The Once and Future King

Motivation is the key factor in attaining anything and everything in life. Martin Luther King Jr. motivates his followers by becoming their mentors. In addition, motivate his followers by making sure they understand that they have expectations to follow through. The usage of his words in his speech motivates many to fight against discrimination…

Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”, was too once seen as a hero to his country and king in Scotland. Although because of the witches and wife who told him he could be king, his ambition to be king, and the paranoia to keep his place on the throne Macbeth transforms into a tyrant who his own kingdom hates. Due to this the writer is able to show…

Thane of Cawdor and soon to be named the King of Scotland Macbeth is the man of the moment in the European country of Scotland. The horrendous murder of King Duncan has forced Macbeth to move up in the ladder of the candidates for the King of Scotland. According to many peasants and Thanes of the kingdom that Macbeth will be crowned King as soon as King Duncan’s funeral has been completed. Macbeth is a fearless warrior; he is a fierce defender of the King, yet the citizens of Scotland doesn’t…

who was once trusted. This theme can be clearly seen in Act 1, Scene 4, lines 13-30 of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, resembling the relationship King Duncan has with Thane Macbeth before Duncan is found murdered, enhancing Macbeth’s true colors. Shakespeare introduces Act 1 of his play by building a positive relationship between Duncan and Macbeth, as Duncan was deciding who to crown as the next Thane of Cawdor. During this scene, Macbeth expresses how gracious he is to serve the King,…

African Americans who fought for equal rights for everyone. They reached their goals of everyone being equal through legal means, negotiations, petitions, and having non violent protest. During this time there were leaders of this movement, Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks are some of the people that made a difference during the movement.…

Fear is the New Ambition Fear is the new ambition and there is no way to change once one chooses that path. For some they choose evil and some choose good. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s shift through Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, shows their ambition was the downfall of their relationship. Lady Macbeth shows her true colors through her ambition. She wants to be queen so bad, she convinces Macbeth to kill the king, her uncle. When Macbeth sent her the message of what he was told by the witches, she…

unreal and loses all sanity that he once had. Furthermore Macbeth believes the acts and murders he is committing are helping him lead to a better life as king which continues to trick…

Native American oral tradition and African American vernacular culture in literature brings awareness to the social injustices and indignities they experienced (Virgil). Pieces such as, “A Century of Dishonor “by Helen Hunt Jackson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s speech “I Have a Dream” speak about the prejudices ethnic minorities face. Although both pieces share a parallel theme, their contrasting tones and figurative language express the…

Martin Luther King Jr once wrote a quote "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that". Dr king had many statements, dreams, thoughts, visions, and ideas. He had many strong and powerful influential and inspirational sayings that some people hated and appreciated a lot. In the next few paragraphs, it is going to explain the importances of Dr. Martin Luther Kings concepts and dreams he had. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was an…

The British King and Parliament were depriving colonists of their natural rights, therefore justifying the colonists’ actions of rebellion and independence. There are many ways to look at this statement, two of which are the following: everyone was born with God given natural rights or everyone had king granted rights. The first side of the statement is this: everyone was born with God given rights to life, liberty, and property. This idea came from John Locke in the 17th century. He said that…