Therefore, Doctor King critically implied individuals who recognize the faulty system, which is willingly presenting the next generation's future to the oppressor to ensure their current safety. ... "If the American Negro and other victims of oppression succumb to the temptation of using violence in the struggle for freedom, future generations will be the recipients of a desolate night of bitterness, and our chief legacy to them will be an endless reign of meaningless chaos. " This statement proposes if individual decide to undertake an aggression approach to promote equality and freedom,...

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He fought racial discrimination peacefully and sought to better his community for his family and his people as well as future generations. ... It helps you realize the potential and skills you have to offer and in order for your community to continue to grow, you have to be willing to give back to your community to be able to shape future generations. ...

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When all is said and done, true heroes are those who are strong despite hardships, willing to give up in order to make someone else feel better and serve as examples for future generations. ... You never know, future generations might just remember your birthday....

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This is important because African Americans believed that separate schools would not necessarily support equal education and development of skills for the future, unless blacks coexisted with whites. ... " I believe that the current generation is supportive of integration and they are not as concerned with race differences. ... This generation co-exists with past generations who have grown up with the idea of segregation and inequality for blacks and many races. ... I am hopeful that in the future, King's dream will live out to its full potential....

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For example the offended African people who were violently treated by British because of their black skin color which was continued from generation to generation. ... For example children that rose in violent families are more likely to abuse their children in the future. ... The violent chain reaction may continue for generations and ruin many lives. ...

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Reflection on Emerson and Thoreau After having read the works by Emerson and Thoreau, such as Self-Reliance or Civil Disobedience, many of the readers keep questioning the actual point of each work supported by so many repetitions and restatements. Indeed, these transcendent literary composition...

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During the 1960's civil rights protest took place. In particular two civil rights leaders stood out the mos,. Malcome X and Martian Luther King Jr. Although both fought for black freedom, each had different theories of getting it. Malcom X was born in Omaha, Nebraska 1925. While growing up M...

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech "I Have a Dream Today!" was given on August 28, 1963, when he shared his hopes and dreams for the unity of our nation. His speech was one 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...

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We can be the first generation to see a nation and a world be without racial bigotry, gender bias, age discrimination and religious intolerance. ... The future is waiting for us to build an environment of peace, understanding, and acceptance. ...

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Political organizations can serve as catalysts for one's beliefs; our generation comes from a proud line of activists: from the civil rights movement to the Vietnam draft protests, when the status quo tastes wrong to us, we mobilize. ... There is no dispute as to whether or not the United States will be featured prominently in the history books of the future. ...

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"Strong Writing from an Even Stronger Man" Martin Luther King Jr's letter from Birmingham jail has proven to be a perfect example of effective and persuasive writing. There are many techniques which he used including: repetition of important and sometimes disturbing statements, including issu...

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Political organizations can serve as catalysts for one's beliefs; our generation comes from a proud line of activists: from the civil rights movement to the Vietnam draft protests, when the status quo tastes wrong to us, we mobilize. ... There is no dispute as to whether or not the United States will be featured prominently in the history books of the future. ...

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Political organizations can serve as catalysts for one's beliefs; our generation comes from a proud line of activists: from the civil rights movement to the Vietnam draft protests, when the status quo tastes wrong to us, we mobilize. ... There is no dispute as to whether or not the United States will be featured prominently in the history books of the future. ...

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Political organizations can serve as catalysts for one's beliefs; our generation comes from a proud line of activists: from the civil rights movement to the Vietnam draft protests, when the status quo tastes wrong to us, we mobilize. ... There is no dispute as to whether or not the United States will be featured prominently in the history books of the future. ...

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Although both of them would collide when it came to their ideologies, and suggestions on what the African American communities should do to overcome the tyranny of oppression that came about from the racial resentment in America and an unjust system; they both aimed for the same ambitions: Racial integration, equality, and building a sustainable, and accepting society were future generations of African Americans can live in peace without discrimination and contribute to society, where they can fully function and operate as equals to those of light skin, both financially and socially. ...

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The Greek tragedy, Antigone, composed by Sophocles, illustrates the fight of a courageous young girl struggling to justify the burial of her brother. Although Creon, the powerful King of Thebes has established a law prohibiting the burial of Polynices, his sister, Antigone ignores his decree and ...

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The famous Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, "It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen." Throughout American history there have been good, well intentioned people, that have not been perceived as good citizens because they broke the law for what they believed was a ju...

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If you succumb to the temptation of using violence in your struggle, unborn generations will be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness, and your chief legacy to the future will be an endless reign of meaningless chaos"(Autobiography 132)....

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Intro The civil rights movement was during times in which both men and women were being discriminated by the way they looked and what color they were. Milestones in this movement spans from 1954, when the supreme court unanimously agreed that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional, to w...

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For the danger and the weakness of this method is futility [A]s the Negro and colored peoples all over the world struggle for freedom, if they succumb to the temptation of using violence in their struggle, unborn generations will be there recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness, and our chief legacy to the future will be an endless reign of meaningless chaos. ... It seems to me that this is the only way as our eyes look to the future We must discover the power of love, the power, the redemptive power of love. ...

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Some people are born to be certain things in life. Some are born to be doctors, some are born to be lawyers, some perhaps engineers or teachers. Some altogether different like Martin Luther King Jr. are born to be revolutionary leaders. Destined to fill the void of support for a race of people, who ...

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One of the most noted turning points in American History is the Civil Rights Movement. Almost every aspect of this country today, would not be the same if it was not for the African American leaders that stood up in their communities during the mid 1900's and preached words of a United States that was free from oppression against people of color. These leaders were fearless, dedicated, well-spoken men who advocated African American strength and pride, as well as the unthinkable acts that were made against people of color during their time. Two main groups of the Civil Rights movement were...

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Civil Rights Movement African Americans have overcome many struggles as well as obstacles in the early years which have still not been terminated. African Americans have fought for freedom from enslavement, the right to earn a living, have land and a job, have equal justice, good quality educat...

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Looking in the future optimistically, he combined protest, accommodation, and self-help, hoping that the black community could reach an end of segregation through non-violence and self-confidence. ...

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