Savannah Major February 23‚ 2013 Hon. English/ H.3 Philosophies of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X The late 1950s to mid-1960s was a time when violence and injustice had reached its peak. Many people were treated unfairly and the mood of the country overall was very gloomy and unhappy. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were both very well-known activists who fought to make things equal and right. Both activists shared similar beliefs against the racial injustice brought against African Americans
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Martin Luther King had one statement that people connected with the African American people‚ the punch line stated‚ “I have a dream.” Not relating the two people because they are very different and all Americans unlike Trump hold King to the highest integrity. That being said‚ they are and were both prominent figures in society. Both prominent speakers had a message that they used to define their makeup. Trump has used his own rhetoric to the same effect and connects himself with the voters. Trump
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One essential person during that time was Martin Luther King Jr. He stated his opinion that everyone should be treated equally‚ no matter what the consequences were. He is one of the many reasons why the world is the way it is now. Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the world’s most persuasive speech‚ ‘I Have a Dream”. The “I have a dream” speech had many goals he wanted to get out such as to stop the inequality
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Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr. immediately sets the stage for what was indeed “the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” As shown in the book The Art of Public Speaking‚ by Stephen E. Lucas there are several qualities that the introduction of a speech should possess. These qualities are those of getting the attention and interest of your audience‚ reveling the topic itself‚ establishing credibility and goodwill‚ and finally previewing the body of the speech. These
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Fifty-two years ago‚ at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington‚ DC‚ he gave the “I Have a Dream”speech which later‚ influenced the future for every African-American…...“I have a dream‚ that one day this nation will rise up and live up to its creed. We hold these truths to be self evident‚ that all men are created equal…..."(americanrhetoric.com) the crowd started cheering…… Starting from that moment‚ he has changed the world and the future‚ he gave all the African-American citizens hope of equality‚
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Life of Martin Luther King Jr “Love nis the only force capable of transforming a enemy into a friend” Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr was born on January 15‚ 1929 on 501 Auburn Avenue‚ Atlanta Georgia where he lived most of his childhood. Martin Luther King Jr childhood was alot better th most African American childeren during the 1920’s. Martin Luther King Jr also had a great life because he had a amazing role model in his father who put him on the right track. Since the Martin family
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Doctor Martin Luther King Junior’s “I have a Dream” speech in August of 1963‚ was a speech in which Martin Luther King Jr used his powerful voice to tell America about discrimination. Dr. King used his loud but calm voice in his wonderful speech. By speaking loud and clear Martin Luther King Jr affected people’s point of view on discrimination. Dr. King motivated people by speaking in a nice calm tone. During the speech‚ he would talk for a short bit and then he would pause for about two seconds
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wondered what it would be like to be a slave? I think it would be horrifying. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted everyone to have the same dream of freedom and equality for everyone that he had. SO that we may all have the privilege to live a free and normal life in the future. MLK’s speech was very compelling because he used such wonderful grammar and sentence structure that it gave him authority and credibility. Martin Luther King Jr. tried to replace violence and hatred with lovet fit together. These
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Martin Luther King JR. and Abraham Lincoln were heros for the blacks and slaves and will go down in history .Both are very known for addressing the racism of the United States Of America . Both of these men protested and spoke about racism‚ Martin Luther King JR. fought for blacks to be equal with whites and other races and Abraham Lincoln talked for slaves to be freed from the union and their slave owners . They both wanted to succeed in very similar goals to help blacks and slaves. Martin
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929; in Atlanta‚ GA. He was the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Growing up in Georgia MLK jr. he entered a public school at the young age of five. MLK jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 among other honors. One of his accomplishments was his famous “I have a Dream speech” on August 28‚ 1963. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. He had an older sister‚
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