MLK
King "I Have a Dream"

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech is one of the most famous oratories in American history. The speech is delivered during the heart of the Civil ights Movement, during a labor rights march in Washington D.C. In which millions of Americans were beginning to realize how fractured their country was, and how injustice and inequity were tearing it apart along an artificial racial divide. King states, "It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality."[footnoteef:1] [1: King, Martin Luther Jr. "I Have a Dream."]

To inspire his audience, King uses a series of impassioned arguments that hearken to the heart of what it means to be an American. Quoting from the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of…...

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References

Hogan, Michael J. "Blueprint for Recovery." Retrieved online:  http://usa.usembassy.de/etexts/marshall/pam-blu.htm 

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "I Have a Dream." Retrieved online: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

The famous speech by Martin King Luther Jr. “I Have a Dream” is deemed as one of the most captivating and moving speeches that were ever given by MKL Jr. in his lifetime. This speech was given to mark the epitome of the civil rights march at Lincoln memorial in Washington DC in 1963. The audient to whom MKL Jr. was giving the speech was a multitude of civil rights movement members from all over the USA, ordinary people, dignitaries and people from different racial backgrounds. The outstanding purpose of the speech was to further the position of the civil rights movement on the issue of racial discrimination and alienation of the black as well as the blatant breach of the human rights of the blacks that was taking place in the USA at that moment in history. It was also a speech meant to send a strong signal that…...

" And that "it would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment."
The march on Washington and his well-known speech, delivered on the steps of Lincoln Memorial, was a way of keeping up pressure for federal civil rights legislation. This famous speech affected the crowd of approximately 250,000 civil rights supporters who attended the March on Washington, but it has also affected millions of lives, because it was an important contributory factor in changing the image of civil rights and, in the same time, in changing the whole American system.

Martin Luther King, Jr. hoped that that he will make "freedom ring" and for this reason he led the civil-rights movement in America; his speeches and his actions determined the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibited discrimination for reason of color, race, religion, national origin or sex. Without fail, Martin Luther King remains…...

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Bibliography

Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream." 8 March 2007. http://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

Martin Luther King, Jr." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 6 March 2007..8 March 2007  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr .

Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream." 8 March 2007 http://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

Dream: I become a business consultant in a company that specializes in developing marketing strategies for cosmetics products.
• My Life Role: College student

• My Long-Term Goals in This Role:

I earn an associate of arts (A.A.) degree by June 2012.

I earn a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree by June 2014.

I participate in a two-month business internship in an advertising company in the summer of 2014.

I earn a master of business administration (MBA) degree by June 2016.

I publish a scholarly business journal article by the time I earn my master's degree.

• My Short-Term Goals in This Role: (this semester)

I achieve an A in my English 1, Counseling, Introduction to Business, and Business Law classes by May 12.

I complete a research paper about the importance of marketing strategies for my introductory business class by April 14.

I discuss the findings of my paper with my family over skype and explain them why I…...

Transferring and Objectives You Hope to Achieve:
Since my ultimate career goal is to gain the knowledge, experience and qualifying skills to be hired by a flourishing corporation in their finance department -- eventually following in my mother's footsteps as a chief financial officer -- I am eager to transfer from Pepperdine to the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

The Marshall School of Business consistently rates high according to the ranking by U.S. News & World Report -- and by BusinessWeek, Bloomberg's respected publication -- and the business school's undergraduate accounting program, which I am also very interested in, has high ratings as well. My desire to get an education in finance first led me from Pennsylvania to the University of Pacific, and thereafter to Pepperdine University.

But after a semester at Pepperdine, I know I need a stronger challenge in a university with leading edge educational…...

With the passage of time, Walker's 23 products attracted annual gross earnings as high as $276,000 (1917) and her business employed around 3,000 employees most of whom were females. (Latham, 1993; Nelson, 1987).
In a short time Madame Walker had more customers she could accommodate. She set up a shop, trained other women to assist her, and soon founded a school from which graduates received diploma permitting them to operate shops of their own, using the ' Walker system'; always, however, with the solemn admonition not to call themselves 'hair straighteners.' They were crisply told to use the title 'hair culturist' or 'scalp specialist.' All necessary metal implements and ointments were purchased from Madame Walker, and so profitable was the sale of equipment and the return from tuitions that her yearly payroll mounted to more than two hundred thousand dollars. The dekinking process developed into a sizable industry, soon found…...

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References

Roi Ottley - author, John O'Hara Cosgrave II, - illustrator, New World A-Coming. Inside Black America.. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston. 1943.

