Week #3 Discussions: Internal and External Double Victories This week as we’re celebrating the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and reading all about Double Victories, both at home in the US and abroad, consider what a double victory would mean to/for us personally in this moment. Select a title that frames and […]
Write a short oral history project involving data collection, analysis, and presentation. Choose a particular event in African-American history between 1920 and 2020 that is particularly memorable.
HISTORY PROJECT For this paper, you will be engaging in a short oral history project involving data collection, analysis, and presentation. Each student will choose a particular event in African-American history between 1920 and 2020 that is particularly memorable. Choosing an obscure topic can often result in a more fascinating, and paradoxically, easier-to-write paper. But […]
In the 3rd Dialogue, “The Crito,” what reasons does Crito offer to convince Socrates to escape with him?
The Trial and Death of Socrates (1) In Plato’s 1st Dialogue of The Trial and Death of Socrates, Socrates questions Euthyphro and his understanding of the nature of Piety and righteousness. What makes Euthyphro so confident that he knows what it means to be “Pious?” If he does really “know,” why won’t Socrates accept any […]
With this in mind, write an essay analyzing the judicial intersection of civil rights and civil liberties.
The Quest for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. As you read in the discussion introduction, civil liberties and civil rights are salient rights enshrined by the U.S. Constitution, subsequent congressional legislation, executive actions, and judicial decisions. Whereas many times civil liberties and […]
After listening to King’s speech, write a 2 to 3 page, double-spaced, rhetorical analysis of King’s use of the appeals (in MLA format).
Analyzing Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1964 London Speech After listening to King’s speech, and reading the transcript, write a 2 to 3 page, double-spaced, rhetorical analysis of King’s use of the appeals (in MLA format). This rhetorical analysis should show an understanding of your reading of Chapter 6. Focus on ideas and expression. Focus on […]
In a Six page paper discuss about the fear, grief, and hopes of Dr. Martin Luther King.
The Other America Discipline might be Religion or Political Science. In a Six page paper discuss about the fear, grief, and hopes of Dr. Martin Luther King. Use Dr. King The Other America jeremiad speech (which can be found online). Tie his speech into the event that happened January 6th insurrection on the United States […]
Do you think that the tactics and strategies that civil rights activists used in the 1960s would apply to today’s racial and ethnic conflicts?
Textbook: Chapter 28, 29, 30 Option 2: The Civil Rights Movement Using the Internet, locate and read Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech given in Washington D.C., August 1963. Copy and paste the following keywords into your Google search bar: “I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr.” Feel free also […]
Explain if the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the nation. What effect would the Civil Rights Acts have across the continent on minority groups?
The Civil Rights Movement Using the Internet, locate and read Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech given in Washington D.C., August 1963. Copy and paste the following keywords into your Google search bar: “I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr.” Feel free also to locate and incorporate additional scholarly sources […]
Highlight the book analysis: ‘Creating a World without Poverty’, by Muhammad Yunus
Book Analysis: Creating a World without Poverty by Muhammad Yunus The most influential people in the world are not those who discovered major and mega project or those who were wealthy and conquered territories but those who transformed the lives of the people who had no future. Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi […]
Explain how the Freedom Rides, the Birmingham Campaign, and the Selma-to Montgomery march became a crucial turning points in the civil rights struggles of the 1960s
Using chapters 19-21, respond to the following questions: 1. What factors explain the growing tensions between SNCC and SCLC and the increasing criticisms of Martin Luther King, Jr. by SNCC workers? 2. Explain how the Freedom Rides, the Birmingham Campaign, and the Selma-to Montgomery march became a crucial turning points in the civil rights struggles […]