MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. “I Have a Dream” I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago‚ a great American‚ in whose symbolic shadow we all stand today‚ signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon of hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering
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this scrutiny and judgement is a violation of the main principles of liberalism‚ liberty and equality. In source one Martin Luther King Jr. describes to an extent the hardships that the Negro people have faced‚ violence and slavery among them‚ however none were so crippling as the racism and poverty they found in America. This is shown in the last sentence of the source‚ “ So we watch them in brutal
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consequences when an action is made. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s essay “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” he evaluates how one can advocate breaking some laws and obeying others. The reason it is possible to do such a thing is because there are two different types of laws‚ just and unjust. Depending on one’s morals‚ it can be morally right to advocate breaking some laws and obeying others. Since there are consequences of breaking and/or following laws‚ it can be considered as negative or positive. It
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where the United States always have a happy ending (563-572). Related to Hade’s approach of inaccurate stories‚ the conspiracy of Martin Luther King’s death falls into the same category. Our history book always taught us that Martin’s assassination was done by a lone gunman called James Earl Ray. However along the line‚ cases and investigations have proven that Martin Luther’s death was all a conspiracy involving the FBI‚ military‚ CIA plotting against civil rights leaders. The government and media
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well-being is currently skewed‚ and there is need for immediate reformation in policy. One man promising to address this problem‚ and bring on this change in the government‚ is current Democratic Presidential Nominee: Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. Barack Hussein Obama was born August 4‚ 1961‚ and lived much of his childhood in the state of Hawaii. Being the son of a black Kenyan father and a white American mother‚ he has been able to live a very culturally diverse life‚ and also has had the
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President Barack Obama Depends on how an individual’s view is of a person doing a good deed or going to war to fight for freedom‚ the definition of a hero can vary. Within our reading there were many heroes‚ because of the characters they played within the stories and the causes they fought far. My definition and view of a hero is his or her heroic characteristics and the ability to fight through misfortune and achieve a greater destiny above all. My hero is our 44th and new president of the United
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Obama motivation speech Good evening my fellow people. I Barack Obama stand before you today to give you the reasons why you should vote for me in the upcoming elections. We are just a few days away‚ and the tension is in the air. Many of you are still undecided whether to vote for me‚ or my competitor Senator John Mc Cain. As a young boy that was born and grew up on Honolulu‚ Hawaii‚ I always dreamt that this would come. When people would ask me what I would want to be when I grew up‚ I always
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Two of the greatest men in history‚ President Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.‚ had died in the same month just one hundred three years apart. Abraham Lincoln and Reverend King both lead the country through hard times. These men had to overcome difficulties and had similarities even though they went about problems differently. During Lincoln’s youth‚ he faced many adversities‚ and experienced great adventures(5). His father‚ Thomas Lincoln‚ had migrated to the U.S. from England in 1637. During
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a powerful man with good intentions for civil right. He wrote an extensive letter to eight clergymen who condemned the timing of the civil rights movement on April 16‚ 1963‚ from a jail in Birmingham‚ Alabama. Even though the letter was addressed to the clergymen‚ the message was geared towards a larger audience‚ especially King’s “Christian and Jewish brothers” (King). King believes that without direct action‚ the rights for African Americans could never be achieved. He
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Power can be defined from different outlooks and in different ways. In some countries being born into certain families of royalty and wealth gives you power. That’s power not given by choice. In this country individuals can be driven to power through determination and will. There is an equal opportunity to obtain it. In my opinion power can be defined by wealth‚ knowledge‚ and ones voice. Money can commonly determine a persons status in the world. It can bring in estate‚ big business‚ and a “successful”
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