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Introduction Since, the introduction of Andy Byford as CEO in 2012 he has implemented a five-year corporate plan that incorporates many aspects of the TTC’s operations with the hope to modernize it and focus the attention of the TTC on being customer oriented. Through the TTC’s vision and mission; “Our Mission - To provide a reliable, efficient and integrated bus, streetcar and subway network that draws its high standards of customer care from our rich traditions of safety, service and…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed April 4th 1968, while in Memphis, Tennessee. The night of King’s death, Robert F. Kennedy addressed a rally between 17th and Broadway in Indianapolis, Indiana, informing them of King’s untimely passing. Kennedy, who had been in Indianapolis for the Democratic Presidential Nominations, went to the rally, which was set in the heart of Indianapolis’ African-American ghetto. Kennedy makes the claim to this captive audience, “we have to make an effort to…

In a small run-down motel room, with the sound of rain hitting the window, sits a tired man. “I’ve seen the promise land," he says. Despite including powerful words of a strong leader, the play The Mountaintop is disappointing. The play, The Mountaintop written by American playwright Katori Hall, performed at the Cleveland Playhouse, is based off what could have happened between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Mountaintop speech and his assassination. All taking place in his Lorraine Motel room. No…

University of Tennessee, 8(1), 139-148. As told by Brown, T. M., & Fee, E. (2008). Spinning for India's Independence. American Journal Of Public Health, 98(1), 39.Gandhi was taken in 1931 as he traveled to London to attend a high-level roundtable conference with British officials.[ 1] Gandhi was an Indian leader force in the drive for independence led a successful nonviolent civil disobedience and tax resistance campaigns against British rule. Brown, T. M.,…

For as long as there have been opinions, people have been trying to deduce ways to convince others of their viewpoint. Over time, these strategies have been condensed into what is now known as rhetoric, which is defined as the art of effective or persuasive speaking and writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. Rhetoric as a whole can be condensed into three categories: ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos, which is the greek word for “character”, can be…

A LECTURE PRESENTED BY REV'D RICHARD ADELANI ADETOLA OF OTUN BAPTIST CHURCH, SAKI AT THE EDUCATION CLINIC OF OKE OGUN BAPTIST CONFERENCE HOLDING BETWEEN JANUARY 21-23 2016. TOPIC:- BUILDING THE BRIDGES BETWEEN THE NOBLES AND THE LESS PRIVILEGES TEXT:- ACTS 4:32-37; MATTEW 25:31-46 INTRODUCTION There is a saying that the rich is a friend to the rich. While the poor is a B to the poor. This statement is further expanded…

Theresa Magana Ms. Nauls-Jones AP English 3 26 November 2015 A Rhetorical Analysis of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s. Letter from a Birmingham Jail Respected African American civil rights leader and Baptist minister, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his letter, Letter from a Birmingham Jail, addresses the issue of social injustice associated with segregation. Dr. King’s purpose is to justify the need of non-violent direct action, the immorality of un-just laws, as well as the increasing bloodshed…

“Letter from Birmingham Jail” is a letter written by Dr. King in 1963, that was addressed to several clergymen who had written an open letter criticizing the actions of Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during their protests in Birmingham. Dr. King tells the clergymen that he was unhappy about their statements and criticisms, and that he wishes to address their concerns. Dr. King was arrested and sent to jail for protesting segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. King was…

addresses the local clergymen and the white moderates; however, in this particular portion, he speaks directly to the clergymen. King establishes credibility with them when he states that he is “serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference” (800). King realizes the clergymen are men of God; therefore, by informing them of his leadership role he demonstrations to them that he too shares the same knowledge, guidelines, and appreciation for Christianity. Furthermore, he…

Martin Luther King Jr., a clergyman and an activist for the expansion of African American rights, was known for putting together non-violent protests to combat against racial inequality. King was mostly active throughout the 1950s into the 1960s until his assassination in 1968. He was known for his “I Have a Dream” speech, and was also the author of the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, in which he refutes against the white clergymen who say that his non-violent protests were “unwise and untimely…