Is it possible to be in a society with violence and peace or just peace? In a society full of negativity and hate toward others what is a way to overcome these issues and live in harmony. Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr have different opinions and we can see this through the road to peace, uncivil and dehumanizing however, they have the same completion goal. Martin Luther King and Obama both want peace. One of the things Martin Luther King uses is the “foundation of love” Martin Luther King Jr chooses love. He believes that by not getting aggressive and wanting revenge and only peace through love they will win. Another example, used is the “churches burned and kids killed” king shows dehumanizing by him say kids have been burned, killed however, thinks people should not slump to the same level and by peaceful protesting they can end this racism, however, Obama has a different view he uses evidence from past event like; Evil does exist in the world.” A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies.” He showed that it was necessary to use violence, for we could not have stopped Hitler by protest. The world has problems that have to make the decision on how to approach and sometimes the issues need to be approached in a non friendly way. Also he justifies violence by using another past event such as,Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to lay down their arms. .-Obama know that al Qaeda’s would not sit down and talk or let protest stop him
King uses irony, by giving examples of him using peaceful actions that were condemned anyway because they were said to ?precipitate violence?. He went on to say, ?Isn?t that like condemning a robbed man because his possession of money precipitated in the evil act of robbery??(King 563). Dr. King also realizes that the white moderates are mostly religious. He reminds them ?Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability, it comes through tireless efforts of men willing to be co-workers with God??(King 563). Again, he urges the audience to get up and become active, and that there will be no change without their action.
The tragic novel A Separate Peace, written by John Knowles, apprises a story of Gene, an individual who fights his inner battle between love and envy for his best friend, Finny. The film and the novel’s events are comparatively similar, but there are also many differences between the two sources. Many significant characters do not appear in the film that are present in the novel, and many symbolic plot events are relatively similar in the novel
People have fought for civil rights with nonviolence, but people fight wars with violence. In Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speeches, both see violence and nonviolence differently. Readers can see King and Obama’s different positions in society, how they use violence as examples, and how they want to establish peace. These men, want to do whats right for people, and they are doing it in a different, but effective way.
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Believed in achieving equality through peaceful demonstrations: “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred” (King, pg.3 ¶.1). He felt that equality had to be gained through honorable, civil ways otherwise those fighting for equality were no better than the slave owners. We can see this best when he says, “We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protests to degenerate into physical violence” (King, pg.3 ¶.2). MLK felt that it was in the best interests of all parties for black to integrate into society. A couple of his quotes that show this best are, “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood” (King, pg.4 ¶.6). and “I have a dream that one day in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers” (King, pg.5 ¶.2).
Many people think that Martin Luther King, Jr. is a great warrior because no one stood up against the government, but he stood up against oppression against his race. Even when, threatened he kept fighting : “On September 30, 1956, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s house was bombed by segregationists in retaliation for the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott”. He didn’t run when he got attacked; He tried to save everyone. For example, when he experienced terrorism by a bad squad, he didn’t run away. I might be very scared, but Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t run away and he tried to protect people from terror. Martin Luther King, Jr. knew many people thought oppression against race has to be changed : “ When he was a young man, Martin Luther King wanted a career helping people. He felt that as a minister, he could speak out “against racial injustice”. Following the example of the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. King chose nonviolence as the keystone of his fight for civil rights”.
