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    in order to make quick change. Just like the 1960s‚ people gambled their time and lives away in order to change the world. While there are many who gambled for racial equality‚ two were extremely good at it. Their names were Malcom X‚ and Martin Luther King Jr. Though there methods were different‚ they both made change. Although the change made isn’t money‚ but a change in the people in order for them to strive for racial equality. Evidently‚ when Malcom begins to guide the people‚ he becomes a card

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    encourage violence during these events. MLK Jr. understood that doing these things could possibly lead to repercussions and was willing to take them‚ unlike violent protestors they think they shouldn’t get in trouble for destroying someone’s property or threatening their rights because they did it for a cause they truly believed in. One example of a violent protestor during Martin Luther King Jr. era was Malcolm X. He was fighting for the same thing that MLK was fighting for but he used a different method

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    Rights leader Martin Luther KingJr.‚ in his “Letter to Birmingham Jail”‚ argues that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. King’s purpose is to explain how a just law should be followed‚ and how unjust laws‚ such as segregation‚ should not. He supports this claim by appealing to logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos. King begins his letter by responding to his critics that his non-observance of laws is based on the fact of whether they are just or not‚ by appealing to logos. When King states‚ “One

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    Martin Luther KingJr. is one of the most influential people of this century. People remember King for his humanity‚ leadership and his love of his fellow man regardless of their skin color. Through reading King’s writings and speeches‚ that changed the world‚ one can learn that his values of integrity‚ love‚ truth‚ fairness‚ caring‚ non-violence‚ and peace were what motivated him to greatness. One of his less known speeches is "A Time to Break the Silence"‚ this speech was different than most of

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    this continent‚ a new nation‚ conceived in liberty‚ and dedicated to proposition that all men are created equal.” The first quote was written by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and the second quote was written by Abraham Lincoln. They both use rhetoric in their speeches such as amplification. This paper will discuss how both of the writers uses rhetoric. lincoln’s purpose was different because he wanted to get people to fight for the north. “It is rather for us‚ the living‚ to stand here‚ we here be dedicated

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    Respect: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Submitted By: Lorianne Fedée Submitted To: Blake Lambert Course Code: AHSS 2310 - 01 Due Date: Thursday‚ March 15th‚ 2012 A Leader of Respect: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There are various leadership traits and behaviors which make up an individual’s definition of an ideal leader. While some leaders may often possess similar leadership traits and behaviors‚ they do not necessarily acquire equal acceptance and likeability‚ thus‚ affecting how they are

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    people towards either one of the sides. Martin Luther King Jr. and Socrates were both great leaders because they fearlessly dedicated their lives to their countrymen each had a unique vision. Though they lived in different time periods‚ King‚ a man who fought against segregation‚ and Socrates‚ one of the founders of Western philosophy‚ had many similarities; their power and influence. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great speaker who advocated

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    schools. However‚ the courts began to reevaluate the rule because the South didn’t restructure their schools. The courts “began to rule that the Brown decision applied to all schools in the country” (Spring Ch 6). Also‚ both the NAACP and Martin Luther King Jr. helped out towards a more civilized and culturally mixed society as we know it today. In my opinion‚ a mixed society does create a better cohesive understanding of new ideas and it fuels more creativity among different professional fields

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    their words‚ in the form of speeches and letters. Martin Luther King Jr and Robert F. Kennedy gained fame in the movement for their unequaled eloquence through letters such as King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and Kennedy’s impromptu speech following King’s death. Everyone in the Civil Rights Movement strove for change but the way people started to convey their message eventually became circumstantial. An excellent example of this would be King and Kennedy‚ who used similar language to share their

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    On April 4‚ 1967‚ Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech “Beyond -- A time To Break SIlence” at Riverside Church in New York City. This speech spoke out against the American involvement in the Vietnam War. On this day‚ Dr. King was able to create a stir within America that would soon cause a ripple effect in our community about the unfairness of this participation when compared to our own needs. Dr. King was able to effectively use strategies such as diction‚ irony‚ and ethos to strengthen his

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