ok this is my first semester in college and i have a job and go to school full time on top of it all i have to take care of daily houshold chores
also i have REALLY REALLY BAD WRITING SKILLS i make way to many grammer error
Ok here is my essay for my final its not done but its part of it i was hopeing you could look over it and just look it over even if you don't read all of it any bit would help
the essay is on Letter from birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King and Message to the grassroot by malcolm x and other readings but this is what i have so far and how they are about standing up for yourself
Standing up for yourself is one of the many themes in Dr. Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. This letter was very powerful and later led to inspire many actions to achieve equality. Message to the grass roots by Malcolm X, From Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, and The transformation of silence into language and action by Audre Lorde support this theme in the Letter from Birmingham Jail.
Dr. Martin Luther King wrote this letter in response to a fellow clergymen’s letter sating that breaking the law is not how to achieve equality also saying that this was not Dr. Martin Luther King’s place to be speaking up. King writes this letter in hope to end racism and prejudice. King goes on to answer the clergymen in his remark that king was an outsider and this was not his place. King states in his second paragraph that he is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in ever southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Also not to state that he was an African American and these unjust laws applied to him much as it did to his fellow southern. Dr. Martin Luther King goes on to show the clergymen the unjust laws and how he feels he is not obligated to obey them. King goes on to state that he believes that segregation laws were unjust because African American lives below the standards given to them by the Constitution. This I believe reflected King’s belief that all people should be equal. In Kings Letter he clearly states his views and beliefs to not only stand up for himself but stand up for the equality and justice for all. His actions also show his commitment to his belief.
King latter goes on to state how he was going to achieve his goal. He sates that he will be doing it in an non violent manner which was influenced by Mahatma Ghandi. He also says that this will be done in a well thought out civilized manner. Next he begins to show them some of the actions that the police force took, such as letting dogs loose on the people and their treatment of the people. He states that he saw the dogs sinking their teeth into unarmed, nonviolent Negroes. He has also observed their inhumane treatment of Negroes in the city jail, how the police force push and kick old Negro man and young boys. They refused the give them food because they wanted to sing their grace together. This was inhumane and unjust. King states facts to back him in what he believes and to get justice for himself.
Although Malcolm X what had the same goals as Dr. Martin Luther King his views and ideas were the furthest from Kings. Malcolm x states his views on how to stand up for himself and the just of the African Americans in Message to the grassroots. Malcolm X’s and Kings views were very different in that Malcolm states in his speech that people like King were “Uncle Toms” and though they were traitors to their race. Malcolm makes a clear statement that he believes that African Americans have a right to self defense. He also agrees that there should be a call foe a revolution but he disagrees that there can not be a non-violent revolution. He then goes on to say that all blacks need to unite against a common enemy which is the white man. Not only does the black man need to go against the whites but also dose every other man. This he backs up with facts about the revolution against colonial rule through out Africa where the rulers were white Europeans. He also mentions the revolutions in the Middle East, Asia witch were also against white Europeans. Another view that Malcolm had was that blacks should not integrate with whites, but they should build a separate nation. “There is nothing in our book, the Koran, that teaches us to suffer peacefully. Our religion teaches us to be intelligent. Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. That’s a good religion.” This quote backs up Malcolm’s views of being able to stand up for yourself and doing so in a violent manner. Both Malcolm and King have a similar goal of achieving equality but both have very different views.
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Here, I've gone through it and made some changes!
"Standing up for yourself" is one of the many themes in Dr. Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. This letter was very powerful, and later led to inspire many people to take actions toward achieving equality. [EDIT: UNDERLINE THESE TITLES (not the author;s names) and capitalize the words I did-->]Message to the Grass Roots by Malcolm X, From Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, and The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action by Audre Lorde are are all works which support this theme found in the "Letter from Birmingham Jail".
Dr. King wrote this letter in response to a fellow clergymen’s letter, which stated that breaking the law is not how to achieve equality. It also stated that it was not Dr. King’s place to be speaking up on this matter. King wrote this letter in the hope of ending racism and prejudice in America, and around the world. King goes on to answer the clergymen in his remark that King was an outsider, and that this was not his place. Additionally, King states in his second paragraph that he is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every southern state, with its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Furthermore, King said advised not to state that he was an African American, and that these unjust laws applied to him as much as it did to his fellow southerner. Dr. Martin Luther King goes on to show the clergymen the unjust laws and how he feels he is not obligated to obey them. King goes on to state that he believes that segregation laws were unjust because African Americans live below the standards given to them by the Constitution. This, I believe, reflected King’s belief that all people should be equal. In King's Letter, he clearly states his views and beliefs to not only stand up for himself, but also to stand up for equality and justice for all. His actions also show his commitment to his belief. [EDIT: state his belief here]
King later goes on to tell how he was going to achieve his goal. He states that he will be doing it in a non-violent manner which was influenced by Mahatma Ghandi. He also says that this will be done in a well-thought-out, civilized manner. Next, he begins to show them some of the actions that the police force took, such as letting dogs loose on the people and their harsh treatment of the people. Dr. King states that he saw the dogs sinking their teeth into unarmed, nonviolent Negroes. He has also observed the inhumane treatment of Negroes in the city jail, how the police force pushed and kicked old ***** man and young boys. They refused the give them food because they wanted to sing their grace together. This was inhumane and unjust. King states facts to back himself in what he believes and to get justice for himself.
Although Malcolm X what had the same goals as Dr. Martin Luther King, his views and ideas were very far from Kings. Malcolm X states his views on how to stand up for himself and the just of the African Americans in [EDIT: underline this again] Message to the Grassroots. Malcolm X’s and King's views were very different, in that Malcolm X states in his speech that people like King were “Uncle Toms” and speak as though they were traitors to their race. Malcolm X makes a clear statement how he believes that African Americans have a right to self defense. He also agrees that there should be a call for a revolution, but he disagrees that there cannot be a non-violent revolution; rather, drastic action needed to be taken. He then goes on to say that all blacks need to unite against a common enemy, which is the "white man". Not only does the "black man" need to go against the whites but so also does every other man. He backs up his argument with facts about the revolution against colonial rule throughout Africa, where the rulers were white Europeans. He also mentions the revolutions in the Middle East and Asia, which were also against white Europeans.
Another view that Malcolm had was that blacks should not integrate with whites, but they should instead build a separate nation. “There is nothing in our book, the Koran, that teaches us to suffer peacefully. Our religion teaches us to be intelligent. Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. That’s a good religion.” This quote backs up Malcolm’s views of being able to stand up for yourself –and doing so in a violent manner. Both Malcolm and King have a similar goal of achieving equality, but both have very different views.
