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Democracy's Bane, Capitalism

as a perfectly legal act, but because the State was made up of "neighobours," who in private conversations with him said they supp...

'Letter from Birmingham Jail' by Martin Luther King Jr.

and intensity of the problem of justice. The author, of course, is Martin Luther King Jr. and his authority is well grounded. H...

Rhetorical Communications Tools of Martin Luther King Jr.

Shakespeare, Amos, Isaiah, Jesus, Handels Messiah, America the Beautiful, a slave spiritual, and the black folk pulpit" (Miller). ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' and Plato's Crito

are the destroyer; and are doing what only a miserable slave would do, running away and turning your back upon the compacts and ag...

Comparison Between Niccolo Machiavelli and Martin Luther King Jr.

leadership. Leadership is more than simply doing what the people say they want. It is acting to fulfill the needs of the people in...

Timing and Social Change

good time to act. For example, on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade there are political protests on both sides. The activism is timel...

Society and the Individual

diet preference and sexual activity. Two classic works are extremely useful in allowing us to understand the role of societ...

Dignity as a Universal Sociocultural Theme

different stations in life, these men have essentially the same backgrounds. The thesis can be presented that:...

Utopia and Martin Luther King Jr.

Utopia therefore, is, "the ability for each person to live in their own vision of paradise" (Utopian philosophy). A full equal an...

Pilgrimage to Nonviolence

in such a short span of time. And, one cannot assume that things would always go smoothly for humanity struggles and as King noted...

King and Orwell

essay of Orwell his story speaks of injustices but he does nothing about them but recognize them, and at times endorse them. In fa...

Dr. Martin Luther King's Ideologies and How They Contributed to His Murder

told her son about segregation and advised him at an early age that racial prejudice represented "a social condition rather than a...

Martin Luther King Jr.

Introduction Most people in the United States are well aware of the impact made by the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.. E...

I Have a Dream

that the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segreg...

The Rhetorical Devices of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

King found himself appointed as the leader of the civil rights movement in the south in large part due to his prominent social sta...

Enlivening American History

This paper reviews the book A Young People's History of the United States. Written by Howard Zinn, this book provides an interest...

A Dialogue between Historical Theorists

This essay begins by describing the moral and political philosophies of John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Benito Mussolini...

The Characteristics of a Great Leader

This paper discusses the important qualities that define great leaders. The persuasive ability of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Ro...

Comparison of the Citizens' Rights Views of Plato and Martin Luther King Jr.

sported the slogan "Challenge Authority." To many, it had little meaning. That is because the majority of people are sheep. They d...

Comparison Between Indira Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

India has ever had (Khilnani, 2002). This, of course, brings up the question as to why Gandhi is so esteemed, despite her shortcom...

Justice System and the Poor Speech Example

Today in America there is a great but subtle poison that has worked its way into the minds of those who recline nightly in their c...

Pacifist Just War Theory Analysis

the war has a specific goal in mind. NON-CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT The problem, the non-Christian would say, is that these rules are ei...

Elie Wiesel, Martin Luther King Jr., and Albert Camus on Human Nature

is in commerce, and their chief aim in life is, as they call it, doing business" (Camus 4). More and more cases of ill people a...

August 28, 1963 'I Have a Dream' Speech of Martin Luther King Jr.

speech. King uses the words -- "Five score years ago" (Internet source) -- that millions of Americans recognized and understand t...

Historical Significance of 10 Figures and Events

about many things ranging from bullfighting and big game hunting to political causes such as the Spanish Civil War and World War I...

In Favor of Civil Disobedience

kill. They are trained to do this in order to eliminate their own risk of death. The use of deadly force is justified because offi...

Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Civil Rights Movement

members in the mainstream population helped them in their efforts. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was actually the third such Act to...

Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.'s Lives, Writings, and Speeches

pastors in African American Baptist church and his father, Martin Luther King Sr. was also a civil rights leader who used the chur...

Freedom, Liberty, and Justice According to Martin Luther King Jr., Cicero, and John Stuart Mill

what the concept of rights truly meant to the populace as a whole, with his general consensus reflecting the respect for and appre...

Literary Social Criticism

punishes her by labeling her with the letter "A" and through social ostracism. Thoreaus argument with the state in "Civil Disobe...