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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Martin Luther King gave a speech of “The Three Evils of Society” on August 31‚ 1967‚ at the National Conference on New Politics in Chicago. Martin Luther King knew who and what has been the fundamental cause to keep suffering human being. He believed that the three roots of evils in our society are coming from poverty‚ racism and war. In order to overcome these fear‚ society must transform to the new society. These three things typically are formed of violence that exists in a brutal cycle. There
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Martin Luther King vs. Malcolm X Martin Luther King is very brave for being black in his time. Because you never knew what the government was going to do to you for protesting‚ boycotting‚ or striking. They would spray water on you. Sick the dogs on you. Sometimes even put you on a blacklist. Even some time they would send you to jail. Like Martin Luther King got sent to jail just for speaking. So to speak in public was very tough for being black. So that’s why I think he is very brave. He stood
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lectures and reading the assigned material‚ I thought of a quote by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. He states that “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” This quote relates to both of the readings because in both‚ people were oppressed and violated by a higher power. In the declaration of Independence‚ the crown that ruled over Great Britain was abusive and only cared for personal gain. The king only cared about furthering his own agenda rather than helping
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Anthony Vottima K. Hewitt ENG IV: Pd. 4 9 November 2008 The similarities that bind together Marc Antony’s Friends‚ Romans‚ and Countrymen speech and Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail are unreal; seemingly orchestrated. King’s letter is written upon a structure of a strong pathological appeal combined with a powerful use of repetition and moving language. Likewise‚ Antony’s speech demonstrates an emotion appeal with a firm directing address to his audience and a sinewy
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Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very influential man in American society. His leadership in the civil rights movement helped change the racially separated world that once lived in America. An Indian leader‚ Mohandas Gandhi‚ influenced his philosophy of nonviolence. King never used violence in his fight for equality‚ even when violence was used upon him. This got him and all the black Americans the rights‚ freedoms and equality they deserved. In present day America he is one
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ a persistent and optimistically driven African-American‚ whose fight‚ and legacy‚ lives on today. Who would have thought a man could have such a heart to push forward even after being arrested 29 times and stabbed in his chest. Martin Luther King Jr. was no ordinary man. His passionate goal and desires for equality dispersed throughout the world. His ability to connect with each and everyone made his fight a much more meaningful one. No matter if you were black or white
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to the church. Dr. King’s parents presented information on the subject of racial harmony stuck with Martin Luther and armed him against all forms of prejudice. While Dr. King attended Morehouse College‚ he was impressed by the president of the school‚ Dr. Benjamin E. Mays‚ who had a huge impact on generations of black students. Dr. Mays drive and
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During the 1960’s Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X represented two sides of the Civil Rights Movement. Speaking to all of humanity‚ Dr. King made these famous peaceful words‚ “I have a dream‚ a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal” (King‚ 1963‚ para 10). Malcolm X spoke of a violent revolution by claiming‚ “If it’s necessary to form a Black Nationalist army‚ we’ll
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However with different motives; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thoreau were both admirable men that strived for a better government. As respected spokesmen they served as rebels against what they thought to be bad one’s stopping at nothing. Not even jail. Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr. were both brilliant men. Thoreau’s "Civil Obedience" and Dr. King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" are perfect examples of their intellect. Looking at these documents and observing the tactics
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