Disobedience Without a doubt‚ Socrates and Martin Luther King Jr are among the elite in terms of critical thinking and on getting the masses on board with their plan of action. However‚ they both hold very different views when it comes to the topic of civil disobedience. On one side of the spectrum you have Socrates‚ who believes that civil disobedience is never justified and should by no means be a course of action. On the other end Martin Luther King Jr‚ who firmly stands by his argument that civil
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King: “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” (pp. 202-218) 1. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. distinguishes between just and unjust laws and believes that civil disobedience is sometimes warranted. Do you think Kyi agrees? Why or why not? 2. What current law or rule do you feel is unjust enough for you to peacefully disobey? How would you exercise civil disobedience? I feel that the laws for taxing senior citizens should be based on their revenue. Most seniors now these days have to work even while they are
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sources a judgement is clear that Martin Luther King Jr. actions were powerful and influential. King revolted against hatred‚ oppression and had the desire of true freedom for the African American society. (bit emotional here) King.... the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957‚ (narrative) serving as its first president and inspired millions of followers with his motivational speech “I have a dream”. King had been exceptionally inspired by
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In the speech “ I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. develops the theme of having hope‚ when there are hard times could help in finding a way to obtaining the goal by using the symbol of a bad check and the allusion to “Free at Last”. King argues about how America has defaulted then afterward mentions that “America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come back marked insufficient funds. But we refused to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.” In other words‚ America started
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MOVEMENT 2 Abstract Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington‚ D.C. on August 28‚ 1963. He spoke about Civil Rights and the rights guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence for all citizens of this country‚ regardless of race‚ creed‚ or color. He said he hoped to see a day when “… children will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character.” Dr. Martin Luther King saw segregation as “one of the
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Martin Luther King – a Non-Violent "Extremist" Compared to the various factions of the civil rights movement‚ Martin Luther King Jr. is not an extremist; however‚ in response to being labeled an extremist by "fellow clergimen"‚ King considers himself an extremist of love and equality (King 1). In his letter written from the Birmingham Jail‚ King argues in favor of non- violence‚ placing his extremism in the context of religion‚ history and sociology. His ideology is the only outlet for a positive
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In this essay I will be talking about the theme injustice which shows in three books. The books that I will be writing over are I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Shakespeare’s Sister by Woolf‚ and The Problem That Has No Name by Friedan. I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. this speech was in Washington D.C on August 28‚ 1963. This speech had to do with the injustice of the african americans. He had a dream that there would be equality in the USA for african americans. Shakespeare’s Sister
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Violence is the only effective weapon available to the people who are oppressed. How far do you agree or disagree? I personally do not agree that violence is the only effective weapon available to the oppressed people. It is not the only way for people to get their view across or secure their rights and justice. However‚ throughout the history of mankind‚ violence has been widely used as a method to gain control over a person or a group of people or a nation. Unfortunately‚ the present day media
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Niccolo Machiavelli were two important leaders and philosophers from two different time periods. Martin Luther King was a strong and respected leader who preached against segregation and racism during the civil rights era. Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat and political philosopher known for his political views and writings. Though King and Machiavelli were known as philosophers‚ their views on certain topics could not be more different. Machiavelli believed
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in Riverside Church‚ New York City Martin Luther King‚ Jr. delivers a speech called Beyond Vietnam He initiates‚ “War is not the answer. Communism will never be defeated by the use of atomic bombs or nuclear weapons. Let us not join those who shout war and‚ through their misguided passions‚ urge the United States to relinquish its participation in the United Nations.” (Martin Luther King) Dr. King presents facts and evidence to act against communism. Dr. King influences the audience to have a positive
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