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    I will be comparing Martin Luther King and Adolf Hitler. In their differences and now they are alike. They are both very different people‚ but also had an extreme impact on the world‚ positively as well as negatively. Martin Luther King was a well educated african american male who dreamed of a world where everyone no matter the color of their skin would live in harmony. His speech influenced the world more than he could have ever dreamed‚ Even to this day after his passing his speech still rings

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    crucial political innovation” (94). Martin Luther King was also a leader who believed in peaceful protests and the power of empathy. King’s depression helped him realize that people must accept their sadness‚ suffering‚ or unhappiness instead of attempting to push it away and internalize the emotions. He was a powerful speaker‚ appealing to the pathos of a listener‚ because he himself understood the feeling of being helpless‚ alone‚ and at the lowest possible point. King used tactics of nonviolence‚ and

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    Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ where his father was pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. He attended public schools (skipping the ninth and twelfth grades) and entered Morehouse College in Atlanta. He was ordained as a Baptist minister just before his graduation in 1948. He then enrolled in Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania and after earning a divinity degree there‚ attended graduate school at Boston University‚ where he earned a Ph.D. in theology in

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    my having patience‚ I beg God to forgive me” (King 301). Martin Luther King Jr. writes an argumentative letter defending demonstrations against segregation. While serving eight days in prison for participating in protests in Birmingham‚ King writes his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (293). King is effective at arguing his case because he provides counter arguments‚ gives many examples of real life situations‚ and reflects on statements made. King begins by providing background and explaining

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    hen talking about of simplicity according to Henry David Thoreau I remembered a book called Affluenza. The book presents the same idea of materialism in the form of shopping as a fever‚ and chronic congestion as hoarding items. Affluenza uses metaphors based on diseases to showcase individual’s obsessions with material gain. Thoreau in Walden‚ or Life in the Woods chapter 1‚ Economy talked about his experience of being in a cabin for two years and 2 months. He wrought about this detachment from the

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    Henry David Thoreau argues that the corruptibility of the government hinders society in order to convince American citizens in the mid-nineteenth century that people should follow personal morals rather than the will of the government. Thoreau sends a valid message given the context of his argument. During the mid-nineteenth century‚ slavery remained ubiquitous in the United States because the government authorized the legal usage of slaves. Although the law permits slavery‚ morality forbids slavery

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    Henry David Thoreau‚ one of the best American romantic writers of his time‚ left a huge question for us about dwelling and what that means. He explains in his essays his opinions on the subject‚ but leaves the choice of how to live up to the reader. He isn’t trying to force civilization to change‚ but he at least wants us to think about the benefits of connecting with our earth. Thoreau wants us to spend time with‚ and develop a relationship with it‚ by separating us from technology‚ and other people

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    discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life‚ living is so dear” (Walden‚Thoreau) That quote includes that you should go out into the world and try something new so that you have a life to remember on your deathbed. Being true to yourself is doing what you want to do because you are your own person and only you can control your actions and what you believe in. Martin Luther King Jr. exemplifies being true to yourself by standing up for what he believed in having the same rights

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    James‚ and Martin Luther King Jr. These are just a few

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    One of the most prominent aspects of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s movement toward racial equality was that it was nonviolent. Dr. King held peaceful protests‚ marches‚ and even boycotts in order to support his cause. Motivated by Dr. King’s reliance on nonviolence‚ Cesar Chavez authored this untitled article with the goal of promoting nonviolence and helping those in need. Chavez uses a variety of rhetorical devices in order to achieve his goal. By using juxtaposition and appeals to the reader‚ he

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