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    What’s Worth Fighting For Essay Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. were men who both stood up for people and their beliefs. This takes a great deal of courage. Courage means to overcome the ability to do something that frightens someone. Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. both were exceptional Americans that stood up for people that had no voice and in the end both of their lives were taken by a bullet because of their ethical stand. Non-existing prejudice is worth fighting for

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    felt was unfair. A prime example of this is Martin Luther King Jr. He was‚ at the time‚ seen as disobedient in the eyes of the law‚ but as a result‚ made major progress for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. was disobedient in terms of laws he felt were unjust‚ and led an African American rebellion against them. His rebellion helped to make major social progress‚ especially for this race of people. In his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”‚ King says‚ “In any nonviolent campaign there are

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Chris McCandless or better known as Alex Supertramp are similar people in many ways when it comes to being different than other people‚ but they are also very different in their own unique and special ways. Both of them stepped out of the traditional bounds of society by not being like other people. Not many people would protest for their rights such as Martin Luther King did and many people wouldn’t want to live off the land in Alaska such as Chris McCandless did. Even

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    “You cannot hear the name Martin Luther KingJr.‚ and not think of death. You might hear the words “I have a dream‚” but they will doubtlessly only serve to underscore an image of a simple motel balcony‚ a large man made small‚ a pool of blood. For as famous as he may have been in life it is‚ and was‚ death that ultimately defined him. Born into a people whose main solace was Christianity’s Promise Land awaiting them after the suffering of this world‚ King took on the power of his race’s presumed

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    Thinkers The two famous thinkers in the week four Electronic Reserve Readings are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Bill Gates. Each had separate aspirations and both men contributed a significant amount of growth in the Twentieth Century. Bill Gates and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have gone “down in history as individuals who changed the way the world worked personally‚ socially‚ and politically”. “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential civil rights activists and speaker during his time

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    Gandhi / Martin Luther King Essay Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. both had very similar beliefs. They both believed in Civil Disobedience and the power of love. Civil Disobedience says that if a law is evil or unjust‚ it is ok not to obey it. They both believed that it is ones duty to stand up against unjust laws using Ahimsa (the belief of non-violence toward all living things) and Satyagraha (passive resistance‚ soul force). Gandhi also strongly opposed the treatment of the untouchables

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    and Gang Violence Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very powerful and kind man. His life was one that was devoted completely to his one and only life goal- ending segregation and violence. He attempted to accomplish this through making a series of speeches throughout the nation. He never solved anything with physical contact‚ but with his mind and with his voice. Thinking about Dr. King’s methods of approaching violence‚ we may ask ourselves‚ “What would Martin Luther King do about modern-day gang

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    Martin Luther King Speech 1. Type of Document: Speech 2. 8/28/1963 3. Martin L. King 4. Black People 5. Document Information A. List three things the author said that you think are important: 1. Five score years ago‚ a great American‚ in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. 2. Instead of honoring

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    Mr. Patrone May‚ 6 2012 CHA 3U1 Title: Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Movement Impact Black men and white men‚ Jews and Gentiles‚ Protestants and Catholics‚ will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty‚ we are free at last!(Willhelm‚ Sidney M. pg5) This is a small portion of the speech by one of the most famous American Civil Rights leader Martin Luther king Jr. titled I Have A Dream. It is also perhaps the

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    People such as Dr.Martin Luther King‚ Ida B. Wells‚ Rosa Parks and the students of Little Rock‚ known as Little Rock Nine are all major historical figures in the civil rights movement. The struggle to gain the rights that african americans now have was extremely difficult Civil rights activist faced mistreatments such as threats‚ violence and verbal abuse. Civil rights activist went through

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