“A Comparison of Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech and ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’”. 9% Similarity Born in Atlanta Georgia in 1929‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ conceivably lived as one of the greatest social and religious leaders in a country where a group of its citizens had to endure excruciating conditions of disenfranchisement‚ inferiority and degradation of a second class citizenship by reasons of race‚ color or origin. In effort to condemn all
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During the three days battle of Gettysburg‚ the fate of the US as a united nation was at stake. A Confederate victory would have resulted in the country splitting into two‚ but the Union was victorious which kept the country united. Through analysis of the battle‚ there are significant lessons that are relevant that this generation can use as consideration. First‚ is the importance of timing. For leaders or anyone making any decision‚ the timing is just as critical to the effect‚ if not more
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competition I have participated in When I was a little boy/girl‚ I was interested in impromptu speech competition. I wondered their speaking skill and body movements. They were very smart in my eyes. When they were on the stage‚ they had no fear and they competed like an ideal student. So‚ I made my mind that‚ one day‚ I will be on that stage and show my welled-trained skill in front of many students. I will be an ideal student and I will persuade my juniors made their mind like I did. It is
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I had a strange dream in my life. It happened two years ago. "Ring! Ring!" I was abruptly jerked awake. I was in a room‚ alone! Where on earth is my family? I tried to turn on the lights‚ but they didn’t light up. I was startin’ to get a bit nervous. I opened the door slightly and peeked out from behind the door. There was not a single soul in the corridor. I’m becomin’ more scared by the minute. I longed aimlessly on the bed and flicked through the in-house television channels. Rumblin’ noises
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I was walking home on the long broken up concrete path from the bus stop to my house‚ should I? Or should I not? When would I have the time? What would other people think of it? Why should I fight for it without help? I was so confused about what I wanted to do. I pondered these questions for hours. I didn’t know what I should choose. I felt like the wind was howling “CHOOSE! CHOOSE!” I didn’t know what to do and I felt like a predator trying to choose a sweet but hard to catch prey or easy but
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The three most important battles that took place during the US Civil War (1861-1865) were the Battle of Fort Sumter‚ the Battle of Gettysburg‚ and the Battle of Antietam. The first shots of the Civil War took place during the Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12th - 13th‚ 1861). There were no casualties as a result of this battle‚ however‚ it is the event that sparked everything to follow. During the secession crisis that followed President Abraham Lincoln’s election in November 1860‚ many threats were
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As one of the biggest turning points and the most important battle in the Civil War takes place from July 1 to July 3 1863. On May 1863 Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had won by a whooping score smashing victory over the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. As General Lee was feeling lucky he decides he should go and invaded the North a second time ‚ as the first invasion had ended at Antietam just the previous fall. As bringing the conflict out of Virginia into the North
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on the labor of families in rural cottage industries. Spinning thread became an important economic activity for many women. Explain the general nature and purpose of mercantilism‚ citing examples of mercantilist policies and regulations. What comparison may be made between mercantilism and the New Monarchies? Idea of “keep all the gold in the country” (Bullionist idea) led to promotion of a strong self-sufficient economy. Make the poor work. English Poor Law (1601 until 1834) – make poor work
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YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD TO HAVE A DREAM! You are never too old to dream a new dream. Isn’t that a beautiful statement? Indeed‚ the thought of growing older is never appealing. Not only do we feel bad over the physical changes that take place‚ but with every passing year we look back and wonder what could have been. What could we have achieved if only we started getting serious about life when we were younger? What great things could we have done if only we had a good “start”? How sad it must
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Dreams that have not been touched Langston Hughes realized the importance of dreams and having those dreams which are torn apart. His poem‚ “Dream Deferred”‚ uses strong images to create a picture of negative and destructive outcome for a dreamer left unable to dream. The theme of the poem is what unites and joins every line to the poem as a whole. Langston Hughes also uses indirect references to illustrate that this is not about a dream of an individual but the whole nation’s struggle to attain
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