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    Introduction Looking at society is it easy to identify many global issues circulating the world in our present day. These issues extend from sexual and racial differences to religious affairs to‚ finally‚ larger conflicts such as proceeding wars. The aim of this project is to focus on one global issue that in some way directly influences me and has a somewhat negative impact. Once identifying the issue and analyzing it I am to research on two identities that have‚ in the past‚ been faced with the

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    Martin Luther King Jr Martin Luther King jr. was known to be a civil rights leader and activist who has an influence on America and American society in the 50’s and 60’s. Born on January 15‚ 1929. He was born Michael Luther King but later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. He spoke over 25‚000 times whenever injustice took place. He wrote 5 books and lead a massive boycott. “Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist‚ who led the Civil Rights Movement in the

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    At the time of the “I Have a Dream” speech 50 years had gone by since the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Unfortunately‚ black Americans were still being segregated up to this point. Martin Luther King Jr was one of the greatest proponents of ending segregation and he fought to change the way that things were. It is one thing to declare all men equal by law‚ but another to individually change the minds of people. After years and years of hate it is very hard to change the perceptions of a whole

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    Ethos‚ Pathos & Logos in Dr. Martin Luther King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" LOGOS Logos is an appeal to our logic or reasoning. It is a presentation of the logical relationships between and the reasoning for a particular position. Simply stated‚ logos is the setting forth of the reasoning behind a position or action. In our scientific world‚ many times logos involves statistics. Dr. King appeals to our logic when he gives the reasoning for his statement "I have almost

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man‚ but what was he really like? well from his famous speech I’ve been on a mountaintop we learn that he was a very caring person. Not only that but martin also showed a very determined and helpful spirit‚ but how can we tell that this was a part of his personality‚ well in his speech it shows his personality and his beliefs best. Martin talked about a lot of things but in this speech we see that his focus was on human rights and bettering a community that was

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    disagree are considered‚ Civilly disobedient. Civil disobedience is standing up for what is right even if it’s the law. Two men who took a stand for their right is Martin Luther King Jr. and David Thoreau. Martin Luther King Jr.’sLetter from Birmingham City Jail” is about MLK Jr.’s experience with civil disobedience. MLK Jr. himself‚ committed an act of civil disobedience and stood up for what was right. As did David Thoreau in “From Civil Disobedience”. These men knew the law and the consequences

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    of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision has changed the world in a major way. In fact anyone who’s been in or been through elementary school in America has likely heard of the name Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As we go through School‚ were taught about his famous ‘’I Have A Dream’’ speech and we gain better understanding of his impact on civil rights in America as whole. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a major part on civil rights

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Would we be in the middle of an all out war right now? What would’ve happened if we hadn’t had his amazing influence to stand up for the equal rights of all people? We will never know because of his power and influence over civil rights. Michael Luther King Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929. He was born a middle child Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. His older sister’s name is currently Christine King Farris. She is the only living sibling of Dr. Martin Luther

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    equality for all genders‚ ethnicities‚ and races. Fifty years ago it sparked movements and civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is actively refusing to commit to the unlawful laws‚ commands‚ or demands of the government‚ or the occupying power. Civil disobedience acts without the use of physical violence. “The Letters from Birmingham Jail” and “The Negro is Your Brother” by Martin Luther KingJr was an open letter. It ultimately backs up the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. It stated that

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    determination and courage‚ you can have enough power to stand up and speak. But at times‚ courage can also be something that causes you to sit down and listen. Have you ever wondered what is going on in different parts of the world? People are suffering from tragedies every day. Well‚ activists today are taking dramatic measures to help stop this. They are fighting to support their cause in every possible way. Most of the people in this world talk about the bad things going on. However‚ few people do anything

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