Smith‚ Jessica October 16‚ 2012 Moral Decisions In life there are always either negative or positive consequences when an action is made. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s essay “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” he evaluates how one can advocate breaking some laws and obeying others. The reason it is possible to do such a thing is because there are two different types of laws‚ just and unjust. Depending on one’s morals‚ it can be morally right to advocate breaking some laws and obeying others
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Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.: An American Leader During his brief lifetime‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. led an exemplary life of leadership. Prior to his assassination on April 4‚ 1968 (“About Dr. King”)‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement. His work to end racial discrimination‚ however‚ was not the only thing King did to establish his legacy in American history as an important leader. His political activism‚ diplomatic virtue and efforts to improve
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Martin Luther King is the most important member of the Civil Rights movement of the 20th century. There has never been‚ nor will there ever be‚ one who is able to best the accomplishments which King achieved‚ as well as the inspiration which he motivated within millions of Americans‚ both who had been oppressed and those who felt the apathy for the oppressed‚ yet had never been inspired to act on their convictions. Martin Luther King brought these two people together in record numbers and in a way
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Word “I have a dream that one day my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character” (“Martin Luther King Jr.”). These wise and upholding words of confidence and determination changed the face of America during a time of hate and discrimination. King’s inspirational leadership and speeches helped make a local bus protest into a historical event (“King‚ Martin Luther Jr.”) He gathered thousands of
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Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream Martin Luther King was an established clergyman and one of the most prominent civil rights activists of the 1960s. He founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and electrified America with his momentous “I Have a Dream” speech‚ dramatically delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The key message in the speech is that all people are created equal‚ and through the integration of society‚ peace and harmony could be achieved. His words were directed
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Com-231 Dr. Martin Luther Kings (Extra Credit) Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. "I Have a Dream" speech At least once in our life time‚ we have listened to a speech‚ or have been asked to give a speech to an audience. At the end of a speech‚ one either leaves his or her audience convinced and satisfied about the issues addressed or unsatisfied. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech can be considered one of the greatest speeches in American history. Over 200‚000 white and black Americans
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Picture Martin Luther King‚ Jr. King‚ Martin Luther‚ Jr. (1929-1968)‚ an African American Baptist minister‚ was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950’s and 1960’s. He had a magnificent speaking ability‚ which enabled him to effectively express the demands of African Americans for social justice. King’s eloquent pleas won the support of millions of people—blacks and whites—and made him internationally famous. He won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for
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Martin Luther King Martin Luther King was born on January 15‚ 1992‚ in Atlanta Georgia. King grew up in in Atlanta where his father was a pastor at a small church. King had an older sister and a younger brother. Throughout school King was a good student and eventually attended College at only 15 years old. 4 years later King earned a sociology degree from Morehouse College. King married Coretta Scott and had 4 children. He became a pastor at a Baptist Church in Montgomery Alabama. He completed
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Martin Luther King Ariunsaikhan Batkhuyag Slavery in the United States was abolished in 1865 with the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the states constitution‚ but little has been done in order to give black people real rights. Adoption of the "Black Codes" in the southern states‚ instead of saying the political rights of former slaves‚ has led to the fact that they were away from the political life of the country. Segregation as a form of racial discrimination
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As one of the leading civil rights activists during the 1960s USA‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. spent all his life striving to achieve civil rights for the Black Americans. Starting his role of leadership during the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ King won support from both the blacks and the whites through his non-violent tactics which were influenced by Gandhi. Throughout his life‚ King had to experience violence from opposing parties such as the Ku Klux Klan‚ but he reacted with calmness‚ still emphasizing
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