Malcolm X for example strived for the same thing as Dr. King, freedom. The difference is , is that although Malcolm X didn’t persuade or want violence , he didn’t care to stop it either. He believed in self defense for all African Americans and that self- preservation comes first. He says , "I don't mean go out and get violent; but at the same time you should never be nonviolent unless you run into some nonviolence. I'm nonviolent with those who are nonviolent with me. But when you drop that violence on me, then you've made me go insane, and I'm not responsible for what I do." People would look on this and make assumptions that every black leader or person strives to violence so why should Martin Luther King be any different. As proven by his speeches, points/views , belief, and demonstrations, he is/was a positive rebel that was heroic because he helped America’s
First and foremost, the most vital piece of any argument are the author’s claims. They set the standard for the rest of the text and are the foundation of most written works. Overall, Martin Luther King Jr. and George W. Bush both have multiple powerful claims throughout their speeches that convey their cause: King’s being to stop the segregation that existed during the 1960’s and before then and Bush’s being to destroy the invisible segregation in his time. This being said, King’s first claim in “the Letter from Birmingham Jail” is that the nonviolent campaign that he is leading is because of the injustice that is happening in the south, specifically in Birmingham. African American
In his letter to the clergy he justified the use of ‘nonviolent direct action’ as tactical means to bringing parties together to negotiate. He vehemently condemned all forms of violent action but insisted that it was strategic and constructive to employ the nonviolent tension as a powerful alternate to negotiation. Similarly, Dr. King Jr. stressed to his audience in his momentous speech in Washington DC, that the desire to attain set goal must not be tainted by any acts of retaliation and cautioned the crowd to avoid the temptation of being ‘guilty of wrong doing”. He emphasized the importance of adhering to strict discipline and conducting their struggle in the highest form of respect for human dignity.
If he comes in here, you move clear to the other side of the room. Will you do that, Lennie? Both George and Martin believed that staying non-violent would be beneficial to everyone. Finally, they both organized something beneficial to not only their lives but the lives of others. “In the spring of 1963, Martin Luther King jr organized a
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”-Martin Luther King Jr. “Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.”- Malcolm X. Just by comparing these two quotes said by two very courteous civil rights activists, you can see the contrasting differences between the two. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X both wanted the same thing yet they both drove up very different roads to advocate it. Martin’s method was to fight with love, help the oppressors to understand, and keep the peace. He even referred his love as his main weapon. While on the other hand, Malcolm suggested whatever he thought was necessary. Not metaphorically speaking, Malcolm actually had a real weapon. He fought with words sometimes, but he also precisely suggested to do whatever is necessary to protect himself and his people if words weren’t enough. Both of them
Reading the books The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and A Separate Peace connected us to the challenges of teenage-boys. Both of the main character’s in the book deal with problems that teenager’s in real-life deal with. The stories are told in first-person point-of-view and this shows us the feelings of the boys and how they are affected throughout the story. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and A Separate Peace taught readers how to overcome inner challenges, trust others, and live with order and rules.
Firstly, Martin Luther King Jr. defends himself against the criticism about negotiation being preferred over direct action. King explains, “In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action. We have already gone through all these
Martin Luther King, Jr. had separate opinions on how to deal with violence. Malcolm Little believed that if someone hits or hurts you, you should hit them back. He thought that when someone reacts violently, people should be violent back. Malcolm protested nonviolently, but when people would hurt them he thought blacks should show no mercy. Malcolm said, “Revolution is bloody, revolution is hostile, revolution knows no compromise, revolution overturns and destroys everything that gets in its way” (Myers 107). Malcolm didn’t care what would happen to the whites. He just wanted blacks to be better than them. When Martin Luther King, Jr. protested he would do it in a non-violent way. Martin did not believe that if someone hits another person, that person should hit back. He wanted all of his fighting and protesting to be non-violent. Martin believed that no matter what whites did, people should never fight back. He wanted to love whites like they are brothers. Both of these men also had separate opinions on what should happen when blacks and whites are
Would you rather listen to a man vulgarly tell the truth or a man peacefully say the similar information? Well, throughout history many people have chosen to listen to the latter. The reason people would choose to listen to a more peaceful man is because he is far less dangerous and more appealing. People during the Civil Rights movement were placed in a very similar situation with Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.King was a man of the christian religion who preached non-violence in the fight for Civil Rights. Vice Versa, Malcolm was a man of Islamic religion who preached violence in the name of justice. Based on Martin’s ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail” seem seeks a mutual understand and equality between African-Americans and
Obama and Martin Luther King have different opinions and we can see this through the road to peace and evil and dehumanizing however, they have the same completion goal. Martin Luther King and Obama both want peace.