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    Walker Questions Choice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. by Alice Walker highlights the racism black Southerners still faced a hundred years after the Civil War‚ and how Dr. King changed that. Walker’s family had lived in Eatonton‚ Georgia for generations‚ and it was there where so many of her relatives were buried. Despite this‚ her family couldn’t own the land because of the widespread discrimination in the South. Even if someone did buy land‚ it could be taken away at any time. Because

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    Civil Rights leader Martin Luther KingJr.‚ in his “Letter to Birmingham Jail”‚ argues that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. King’s purpose is to explain how a just law should be followed‚ and how unjust laws‚ such as segregation‚ should not. He supports this claim by appealing to logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos. King begins his letter by responding to his critics that his non-observance of laws is based on the fact of whether they are just or not‚ by appealing to logos. When King states

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    have different rights and can’t be in the same places as each other. Someone who helped change that was Martin Luther King Jr. He was a prominent figure in the 1960s. He was a civil rights activist in the Civil Rights Movement that fought for equal rights for everyone. Martin had a great childhood and his speeches were immaculate. He won the Nobel Peace Prize and was assassinated but left an amazing legacy on the world. Our society would not be where it is today without Martin Luther King Jr’s impact

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    “Free at last‚ Free at last‚ Thank God almighty we are free at last.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. utter these words in front of 250‚000 individuals on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial just decades ago. He and many other activists of the era paved a way for equality for African Americans for futurity. King and his acolytes used methods of civil disobedience to propel the movement and to promote change. Dr. King often broke many segregation laws at the time‚ however‚ he used nonviolent methods‚ intelligent

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    another life or characteristic that could be better or worse than what the person already has. In the case of most people it is a dream that is positive. People mainly are selfish dreamers who dream only about themselves but there are some who dream about the world or others such as friends and family. Two examples of these types of dreamers are Mama from the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “I Have a Dream”. In Dr. King’s speech he brings up that

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    Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his speech “I Have a Dream” on August 28‚ 1963. Malala Yousafzai delivered her Nobel Peace Prize speech on October 10‚ 2014. Though their speeches may have been given 51 years apart‚ their goal of equality and rights of all people remain constant. Both influential people have faced discrimination and abuse of power‚ then which has resulted in risks for the people their defending‚ but still have hope and goals to restore the inequality they are fighting against. Malala

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    people around them‚ and taken steps to make the world a better place. Some good examples of role models are Bill Gates‚ LeBron James‚ and Martin Luther King Jr. These are just a few

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    Martin Luther King Jr. CTU Online Abstract This abstract is written about Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. I chose Martin Luther King Jr. from the list of individuals. My reason for this choice is because of his dream of peace through non-violence not only of African Americans but his dream included all disadvantaged American. He was a visionary‚ an organizer‚ a great speaker; a Nobel Prize winner and a Baptist minister are among some of the titles this great

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    but Martin Luther King gave us a very motivational speech saying that all people should be treated equal and not based on race. The speech we hear most about is the “ I Had a Dream” speech. Martin Luther King said “If you can’t fly‚ then run‚ if you can’t run‚ then walk‚ if you can’t walk‚ then crawl‚ but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” (http://parade.com/) Martin Luther King Jr. was not well known when he was born when he died almost all of the world knew about him. Martin Luther

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    obstacles helps you gain mental toughness and strength to handle life challenging battles. For example‚ Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. faced many battles trying to obtain equal rights for African-Americans. During his journey he was beaten‚ spat on‚ and placed in jail several times. Luckily‚ he remained resilient and strong and continued to fight for peace and equality. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. decided to use a nonviolent approach to accomplish his goals. Many people thought that was

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