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    He is brave, courageous, and the first one who stood up for the blacks’ rights, Martin Luther King Jr. When he gave his speech, I have a dream, in 1863, he was trying to showcase that he wanted black and white children to hold hands and walk together. Moreover, he wanted both black and white to be treated equally. This speech was very famous and it brought attention to the Civil Rights Movement which had been going on for several years. What he wanted when he said “I have a dream” is for there…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” - Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. impacted the world without violence; he used speeches, marches, and protests to grab attention from the press and the country. King was famous for his non-violent fight for everyone to be treated equally. Martin Luther King Jr. had a large impact in the United States and influenced others in foreign countries. Martin Luther King Jr.’s childhood…

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    Imagine a herd of sheep with no shepherd, a band of rats with no piper, or a hive with no queen bee. In all of the scenarios, there is unmitigated chaos and uncontrollable disorder due to the lack of a unifying purpose. A world filled with followers would be similar, with everyone ready to conform but with no path to follow, and would lead to an unproductive and aimless society. On the other hand, imagine a pack of only alpha wolves or a pride consisting solely of dominant lions. Such a society…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. is the most valuable person to many people and to show that he is one of two people to have a holiday in their honor in America. A quote by Martin Luther King Jr. is Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. This quote might mean a lot to some people because the quote is saying that love is the key to peace. Martin Luther King Jr. had many secrets that not many people knew of and some that everyone knows…

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    Martin Luther King Jr.- Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. King later lived in Montgomery, Alabama. Advocates of The Montgomery bus boycott formed the Montgomery Improvement Association, King as the leader. One of his most famous speeches was his “I Had a Dream” speech. Also, he participated in the March on Washington in 1963. He was killed by James Earl Ray. Martin Luther King died on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. Rosa Parks- Rosa Parks was born on…

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    If it weren't for this man's determination U.S would not be what it is today. "I have a Dream" four simple words spoken by Martin Luther King Jr., at the Lincoln memorial in . He is considered a hero by a lot of people because of his determination and non-violence passive strategy to get righteousness for all people. He is considered a hero because he stood up for himself and others by leading the civil rights movement, and others by leading the Southern Christian Leadership Conference(SCLC),…

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    Who is one person who inspired everyone and had a dream of equality. Can you guess who this person is ? Martin Luther King Jr. was an inspire and and inspired me by doing what he did and how much he loved his people for everyone one having rights. Just because you are a different race or skin color does not mean you are better than them or treat them poorly. That is how MLK inspired me. He stood up for himself and his nation for equality.” All men are created equal.” Declaration of Independence.…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X have different ideas when it came to how African Americans should seek their rights and how to respond to not being given their rights. Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for working within the American system and breaking “Unjust Laws” through peaceful means in what he believed was an inevitable change whereas Malcolm X advocated attaining what he called “Human Rights” outside the American system and for focusing on the development of the African American…

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    In the ¨Letter from Birmingham Jail¨, Martin Luther King Jr. uses ethical appeals in order to convince the Clergymen of his authority. King uses ethical appeals to influence his audience by making appropriate allusions. This is shown when King says, " I am in Birmingham because injustice is here...and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus to the far corners of the Greco- Roman world." King is comparing himself to the Apostle Paul, saying that he is…

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    I have chosen to examine both theorists Martin Luther King Jr, and Malcom X in my proposal. The reason for choosing Dr. King and Malcolm X is that they were both famous African Americans in the 1960s. These two individuals grew to be famous in their own right. Today many people throughout the United States continue to read their writings, and magazine articles. Dr. King was a peaceful man who came from a middle-class family and where education was important. Malcolm X came from an…

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