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    Speech”. The point is that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. does not try to appeal to people’s logical side. Minorities wanted the conflict to end. King is willing to take the fight to his grave. He protests even though he knows he will go to jail. He brought nonviolent conflict resolution to the United States of America‚ he fought for what was right. He talks about history in terms that everyone will have an emotional response‚ especially those who are protesting. King is using decades of trained skills

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    Martin Luther KingJr. was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. However‚ his birth name was Michael King. He was a middle child‚ between an older sister‚ Willie Christine King‚ and a younger brother‚ Alfred Daniel Williams King. Growing up in Atlanta‚ King attended Booker T. Washington High School. A precocious student‚ he skipped both the ninth and the twelfth grades and entered Morehouse College at age fifteen without formally graduating from high school. In 1948‚ he graduated from

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    Martin Luther King Jr- He began his career as a baptist preacher . He dedicated his life to achieving equality and justice for all Americans of all colors. King believed that peaceful refusal to obey unjust law was the best way to bring about social change. King was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi´s success with non-violent activism . on December 1‚ 1955 Rosa Parks ‚ an afrikan American woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man . here is when the Montgomery bus boycott

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    As one of the leading civil rights activists during the 1960s USA‚ Martin Luther KingJr. spent all his life striving to achieve civil rights for the Black Americans. Starting his role of leadership during the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ King won support from both the blacks and the whites through his non-violent tactics which were influenced by Gandhi. Throughout his life‚ King had to experience violence from opposing parties such as the Ku Klux Klan‚ but he reacted with calmness‚ still emphasizing

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    Henry VIII of England and Martin Luther were central figures in the religious and political upheavals of the 16th century‚ each leaving a profound and lasting legacy on European history. Henry VIII’s reign is often characterized by his tumultuous personal life and his break from the Roman Catholic Church‚ leading to the establishment of the Church of England. His desire for a male heir‚ coupled with his dissatisfaction with the Pope’s refusal to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon‚ prompted

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    from Martin Luther KingJr. who was an American Baptist minister and the leader of the Civil Rights Movement. He was known for the advancement of civil rights using a nonviolent action on his beliefs. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia. He lived with his parents‚ siblings‚ and as well as his grandparents. His name was supposed to be Michael King Jr.‚ after his dad but after their trip from Germany‚ his father added Luther to his name and the name Martin Luther

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    Martin Luther King and Patrick Henry: Cry for Freedom Robert Hernandez English 11 Moore-4 October 4‚ 1996 Although Patrick Henry and Martin Luther KingJr. are both skilled orators and use similar rhetorical devices to appeal to their audiences‚ they call for freedom for two totally different kinds of people. Both Patrick Henry and Martin Luther KingJr. show their strengths as speakers through their use of these rhetorical devices. Among these are parallelism

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    Famous Thinkers XXXXXXX PHL/458 Version 2 March 19‚ 2012 XXXXXXX Famous Thinkers There are so many famous and great thinkers in this world‚ but the two that come to mind immediately would have to be Bill Gates and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Although totally opposite in their thinking and accomplishments‚ these two gentlemen have made an impact that literally changed the world in some way. Their contributions‚ although one for financial reasons and another for human dignity and respect‚

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Non-Fiction Essay Dreams are what keep people motivated. They drive people to work hard and continue pushing. Dreams are what lead to put into action. Dreams are necessary in the world and always will be because nothing ever will be perfect‚ something is always going to be unfair to some group. However‚ a lot of the time dreams are shot down and that is just part of the process. That is why change is not easy to accomplish. That is why it takes someone or something of great

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    Reading the book of David Howard-Pitney’s Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Malcolm X‚ and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s we can deduce the situation in the United States during the sixties. The most important leaders of the Civil Rights movements were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. They were the representatives of the Afro-American revolt against discrimination and racism. The two leaders shared the same goal but differed in their approaches. Martin Luther King was a moderate leader

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