Edgar Bronfman, Jr.

Id number:000549183 Imagine having to fight against injustice in today’s world, how would you go about with your mission? Would you risk your life just so you can lead to help others just like Harriet tubman?, or would you refuse to give up something you deserve just like how Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. Maybe you might even have to go to jail to prove your point just like how Nelson Mandela spent 20 years in jail for his opposition to the racist apartheid…

On january 21st President Barack Obama made a speech that would much relate to the speech Dr. Martin Luther King once made on August 28, 1963. They both believed that one day the country would come together and a great nation would be formed. That everyone would get the opportunity to be treated equally. They also believe that this country cannot function without everyone coming together as a nation. In Obama’s speech he will be talking a lot about bring the nation back together and that…

life puts you in tough situations, don't say “why me” say “try me””. Wilde states that disobedience creates opportunity for social progress; through the multitude of impactful nonviolence protest leaders like David Henry Thoreau, Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, it is crystalline that these memorable figures inspired change through civil disobedience. I firmly agree in Wilde’s statement due to the fact that he is being a realist and putting his assertion in a pellucid approach, which…

Stokely Charmicheal was a black rights activist in the late 1960's along with Martin Luther King Jr, and Malcolm X. In the beginning Stokely was non-violent activist like King, however as time grew he became more radical and less interested in non-violent protest. Leaning more towards Malcom X's philosophy. As a chairman of the SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) he gave the speech Black Power in an attempt to validate his philosophy of violence to his nonviolent committee and to…

The Freedom Ride was a bus tour that occurred in February of 1965, visiting regional towns in New South Wales (Informit EduTV, 2015) with the intention of drawing attention to the inequalities faced by Indigenous Australians. The Freedom Ride was organised by a group of 34 students from the University of Sydney, under the name of ‘Student Action For Aborigines’ (SAFA) and was led by one of the two Indigenous students in the group; Charles Perkins (Galligan & Roberts, 2007). These students were…

In the case of Martin Luther King Jr., he saw what segregation did to African-Americans and all races. For African-Americans, they were treated as second-class citizens in their own country and had to constantly experience racism by whites from all over. As an example, he offered assistance to Rosa Parks who was notable for her sit-in protest when she did not give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. This event effectively made him one of the key leaders of the movement. He spoke to representatives…

The Selma to Montgomery March was a major event in the black’s fight for freedom. The fight for the right to vote, equal representation, and an end to segregation was essential for them, when the Civil Rights Movement was taking place. They wanted to end the atrocities that were being committed towards black people. However, later on in the Civil Rights Movement, they received the support of many whites. Thousands of people in Alabama crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma into Montgomery…

Analyzing Speeches: The Use of Rhetorical Devices All around the world people are fighting different battles, for instance, half of America recently united for the women’s march on Washington in protest against their newly elect-president. The issue of inequality has a long history and even though people have stricken back in various moments throughout the years, inequality is still a concern of today’s society. For this reason, speeches that concern these problematic topics become extremely…

Selma, a film directed by Ava DuVernay shows us Dr. Martin Luther King’s success in fighting all who challenged him in order to give the African American people the right to vote. This film outlines the harsh three-month period of King’s (with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s help) struggle in an attempt to secure what he believes is a basic American right, the right to vote, against extremely violent white supremacist. This was all made much more difficult due to the fact that he…

The letter written by Martin Luther King, Jr. titled Letter from Birmingham Jail, is written to put forth a message. Throughout the letter written, King is diving into the concern surrounding just and unjust issues towards the African American community in Birmingham. This argument is addressed when Martin Luther King, Jr. states "One may well ask, 'How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?' The answer is found in the fact that there are two types of laws: there are just laws,…