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    Unlawful are critical impediments to the fight for justice. Wrongful arrests rid an individual of the freedom to campaign for the rights of those to whom injustice is committede. Martin Luther King was arrested over twenty times over false allegation (De‚ and Brown‚ 50) . His unlawful incarceration in Birmingham prompted was as a result of his decision and actions to fight for the injustice that was happening in the city. His incarceration

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    Smith‚ Jessica October 16‚ 2012 Moral Decisions In life there are always either negative or positive consequences when an action is made. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s essay “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” he evaluates how one can advocate breaking some laws and obeying others. The reason it is possible to do such a thing is because there are two different types of laws‚ just and unjust. Depending on one’s morals‚ it can be morally right to advocate breaking some laws and obeying others

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    I have a dream 1. What indicates that King’s words were meant primarily for an audience of listeners‚ and only secondarily for a reading audience? To hear these indications‚ try reading the speech aloud. What uses of parallelism do you notice? This essay has analyzed Dr. King’s "I have a Dream" speech for voice and rhetoric‚ through the analysis of his argument‚ how he supports that argument‚ the voice he uses in the speech and the audience at whom the

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    Art exposes and helps to resolve issues of social justice. As a cultural tool‚ art can help humanize and actualize the grievances‚ emotions and fears of those who may not have another place to voice concerns. From an illustrative and journalistic point of view‚ art shocks and inspires us to action. Civil rights are the rights of individuals to receive equal treatment and to be free of unfair and discriminative treatment regarding education‚ housing‚ employment and more. Civil rights for every individual

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    buy an indulgence! You need to purchase one to forgive your sins and for tonight only Pope Leo X is willing to sell you one.” Fear rushes over you. As you look around you see a monk. That monk’s name is Martin Luther. You don’t know it yet but religion is going to change thanks to Luther. Martin Luther was a german monk and

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    shadow cast by that which we do not see. “ – Martin Luther King Jr. We all cast a shadow. Most of which are bigger than we really are. We make the shadow as big as we can by feeding it. We use grandiloquent words to try and flabbergast our fellow classmates and teachers. We boast that I am great at everything we do. We say we have a black belt in Taekwondo. We say that we’re the captain of the basketball team. We try to hide behind our so called SWAG. We have a shadow that engulfs us. When someone

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    then he hasn’t got a reason to live." These were famous words of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ spoken June 23‚ 1963 in Detroit‚ Michigan. Why do so many people fear death‚ fight for their country‚ defend their honor‚ seek love‚ stand up for their principles‚ go on living in the face of adversity‚ or believe in God? Each of these things involves living beyond the immediate moment‚ and all of them have at least one thing in common‚ and that is a sense of meaning. These are examples of

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    In King: Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop‚ Harvard Sitkoff discussed the high and low points of the prominent leader Martin Luther King Jr. who fought for the civil rights movement. The author shares with us each step that Martin Luther took in order to gain success. This biography focuses on the success and failures that Martin Luther King faced since birth till his assassination. It also focuses on the struggles that he faced to fight for freedom and civil rights‚ not just for blacks but for everyone

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    I have a dream‚” Martin Luther King‚ Jr said. He had a dream that his four little children would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Martin was born at noon on Tuesday‚ January 15‚ 1929 at the family home in Atlanta‚Georgia. Martin’s father was a minister‚ so church was a very big part of his childhood people knew Martin’s dad around town‚ Martin Luther King‚ Sr everybody in the town called him Daddy King. Martin’s mom’s name was Alberta Williams King

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    know that Martin Luther King’s real name was Michael? There are many ways you can think of Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King was an American Baptist Minister‚ activist‚ humanitarian‚ and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Also‚ did you know when Martin Luther King was born‚ assassinated‚ and how many children he had altogether? Well‚ you will find out when you read in the body paragraph of this essay. There are also times when Martin Luther King said‚ he had a dream that his

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