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    Malala yousefzai vs Martin Luther king Jr. By Zion De`Shion Reaves Have you ever heard of Martin Luther king Jr. or have you heard of Malala yousefzai? You probably have heard of both of them but they have similarities and differences too. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born to parents Martin Luther King and Alberta Williams. Martin was a Baptist minister. He fought for civil rights, equality and no segregation based on…

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    Martin Luther King Jr builds an argument to persuade his audience in his speech that American involvement in the Vietnam War is unjust. Martin Luther King progressively strengthens his logic and persuasiveness by mentioning the situation of the war vividly, connecting him and Vietnam by using adequate language; Martin Luther King conveys his emotion to the audience by using convincing words and illustrating his feelings of each situations in order to make the readers agree to his statement.…

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    It all began with a 20th century political thinker who was not afraid to stand up for his rights. A man that would rather die as a courageous leader than live silenced in fear. This man was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King’s philosophies and political actions left a great influence on Americans and people throughout the world for many centuries to come. King’s legacy will live on forever in the hearts and minds of those who believe in his dream and philosophies for the entire world. Dr.…

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    what is defined as a leader to stand up for what they believed. Adolf Hitler and Martin Luther King, Jr., were both pivotal leaders in history who left a legacy in different ways and for conflicting reasons. Coming from different backgrounds, having significant leadership styles, and leaving contradictory legacies, each man undoubtedly left a stamp on this world. Adolf Hitler and Martin Luther King, Jr., came from different backgrounds while growing up. Hitler was born in Branau am Inn,…

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    Analysis of “I have a Dream” Martin Luther King, JR. was born in late 1900s in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in a Christian family, where most of his family members were preacher. His family’s values had shaped King, JR. to be a strong-optimistic Negro with love toward others. (King, 1998). National Archive (n.d.) reports that King JR. took his action to push government to open their eyes to see the racism that created gap amongst people by speaking his speech that known as “I have a Dream” on…

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    happen in society during that time frame. They see him as a negro criminal and that is not at all what his title is. He tells them about what he and other African American men and women stand for. Equality is a god given right and Martin Luther King Jr is informing the clergymen on how wrong they are to question him and his methods on that topic. He explains how wrong they are being treated in this time frame and how the world needs to accept him and other African Americans. He is bringing…

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    was Michael, and Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday. Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Junior were both major civil rights leaders. Martin Luther King jr. and Abraham Lincoln lead very important lives. They both did great things for black rights, but went about it in different ways. Martin Luther King jr.’s life was very interesting. Martin’s early life was about college and learning. Martin was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta. Martin attended segregated public…

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    then violence Martin Luther King Jr tried to promote peaceful ways to fix the segregation problems he was the youngest man to receive the nobel peace prize. Through 1896 to 1965 there were laws like the jim crow laws that made it hard for african americans live a normal life. We americans believe everyone is equal but back then they did not and refused to. That caused many fight’s because of peoples races. Martin luther King Jr, was one of the most important…

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    how unfair they were treated, but very little spoke up. One very important person during that time was Martin Luther King Jr. He spoke up for many and stated his opinion, no matter what the consequences were. Martin Luther king jr. had believed that everyone should be treated the same. He is one of the many reasons why the world is the way it is now. Martin luther king jr. gave one of the worlds most persusive speech, ‘I Had A Dream”. This speech is about how he hopes one day…

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    Just like Martin Luther King Jr., Antigone stood up for what was right, regardless of whether it confined by the governmental standards. Antigone and Martin Luther King Jr. knew that one must fight against the government if one wanted to change their society. Though rebellion is mostly viewed in a negative connotation, rebellion allows our societies to continuously change and advance. If it weren 't for Martin Luther King Jr.’s stand against racial discrimination by the government…

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