great thinkers in this world‚ but the two that come to mind immediately would have to be Bill Gates and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Although totally opposite in their thinking and accomplishments‚ these two gentlemen have made an impact that literally changed the world in some way. Their contributions‚ although one for financial reasons and another for human dignity and respect‚ truly epitomizes creative and critical thinking at its best. We are talking about two individuals that had vision and perseverance
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for what they believe in‚ despite what others say. Martin Luther King Jr. is renowned for showing great courage by standing up for the equality of colored people and starting the Civil Rights Movement‚ despite the detestation he received from others. Martin Luther King was born named Michael Luther King Jr. on January 15‚ 1928 in Atlanta‚ Georgia. His father changed both his and his brother’s names to Martin‚ so that they would resemble Martin Luther‚ who led the protestant reformation. Martin’s father
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Martin Luther King Jr explains the definitions to distinguish between unfair and fair laws. The author writes that a fair law conforms to the “moral law or the law of god” (King‚ par. 16). He describes that an unfair law is “out of harmony with the moral” (King‚ par. 16). King points out that the fair law can “uplifts human personality”‚ but the unfair law can “degrades human personality” (par.16). He states that‚ when a majority forces a minority to follow a law that does not apply itself‚ then
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the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was just or unjust? Martin Luther King Jr. was standing outside on the balcony giving one of his famous speeches and then it happened. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th‚ 1968 by a man named James Earl Ray. After the news got out about Martin Luther King Jr. getting shot to death‚ black activist around the southern parts of the United States rioted and protested in the streets. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was unjust because
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Martin Luther King attended segregated schools as a child‚ but was exceptionally smart and was able to attend Morehouse College at the age of 15. Although his primary studies were law and medicine‚ King decided to follow his religious call and become a minister as well. In 1953 King graduated with his doctorate in Systematic Theology and married Coretta Scott. King settled down in Montgomery Alabama and became a father of four as well
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each other. Someone who helped change that was Martin Luther King Jr. He was a prominent figure in the 1960s. He was a civil rights activist in the Civil Rights Movement that fought for equal rights for everyone. Martin had a great childhood and his speeches were immaculate. He won the Nobel Peace Prize and was assassinated but left an amazing legacy on the world. Our society would not be where it is today without Martin Luther King Jr’s impact on it. Martin Luther King Jr. had a childhood that was
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Nonviolent Courses of Action When MLK talks about the “end” I believe he is talking about a conclusion to any situation. Whether it is death or the resolution of a conflict‚ the end can either be good or bad. In one of King’s action programs should always be nonviolent‚ in turn leading to a just and pure endings. When we take war for example‚ the end is undeniably going to end with the loss of soldiers and innocent people fighting for their countries‚ but had the countries taken the nonviolent
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from disturbance; quiet and tranquility.’ And ’freedom from or the cessation of war or violence.’ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Betty Williams‚ and Mahatma Gandhi played major roles in pushing for world peace. Dr. Martin Luther king was born January 15‚ 1929‚ is pretty much a household name for his "I have a dream" speech. But other then that speech‚ he was and still is know for many other things. Dr. King graduating from high school at the age of fifteen from a Georgia school. He then went on to receive
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University Of Phoenix PHL/385 David McCarthy For this week’s assignment two I will be discussing two famous thinkers from our week four electronic reserve readings. In this paper I will be providing information about the contributions to society‚ their personal‚ social‚ political environments and how these factors contributed to their creativity. I will also address the problems or issues they their ideas sought to solve and description of the solutions and how their ideas were implemented
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using the instruments of change: their words‚ in the form of speeches and letters. Martin Luther King Jr and Robert F. Kennedy gained fame in the movement for their unequaled eloquence through letters such as King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and Kennedy’s impromptu speech following King’s death. Everyone in the Civil Rights Movement strove for change but the way people started to convey their message eventually became circumstantial. An excellent example of this would be King and Kennedy‚ who used
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