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    common reasoning to what author or speaker wants. When someone is using persuasion they need to use three basic principles Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos. With the videos provided an in depths look on how rhetoric use all three of these principals. “Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks” is the first of the videos shown‚ and in the first few moments we see Ethos shown in the video. Ethos is show by the fithteen year old girl that deiced not to give up her seat to a white woman. The result right may not have been

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    Sometimes‚ I sit and wonder what life would be like if we hadn’t been influenced by the wise guidance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Would we be in the middle of an all out war right now? What would’ve happened if we hadn’t had his amazing influence to stand up for the equal rights of all people? We will never know because of his power and influence over civil rights. Michael Luther King Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929. He was born a middle child Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. His

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    Hello everyone. I am Martin Luther King Jr and I am a very important historical figure. I am an American Baptist minister‚ activist‚ humanitarian‚ and leader in the African-American Civil Rights. Some of my influences were; Mahatma Gandhi‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ Bayard Rustin‚ and Henry David Thoreau. I am going to give you three reasons why you should keep me in the balloon; first I lead the March on Washington in 1963‚ I was in charge of the Birmingham Campaign‚ and I lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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    symbol of the Civil Rights Movement in the 50s after she refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery‚ Ala.‚ to a white man. Here are some facts about Parks and the movement: 1. Parks wasn’t the first. Fifteen-year-old civil rights activist Claudette Colvin came before Parks in making news for being dragged off a bus and jailed for not giving up her seat‚ but she was pregnant at the time and the NAACP didn’t think she could get the support of conservatives to spark a movement. That’s where Rosa

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    Lucy Rosentreter Mr. Whitsit US History 19 April 2024 How the Montgomery Bus Boycott Sparked the Civil Rights Movement “One person can change the world” (Rosa Parks). Needing transportation‚ civilians of different races rode on the same bus to get to and from work. Segregation caused African Americans to be forced to the back of the bus‚ while whites got to enjoy the luxury of sitting in the front. This continued until an African American woman‚ Rosa Parks‚ refused to give up her seat at the front

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    “ I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right temporarily defeated‚ is stronger than evil triumph.” (etonline.com) Wouldn’t you do the same thing he did for your freedom and rights? Do you think if he had not done that‚ what if that was still going around? It would change a lot. Martin Luther King was born on January 15‚ 1929. He was the middle child. Between an older sister and a younger brother. He liked to sing at his church. He became

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    Not all historical figures want to be an icon‚ such as Rosa Parks. Unlike a few other Civil Rights Movement members‚ Parks didn’t like the spotlight‚ but‚ that didn’t stop her from making a stand. School segregation was a major problem that African Americans had to face growing up. Segregation is the act of separating races‚ genders‚ or ethnic groups by designating various public spaces-such as schools or buses-for the use of one race‚ ethnicity‚ or gender group alone(Education Staff). When segregation

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    The Montgomery Bus Boycott The Montgomery Bus Boycott was started by a woman who stood up against unjust segregation by sitting down. It officially started on December 5‚1955‚ because an African American woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man. It was started by the Montgomery Improvement Association‚ who created themselves for this purpose only. It continued for 381 days‚ a little over a year‚ until bus segregation was declared unconstitutional. The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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    Professor Jo Ann Robinson writes a warning to the mayor of Montgomery of the possibility of a bus boycott. September 1 - Martin Luther King Jr. becomes the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery. 1955: March 2 - Claudette Colvin‚ a fifteen year old African American‚ is arrested for violating the bus segregation laws. October 21 - Mary Louise Smith‚ a eighteen year old African American‚ is arrested for violating the bus segregation laws. December 1 - Rosa Parks

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    until everything was set and perfect. They were finally perfect one year later after the arrest of Rosa Parks. The Rosa Parks incident was certainly not the first of this nature to ever occur. A few months before‚ two young African-Americans‚ Claudette Colvin and Mary Louise Smith‚ were arrested

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