Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were two very influential men during the Civil Rights Movement. While they both were fighting for the same things‚ they had quite different ways of acting upon solving these problems. A lot of people see them as complete opposites‚ seeing as they had contrasting views on violence versus peace. Most are very familiar with King‚ seeing as he has his own holiday‚ but not many people may know what he did or was involved with other than civil rights. Both men were adamant
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Malcolm X is evoked as one of the greatest and influential African American figures‚ at the same time degraded for the violence he provoked as well as his black supremacy teachings. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ on the other hand‚ is recognized as the greatest influential character in the black Civil Rights Movement‚ with teachings of non-violent resistance and equal rights for blacks and whites. After spending several years in prison‚ Malcolm converted to the Muslim religion and utilized newspaper
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Alanna Mason Period 8 Martin Luther King v. Malcolm X Martin Luther King has been known for using peace to help him get equality among all people but especially African-Americans. He was not the type of leader that resorted to violence in order to get the equality that he fought for. King has been known for moving people by the use of his speeches like King’s I Have a Dream and I’ve Been to the Mountaintop speeches. King shows through these speeches that even though he was determined to get equal
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Beloved brothers and sisters‚ friends and family‚ Thanes‚ and Generals‚ today‚ we stand in mourning‚ grieving of the passing of our dedicated leader‚ King Macbeth. King Macbeth shall be remembered in history as a dignified and heroic solider. He fought with vengeance and tough patriotism for his belief in Scotland. Even though he didn’t rule for long‚ we will always be mindful of his vast ability to settle and adjudicate any sort of problems. Macbeth inspired many with his unique and individual pride
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Tim Duncan Duncan was born April 25‚ 1976 in St. Croix‚ U.S. Virgin Islands. Duncan is a 7 ’0"‚ 260 pound forward from St. Duntans Episcopal High School. His parents are William and Ione. He has two sisters whose names are Cheryl and Tricia. Tim ’s goal was to become a swimmer like his older sister Tricia but hurricane Hugo blew his dream away by destroying St. Croix ’s Olympic size pool. Even though he didn ’t play basketball until ninth grade‚ he is one of the world ’s premiere basketball stars
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Eulogy on behalf of Hamlet By Liam Boyd Good lords and ladies of Elsinore‚ I appreciate your attendance here today on this particularly significant occasion. We gather here‚ to offer our gratitude and sorrows respectively for the life and death of the greatest man I have ever known‚ Prince Hamlet. I understand that no assortment of words could possibly convey the degree of Hamlet’s stature‚ so I only hope that God will assist me in articulating an outline‚ a sample‚ of the masterpiece that was
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Name: Shelbi simms Date: 9/10/14 School: gaylesville Facilitator: 3.01 “Rip Van Winkle” Questions This assignment is worth 33 points‚ 3 point for each question. 1. Who is the narrator of this story? Diedrich Knickerbocker 2. Washington Irving’s style of writing often times uses inflated language to describe common things. For example‚ what does the following description of Rip mean: “an insuperable aversion to all kinds of
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Informative Speech Outline Eulogies Introduction Attention Getter: Life is not just about the number of days we live‚ or the number of contacts we have. Our lives can have an immeasurable and undetectable affect on others. Motivational Link: At some point in our lives we could write‚ read‚ or even hear a eulogy about someone that we once knew. Purpose Statement: Through the context of my presentation it is my purpose to enlighten you on the qualities that make these speeches so memorable
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Macbeth‚ and the ending of the story. The initial description of Macbeth completely contrasts with how Shakespeare portrays him throughout the novel. At the beginning the captain returns from the battle and reports to Duncan about Macbeth’s accomplishments in the battle‚ and Duncan bless Macbeth for his courageousness. "For Brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name- Disdaining fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚ which smoked with bloody execution‚ like valor’s minion carved out his passage till he
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Who achieved more for black Americans‚ Martin Luther king (MLK) or Malcolm X During the period of the 1950’s‚ black people were discriminated against and received unfair treatment because of white people’s opinion on the race. Black people at the time had to live in very bad conditions‚ health‚ housing and school wise. It was enforced very harshly that white and black people (or people of colour) to be separated. This washarsher in the south due to the fact they were more openly racist than the
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