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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...

Society and the Individual

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

King/"I Have A Dream" Speech

on this promissory note, but that the government has "defaulted" (King). This metaphor is extremely apt and provides both a logi...

Reflections on Nelson Mandela

justice of victims and their families, while allowing perpetrators who confessed to experience forgiveness and reconciliation" (So...

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...

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). ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A History of Blacks in America From the Oppression of Slavery to the Civil Rights' Movement

direction that this country would ultimately take. They were also critical elements in determining the ultimate fate of the Afric...

Black Empowerment and Differing Approaches

In eight pages this essay discusses Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and W.E.B. Du Bois in a consideration to their different a...

Life and Works of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King

In three pages this paper that is based upon documentaries compares and contrasts Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. in terms of...

'I Have a Dream' Speech Analyzed III

needs that the I Have a Dream speech appealed to included a need for reassurance of worth and an informal need for roots. More sp...

Context and Language Issue / Language Changes Context

In twelve pages this research paper focuses upon the speeches by Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. in a co...

1960s' America

In this paper that is comprised of brief essays the America of the 1960s is explored through such references as Martin Luther Kin...

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...

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...

How to Achieve Peaceful Existence

peaceful place. This is perhaps the essential argument of all the others being mentioned as well. Martin Luther King Jr., when oth...

Examples of Social Disobedience

his guidance, he tried to impart upon them the importance of Gods word with regard to compassion and benevolence toward all, not m...

Patience and the Civil Rights' Reform Strategies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

publicized achievements, the Birmingham Bus Boycott in which hundreds of blacks practically shut down the bus system by their non-...

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...

Significant Events in American History between the late 1950s and 2002

in the world, the nation that had not been directly or severely attacked by a foreign enemy since its founding was attacked (The H...

Freedom Issues

"I Have a Dream" speech, in which King lambasted the United States for forbidding the Negroes to be free people (King). "We can ne...

Civil Disobedience and Martin Luther King Jr.

being. If it was all the same to them, he must have said, Ill stay where I am. His famous "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" were pub...

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...