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    were Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. These two leaders were almost complete opposites of each other in how they acted. One of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech, “I Have a Dream” had shown that passion and faith can restore the broken promises of America and its government. This was most likely due to how Dr. King grew up. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had grown up in a balanced, benevolent family with his father and grandfather who were part of the ministry. Martin Luther King Jr. was

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    like a vicious animal. Martin Luther King Jr. and, in modern times Ta-Nehisi Coates were able to shine the spotlight on the effects of racial prejudice. Both stood for equal rights and even though the rights were granted during King’s time, the problem of racism is still lingering. Coates writes a letter to his son titled Between the World and Me. Coates uses this letter as a way of advising his son of the things that he should be mindful of as an African American teen. King, on the other hand, wanted

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    the speech “I Have A Dream”, I think that the claim was meant for all negro’s whatever state they were from. The claim was mainly meant to inform a large group of people in difficult times. Martin Luther King was trying to let all the negro’s at the time that they were not be treated the same as other white people. Martin read in his speech that everyone should have “unalienable rights”, which was meant to be that everyone should be equal not have different rights than others. Martin didn't want

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    Martin Luther King Jr. On January,15,1929 in Atlanta, Georgia the most caring, strong, and brave man was born. This man was Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King Jr. was mainly famous for starting the civil rights movement and peace. Dr. King had an interesting life and he accomplished many things like the march from Selma to Montgomery, the Rosa Parks bus boycott, and he fought for political and economic change. Dr. King had a great childhood and a loving, supporting family, but

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    drive out hate; only love can do that.”(Martin Luther King Jr). When I was looking back at the civil right movement, Martin Luther King Jr was probably one of the best leaders that they could of had ever. He is one of the biggest influences in society today. Scene Martin Luther King was born he was told that white people and colored people were not treated the same. And he knew that people would not treat him the same as others. First of all “One day, Martin and his father went to buy some new shoes

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    Martin Luther King had a dream and that dream was that he wanted his people to not get segregated by their skin color or to be judged. He wanted blacks and whites to be equal and to treat each other with respect. He once had a speech and it was called “I Have A Dream” because like I said he wanted us to be equal and fair. But his dream now impacts the African Americans because now until this day they are free and not segregated and that dream that he once had it came true, and the only reason it

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    Topic: Martin Luther king jr. Thesis Statement: Martin Luther king jr. had a big impact on the Civil Rights Movement and on minorities. He had a great influence on American Society. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. His birth place is Atlanta, Georgia. Martin Luther King Jr. was the son of a Baptist Minister. Martin started to attend public school at the age of five years old. When Martin was around twelve years old, his grandmother passed away, the cause of death was because

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King did many great things to help give people freedom and better their lives. He risked his life for the rights of others and in the end he helped make one of the biggest changes in American history. In the civil rights era Martin Luther King brought together the country to fight for one cause. Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia (Biography.com). Atlanta had a big riot on race about 23 years before Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth

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    Throughout the history of America, immigrants have been arriving and searching for a better life in this country. America is perceived as the land were endless opportunities are available for anyone who wishes to come and live there. The utmost enlightenment of the American Dream and civil rights movement is the civil-rights activist name Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who vow to help make a dramatic change against racial segregation and social discrimination in America. During the time of his speech

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    In President Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”, November 19, 1863, and The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream”, August 28, 1963, speeches both speakers using the same words, some in repition, make use of the literary device allusion. The first speech is referenced by the second. Both speeches use of allusions help the speaker connect to the ideas and emotions of the crowd as they are an indirect and brief reference that is relatable, because they can be used as a comparison

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