From Religious Reform to Global Conflict: How Martin Luther Caused World War II Martin Luther’s influence on history is common knowledge. However‚ the extent of his influence is not. One can simply look at the events following Luther’s actions to understand their real impact. Protestantism‚ initiated by Martin Luther‚ set off a chain reaction that eventually led to the American Revolution. That revolution‚ and its outcome‚ led the French to start a revolt against their own king. The French
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Martin Luther King Jr- He began his career as a baptist preacher . He dedicated his life to achieving equality and justice for all Americans of all colors. King believed that peaceful refusal to obey unjust law was the best way to bring about social change. King was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi´s success with non-violent activism . on December 1‚ 1955 Rosa Parks ‚ an afrikan American woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man . here is when the Montgomery bus boycott
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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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1. Briefly describe the situation preceding Dr. King’s arrest and what prompted him to write the letter. - Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for demonstrating without a permit; his activities were described as “unwise and untimely”. He wrote the letter to show readers why he did what he did; he intended for his reasons to be known. 2. For whom does Dr. King initially write the letter? Who do you think eventually becomes his audience after being released from prison? - I believe the original
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Reformation Webquest: Section 1: Life of Martin Luther 1. Fill out the graphic organizer using http://www.luther.de/en/moench.html Life of Martin Luther After visiting his parents‚ he was caught in a terrible thunderstorm. During the storm lightning struck near him‚ and he was thrown to the ground. At this moment he called to Saint Anne‚ and declared: “I will become a monk.” Why did he decide to become a Monk? When did he decide to become a Monk? During a terrible storm. When
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was a response to "A Call for Unity" by eight white clergymen. His letter was a rebuttal to the clergymen’s unjust proposals. He informs the clergymen of his views and the reasons for his “direct action” on the issue of desegregation. King also attacks the “white moderate” on their actions and expresses his disappointment with their unconstitutional measures. His powerful words‚ "...it is even more unfortunate that the city’s white power structure
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According to the Dictionary Online (2013)‚ “Injustice is the violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment.” Martin Luther King Jr. defined an unjust law in the Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963)‚ “An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality
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Do you ever think why are there so many different kinds of churches? Why aren’t we all just the same? Well‚ it all started when Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the church door but Rome didn’t like that so they called him to talk to them in Rome‚ people liked the 95 Theses and some didn’t so they just went to different churches. We all do different things in different churches a non denominational church you pray to God when we think we have sinned or done something wrong but at a Catholic Church
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Born on November 10‚ 1483‚ Martin Luther was a German monk who studied theology. Martin Luther grew up as a follower of the Roman Catholic Church even though he didn’t agree with their ideas‚ but during the 16th century he branched out from the church and started the protestant reformation. This event led to him becoming one of the most influential and controversial figures in all of Christian history. Throughout the process‚ he gained many followers who soon split from the Roman Catholic Church
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1. It is easy to say I want to make a change but many do not follow through when change is inevitable. The book is about the impact of Martin Luther in the world. He faced the inevitable with courage whose legacy to the church is based on teaching and preserving the truth. However‚ standing for the truth can be very costly. But‚ I admire him for standing for what he believes. He was the driving force behind the foundation of Protestantism (Bainton‚ 1977). With his abrasively personality he spoke
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