Examples Of Commitment: Martin Luther King Jr.

I define success as being committed. A committed person is one who overcomes obstacles in order to achieve their goal or to promote their cause. Even when the situation seems miserable, a truly committed person presses on to satisfy his ambitions and to create an exceptional, distinct legacy. The belief of working hard and pressing on to achieve success is intrinsic to those who are committed in life. Four people who have shown commitment are myself, Martin Luther King Jr., Bryan A. Stevenson, and my father.
I demonstrated commitment when I went to participate in the Ohio Business Week program. During the week, we were required to work as a team to invent, construct, and present a completely new product. The goal of the program was to model
also demonstrated commitment when he took lead in the Birmingham Campaign of 1963 and when he pressed on and encouraged the March from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Born in 1929, King stood out from other African-Americans in that he received full formal education including a college degree. Since his college years, King was deeply concerned with the division and prejudice towards African-Americans in the United States. Throughout his career of activism against discrimination and segregation, he fully committed himself to non-violence—peaceful and cohesive protest. King was responsible for creating and being the leader of famous civil right organizations such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). He was most notably famous for his non-violent protest against segregation in Southern cities such as Birmingham, Alabama, where his persistence finally won over the stubbornness and racism of the local police and legislature. His Birmingham Campaign aimed to desegregate the city and provide equal hiring opportunities for all African-Americans. Even though the Birmingham police department, led by Eugene Connor, violently resisted the protesters by using high-pressure water hoses, police dogs, and brute force, King and the SCLC achieved their goal by keeping on with the protest until enough national attention was drawn to influence the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The second time he truly demonstrated his commitment to his cause was when he encouraged and finally executed the March from Selma to Montgomery. This March caused the most violent opposition. Local police and the mayor strongly opposed the march and used dogs and extreme cruelty to stop the