Kurtis Wong L. Muller IDST 36 April 6‚ 2011 Teaching Proposal The poet that I am willing to grasp the knowledge of is Jimmy Santiago. Santiago‚ a former inmate of a maximum security prison altered his life through the power of poetry and writing. The reason why I chose to delve into his philosophies is because he was a former prisoner. His life is inspirational due to the fact that I work at a local jail and witness the obscenities of the system and inmates. To dramatically change one’s
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I have a Dream By: Kelsey Broyles I have a dream. Those were the words of Martin Luther King Jr.when he made his famous world wide speech that changed the world forever. Well I also have a dream. Now I don’t think that it will be a famous world wide speech that will change the world‚ but I still feel like I need to get my point across. I have a dream‚ for teenage bullying to end. Teenage bullying has become a HUGE problem in America these days. I want kids to be able
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that was not respected‚ have the same rights as the whites. Although‚ he got his people the rights they deserved‚ it took a lot of work for him to do. He protested and boycotted‚ but that did not stop him from achieving his one true dream. The only thing he wanted more than life itself was to have his people being able to talk to the whites and going to the same restaurant as the whites. He wanted his people to share the same water fountain as the whites. Martin
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All people have the right they desire and are not obligated to do something they don’t want to do. In this case‚ Martin Luther King .Jr’s purpose for his speech was he wanted that one day not just blacks and whites but all of mankind will coexist harmounisly
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but by the content of their character." This quote brings everyone together because even though we have our own unique individuality‚ in the end we are just one human race with same rights. And this proved to me that I wasn’t alone because other people are going through the same troubles in life and it takes one determination‚ courage‚ hope‚ confidence‚ and time to over come the issues in life.
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Samaritan. A man who was beat pretty badly and was close to death. People passes by and did not lend a helping hand. The good Samaritan came along and saved this certain man. The good Samaritan showed he possessed the quality of altruism. Altruism means “regard for‚ and devotion to‚ the interest of others” (MLK‚ pg. 22-23) This situation is difficult for today’s generation’s civilians because of the societies tendency to be greedy. The people that passed the dying man probably thought about helping this
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figurative‚ and non-literal way. For example‚ “If you can’t be a pine at the top of a hill‚ be a shrub in a valley” is not actually asking students to mimic plants in nature. It actually means that if you can’t be something great‚ be something that people may not admire‚ but be the best at it. It also describes how life can open more opportunities to you. The metaphors provide students with an opportunity to think about what a life blueprint is in their own opinion. Dr. King uses personification
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Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very influential man in American society. His leadership in the civil rights movement helped change the racially separated world that once lived in America. An Indian leader‚ Mohandas Gandhi‚ influenced his philosophy of nonviolence. King never used violence in his fight for equality‚ even when violence was used upon him. This got him and all the black Americans the rights‚ freedoms and equality they deserved. In present day America he is one
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will be whipped. I will be beat. I will have bruises. People hear about this dreadful experience‚ forgetting about the devastating action us whites exhibited towards African Americans. We distinguish people by the color washed up against their skin‚ not by the way they accomplish themselves. Eventually Martin Luther King Jr. decided that he would challenge the end of segregation movement. To push the clergyman to act fast and have the people accept them even if the outside of them is stained by a
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solid posture that says “Here I am. I’m not budging. Now‚ you come to me.” As a speaker‚ Martin Luther King had the solidity that is surely only found with those who have completely aligned their actions with their firm commitment. The 200‚000 people at the Washington rally could not have pushed King off-track if they’d tried‚ so solid was he in his convictions. Self-belief from a beyond-personal source gives this sort of power – and you can see the impact. Martin luther king
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