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    husband and children to find independence. There have been many individuals whose accomplishments have changed society over time. One in particular was an inspiration speaker and a motivational leader. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. had encouraged his followers with his speech in many ways. Martin Luther King’s speeches were very powerful and influential. He strongly believed that everyone should have equal rights. He encouraged people to change laws that would benefit the black community.

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    As one of the leading civil rights activists during the 1960s USA‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. spent all his life striving to achieve civil rights for the Black Americans. Starting his role of leadership during the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ King won support from both the blacks and the whites through his non-violent tactics which were influenced by Gandhi. Throughout his life‚ King had to experience violence from opposing parties such as the Ku Klux Klan‚ but he reacted with calmness‚ still emphasizing

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    Martin Luther King Jr. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase” Good afternoon teachers and fellow students‚ A passionate leader‚ a world renown civil rights activist‚ a man who changed America. This was Martin Luther King. King was born into the home of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King in Atlanta‚ Georgia on the 15th January 1929. Born originally as Michael King Jr. King adopted the name Martin Luther in honour of the German Protestant leader. He

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    Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. However‚ his birth name was Michael King. He was a middle child‚ between an older sister‚ Willie Christine King‚ and a younger brother‚ Alfred Daniel Williams King. Growing up in Atlanta‚ King attended Booker T. Washington High School. A precocious student‚ he skipped both the ninth and the twelfth grades and entered Morehouse College at age fifteen without formally graduating from high school. In 1948‚ he graduated from

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    Good morning/ afternoon‚ The quote I am talking about with you today was made from a man called Martin Luther King Jr who was the leader for the African-American Civil Rights Movement in America. He is best known for the non violent way he protested‚ this was based on his Christian beliefs. He is mainly known worldwide for his famous “I have a dream” speech in Washington. He also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for taking a nonviolent approach to racial inequality. This specific quote came

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    In the Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech‚ Martin Luther King is accepting the Nobel Peace Prize but realizing that people are suffering. He presents his speech by using examples‚ analogies‚ and the repetition of words‚ figurative language and inductive and deductive reasoning. Martin Luther King specific purpose of the speech was to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. He is talking for other people (men and women) over the world that suffers racial injustice. He reminds people that there is hope

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    Martin Luther King The most important person to have made a significant change in the rights of Blacks was Martin Luther King. He had great courage and passion to defeat segregation and racism that existed in the United States‚ and it was his influence to all the Blacks to defy white supremacy and his belief in nonviolence that lead to the success of the Civil Rights movement. Martin Luther King was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia where the city suffered most of the racial discrimination

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    Martin Luther King Jr’s ”The Ways of Meeting Oppression” is a division and classification essay in which King explains the ways in which oppressed people meet oppression. He states that‚ historically‚ oppressed people have responded to their oppression in negative ways either resulting in their total destruction or prolonging their oppression. King challenges the oppressed Negro to meet oppression positively and effectively. In the essay‚ he examines the three characteristics ways of meeting oppression

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    is directed to the white clergymen who had criticized these demonstrations and also called him an outsider and troublemaker. Chronological and Topical Scope: Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and imprisoned for participating in these nonviolent demonstrations. Thesis and Main Points: In the letter Martin Luther King Jr.’s says‚ “I am in Birmingham because injustice is here.” His thesis is that there is injustice and injustice has seized the civil rights movement. Because of these

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were the stars‚ so to speak‚ of Civil Rights protesting. They are the most famous‚ and are still heard of frequently throughout History text books and magazine articles. Though they died a while back‚ their legacy still lives on‚ to live in a world free of segregation‚ but they each had different ways of “getting what they want”‚ and some ways of getting what they want led to the bad memories that people rather not speak about. Although Martin Luther King Jr

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