Comparing Martin Luther King's Ideas And Their Contribution To Society
Famous Thinkers
University of Phoenix
PHL/458
Cecil Davis
September 17, 2013
Famous Thinkers
It is frequently said that good thinkers are born, not made. Although there is an element of truth to that statement, the idea is essentially false (Ruggiero, 2009). The one thing though that everyone can agree to; is the world would has become the product of the efforts, accomplishments, and even failures of men and women everywhere. More specifically, the men and women whose ideas helped shape the world what it is today. Of course that does not mean that every great thinker contributed in a positive way. But the ones who did, and still are, will continue to make this world worth living in. Two very notable men, in recent history, have contributed to society in a variety of ways. One of which is still alive and continuing to do great things even today. Those men are Martin Luther King Jr. and Bill Gates.
Martin Luther King Jr. has now been dead longer than he was alive. But in the short time he was alive he lived an extraordinary life ("The Seattle Times", 2011). He was a Baptist minister …show more content…
Many would leap to the conclusion that Gates will one day be recognized as the most important person of his generation because for over 15 years he was the richest person in the world. Such achievements, however, will likely seem small in the scope of history. There will come a day when many fortunes dwarf the Gates fortune, making the accumulation of his wealth small and less meaningful (Thorpe, 2012). With his wife Melinda at his side, the two have created the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. From poverty to health, to education, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation focuses on offering the opportunity to dramatically improve the quality of life for billions of people around the world (Gates Foundation,
University of Phoenix
PHL/458
Cecil Davis
September 17, 2013
Famous Thinkers
It is frequently said that good thinkers are born, not made. Although there is an element of truth to that statement, the idea is essentially false (Ruggiero, 2009). The one thing though that everyone can agree to; is the world would has become the product of the efforts, accomplishments, and even failures of men and women everywhere. More specifically, the men and women whose ideas helped shape the world what it is today. Of course that does not mean that every great thinker contributed in a positive way. But the ones who did, and still are, will continue to make this world worth living in. Two very notable men, in recent history, have contributed to society in a variety of ways. One of which is still alive and continuing to do great things even today. Those men are Martin Luther King Jr. and Bill Gates.
Martin Luther King Jr. has now been dead longer than he was alive. But in the short time he was alive he lived an extraordinary life ("The Seattle Times", 2011). He was a Baptist minister …show more content…
Many would leap to the conclusion that Gates will one day be recognized as the most important person of his generation because for over 15 years he was the richest person in the world. Such achievements, however, will likely seem small in the scope of history. There will come a day when many fortunes dwarf the Gates fortune, making the accumulation of his wealth small and less meaningful (Thorpe, 2012). With his wife Melinda at his side, the two have created the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. From poverty to health, to education, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation focuses on offering the opportunity to dramatically improve the quality of life for billions of people around the world (Gates Foundation,