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    Martin Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia on January 15th 1929. He was a pastor‚ activist and the prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement and is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism. He is most famous for his speech called “I have a dream”. It is about not being segregated or discriminated against and to have equal rights between white and black people. It is now recognised as one of the greatest speeches in history. Martin

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    Martin Luther King’s achievements and his influence have often been placed on a similar level to such inspirational leaders and figures as Mahatma Gandhi; in America alone he is held to as high a standard as George Washington and Christopher Columbus – the three are the only figures in the US to have national holidays honouring them in modern America’s 500+ years of history. Schoolchildren across the western world grow up learning about the great pacifist‚ his life‚ and the difficulties he faced

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    The civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King JR. in their respective arguments “The Ballot or the bullet” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail” argue the injustice that is segregation. Malcolm X was a Muslim minister who advocated for the civil rights of the African American race that at the time was oppressed. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister who advocated for the same cause but with a peaceful approach. X used his influence to bring about much needed change in the

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    Martin Luther king Jr. and Socrates both have quite a different opinions on the role of the laws in the society. One should keep in mind that both individuals had dealt with totally different political situations. MLK Jr. was dealing with racial segregation whereas‚ Socrates was dealing with disagreements of religious ideas and practices of the Athens at that time. However‚ both advocate that general public of the society should think for themselves and not fall prey to the common rationale associated

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    In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ Martin Luther King Jr. argues the differences between just and unjust laws using the method of comparison. In the letter‚ Martin Luther King strategically argues to the clergymen that segregation laws imposed on African Americans are nothing more than unjust and immoral. He supports this claim by using a method of comparison of current events to historical and biblical events. King states that there two kinds of laws. There are just laws and there are unjust

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    Rosa Calderon 7th block Rosa Calderon 7th block In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “ I Have a Dream” speech‚ he demonstrates good character. He shows such great passion to his audience about wanting to change the nation. MLK really captured the people’s attention. How do you capture the audiences attention? Well by the way Martin Luther King Jr. did. He used empowering words and lines. He basically motivated his audience that day‚ he said so many inspiring thing. The people were motivated since

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    The speech “I have a dream” by Martin Luther King jr is the most compelling because he uses rhetorical devices to explain to people that everyone‚ black or white‚ deserve freedom. He broke many stereotypes of african americans‚ and told thousands of people how he felt. Most people didn’t think that anyone of his race would stand in front of a huge crowd and fight for freedom‚ only using his words‚ but his words spoke louder than any action could. As difficult as it already might’ve been to stand

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    stand against it for the common good. He implies that people should never stand idly by or blindly follow a law that is immoral only because it is the easiest way. Knowing when a protest against government is needed was also what the writers Martin Luther King‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ and Arthur Miller wanted to instruct to their readers. King was a significant activist and leader of the civil rights movement who was the cause of many amendments and progress for the rights of African Americans. His A

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    to discriminate against them. Two of the most recognizable figures advocating against of Jim Crow were Booker T. Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Though they lived through different times‚ they both shared the same goal of bettering circumstances of the African Americans people. While sharing a same common goal‚ Booker T. Washington and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. had different approaches to confronting the color line‚ each approach with its positive and negative attributes. Booker T. Washington’s

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    One of the most prominent aspects of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s movement toward racial equality was that it was nonviolent. Dr. King held peaceful protests‚ marches‚ and even boycotts in order to support his cause. Motivated by Dr. King’s reliance on nonviolence‚ Cesar Chavez authored this untitled article with the goal of promoting nonviolence and helping those in need. Chavez uses a variety of rhetorical devices in order to achieve his goal. By using juxtaposition and appeals to the reader‚ he

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