The speech I read is the ‘I have a dream’ speech by Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. The speech was delivered on August 23‚ 1968‚ in the American Capital of Washington D. C. by a man many acclaimed to be a great revolutionary. However‚ there was nothing revolutionary about this man‚ rather‚ he was only affirming and restating the promises of the country’s founding fathers which is denied to certain people and enjoyed by the white supremacist. Some argued that the speech calls for the emancipation of the
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Gregory Boyd Jr. Professor Kerrigan English 102 October 8‚ 2013 Malcolm X & Martin Luther King Jr. While Martin Luther King’s peaceful protests against narrow minded white supremacists helped him rise to national fame‚ Malcolm X‚ born Malcolm Little‚ lectured the United States about Islam and urged others to dismiss all whites as their enemies and arm themselves for war. Each discussed the same issues‚ but their methods of achievement and ideas about equal opportunity differed as much as night
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leaders has to be Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s. During this time‚ he lived out a covenant relationship with the people that he led even in times of distress. Throughout his protests to abolish segregation and gain equality among all races‚ he was faced with a wide array of adversities as many attempted to limit his influence. However‚ Martin Luther King Jr. displayed resilience
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Martin Luther King achieved a lot in his life. He was an outstanding person and did a lot for civil rights. He has a lot of accomplishment in his life. He brought people together for civil rights movements. This all started the day he was born on January 15 1929. One of his accomplishments was he made it on the cover of time magazine. He got on for being the man of the year. Being the man of the year means you have to do some pretty outstanding things. He put together peaceful movements marches
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Martin Luther King Jr. once said‚ “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls‚” (“goodreads”). His “I Have a Dream” speech took place in 1963 during the March on Washington. It was there that he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history. Martin Luther King Jr.’s American dream was that all men should have god-given rights and have equality. To achieve this American dream‚ Martin Luther King
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Both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X fought for the African American population to have a voice and allow for African Americans to live their lives‚ without the constant burden of a racist society. Although‚ many would argue that this racist society still exists to this day‚ legally Malcolm X and Martin Luther King achieved their ultimate goal. One one hand‚ the way in which this purpose was going to be made was very different. King believed in the concept of integration‚ preaching the need to remain
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view across or secure their rights and justice. However‚ throughout the history of mankind‚ violence has been widely used as a method to gain control over a person or a group of people or a nation. Unfortunately‚ the present day media is also filled with news of violence. What exactly is violence? Violence can be described as an act of intentional harm to some individual or group. Violence can be physical‚ mental or sometimes even emotional. It disturbs peace and harmony in the society and slows
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With the use of logos appeal‚ Martin Luther King Jr. logically proves each point he makes objectively and uses indisputable evidence to support his statements. Dr. King went to great lengths to educate his people in the benefit of non-violent aggression. He chose to respond to hard and brutal acts with non-violent resistance. In his letter‚ he tries to support the fact that they had no alternative except to prepare for direct action. However‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. has several logical examples of
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Martin Luther King Jr. is known for his work in desegregation and the end of of the most well known racial equality activists ever‚ and he lived during a period of time that had many unjust laws that created many problems for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. agreed with St. Augustine that a law that is unjust is actually not a law after all. Martin Luther King Jr.’s belief in this idea was seen in his letter from a Birmingham Jail when he says‚ “One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility
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Disobedience Without a doubt‚ Socrates and Martin Luther King Jr are among the elite in terms of critical thinking and on getting the masses on board with their plan of action. However‚ they both hold very different views when it comes to the topic of civil disobedience. On one side of the spectrum you have Socrates‚ who believes that civil disobedience is never justified and should by no means be a course of action. On the other end Martin Luther King Jr‚ who firmly stands by his argument that civil
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