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    He did whatever it took to promote equal rights in the U.S.‚ even though he received many threats. He wanted to prove to everyone that equality is one of the most important things in the world. King was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Martin Luther King Jr. was a big part of the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat to a white man. People had protested‚ due to unfairness based on the color of skin. Many blacks weren’t allowed to use the

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    Did you ever wonder who was the first black man to win the Nobel peace Prize? Well it was Ralph Bunche. Bunche is the Noble Peace prize winner in 1950 for a arranged cease-fire between the Israelis and Arabs during a time of war. The Arab-Israeli war broke out in 1948‚ when five Arab nations invaded territory in the former Palestinian mandate (“Office of the Historian” 1). This war lasted till February of 1949‚ when the two sides reached an agreement‚ and Bunche was a major key in stopping fire

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    Freedom Collection 2 The idea of freedom can be seen in Collection 2 of our textbook. Freedom can be seen in the speech‚ “I Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr‚ when he was speaking out to everyone about his dream to have the same rights as white men. A lack of freedom can be seen throughout the short story‚ “The Censors” by Luisa Valenzuela‚ when Juan discusses about how every letter is carefully read‚ which is an invasion of privacy. “Reading Lolita In Tehran” by Azar Nafisi also showed a lack

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    The words in which Martin Luther king jr used to describe education are accurate in my eyes. Education itself is meant to provide a person with information as well as a variety of different ideas and perspectives of the world‚ which could be seen as the intelligence aspect described in the quote. From these ideas and views‚ a person is allowed to develop their own opinions which in turn shapes the person and their beliefs creating the character aspect of Kings definition. In order for a person to

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    Martin Luther King Jr. : an Inspirational Hero Martin Luther King Jr. once said “ In the recesses of my heart‚ I am fundamentally‚ a clergyman‚ a Baptist preacher.” During a time of inequality and a time of need‚ Martin Luther King Jr. became a leader‚ a regional sign of hope‚ strength‚ and courage. People all around him looked to him as a leader‚ someone that would help change the way people looked at colored skin forever. King was not liked because he stood up and said that he didn’t like the

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    Interview with Martin Luther King Jr. I am in Martin Luther King’s beautiful house. Sitting at his table with him. He is wearing a fancy black suit with a blue tie and black shoes. I am going to ask him a few questions about his life. Q: How old were you when you started getting interested in civil rights? A: Well‚ in 1951 I graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary and I knew I wanted to help stop segregation. While I was there I learned about how Mohandas Gandhi fought for India’s segregation

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    MLK Jr. The 1960’s were full of hate crimes towards the black community‚ calling for action. Some believed action through violence would solve issues‚ others such as Martin Luther King Jr. believed in a future where all would be equal. He knew he could achieve this through non-violent protests. Today we live the present knowing the words of Dr. King are still very relevant to today’s society with the recent uprising of racial troubles and inequality among the people throughout the nation. King was

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    Attending the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation‚ I realized that it was my first time attending an event aimed at diversity since being on campus. I think that it was a good way to reintroduce myself to this issue and how the Otterbein campus is taking steps towards working to a more accepting stance. The only problem I had with the event was the way the speaker classified American families into four categories: Bigoted‚ Color-blind‚ Patronizing‚ and Racially Educated. I think that her

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    Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr. were the superstars‚ so to speak of the Civil Rights Movement. By far they are the most famous individual to be involved with the Civil Rights Movement. When you look at history books are magazine articles they are still mentioned even today in time. Even though they both died in the 60’s ‚ their legacy still lives on‚ to live in a world free of segregation‚ but they each had different ways of getting what they want. Some ways of getting what they wasn’t led to

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Speech Critique Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King Junior has what critics deemed as one the greatest speeches of his time. The speech has contributed to him being named Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year” in 1963 and his Noble Peace prize the following year. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist preacher and so he was familiar to public speaking. But what if he was unknown to us as an iconic speaker

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