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    Martin Luther King was a well-known civil rights leader and activist who had a great deal of influence on American society in the 1950s and 1960s. His strong belief in non-violent protest helped set the tone of the movement. Boycotts‚ protests‚ and marches were eventually effective‚ and much legislation was passed against racial discrimination. However‚ it is arguable that he was not always successful and there were several contributions outside of his control such as: the lure of black power‚ the

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    rights were violated due to a deletion of a certain issue in the schools newspaper such as the impact of divorce and pregnancy. The principle believed that issues of sexual activity was inappropriate for younger students and that the parents should been given the opportunity to speak about the divorce. Holding: Were the student’s first amendments rights violated? Reasoning: The newspaper wasn’t really looked at a place for freedom of speech and the first amendments is handled differently when it

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    Ryan Knutson Writ 101 Professor Jill Davis February 16 2014 On August 28 1963‚ the one hundred anniversary of president Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation‚ Reverend Martin Luther King delivered the now famous “I have a Dream” speech at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Dr. King wasn’t just a man who gave a speech. He was a man with a dream and in that dream‚ he set a tone that would ring in America for the rest of history. This speech brought to the minds of many inattentive

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    Martin Luther King Jr. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase” Good afternoon teachers and fellow students‚ A passionate leader‚ a world renown civil rights activist‚ a man who changed America. This was Martin Luther King. King was born into the home of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King in Atlanta‚ Georgia on the 15th January 1929. Born originally as Michael King Jr. King adopted the name Martin Luther in honour of the German Protestant leader. He

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    Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. However‚ his birth name was Michael King. He was a middle child‚ between an older sister‚ Willie Christine King‚ and a younger brother‚ Alfred Daniel Williams King. Growing up in Atlanta‚ King attended Booker T. Washington High School. A precocious student‚ he skipped both the ninth and the twelfth grades and entered Morehouse College at age fifteen without formally graduating from high school. In 1948‚ he graduated from

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    Good morning/ afternoon‚ The quote I am talking about with you today was made from a man called Martin Luther King Jr who was the leader for the African-American Civil Rights Movement in America. He is best known for the non violent way he protested‚ this was based on his Christian beliefs. He is mainly known worldwide for his famous “I have a dream” speech in Washington. He also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for taking a nonviolent approach to racial inequality. This specific quote came

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    As one of the leading civil rights activists during the 1960s USA‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. spent all his life striving to achieve civil rights for the Black Americans. Starting his role of leadership during the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ King won support from both the blacks and the whites through his non-violent tactics which were influenced by Gandhi. Throughout his life‚ King had to experience violence from opposing parties such as the Ku Klux Klan‚ but he reacted with calmness‚ still emphasizing

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    In the Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech‚ Martin Luther King is accepting the Nobel Peace Prize but realizing that people are suffering. He presents his speech by using examples‚ analogies‚ and the repetition of words‚ figurative language and inductive and deductive reasoning. Martin Luther King specific purpose of the speech was to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. He is talking for other people (men and women) over the world that suffers racial injustice. He reminds people that there is hope

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    directed to the white clergymen who had criticized these demonstrations and also called him an outsider and troublemaker. Chronological and Topical Scope: Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and imprisoned for participating in these nonviolent demonstrations. Thesis and Main Points: In the letter Martin Luther King Jr.’s says‚ “I am in Birmingham because injustice is here.” His thesis is that there is injustice and injustice has seized the civil rights movement. Because of these injustices

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    Martin Luther King Jr- He began his career as a baptist preacher . He dedicated his life to achieving equality and justice for all Americans of all colors. King believed that peaceful refusal to obey unjust law was the best way to bring about social change. King was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi´s success with non-violent activism . on December 1‚ 1955 Rosa Parks ‚ an afrikan American woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man . here is when the Montgomery bus boycott

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