1. Briefly describe the situation preceding Dr. King’s arrest and what prompted him to write the letter. - Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for demonstrating without a permit; his activities were described as “unwise and untimely”. He wrote the letter to show readers why he did what he did; he intended for his reasons to be known. 2. For whom does Dr. King initially write the letter? Who do you think eventually becomes his audience after being released from prison? - I believe the original
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If Martin Luther King was Never Born Even after 100 years after Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery were are still having problems today. If Martin Luther King Jr. was never born‚ we would think that slavery is a good contribute. Even though Lincoln did abolish slavery . We wouldn’t know that it was an evil monstrous animal waiting to bite us in the back. We are so lucky to have Martin Luther King Jr. to wake us up from the reality of slavery being a good thing. If he was never
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Communications Essay DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SPEECH “I HAVE A DREAM” Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15 ‚ 1929 and died on April 4‚ 1968. He was born Michael Luther King Jr. but decided to change his name to Martin. Both Martin Luther’s grandfather and father were pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Martin Luther carried on the tradition and served as pastor from 1960-1968 (Nobel Prize‚ 1). He was a big part of the civil rights movement for his race
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Martin Luther changed history in the 1500’s. In 1517 Luther took a public stand against friar Johann Tetzel. Tetzel was selling indulgences by telling people they could buy there way into heaven. Luther was outraged by Tetzel’s actions. In response to Tetzel Martin Luther wrote 95 Theses‚ attacking "pardon-merchants." On October 31‚ 1517‚ he put the 95 Theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg‚ and invited people to debate him. Someone copied the theses and took it to the printer. Luther was quickly
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According to the Dictionary Online (2013)‚ “Injustice is the violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment.” Martin Luther King Jr. defined an unjust law in the Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963)‚ “An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality
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The Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation Martin Luther‚ who was born on November 10‚ 1483‚ was a theologian and the primary architect of the Protestant Reformation. He viewed the Roman Catholic Church‚ the main Church of the time‚ as corrupt. To Luther‚ the clergy put into effect various traditions and customs to gain wealth. He felt that he needed to take action and did so with a profound effect. Martin Luther’s actions were the cause of the reformation of the Catholic Church. Martin
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1. It is easy to say I want to make a change but many do not follow through when change is inevitable. The book is about the impact of Martin Luther in the world. He faced the inevitable with courage whose legacy to the church is based on teaching and preserving the truth. However‚ standing for the truth can be very costly. But‚ I admire him for standing for what he believes. He was the driving force behind the foundation of Protestantism (Bainton‚ 1977). With his abrasively personality he spoke
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Martin Luther was becoming a prominent lawyer when he was caught in a violent thunderstorm and swore that he would devote his life to God if he survived it. He survived and became a very devout Augustinian monk. He lived and followed through on his oath as a monk he gave his life to serve in dedication and privation hoping his devotion would reconcile him to God. Martin Luther was honest‚ diligent‚ compassionate‚ but most of all he was courageous. He lived a life dedicated to loving others
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Martin Luther‚ born in 1483 in Eisleben‚ Germany‚ was a great leader in the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther saw what was wrong in the Roman Catholic Church and acted to change it. Martin Luther only wanted to change the Roman Catholic Church‚ but instead ended up creating the Lutheran Church. Martin went through many mental breakdowns where he questioned God and doubted if He was really there. He felt like he couldn’t do anything right in the eyes of God. One of these scenarios was during
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College Writing I 20 April 20 The Reformation: Martin Luther The Reformation took place in the 15th century. A man named Martin Luther‚ a German monk‚ had a vision beyond the Catholic Church. In his eyes‚ the Catholic Church was corrupt and wanted to change that. Martin Luther had a very encouraging personality that made him fight for what he believed. The Catholic Church not only rejected Luther’s letters and visions but also wrote back. Martin Luther attacked the Catholic Church‚ but his efforts
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