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    124.04 3 February 2017 Injustice in Birmingham In an era of unprecedented racial injustice, one man stepped up to the plate. Martin Luther King Jr. led several peaceful protests, gave several speeches defending minority rights, and served as a true example of Christ. Much like the apostle Paul and his colleague Silas, Martin Luther King Jr. was imprisoned for standing up for his beliefs. Just as Paul wrote, so did King. While he was imprisoned in Birmingham jail, he wrote a letter to the…

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    creative nonviolence and civil disobedience as he and his followers challenged the structures of racial and economic injustice in Albany, Birmingham. SAILS-DUNBAR, T. T. (2017). A Case Study Analysis of the "Letter from Birmingham Jail": Conceptualizing the Conscience of King through the Lens of Paulo Freire. Pursuit: The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee, 8(1), 139-148. As told by Brown, T. M., & Fee, E. (2008). Spinning for India's Independence. American Journal…

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    The Chinese Acrobatic Ballet has successfully recreated a version of a classic ballet, Swan Lake. They incorporated acrobatic moves and tricks, meanwhile, still using the original music and proper ballet technique. The performance has been a major topic of discussion and debate in the ballet world, concerning its label. Should it be considered ballet? Ballet has seen many transformations and alterations since it has first been recognized as ballet, is this variation a part of the growth or the…

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    Jiří Kylián The basis of Jiří Kylián’s dance and choreographic career lies upon the principle that what is to be presented through his work, ought to be original and captivating. With the art of Ballet having been firmly grounded in the style of classical ballet for a prolonged period of time, it takes true grit to rise up from behind the shadows of conventionalism and to be able to take ownership in the art you produce. The work Jiří Kylián produced was far from traditional, even leading into…

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    Ms. Alina Zagitova was born May 18, 2002 in Izhevsk, Russian. She’s currently 15 years old. Her mother, Leysan Zagitova and her father, Llan Zagitova has another daughter name Sabrina who’s seven years younger than Alina. She’s an athlete who been figure skating since she was four years old. Alina Zagitova accomplished her attitude at one point her coach wanted to let go of her because she wasn’t working hard enough to achieve her goals. Her coach, Eteri Tutberidze stated that “Alina didn’t…

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    King shows his willingness to fight for justice when he is sent to Birmingham Jail in the state of Alabama, as a result of leading non-violent protests against the unjust segregation laws that were in place. While writing his piece, he is able to inflict guilt upon the clergymen, to whom he writes, by reminding them that…

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    A well known, inspirational racial activist, Martin Luther King Jr. is persuasive in his letter entitled “Letter From Birmingham City Jail.” In his letter, he demands that there should be equality for all people. King’s purpose is to persuade the other clergymen to fight for freedom for all the people of color. In his letter, King develops a bitter yet hopeful tone in order to accomplish equality amongst everyone. King effectively achieves his goal of persuading the others through his use of…

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    Martin Luther King Jr`s who had written an analysis of letter in April 16, 1963 “Letter from Birmingham City Jail,” and Newman`s satisfied through liberal and religion in knowledge his understood for an important as an independent his goal for the better education in university “from Knowledge Its Own End.” In the good positive for individual his understanding for knowledge, and they understand the meaning in purpose and different of believing in his or her goal. Therefore, King and Newman`s…

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    In a discussion about the paradigms of public education, Ken Burns addresses the controversial topic of cultural education. Public education is experiencing a time of confusion in helping children develop cultural identity so the new generation can continue to play an important role in globalization. This confusion causes an immediate reaction: continue to do what has been done in the past--instruct children to work hard, do well, and earn a college degree, then they will get a job. Many…

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    observed many children who have dropped out of college because they were not ready for the freedom of being on their own. I remember my next door neighbor only let her son attend a local community college. The other children attended colleges and universities far away from home, but he went to school nearby. The reason behind that is because his mom wanted to make sure her child was prepared for college mentally. She didn’t want her son to drop out because of parties, and not keeping up…

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