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Literary Social Criticism

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

Dear Dr. King

man of vision. Hes intelligent, principled, ethical, and because he is black and was raised by a single mother, he knows what its ...

Thoreau and King

government is as likely as the army to be "abused and perverted before the people can act through it" (Thoreau, 1849). He cites th...

A Martin Luther King Jr. Letter

In five pages King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' written in 1963 is examined and includes its messages including the way religio...

Martin Luther King Jr. on Civil Disobedience and Nonviolence

In five pages this paper examines King's 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' in a consideration of the effectiveness of nonviolence an...

Yo' Mama's Dysfunktional by Robin Kelley

In seven pages this text is analyzed and considered within the context of Martin Luther King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' and h...

Civil Disobedience from the Perspectives of Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr.

as Thoreau gets. If anything Thoreau gives us a warning about excessive public involvement: He who gives himself entirely to hi...

Rhetorical Uses of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

urging Civil Rights activists to be patient, sending more or less an overt message that black Americans should be "grateful" for a...

Utilitarianism and Civil Rights

In five pages this essay discusses Martin Luther King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' from John Stuart Mill's utilitarian philosop...

Speeches by Martin Luther King Jr.

or hurt is as bad as joining with the abusers. A great deal of the damage thats done in society is done by those who only stand a...

Fighting Racism with Martin Luther King Jr. and Toni Bambara

is similar to arguing that a man who leaves his home with money in his possession incites robbery. As this suggests, King successf...

Ethics and Morality According to Martin Luther King Jr. and William Blake

him from within and turns him into a murderer. Blakes Songs of Experience have been described as an "unforgettable condemnation of...

Barack Obama and Dr. King and Continuing Hope

Luther King wrote a long and moving letter from his cell in the Birmingham, Alabama, jail. In 2007, Barack Obama gave a very movin...

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...

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...

Persuasion: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

with ethos. This is clearly seen when he then states his credentials, so to speak: "I have the honor of serving as president of th...

Martin Luther King Jr. and Jonathan Swift

speed toward gaining political independence, but we stiff creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch ...

Civil Rights Quest of African Americans

her peers. By reading her book, one can understand why the quest to achieve civil rights is and was important for African America...

Just Law, Unjust Law, and the Perspectives of Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr.

In six pages this paper examines how just law and unjust law are conceptualized in 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' by Martin Luthe...

Law That is Just and Unjust in the Writings of Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thoreau II

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how just law and unjust law are depicted in 'Civil Disobedience' by Thoreau and 'L...

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...

King and Thoreau

garnered from the ideals of Thoreau as well (Scholastic). In light of these facts it is clear that King was not only influenced di...

Martin Luther King Jr. and Socrates

your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations. I ...

King and Douglass' Writing, Analysis of their Rhetoric

his right to be in the Birmingham community and take part in the struggle of the African American community in that city. This int...

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...

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...

Jonathan Swift, Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, and Martin Luther King Jr. on Responsibility and Freedom

In five pages the historical definitions of responsibility and freedom and how they have changed are featured in the works 'A Mode...

Bharati Mukherjee's Jasmine and the 'Letter'

my learning and my moving through the world. You may remember that I was the fifth daughter of nine children. My mother loved me...