... of the most influential speeches of our time. King's speech "I Have a Dream Today!" clearly express's his various ideas of how he believed that white people should treat people of color with equality. He wanted people of color and white people to have equal opportunities to grow together, be able to go to school together, eat in the same restaurants and drink at same water fountains. With the intention of ... everyone, regardless of there color they should have the freedom of speech and the same opportunities as one another. I myself do not believe that Martin Luther King Jr's dreams ha...

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... what they believe. Antigone can be a hero because she won't let evil prevail. She stands up for justice even though she knows this is disobeying the laws of the land. When Creon passes a law that he believes is right but yet goes against what the gods wish, she can not abide by it. She ... through the same trials that Antigone had to endure. He was ridiculed for believing in something that he thought was right in his eyes. People always are scared of something new. Socrates was an envisionarist who could see the truth when no one else could. For standing up for what he believed in, he be...

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... on life. He was locked up for robbery. In prison sometime latter he always knew that the treatment of blacks was criminal injustice. While in prison he was introduced to a black version of Muslim religion. It was sort of an initiation to manhood and becoming responsible for his actions. Also while he was in prison Malcom copied ... them names or saying here have this job because your black. He wanted the black children to grow up with work ethics not just handouts because of there skin color. Malcom was not just talk. With his money that he made at his job he set up communities like musl...

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... mostly by her grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Her childhood experiences, which included rape at eight years old and a period of muteness, inspired her famous work, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", which was written in 1970. She is best ... known for her autobiographical books: All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986), The Heart of a Woman (1981), Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976), Gather Together in My Name (1974), and ... Don't You Sing? (1983), Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975), and Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971)...

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