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    throughout history. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ a celebrated civil-rights activist‚ and John Stuart Mill‚ a renowned philosopher‚ have both made significant contributions to our understanding of justice and liberty. In comparing Martin Luther King Jr’s I Have a Dream speech with John Stuart Mill’s ideas on liberty in On Liberty‚ we delve into how their views‚ on freedom‚ justice and individual rights intersect and diverge. Despite both advocating for liberty‚ the unique contexts and methods of King and Mill shed

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    leaders among the black community to emerge. One such leader is Martin Luther King Jr.‚ an inspiring and symbolic figure for civil right movements around the world. His leadership and determination in his campaigns against racial discrimination and his campaign to help the deprived people of the United States show that King is a courageous and skillful leader. Throughout his lifetime Martin Luther King Jr. staged many movements to gain rights for the black community of America. One of these campaigns

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most acclaimed leaders of the civil rights movement. He became one of the leading speakers of the civil rights movement and his leadership helped make the civil rights movement a success. His efforts helped bring an end to legal segregation and led to the creation of many laws guaranteeing civil rights for all. King first became well known when he presented a guest lecture for the NAACP and E.D. Nixon heard his lecture. Nixon was so impressed with King’s

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the greatest American Civil Rights leaders of the 1960s‚ he lost his life trying to better the lives of African-American people. King came from a middle-class family; both his father and maternal grandfather were baptist preachers in the south. He attended Boston University with his doctorate degree in 1955. He eventually became fed up with the segregation and violence towards African-American’s in the south‚ therefore he became a huge part of leading the Civil

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    “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom”- Malcolm x. He is widely recognised for his work in the human rights movement and was a prominent Black Nationalist leader. Malcom x‚ born 19th May‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ United States is known as one of the world’s most controversial and influential figures in history. Malcolm x faced many adversities from an early age and was tested with patience throughout his lifespan. His father was a Baptist

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    today and most might have fought and committed violent acts to get what they wanted‚ but there are some that used the non-violent way to achieve their goals. Non-violence isn’t something that today we here much about‚ but back in Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.’s time non-violence was the key. There were both positive and negative attributes that they used in their teachings and some of the negative attributes lead them to miss their mark in some way. However all of their struggles and movements

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was an American pastor‚ great orator‚ humanitarian‚ activist‚ and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He was a Baptist Minister in 1955. He first came to limelight in the civil right movement when NAACP made Martin Luther King Jr. to lead the bus boycott initiated by Rosa Parks. King believed in non-violent protests like Gandhi. During the bus boycott‚ King was arrested and incarcerated for speeding. Even in prison‚ he urged the boycott to continue. His leadership

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    Everyone has opinions‚ and anyone can change the world with a speech. I think Dr. Martin Luther King’s Jr’s dream was realized. He changed and inspired the world‚ the nation‚ America. In my story I’m going to be explaining some reasons and statements that changed America. There is no longer segregation in public schools. Black and whites can go to the same school together. They don’t have to be separated. Both are allowed to us the same things bathrooms‚ water fountains‚ and even the bus. We can

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    Rhetorical Analysis: “I Have a Dream” On August 28‚ 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. introduced his well-known speech “I Have a Dream” in the nation’s capital to 250‚000 people. Dr.King spoke in an emotional tone to persuade his audience. He embedded powerful diction and favorable repetition in his attempt to convince America hat racial equality is essential to become a great nation. The speaker utilized diction throughout his speech to reveal his opinions on discrimination‚ segregation‚ and racial

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    from disturbance; quiet and tranquility.’ And ’freedom from or the cessation of war or violence.’ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Betty Williams‚ and Mahatma Gandhi played major roles in pushing for world peace. Dr. Martin Luther king was born January 15‚ 1929‚ is pretty much a household name for his "I have a dream" speech. But other then that speech‚ he was and still is know for many other things. Dr. King graduating from high school at the age of fifteen from a Georgia school. He then went on to receive

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