Bundles A. (1992), Madam C.J. Walker (New York: Chelsea House);

Latham C. (1993), Madam C.J. Walker (1867- 1919) Collection (1910- 1980): Historical Sketch, Indiana Historical Society

Madame C.J. Walker (Sarah Breedlove McWilliams Walker): Inventor, Businesswoman" (1997),

Living Out a Dream
To Live Out a Dream

I was a boy who loved to read, write, and daydream. Everyday I cherished going to school and my mother never had a hard time waking me up because I knew that one day I would be able to take care of her and my family. My father passed away when I was 12 and he would always tell me that a smart man will opt to use with his brain before his back, and that I could do anything I put my mind to. He was a strong believer in these notions and in my ability, the oldest of 4 children.

It all began when I was 15 years old. Having no option, I needed to work. Everyday after school I would run home and do the necessary chores so my mother would not have to worry. After, I would ride my bicycle…...

student, degree Health Adminstration. I worked a health care staffing supervisor 10 years. personal experience incorporated paper fact husband sickle cell anemia I cared 20 years.
I have always been drawn to helping people, both in my life and in my career pursuits. In planning the next phase of my life, I wanted to follow a path which would allow me to better the lives of others while also learning new things every day. I have come to realize that nursing is the profession that suits me best because of my interests, my experience, and my goals.

A degree in nursing would be the second degree that I have pursued. My first degree was in Health Administration. I chose to study that field because I knew that I wanted to work in a health care setting, where my actions would be at least indirectly responsible for aiding in the well-being of…...

Yes, I am a student, but I am also a rarity in the academic genre: I am a working journalist, which means editors pay me to do things I absolutely love -- reporting on sporting events, sports teams, and individuals involved in sports. That includes coaches, managers, fans -- even peanut and soft drink vendors at baseball games.
Of course my repertoire also includes interviewing outstanding athletes as well as those who struggle mightily but on that one day when they do reach their nirvana, it becomes a priceless, magical moment in their lives.

Am I an expert? Technically, to answer that question you would have to ask those who read my stories or the editors I provide copy to. But actually I am very sure of myself and certain of my skills; to wit, I know the ethics and logistics of sports reporting, so I will claim expertise based on…...

Throughout the play, Willy longs for the wealth, privilege, and equality the America was alleged to have been built upon until he can no longer deny that the promises of the American dream are just an illusion. While this is without a doubt a scathing critique of capitalism, at the same time, the play seems to be trying to show that nothing is truly real and once you remove all of the 'bells and whistles.' In other words, 'real' people, just like the American dream, are a myth. No one is immune to putting on a 'front' for other people, but when the opinions of others dictate your life and your decisions, this is when the human soul begins to deteriorate. Willy Loman is the characterization of this corrosion.
The death of the American Dream portrayed in the play, as well as the constant comparisons between the rich and the…...

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References

Bloom, H. (1991) Willy Loman. New York: Chelsea House

Miller, a. (1998), Death of a salesman, New York: Penguin Books

Novick, J. (2003) Death of a salesman: Deracination and its discontents. American Jewish History 91(1), 97-107

Sir or Madam
Currently, I am a senior studying Criminal Justice at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. I am interested in applying for admission with aspirations of attending MSLAW because I believe with my training and academic background, I will bring energy that will propel me to succeed in law education. For me, pursuing a legal education is not a terminal accomplishment, nor will obtaining a legal degree quench this ongoing thirst for knowledge that I have always had. Attending an institution such as MSLAW with its affordable law education training, it makes that dream even more possible.

All my life, I have always put civic duty first. From helping neighbors with snow shoveling to serving in the Massachusetts National Guard when I felt my duty was to serve in a broader cause, I have always possessed a firm sense of civic duty to the point of action. I served…...

Personal Statement
Thank you in advance for your consideration of the personal statement of a young person who is talented in music and the arts and has a passion to learn the business side of life. I have a story to tell about how I moved from uncertainty and resentment to a sense of youthful maturity, and how with these 18 years behind me I have a perspective that focuses in on my future, which I know will be bright and productive. I deeply appreciate you listening to what I have to present in this essay.

Growing up without a father is not a unique challenge. I'm sure millions of children have faced that issue; but I was an only child at the age of 4 when my parents split up, so without siblings I sometimes struggled. Anger was my response to many of the times when I needed an older brother…...

