this time period with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and what he did. Dr. King fought for equality for African Americans‚ victims of injustice‚ and the lower class citizens. His protest methods were in comparison to Gandhi by being nonviolent and peaceful. While Dr. King had many important parts during the movement‚ many people remember his speech he gave in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington‚ D.C. in 1963 and it is referred to his “I Have a Dream” speech. Dr. King gave the speech in front
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Humanities Prof. Smith SOCRATES Socrates was a man of many words‚ with more thoughts and questions than any man of his time. Socrates wrote nothing himself‚ leaving much of his life a mystery. As mysterious as he was‚ today we look at him as the Father of Philosophy. Most of what we know about him was depicted through works that Plato‚ his pupil‚ had written about him. These works were Crito‚ Phaedo‚ Lysis‚ Symposium‚ Euthyphyro and Apology‚ and with them being written Socrates was remembered as being
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Martin Luther King Junior and Socrates argue for a different meanings and reasoning’s behind the differences of a single person and the law by which we have to follow. They were written many years apart but they are still very similar to the ideas of justice. The way that the two argue are almost completely opposite depending on the way that they feel towards authority and inner direction or moral guidance to lead you by. In the Crito‚ Socrates provides a lot of different arguments to understand
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Summary and Analysis of Crito Crito‚ a close friend of Socrates‚ wants to help Socrates escape from the prison‚ because he thinks Socrates has the good reputation of his friends‚ and should not be worried about money‚ his friends‚ and good places to go after he escape from the prison. What is more‚ Socrates can take care of his children. Socrates tells Crito that they should not pay much attention to what “most people” think‚ and they should pay more attention to the opinions what
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Option #2 D Hart Dr. King And Lao-Tzu King and Lao-Tzu both had the same views but different actions. Their views consisted of eagerly wanting the world to become a better place. They wanted equal rights and righteous leaders. Their believes did not consist of taking sides. To them what really mattered was to have everyone be equally content. Even though King and Lao-tzu did not ever meet‚ there is thought to be a possibility that Dr. King could have read Lao-tzu’s writting. Thus they both
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Dr. King vs. Malcolm X In the 1960’s two great African American leaders arose‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Dr. King was a pacifist‚ following the tradition of Gandhi. Malcolm X however was a radical‚ an advocate for violence. Both‚ however‚ shared a common goal—REAL freedom and justice for the African American people. The two powerful leaders came from vastly different backgrounds which are shown in their thinking of life. Martin was a Christian from the rural south‚ whilst Malcolm
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than a human being‚ it is not difficult for one to speak out against an issue and voice one’s mind. Though two different authors writing on different issues both were compelling and perplexing. Dr. King is fed up with not being treated equal‚ where Thoreau is tired of flaws in American government. Dr. King’s letter discusses many tragedies that the black generations have gone through and hopes that things can change. Thoreau’s essay exposes flaws in American government and criticizes the American
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Applying Plato’s Crito The contributions of the Ancient Greeks have undoubtedly influenced the development of humanity through the years. Their timeless accomplishments in the arts and architecture are still admired today. Their introduction of concepts such as citizens’ rights‚ democracy‚ and freedom of speech and religion has influenced the governmental bodies that have championed freedom and liberty throughout the world. Many of their advancements in science and mathematics
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Plato’s Apology is a narrative of the famous speech of Socrates that is made during his trial. Instead of apologizing‚ Socrates attempts to defend himself and his actions. He is put on trial due to his accusations of corrupting Athens‚ not acknowledging the same gods as the state‚ and creating new gods. During his dialogue‚ Socrates remains very calm and speaks with honesty. He focuses on what is said rather than his manner of speech. When he is first presented in from of the jury‚ Socrates asks
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Socrates was a philosophical man who lived his life asking prying question in order to guide others to the truth. This manner along with his knowledge and other traits led him to be put on trial for failing to recognize the gods represented by the state‚ creating new gods‚ and corrupting Athens’ youth. Soon after the trail‚ Plato wrote an account of the speech that Socrates used to defend himself‚ titled The Apology. In order to clarify the ideas communicated in The Apology‚ Plato‚ a close friend
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