Martin Luther King Service Project

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968) was known as an activist and a remarkable leader for African Americans throughout the Civil Rights Movement. He was put in jail for his non-violent civil rights campaigns, spoke out for racial justice, and tried to find an end to racial discrimination. King’s legacy is still known present day, and continues to be one of the most well known leaders. Throughout Martin Luther King Jr.’s lifetime and the Civil Rights Movement, King was devoted to abolish segregation, while bringing equality and justice for his fellow African Americans.

“Excellence is a self-imposed standard of conduct. In addition, excellence also,” …means replacing bumbling with efficiency, carelessness with skill, embarrassment with pride” (Johnston page 24). This is what we mean by the word excellence. Excellence is difficult to define because,”… we all certainly recognize it when we observe it in others. And we are refreshed and reassured when we witness it” (Johnston page 25). This word can also be defined as,” a certain style of life, a manner of living, a bigness of spirit, a point of view, a frame of reference, a set of priorities, a hierarchy of values, an admirable self-imposed standard” (Johnston page 25). Johnston’s statement on Martin Luther King Jr. was very inspiring. It just goes to show us that we only have to believe in ourselves and set high standards for excellence. Out of the three truths I have learned in my readings, the first

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I will discuss how his leadership has impacted both America as a whole and the United States Army, as well as how Dr. King has influenced my own life as a Soldier, Military Intelligence professional, and leader.

Over the course of my academic career, I have volunteered with Key Club at my school and other various places, such as the Poe Center for Health Education and WakeMed Health and Hospitals. Involvement with each organization has had a tremendous impact on my character. Often, while at the Poe Center, I had hours alone to create educational tools, file papers, and enter data into spreadsheets which taught me responsibility and integrity. I always strived for the best when I completed tasks at the Poe Center and at WakeMed. Each organization has been impacted through my volunteer services. With Key Club, we had monthly trips to the senior home. Each time I visited the senior home, the elder’s faces would light up because many of them did not have

Volunteering for the Special Olympics was an incredible experience, while interacting with the athletes I learned to be more appreciative and I saw genuine happiness. I was given the amazing opportunity to volunteer at this event because I am a part of Grace club. Grace club is an organization in my school that helps and interacts with kids who have special needs. One of the club's main goals is informing others about the disabilities these children have and how to properly interact with them. It also works towards building respect for people with disabilities and changing the public's perception of these disabilities. I decided to join Grace club for various reasons, but the main reason I decided to join the club was because I would be able to help and interact with these children. I believe lots of compassion and patience is needed when interacting with these children. Volunteering in this club and the Special Olympics fulfills my needs of helping

The legacy of the great civil right leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continues to be a topic of much debate nearly a half century after his assassination. This literature review on a more broad and complete view of Dr. Kings legacy and ideals. Dr. King was for racial integration but later on in his life he developed more radical economic views on the distribution of wealth in the United States. Dr. King was a lot more complex then the saint he has been portrayed as in history textbooks. This review will discuss Dr. King as a civil rights leader who had a radical philosophy on economics.

At the beginning of the semester when service was mentioned I was assuming we would have to perform an act to assist Shriner’s Children Hospital. However, this was not the type of service we were doing and I was perfectly okay with that. During the tour of the Shriner’s Children Hospital I learned that the land was not given to the hospital by USF, yet they paid a dollar a year, if I understood that correctly. I also got the jist of the time and effort that goes into making prosthetics limbs for a young child. The amount of pride and effort that these staff put in for this sick children are the most heartwarming thing. I really appreciate the love the employees have for the job. While I really enjoyed this experience, I was bummed out as the tour guide did not speak

Martin Luther King Jr. says “justice too long delayed is justice denied” (King 5). When in Birmingham, Dr. King was put in jail for his illegal actions. He was trying to fight for equal rights among the blacks and whites. The government would not allow him to protest peacefully and accused him of breaking the law. King used the natural law theory to justify his actions in Birmingham, and argued that what he did was the right thing to do. However, I do not completely agree with the natural law theory in that what is natural versus unnatural is ambiguous, and can differ depending on one’s location and past experiences.

