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    the Civil Rights Movement‚ Martin Luther King chose to take that role to solve the unjust oppression that was occurring. King possessed the characteristics of a great leader; believing in equality‚ non-violent civil disobedience and a strong call to action. Through these‚ King was able to be a successful leader to the oppressed and had a strong influence across the world. The drive of the Civil Rights Movement was the segregation and prejudice that minorities faced. King writes “A Letter from Birmingham

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    Unlawful are critical impediments to the fight for justice. Wrongful arrests rid an individual of the freedom to campaign for the rights of those to whom injustice is committede. Martin Luther King was arrested over twenty times over false allegation (De‚ and Brown‚ 50) . His unlawful incarceration in Birmingham prompted was as a result of his decision and actions to fight for the injustice that was happening in the city. His incarceration

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was‚ and is still‚ a very influential person in today’s society. In his speech known as‚ “I Have a Dream”‚ he highlights the themes of freedom‚ justice‚ and brotherhood/sisterhood to show the problems that he saw during his time‚ and his hopes for the future. If Dr. King was alive today‚ he would still be working towards his dream for the nation. Consequently‚ there are many events that happen today that oppose King’s themes of freedom‚ justice‚ and brotherhood/sisterhood.

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    buy an indulgence! You need to purchase one to forgive your sins and for tonight only Pope Leo X is willing to sell you one.” Fear rushes over you. As you look around you see a monk. That monk’s name is Martin Luther. You don’t know it yet but religion is going to change thanks to Luther. Martin Luther was a german monk and

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    Communication: Dr Martin Luther King speech Write about your reaction to any speech by Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Give the name of the speech and the occasion/date the speech was made. Dr. King delivered many speeches delivered all over the world. Research a speech and tell why you feel the speech made an impact. Be familiar with the speech (and quotes) to participate in a class discussion about the legacy of Dr. King. The assignment must be 2-3 pages. I read and listened Dr. Martin Luther King

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    Card Analysis: “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King. 23 September 2013 On August 23‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ who had always been struggled for the freedom and resistance of racial discrimination‚ stood in front of Lincoln Memorial and gave a famous speech “I Have a Dream” to 25 million people to fight for their human rights. In Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech‚ he played multiple Talk Cards such as a compatriot of Negro‚ a father of four children‚ a believer‚ and a normal citizen

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    “Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see. “ – Martin Luther King Jr. We all cast a shadow. Most of which are bigger than we really are. We make the shadow as big as we can by feeding it. We use grandiloquent words to try and flabbergast our fellow classmates and teachers. We boast that I am great at everything we do. We say we have a black belt in Taekwondo. We say that we’re the captain of the basketball team. We try to hide behind our so called SWAG. We have a shadow

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    My inspiring role model is Martin Luther king as he showed the world that anything can be achieved with a dream. His dream was to break the chains that imprisoned black people‚ restricting them from doing everyday things in everyday life such as using public toilets‚ travelling on the bus and even going to the cinema‚ without being sectioned off by the white people. Unfortunately‚ this gave white people a much bigger advantage over the black people and often‚ police were ‘one sided’ and occasionally

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    The Martin Luther King Memorial is going to be discussed throughout the whole essay‚ how it was built‚ why it was built‚ what is the meaning behind it‚ and who built it. The Martin Luther King Jr. structure may seem like a regular statute but in that statue there is meaning and value‚ and throughout the statute and the history behind why it was built will be discussed. The Martin Luther King Memorial was first open to the public in October 16‚ 2011‚ it is open 24 hours for 7 days a week. The Martin

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    Topic Choice: The topic choice ‘I have a dream’ was chosen after a lot of soul searching. It reveals the speaker’s previous experiences growing up and living in a segregated society. He only dreamt of being treated as an equal citizen‚ not based on the colour of his skin and ethnic background. This topic was directed at millions of African Americans suffering from extreme poverty as a result of being denied opportunities in their own country. The topic resonated with everyone in the crowd on that

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