Martin Luther King

Thesis Statement: Malala and Martin Luther King Jr are servant leaders because they persuaded others to support their cause, they called attention to their cause through writing and speeches, and were ultimately able to achieve their goals because of their commitment. Point #1 Their commitment to civil rights and education for everyone helped start a movement Point #2 Through speeches and other writing they were able raise awareness of their cause Point #3 MLK and Malala…

the same things, because if you're not tolerant towards people, that leads to bullying, and violence. It’s important to treat others the way you want to be treated. Not everyone has a lot of money, or have everything they want. Martin Luther King Jr. is a man who persuaded thousands in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. His point was to prove that white people need to be tolerant of blacks, treating them the same as whites. The police officers were very violent, spraying…

“Politics and the English Language”, George Orwell stated that language is a reflection of our culture and society. On the contrary, in “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King, Jr. shows his belief about the segregation and tried to bring his community up to against the unjust law. In the both texts, George Orwell and Martin Luther King, Jr. both shows that political leaders use the language to empower the individuals in society by making an encouragement to bring them together and…

Martin Luther King Junior's two letters or speeches commemorate the goals and the morals of how he wanted to go about change. His words have meaning now more than ever. He states multiple times about peaceful protest, but also to have direct action. This theory is cemented by his statement, “It is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends.” This can be connected to protests against Trump during 2017 and 2016 where they had many vandalisms and robberies. This shows little to no growth of…

“A Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. was written in the form of a letter to express his opposing opinions towards the clergy men. Martin had been put in the jail for parading around without a permit. Also this represents how even though in jail he still conducted to keep his grammar and his writing in check he used no excuse possible and write amazingly and flawlessly. Not only that but he also Is well known for this letter to the clergy men still to this day and he gets…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. penned “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” King’s powerful letter written primarily to white Christian leaders of the South utilizes many rhetorical strategies in conjunction with the emotionally charged subject of faith, to effectively present his argument and provoke the audience into action. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. uses personal experiences of the horrors of segregation, allusions to events in Christian…

hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper,” and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the champions of civil rights in America, certainly did not speak with a whisper (King 1). The scene in 1968 Memphis, Tennessee was one of dismal drudgery for its black citizens as the civil rights movement made the arduous trek toward equality. Enter King, renowned for his exhilarating speeches and outspoken prominence in the movement. He flew to the aid of…

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are very well known African American men that fought for the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s. They shaped the history for African Americans in the United States. Both had very strong ideologies and had fought for what they believed in, even though their beliefs may have differed. The first thing to note is that both men had come from very different backgrounds, which may have shaped their perspectives. Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in a middle class…

willingness to accept the penalty” -Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. argues in “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” that it is our duty to break a law if it is unfair. King advocates disobeying a country’s prejudice laws in order to avoid immorality. Similarly, Henry David Thoreau argues in “Civil Disobedience” that if a law requires a person to be unjust to another, they should break it. Thoreau also argues that morality costs less than obeying an unjust law. While King and Thoreau…

Martin Luther King Jr.’s A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. is an essential, one-volume compilation of the late Civil Rights activist’s words. Included in the volume are autobiographical reflections, interviews and speeches. Within these compiled words hold Dr. King’s thoughts on a great many subjects including, but not limited to, black nationalism, nonviolence, poverty and segregation. Some of these works include the “Playboy” interview, “Letter…