Martin Luther King Jr.. lost his life trying to better the life of African American people. I think he was one the best african american leaders. Martin luther king was born January 15 , 1929. he was an excellent leader. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist who played a key role in the American civil rights movement in the mid 1950s He attended segregated public schools in Georgia. Martin Luther King graduated from high school at age 15. His father was a minister at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. At fifteen, Martin Luther King Jr. was enrolled at Morehouse College. He graduated from there in 1948, he received the B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College, a distinguished Negro institution of Atlanta

Martin Luther King. Courageous, Bold, loyal, passionate. These are just few of many words that I think of when I think of Dr. Martin Luther King. King was a great leader. He did everything in his power to fight for civil rights for African-Americans. But in doing so it came with a price. The Civil rights movement was a very harsh time period in the 1960’s. African Americans were not given the basic human rights of an American. They could not eat, drink, and use the bathroom in the same place as whites. They were denied the right to vote, they were lynched, not hired for jobs simply because of their skin color. But in came everybody’s hero... Martin Luther King Jr. King was tired of being discriminated against for his skin color and decided

“Established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent and Social Change (“The King Center”) has been a global destination, resource center and community institution for over a quarter century. Nearly a million people each year make pilgrimage to the National Historic Site to learn, be inspired and pay their respects to Dr. King’s legacy. Both a traditional memorial and programmatic nonprofit, the King Center was envisioned by its founder to be “no dead monument, but a living memorial filled with all the vitality that was his, a center of human endeavor, committed to the causes for which he lived and

The world was a different place—African Americans were discriminated against to an extent where they did not have any civil rights like the millions of other Americans. Bathrooms were segregated, blacks could only sit on the back of the bus, jobs were unattainable at many stores and restaurants because of the color of their skin, and ultimately the black community really had no place within the community as a whole. Without leadership the black community was lost. They necessity for a leader to stand up and not be afraid of the consequences was grave. Police brutally beat blacks, killed them, put them in jail, and the list goes on. The sense of unsafety took over the black community, and for a long time all they had were each other. Standing up for themselves many times would cost them their lives. On January 15th, 1929, a man was born who would change the viewpoints of millions and leave his name forever remembered. Martin Luther King Jr took a stand in history by fighting for and earning the rights of the African American people and trying to work towards a world where

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Our lives begin the day we become silent about things that matter.”He was a very wise person and inspired many people with his words. King stood up for a lot of the issues that we had in the past. He left legacies of peaceful protests and being civil when in a tough situation. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very successful man that helped a lot of people through tough times, played a role in the Civil Rights movement, and his dream of equality and respect for one another came true.

As I reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, I cannot help think about the hatred and divisiveness that has permeated and saturated our nation’s political climate. On social media, alone, the name-calling, character bashing, unfriending, bullying and blocking over politics amongst those who once called each other friends has been, for lack of a better word, sad. I have strong and passionate opinions about the subject of politics. But I choose to respect, love and appreciate all my relatives and friends, regardless of political affiliation while still holding steadfast to my own viewpoints, values and convictions. I choose to agree to disagree and still love and respect those whose opinions differ from mine. Not only because I think

Tales of heroes and heroines have been around since the beginning of storytelling. People are captivated by the tales of heroism. Heroes fill people with strength, and give them hope and comfort, and above all they never let the reader down at the end of the story. Epic poetry is filled with stories about heroes going on quests searching for things like infinite wealth and immortality, and where they battle vicious monsters risking life and limb to save their true love, or to fight for their nation. Although some heroes do not have to be violent and battle monsters, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. he is one of the few people in history that greatly changed the world and improved the lives of all races using just this words. In the Epic of Gilgamesh