Martin Luther King did many things that were "big deals." He bent a nation's opinion through complete devotion to a cause, he made himself a legend, and finally he gave himself power to better mankind. King's devotion to a just cause formed a harder work ethic for people in years to come. King made himself the embodiment of hard work, dedication, peace, justice, love, and much more.
King's letter from Birmingham jail shows how hard he must have worked to build up such an abundance of knowledge. King had no editing or outside sources and he composed a perfectly written letter with many Quotes from historical figures that were perfectly presented in his paper. King made his obvious abundance of knowledge known without making it difficult for the common man to understand. He had as much or more knowledge than most scholars in history, yet he wrote for common people. King's abundance of knowledge and modesty in writing helped mold him into a symbol that gave him great power.
His idea of treating every person like he was your brother keyed off his power to change the world. This idea of brotherly love tells a person (black, white, latino, or anything else) that you should treat your fellow man with the upmost love and respect. King advocated so much power in society from this theory. This theory inspired a peaceful civil rights movement. Peace was actually a much stronger weapon than violence. When a white Alabama police officer beat a black person to a bloody pulp, the peace movement gained more power. This showed people the brutality of humans. Through that brutality the peace movement gained strength and inspired more people to fight. This showed that the fight for peace was much stronger than any violent fight a person could produce.
Finally, at one point in King's "letter from Birmingham jail" he talks about being a radical. At first, being a radical sounded bad to him. Then King realized that some of the greatest people in history were radicals. These great people were not radically violent; but radicals for love. King sought and found his power through love of all. King's persistance and dedication to the bettering of mankind gave power to change the minds of a nation.
4 comments:
your violence vs peace paragraph is good
deWITT
Your Martin Luther King Jr's essay was very good. You gave well thought out descriptions of what he accomplished and you gave quotes from the paper to assist your proven points. Well done ;-)
good day, sir. this is a delightful piece of literature. very well done, if i do say so myself
DE WITT...i thought your post was g.
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