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    Martin Luther King Jr. is a very historical person in American history. He was a minority that strived for equality amongst all human beings; no matter the color of the person or their religious background. People throughout American history have always had their differences, but he was able to bring people together and bring down barriers that rested upon human society. Martin Luther King Jr. in his speech “I Have a Dream”, states on how people need to come together and looks pass the color of someone’s

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    Martin Luther King, Jr. “I have a dream...” Speech “On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a speech to a massive group of civil rights marchers gathered around the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought together the nation’s most prominent civil rights leaders, along with tens of thousands of marchers, to press the United States government for equality.” (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.) This speech was for everyone;

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    know that African-Americans compose 40% of the prison population, because of racism, white people commit the same crime and are excused for it (Ben and Jerry’s)? However, I will be informing you about how we can fix this and how we can make Martin Luther King Jr's I have a dream speech come to life. As Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s showed us in his life work to eliminate racism, we can act to bring peacefully demonstrate a love for humanity. Three actions we can take to eliminate the violence

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    THE AMERICA I BELIEVE IN by:Corey Pearson Date:october 24, 2016 “I have a dream” it’s something Martin Luther King Jr. once said. What does he mean by that? Like he means that we all have dreams and that means dreams for America! The America I believe in is our constitution is good because you can have any religion belief. You also have freedom and rights but their is laws. And we celebrate tons of holidays such as Christmas,Halloween,Thanksgiving, and many more! How you could fix America

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    On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King was joined with 250,000 people for his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington. It was one of the greatest assembling of people in human history and Dr. King executed it perfectly. With only words in his hands, he convinced all of angry African-Americans to think critically. It is like he had a superpower to convince anyone with only his words. Even if it was someone who disagreed with him, he always managed to find a common ground and that was sometimes our human

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    I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."(Martin Luther King Jr, 1963). This statement came from Martin Luther King Jr’s famous speech ‘I have a dream’. As one of the most powerful weapons contributing to the civil rights movement led by King, it motivated more people to fight hard for human rights. However, what is the human right? Not everyone can give an explicit definition

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    40% of the prison population, because of racism because approximately all the time white people commit the same crime and are excused for it (Ben and Jerry’s)? However, I will be informing you about how we can fix this and how we can make Martin Luther King Jr's I have a dream speech come to alive. As Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s showed us in his life work to eliminate racism, we can act to bring peacefully demonstrate a love for humanity. Three actions we can take to eliminate the violence

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    a discussion or during your essay. Read the following excerpt from “I Have a Dream,” by Martin Luther King Jr. 3-5 times. Each time, think more and more of the details that MLK provides and focus on what he means when he speaks the words. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. When you use the close reading strategy, you are slowing down

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    Professor Beshwate English 1A 9/27/17 Two Perspectives of the Same Problem in America: Social Inequality Two men of faith who had tremendous power in what they said and believed could move and motivate the masses with their words. Martin Luther King Jr’s, “I Have a Dream” Speech which will be remembered history as one of the most memorable speeches in American that called for the urgency in the lack of equality and broken promises of African Americans by the American government. Malcolm X’s, God’s

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    Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist. He is most well known for his “I Have A Dream…” speech, which was spoken at the “March on Washington” on August 28, 1963. This speech is one of the most well known speeches in history, and will forever be remembered. The point of this speech was to help put an end to racism. King starts out with talking about some history, bringing up the Emancipation Proclamation and a few other events. He also talks about the dreams he envisions for his children

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