Martin Luther King Jr. and His Impact on American Society Martin Luther King Jr. was born into a family with a long line of Baptist preachers who served their poor community by the word of God. In due time‚ Martin Luther King Jr. would follow into the same footsteps as his great- grandfather‚ grandfather‚ and father all had before him. King was an excellent student and once he finished his schooling became a preacher‚ as he was intended to become‚ and also a civil rights activist. Through Martin
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My Hero: Martin Luther King Inspirational‚ religious‚ oratory‚ patience‚ a martyr and a leader are words that describe my hero‚ Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King is highly recognized and remembered‚ not only by African Americans‚ but by all ethnicities. Although he is dead‚ he continues to linger in our hearts and minds. Even at school and in communities‚ he still lives on through the projects that are done about him; the celebrations in February; the holiday in his honor; and several streets
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”Yes we can”. The two speeches by Martin Luther King and Barrack Obama are similar in the way that they both talks about human rights‚ and they both have a dream that people in America can be free and equal treated. Both of them managed people who were important for them in the speech‚ like their family. Both of them want to see a change in the American society. They have a proverb they use. The two speeches are different in the way that Martin Luther King talks about the black people rights
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53 years ago a Baptist minister‚ activist‚ humanitarian‚ and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement also known as Martin Luther King Jr. set out to fulfill a dream. Dr. King’s dream was to end racial discrimination‚ segregation‚ and wanted the public to have civil and economic rights. Throughout all those years Dr. King’s dream has not been fulfilled. Today the world is still plagued with racism‚ discrimination‚ sexism‚ violence‚ and injustice. This has to stop‚ people have to be aware
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Even though some people didn’t agree with Martin Luther King Jr.‚ his assassination was unjustified because the whites were scared that blacks would someday have equal rights to them and he also fought through segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader born on January 15‚ 1929 and died April 4‚ 1968. He was a pastor at a church named Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. He had 2 sons‚ Dexter Scott King and Martin Luther King III‚ and 2 daughters Yolanda King and Bernice King. He lived
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Robert’s Admiration for Martin Luther King Jr. For Martin Luther King Jr. was such a good man‚ that Robert F. Kennedy idoled him. Martin Luther King’s death affected all of his followers all over the world. Martin committed his energy to the right treatment of others like him.(Kennedy 577) Kennedy told the world the nation that night that “[this was a] difficult day‚ [a] difficult time for the United States [and that we] ask what kind of nation we are”(Kennedy 577). By the end of the night he asked
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statements of life‚ it was greatly benefited that Martin Luther King Jr had a more complex understanding of using metaphors and repetition to give the Negros the the freedom and equality that they deserved for over many generations. Martin Luther Kings speech was rolled out better because he used repetition in his speech to persuade the people of the United States. In his speech he mentions and repeats the statement ‚" I have a dream that "(Luther King) ‚ showing that he is trying to make the phrase
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leaders. One of those leaders was Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was an amazing man because he worked for peace and equality‚ he brought people together to work for unity‚ he has inspired the world‚ and he has inspired me to make the world a better place. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ and had one older sister. He married Coretta Scott on June 18‚ 1953. They had four children: two girls and two boys. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.was
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If Martin Luther King was alive today he would be 88 years old today. He would be a grandfather. If he was still alive‚ he would probably be still fighting for equality. He would be different in some ways. However his age could possibly affect his health and he could also be fragile to stand up on his feet. If Martin Luther King was alive today‚ we would not have the holiday “Martin Luther King Day.” We wouldn’t be having a holiday to honor him for his work for equality and also be able to have
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diversity we would all be the same. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. brought different cultures together as one in harmony. One’s race and color doesn’t make someone better than the other. Everyone is different but that makes us ourselves. Everyone is not the same on the outside‚ but we are the same on the inside. Just because someone is white or black doesn’t
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