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Martin Luther King and the Right to Resistance as Expressed by Thoreau

injustice. Thoreau argues that the only obligation he has "is to do at any time what I think right." He expands on this thought, w...

Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

In seven pages this paper examines civil disobedience as envisioned by MLK and the lack of conformity of Gandhi to this view. Fou...

Analysis of "I Have a Dream" Speech by Martin Luther King

presenting a sensible argument. Burke proposes that rhetoric should be analyzed according to five crucial factors, which he refe...

Thoreau/Importance of Wilderness

requirements of the wilderness can be defined as the "difference between eating and drinking for strength and from mere gluttony" ...

Ideology of Dr. Martin Luther King's Nonviolence and Global Terrorism Applications

its grips on the world? How do black American civil rights leaders feel about that form of violence? How do they feel about the ...

Martin Luther King's Nonviolence and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

In five pages this paper examines how King's six nonviolence steps are represented in this anonymously written Medieval epic. Two...

Peruvian Racial Prejudice and an Application of Martin Luther King's Theories of Nonviolence

In a paper consisting of five pages the similarities between modern Peru and 1960s America are noted in a consideration of how Kin...

Comparative Analysis of Biographies on Henry David Thoreau

comparing Hardings book, Days of Henry Thoreau: A Biography with Finks work, it becomes clear as to how Finks scholarship provides...

Thoreau/Nature Essays

imposed boundaries. He asks, "What sort of a country is that where the huckleberry fields are private property? When I pass such f...

Speech Analysis / King's 'I Have a Dream'

Dr. King does indeed work to build his credibility during his speech although it was probably not as necessary in his particular s...

Philosophy of Civil Disobedience and Martin Luther King Jr.

In seven pages this research paper examines how King's philosophy of nonviolent protest was influenced by Indian practitioner of c...

M.L. King/Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Alabama because he was "invited here" and because of his "organizational ties" to the area (King). Statement of Understanding: H...

Lives of Quiet Desperation

other people, and from the conventions that bind us together. We might also consider the way in which Thoreau considers his hous...

The Occupy Wall Street Protests - Would Thoreau Approve

Firstly, one might suppose that Thoreau would support the Occupy Wall Street protests due to his assertion that individuals should...

Martin Luther King/”Letter from a Birmingham Jail”

as his overarching rationale, as he is also in Birmingham "because "injustice is here" (King). In analyzing the situation in Bir...

Martin Luther

was while he was there that he was able to earn a "baccalaureate and masters degrees in the shortest time allowed by university st...

Non-violence in Gandhi and King:

all of these approaches had failed. He argues that "On the basis of these conditions, Negro leaders sought to negotiate with the c...

Henry Louis Gates Jr's 13 Ways of Looking at a Black Man

In five pages this paper discusses these 'narratives of ascent' in the collection by Henry Louis Gates Jr....

Peaceful Protest in 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' by Martin Luther King Jr.

Peaceful protests and social moderates' roles in desegregation movement are examined within the context of 'Letter from Birmingham...

Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.

In five pages the speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. 'The Trumpet of Conscience' and 'Where Do We Go from Here Chaos or Community...

Comparison of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

one light or another. We have seen movies where he is portrayed as an incredibly righteous man with righteous ideals. We have seen...

Contributions of Martin Luther King Jr.

peoples of the world, Balwin (1992) also reflects Kings beliefs that all peoples, throughout the world, should expose the wrongs o...

1955's Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama

example, a 1964 article told of the fight by NAACP attorneys against the state of Virginia which was making payments to a school d...

Society and Free Will

In three pages this paper exmaines individual responsibility and social determinism as discussed in articles written by Walter Sta...

Defining a Hero

This 5 page paper discusses what traits make someone a hero. The writer discusses actual individuals such as Rosa Parks and Martin...

The Written Word and Creating a Response to a Problem

6 pages and 2 sources. This paper considers how the written word can be used to communicate very specific things, including the r...

SCLC's 1968 'Poor People's Campaign'

In nine pages this paper examines the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Poor People's Campaign of 1968 in a consideration...

Differing Approaches of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

to be done and proposed he was the man to accomplish the goal. In fact, the phrase "make it plain" symbolizes the very core of Ma...

Defining a Hero

understanding how this works we present an examination of various individuals, illustrating what makes them a hero. Many argue t...

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

This paper examines how rhetoric is used by Martin Luther King Jr. in 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' in 5 pages. Two sources are c...