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    Martin Luther King was an African American and was the leader of the African American Civil Rights Movement. Martin wasn’t against the new law when he was little‚ nor did he accepted it; however‚ his father was just simply against it. Since Martin grew up wanting to be like his father he turned out to be against discrimination‚ well that and the fact that in his adolescence he was treated horribly by the white. Martin decided that it was about time for someone to stand up for their race so he started

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    more and become more‚ you are a leader.”(John Quincy Adams) Many Americans do their best to inspire the world. They do many things‚ some are successful‚ others are not‚ but those who try are leaders. One of those leaders was Martin Luther KingJr. Martin Luther KingJr. 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 KingJr. was born

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    in each of our lives where we realize that alone‚ we can’t do everything. But‚ within each individual is the ability to do something‚ and with this ability we can incite a spark in others‚ that can inspire them and encourage them to do something too. This is when we see one person becomes one group‚ sharing one goal in mind. This is when we can find the connect between our school’s message‚ “Power of One” and Dr. King’s contribution to civil rights. But‚ to make this more apparent‚ we must cover

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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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    man was Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. King lived in a time where the concept of respect and admiration was few and far between. Although Mr. King lived in a world like this‚ he saw the potential for the world to use its God given talents. Martin Luther King Jr. also saw a world that needed a wake up call. With his ministries‚ he intended to give the world just that. The world today is forever grateful for what he did for us. As a teenage girl‚ I have a high level of respect for what Mr. King did. Because

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    listen. Have you ever wondered what is going on in different parts of the world? People are suffering from tragedies every day. Well‚ activists today are taking dramatic measures to help stop this. They are fighting to support their cause in every possible way. Most of the people in this world talk about the bad things going on. However‚ few people do anything about it. These days‚ activism is changing this. Activists

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    Without diversity we would all be the same. Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. 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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    Kailey Bergamo Mr. Higgins U.S. History Honors Period 4 14 November 2015 Martin Luther King‚ J.r Who was Martin Luther King‚ J.r? Martin Luther King’s involvement with the civil rights movement is a turning point in history. Because of him‚ and the help from others‚ all races‚ and backgrounds today‚ are all treated with equality. After everything Dr. King had went through through his life‚ he showed Martin Luther King was viewed as a parading protest leader‚ by the universe‚ and a highly developed

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    Introduction Looking at society is it easy to identify many global issues circulating the world in our present day. These issues extend from sexual and racial differences to religious affairs to‚ finally‚ larger conflicts such as proceeding wars. The aim of this project is to focus on one global issue that in some way directly influences me and has a somewhat negative impact. Once identifying the issue and analyzing it I am to research on two identities that have‚ in the past‚ been faced with the

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    Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that his nation would one day have no racism anymore. “I have dream that my four 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.) He wanted his nation to not be judged by their color of their skin but by their personality because he wanted everything and everyone to be treated the same and fair. Also he graduated at the age of fifteen. Let’s all be grateful

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