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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...

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...

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...

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...

'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...

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...

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...

Civil Rights Movement and the Involvement of Martin Luther King Jr.

possessed. But, these opportunities and these rights were more difficult for them to obtain than the average white person. They co...

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-...

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...

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...

Society and Free Will

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

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...

Black Leaders Contrasting Analysis

This paper contains five pages and contrasts the racist positions of Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Jesse Jackson....

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...

Reflections on Nelson Mandela

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

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 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement

the future for the struggles of the African Americans in the United States (Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil-Rights Leader, 2007). H...

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...

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...

Martin Luther King Jr.

only try to make changes in the secular world where it involves converting people. King was a man of his faith and his word and he...

Human Rights and Social Welfare: Martin Luther King Jr.

to his assassination (New York Amsterdam News, 2003). "Dr. King understood that civil rights meant more than the right to vote or ...

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...

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...

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). ...