Dreaming argument & Pragmatism
Dreaming

The Blumenfelds' argument in regards to dreaming is essentially that since we have dreams that resemble real life experiences, we cannot be certain that at this moment we are not dreaming, given that the character of our experience does not always alert us to the fact that we are in a dream state. Austen's objection to this is that simply being able to say that dreams have a 'real life' quality presumes that one knows what real life is, as distinguishable from dreams. Austen demands that there must be a particular reason to distrust one's senses and think that one is dreaming (Slides 15-16). "It is possible to recognize cases of deception only if there is a background of general non-deception" (Slide 17).

For a Pyrrhonian Skeptic, one must remain in a continual state of doubt. However, the Blumenfelds' argument suggests doubts in the ability for any appearance…...

Nickel and Dream
People who are born or raised in the United States share unique character traits because of the American culture. Because this is considered a land of freedom and opportunity there are rights and gifts that are promised to each citizen. The American Dream is the unique idea that anyone who is willing to work hard can come from nothing and achieve their life's goals and ambitions so long as they live in America. Anyone, no matter how low class their level of birth, can succeed and have all the material possessions, money, and related power that they want as long as they are willing to put in the effort to achieve it. It is a promise which is two-sided because it requires the American to reach out for what the nation is holding above their head. In response to this ideology, many American authors have taken it upon…...

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Works Cited:

Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America. New York:

Metropolitan, 2001. Print.

King, Martin Luther. "I Have a Dream." 1963. Print.

Vision for Society: A Just Society
The Vision: A Just Society

It is a moral duty for those in immigration department to ensure that immigrants get free English classes to help them promote their own life. In AACA, there are rules that do not allow employees to help immigrants. For instance, reading letters for immigrants who cannot read and understand English is not a responsibility of AACA staff. In this regard, clients end up going back with unsolved problems because AACA staffs are not obliged to assist them. Although such acts do not form part of the organization's duty, helping these immigrants read bills and solve their problems is a moral duty that calls for commonsense. Commonsensical thoughts from Kant's point-of-view begin with the idea that what is good; is a good will. The thought of good will is a noteworthy reasonable decisive factor that Kant employs all through his work. What…...

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References

Foucault, M. (2012). Discipline & Punishment. London: Knopf Doubleday Publishing

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Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed: 30th anniversary edition. London:

Continuum International Publishing Group.

Selecting Essay Topics Covering English: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction
Essay writing is an integral part of English studies, allowing students to showcase their analytical, critical thinking, and writing abilities. Choosing the right topic is crucial for producing an effective essay. This guide provides comprehensive guidance on selecting essay topics that effectively cover various aspects of English.

Types of English Essays
Before selecting a topic, it is essential to understand the different types of English essays:

Argumentative: Presents a persuasive argument supported by evidence and analysis.
Analytical: Examines a text or idea, breaking it down into its components and discussing its significance.
Comparative: Compares and....

Harnessing the Power of Persuasive Speech for Societal Change

Persuasive speech possesses an extraordinary capacity to shape hearts, minds, and actions, making it a potent force for driving change and fostering impact in society. By skillfully crafting and delivering compelling arguments, individuals can harness the power of language to inspire, motivate, and mobilize audiences towards meaningful action.

1. Establishing Credibility and Building Trust:

Effective persuasion begins with establishing credibility and building trust with the audience. Speakers must demonstrate their expertise, authenticity, and passion for the topic they advocate. By presenting well-researched information, acknowledging opposing viewpoints, and using transparent and ethical language, speakers can....

The Power of Words: Inspiring and Motivating Others through Persuasive Speech

In the realm of persuasive rhetoric, the power of words transcends mere communication. They hold the capacity to ignite flames of inspiration, kindle sparks of motivation, and propel individuals towards actions that shape their lives and the world around them. To harness this potency effectively, orators must carefully craft their speech, employing strategic language that resonates with the deepest aspirations and values of their audience.

1. Evoke Emotional Connection:

Words possess the ability to stir emotions, creating a visceral connection between the speaker and the listener. Passionate language, vivid imagery, and personal....

The Pivotal Event that Ignited the Civil Rights Movement: The Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Civil Rights Movement, a pivotal era in American history, was marked by transformative events that challenged racial inequality and discrimination. Among these events, the Montgomery Bus Boycott stands as a watershed moment, sparking a wave of activism and resistance that reshaped the nation.

December 1, 1955: The Spark Ignites

On a cold December evening in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American seamstress, boarded a city bus. As the bus filled up, a white passenger demanded that Parks surrender her seat to him. In accordance with the city's....