, employment and education. Her infectious…