Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist who stood strong in advocating justice and equality. King believed in nonviolent civil disobedience and wanted to bring an end to the constant racial segregation faced by the blacks in Birmingham‚ Alabama. In April 1963‚ while protesting for struggled equality of the blacks in Birmingham‚ King and the other protestors were arrested and jailed. While serving his jail term‚ King wrote “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” as a retort to the moderate‚ white
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How Malcolm X found his enlightenment. Enlightenment is the act or a means of enlightening (to give intellectual or spiritual light to; impart knowledge to). It’s also a philosophical movement of the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. The "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato represents an extended metaphor that is to contrast the way in which we perceive and believe in what is reality
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Denise Kunzie Art Appreciation/Art 110 601 Jennie Kiessling August 4‚ 2011 “Our talents are the gift that God gives to us…What we make of our talents is our gift back” Leo Buscaglia Have you ever heard the expression “He’s so talented?” or “She’s so gifted?” I believe everyone has the gift to be talented at something. Whether it is in the career they choose‚ sewing‚ baking‚ speaking‚ teaching‚ the list of talents is endless. I feel it is what we do and how we go about doing it
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Language Arts Many intelligent leaders influenced this world. Martin Luther strongly disputed the freedom of Gods punishment. John Calvin‚ Karl Barth‚ and Philip Melanchthon wanted to make that change as well. All these leaders influenced people in the world‚ but Martin Luther made a stronger impact on the church. Martin Luther led an interesting life‚ achieved accomplishments‚ and impacted this world in a positive way. Furthermore‚ Martin Luther had an interesting early life. He was born November
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Did you know that out of the 266 popes; Pope Francis is the first from the Americas? Pope Francis‚ also referred to as “The People’s Pope” (Time Magazine) became the leader of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13‚ 2013. He is the highest figure in the Catholic Church and the first non-European Pope in 1‚200 years. This significant leader will forever leave an imprint on the world. Pope Francis is without a doubt one of the most influential people in today’s history. One could know this man
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Martin Luther’s 95 Theses The Ninty-Five Theses was written by Martin Luther in 1517 and is broadly regarded as the major catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was an ambiguous German monk and radiant theologian. Martin Luther started a rebellion against the church’s authority which caused the collapse of religious unity of Christendom. The Roman Catholic Church‚ centered in Rome‚ extended its influence into every aspect of European society and culture. Due to the increasing power
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Unlike his predecessors‚ Martin Luther was able to spread his ideas rapidly due to the social‚ economic and political state of Europe at that time. Through technological advances‚ growing unrest with current leaders‚ the threat of a foreign invasion and a high rate of poverty‚ Luther’s ideas influenced many people within Germany that change was necessary. By picking up where those before him had left off‚ Luther was able to bring in a new era of ideas that forever changed the views people had of
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2009 English 115 M L K – Letter from Birmingham Jail On April 16‚ 1963‚ from the jail of Birmingham‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. wrote an extensive letter to eight clergymen who attacked his work for civil rights in a public statement released on April 12‚ 1963. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. aimed this letter at those eight leaders of the white Church of the South. However‚ the eight clergymen’s letter and the response from Martin Luther King‚ Jr. were publicly published. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. wanted to
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Pericles and Martin Luther were both very influential people of their time. Even today their legacy’s live on and many times are still referred to. Without their effort in perusing with what they believed was right and keeping the motivation to change it‚ the world wouldn’t be where we are today. Pericles brought idea of democracy to Athens. He believed that the true value of Athens was found in the common good of the people. He worked to ensure that every Athenian had land and some link to their
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A Man Who Became Pope Karol‚ or Pope Jonh Paul II as we know him‚ was one of the most couragous men because of all the hardships he faced in his lifetime.In the movie we only saw a small portion of them because the movie stopped right as he became pope. I am sure he faced many many more while serving his term as Pope. Being from Poland‚ and being a Catholic made him a prime target for discrimination back when the Natzis were trying to eliminate many different groups of people because of their
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