Xavier S Throughout history‚ we see our leaders discuss issues with us through speeches. It ranges from a presidential speech to a community leader’s speech. The writings of the speech can be reflecting‚ reporting‚ explaining‚ or arguing. The primary goal is usually persuasion. In “Letter From Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. and “A More Perfect Union” by Barack Obama‚ both authors acknowledge that the African American community has suffered even with the abolish of slavery. Dr
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Cameron Delman English Composition II Professor Moreland 3‚ March 2015 The Productivity of Peace In two shining examples of rhetorical power “A letter to a Birmingham Jail” and “Malcom X’s debate at the Oxford Union” The two great leaders of the civil rights movement outline their platforms and justify their philosophies in regards to how the movement should go about achieving societal change. Although the civil rights movement was brought to national attention by the combined work of MLK and
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a powerful man with good intentions for civil right. He wrote an extensive letter to eight clergymen who condemned the timing of the civil rights movement on April 16‚ 1963‚ from a jail in Birmingham‚ Alabama. Even though the letter was addressed to the clergymen‚ the message was geared towards a larger audience‚ especially King’s “Christian and Jewish brothers” (King). King believes that without direct action‚ the rights for African Americans could never be achieved. He
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Martin Luther King Biography : “Martin Luther King was a great American who worked for civil rights [->0]in the United States[->1] in the 1950s and 60s. He fought for the rights of African Americans[->2] and many people‚ blacks as well as whites‚ supported him. In 1964 he received the Nobel Peace Prize[->3]. King was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia. He had a brother‚ Alfred and a sister‚ Christine. Both his father and grandfather were ministers. His mother was a school teacher
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Martin Luther King Martin Luther King was an extremely inspirational individual‚ a humanitarian‚ civil rights activist in fact. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955‚ helped CSLC in 1957‚ helped to organise the March on Washington 1963 in which he presented his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech gaining his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history. King‚ born son of Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. spent most of his early life within church‚ singing amongst the choir in 1939. He attended
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Martin King and Henry Thoreau both write persuasive expositions that oppose majority ideals and justify their own causes. While this similarity is clear‚ the two essays‚ "Letters from Birmingham Jail" by King and "Civil Disobedience" by Thoreau‚ do have their fair share of differences. Primarily in the causes themselves‚ as King persuades white‚ southern clergy men that segregation is an evil‚ unjust law that should be defeated through the agitation of direct protesting‚ and Thoreau‚ writing to a
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Simmons 1 Gabrielle Simmons Mrs. Fitzgerald Social Studies 8A 4/27/10 Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a well known and an inspiring man to all cultures of the world. King was and still is one of the most influential heroes. King ’s views and believes helped African Americans through the 50 ’s and 60 ’s to the rights and liberties that was their right. King faced many obstacles on his journey‚ things like jail and even assassination attempts. Despite these obstacles‚ he became a
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Martin Luther King Jr. is known for his nonviolent approach to gain freedom for the African American community. He gained much respect and has become a figure to appreciate. At a time of so much oppression‚ he refused to abide by the Whites and wanted to abide by both Whites and Blacks. In his famous letter at Birmingham Jail‚ he addresses the topic of acting now and acting with the full support of everyone. In this way he is similar to Malcolm X who also wanted the Africans to stand up against the
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Earlier in this video martin Luther King Jr had talked about the first amendment and he quote “somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for rights.” He had expressed freedom of assembly by assembling people to the temple building in Memphis to talk about equal wages for the sanitary workers. He had expressed the freedom of speech by speaking
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Cornell Notes Name__Tara LeClair___________________ Topic: Martin Luther “I Have A Dream” Points to Remember | ** Notes ** | | National creed--“We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are | •He didn’t want people judged | created equal.” | by the color of their skin‚ but | | by their character. | Speech was given on August 28th‚ 1963. | | | | He believed true freedom was people being treated equal. Blacks and | | Whites being afforded the same privileges
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