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Famous Thinkers
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Famous Thinkers Many famous thinkers have made an impact on society; however, none as much as Dr. King; a people’s man or Warren Buffet; a businessman. After an in-depth analysis of the thinkers and their contributions one will identify the problems each sought to solve, the solutions each found, and implementation of those solutions. Moreover, exploration of each thinker’s social, political, and personal environments will show how those factors contributed to their respective creativity. Additionally, a comparison of their unique creative processes, a critique of their ideas, and thoughts of different approaches will come forth through further exploration.
Contribution to Society
Martin Luther King, Jr. contributed greatly to society as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. According to The King Center (2011), “During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from December, 1955 until April 4, 1968, African Americans achieved more genuine progress toward racial equality than the previous 350 years had produced” (About Dr. King, para. 1). Dr. King led a nonviolent movement during the 1950s and 60s because he believed African Americans should have equality. In 1963, he was an influential figure in the March on Washington, an event that drew in a quarter-million people to march for freedom and jobs. He delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the event and influenced people across the nation to act on civil rights. In 1964, partly because of this event, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, which ended racial segregation in the United States. Dr. King is the first non-president to be honored by a national holiday. He was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (The King Center, 2011).
Warren Buffett is known as one of the most prosperous investors in the world. He is driven by his initiative and has invested his money is other people’s ideas, inventions, and
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Famous Thinkers Many famous thinkers have made an impact on society; however, none as much as Dr. King; a people’s man or Warren Buffet; a businessman. After an in-depth analysis of the thinkers and their contributions one will identify the problems each sought to solve, the solutions each found, and implementation of those solutions. Moreover, exploration of each thinker’s social, political, and personal environments will show how those factors contributed to their respective creativity. Additionally, a comparison of their unique creative processes, a critique of their ideas, and thoughts of different approaches will come forth through further exploration.
Contribution to Society
Martin Luther King, Jr. contributed greatly to society as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. According to The King Center (2011), “During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from December, 1955 until April 4, 1968, African Americans achieved more genuine progress toward racial equality than the previous 350 years had produced” (About Dr. King, para. 1). Dr. King led a nonviolent movement during the 1950s and 60s because he believed African Americans should have equality. In 1963, he was an influential figure in the March on Washington, an event that drew in a quarter-million people to march for freedom and jobs. He delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the event and influenced people across the nation to act on civil rights. In 1964, partly because of this event, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, which ended racial segregation in the United States. Dr. King is the first non-president to be honored by a national holiday. He was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (The King Center, 2011).
Warren Buffett is known as one of the most prosperous investors in the world. He is driven by his initiative and has invested his money is other people’s ideas, inventions, and
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