Martin Luther King III

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…

reached Montgomery on March twenty-fifth. More or less, 50,000 supporters, black and white, had an encounter with the marchers where they assembled in front of the state capitol to hear Martin Luther King and other speakers incorporating, Ralph Bunche, who was the winner of the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize, collar the crowd. King proclaimed, “No tide of racism can stop us,” from the building’s steps, as viewers worldwide, watched the remarkable moment on television. This act opened doors for many…

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,…

Speech #1: Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963 The strengths of the speech: In Martin Luther King’s speech, he has a well-organized speech and a powerful voice. He was confident, powerful and forceful in his speech. In the beginning, he used a history story to get the audience attention, which raises the audience interests. The topic of the speech is very clear, and there are many examples to support his argument. He also used a lot of repetition, such as "I have a…

On August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech that went, “down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” King’s optimism and use of emotional appeal, metaphor, and repetition launched the civil rights movement towards success. Throughout the speech, King used metaphors and figurative language not only to explain ideas in a relevant way, but also to create pathos, or an emotional response, in the…

D-Social injustice issue/s relating to the Loyal Men: The social injustice issue depicted is Suppression of individual rights. “Somebody, a traitor, was printing leaflets criticizing the Guide and his Revolutionary Committee”. The quotation refers to how the Revolution Men protect and defend their leader. They would fight anyone who criticizes the Guide or Gaddfi and revolutionary committee. They are abusive as best illustrated by Sharif who, in the story, emerges to search Baba’s house without…

Narendra Modi started many campaigns for bringing change in the society all over. Swach bharat is also one of his motto. Ganga is the holy river, it the most important river in India. But unfortunately it is one of the most polluted river. It is Narendra Modi’s dream to make Ganga clean and not only clean but also beautiful. So making his dream possible he has started a Project Called Namami Ganga to make it unpolluted and beautiful. So this paper will go through the Importance of Ganga, History…