On Monday, January 19 we are remembering the life and
teaching of Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the United States. While we each may enjoy a day off of school,
we do not want to lose the purpose of commemorating his life and his impact on
the United States and the world by taking the day for granted.
Martin Luther was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son, grandson, and great grandson
of Baptist ministers. While he initially
was reluctant to accept his inherited occupation, during his time at Morehouse
College, Dr. King began to learn how to use his devout Christian beliefs and
his natural ability to gather people to promote the ideas of social change.
As his life continued, he actively engaged in the promoting
the civil rights of African Americans and the social changes so long
overdue. While the civil war ended
nearly 100 years prior to Dr. King, it was not until the 1960’s that America
began to recognize the equality of African Americans.
The teachings of Martin Luther King are as relevant today as
they were 40 years ago. Even though we
have taken great strides as a country, we still hear and see acts of prejudice
and bigotry in our society. While we
strive for equality and tolerance, we know there is still hate in the
world. Dr. King would encourage us to seek
out acts of hate and intolerance in the world and find peaceful solutions to
promote the human spirit.
In addition to Monday being a day for remembrance, it should
also be a day of action. A day dedicated
to doing something to promote humanity and discourage intolerance.
The following is a link to the King Center. The website includes many interesting and
thought provoking ideas, including a biography of Dr. King and the history of
the holiday.
What do you think Dr. King would think of our world today
and the changes the country has undergone?
Can you think of situations in our world today where intolerance and
prejudice exist? What actions are you
willing to take to promote the human spirit and the ideas of tolerance,
acceptance and forgiveness?
I think that Dr. King would be very pleased with the changes made in the US today. Now, everyone has equal rights, and we even have an African American president currently in office. But, while we had made many improvements, we have not completely abolished racism in the United States. We are so close, but we cannot stop until we are all the way there. Take, for example, the shooting of Micheal Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Now, I'm not saying that the shooting was an act of racism, but that fact that the country was completely outraged and claiming that it was an act of racism just proves that this is still so raw to us. Americans love their rights, and if someone does something that they feel violates their rights, they freak out. And people are especially sensitive about racism. What we need to do to move on from this is except the fact that we have gotten rid of all segregated laws, and while it is okay for people to feel strongly about their rights, we should not accuse others of being guilty of something they are not. In order to promote the human spirit and acceptance to others, I would do anything. If I truly felt that someone's rights were being violated, I would speak up. But the same thing goes either way. Take Ferguson, for example. Many people marched because they thought Micheal Brown was murdered. They asked themselves, "Is Micheal Brown innocent?" and they said yes. But the same can go the other way if you ask yourself, "Is Officer Wilson innocent?" There are always two sides of a story, and you must decide if the side you are on is the right one. I would do anything for something I believe in, but you must be absolutely positive that it is really what you want. I think Dr. King would be proud of our progress, but we cannot stop now. We must continue to stand up for what we truly believe in, just like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
ReplyDeleteI think that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would be pleased with the changes regarding what he was fighting for, but I think that there are many things that would greatly bother him that go on today. In this day and age, we have new controversial topics, which are just as wrong as racism. Additionally, racism has not been completely abolished! There are still many people- black and white- who are racist in today's society.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that came to my mind regarding the second question was the current stand-off in France. Muslim extremists believe that it's their way or the highway, and they will stop at nothing to kill anyone who doesn't believe in their religion. This is insulting, and a definite form of prejudice and intolerance. I believe that the world needs to come out as a whole and condemn what has been done by these terrorist organizations. The acts of horror and travesty will only continue to escalate unless the world puts a stop to it RIGHT NOW!!!
I am mainly going to advocate the virtues listed above by attempting to be a positive role model and leader, and represent these traits through my actions. Additionally, if I see something that I believe to not be right when it could have been prevented, I will speak out against their actions, and try to expose them to a different viewpoint so we can lead to a peaceful world.
In your second paragraph, it's not a case of people believing/not believing; the paper was making fun of their religion and saying bad things and joking in a negative way. It's the equivalent of someone putting offensive pictures of Jesus on the internet.
DeleteI think that there was already a lot of preexistent controversy over the magazine, because they did make jokes about many different religions and races which can be very offensive to people. The only difference in this case was that the extremist groups took it upon themselves to try to control what people say, and that is the real issue. We have freedom of speech for a reason-to regulate our world and keep it healthy.
DeleteSo though you are right that it could definitely be offensive to some people, we still have to right to speak freely without necessarily having to worry about being killed for having opinions.
Yes. That's what I meant.
DeleteYou do need to understand that offensive pictures of Jesus are put on the internet every day. Does that give you the right to kill that person? No, it doesn't. While it is wrong, it doesn't justify murdering an individual, which is what is being done. While the material is and can be offensive, there are other ways to voice your disapproval that result in positive changes, but murdering someone doesn't do anything for you, or for anyone else.
DeleteMartin Luther King Jr. was a great man. He did many things for our country. He fought for rights and broke down the segregation wall. Today, I thing Dr. King would be marching in the streets of New York, speaking against the NYPD and about the death of Eric Garner (man put in chokehold on a NYC street. "I can't breathe."). I thing Dr. King would be disappointed that America didn't get it right. Although, as Avery and Joe said, there are also great things that have changed: Integrated busses, restaurants, busses, and schools. We need to accept each other and do what Jesus - and Martin Luther King Jr. - would do. Like Joe said - we need to be good role models and do what's right. If something's wrong, say it; don't hide it. We need to make things happen, not let them happen.
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DeleteI think that Martin Luther King jr. would think that out world has grown up and matured a little. He would also think that we have accomplished a lot of his goals. He would still think that we should need to work on what we have problems of. We still care about race but, we think way to far than it needs to be. People make all of these comments but truly they do it too. Martin Luther King jr. would think that we still have a long way to go before we reach the dream he had. We are far away from reaching his goal. Well i am pretty sure that a lot of people would say this but, deffinately Ferguson, Missouri. a lot of people have different houghts about it wich makes sence. We need to grow up though. also New York has a lot of crime becasue there are so many people walking up and down the streets and so many steeling takes place and someone may steel form a black person but didnt do it because he was black but people would say that that was exactly wht he did. No one would believe him/her. Some of the actions that I am willing to take is to believe in what is right and never think bad about people that are different colors. Tell people to respect others and never judge any one by tere looks . Never be rude to some one becasue you would never assume what goes on in there life away from the nasty people like you. I will also protest when i am in colledge about colors of different poeple and that we shouldnt care although we stupid humans think coors matter when it come to people. So remeber to be kind and dont comite crimes under any circumstance. To forgiveothers just pray and know that someday they will get better and realize that what there doing in dumb and stupid and it hurts others. so we just need to think posistive and never give up on those who do bad but help them with the problems/situaions that they have. Always accept others for who they are and not what they look like.
ReplyDeleteI think Dr. King would be very happy and proud to see what he did and how huge his impact on the world just changed us like that. Granted there is still some racism but not as much as it was then. I think Dr. King would still keep doing what he did if he was still alive. Especially what is going on in Ferguson, Missouri. There are prejudices everywhere. In Ferguson, Missouri there is a lot of racism and prejudice ever since the incident that happened there. All I want to do is just have no racism. One way and this is for everybody we all need to accept everybody no matter who they are or what color skin they have.
ReplyDeleteI think Dr. king would be happy but also a little bit disappointed. It is defiantly better than it was in back then but its not gone. In fact it never was. People are just as racist as they were then then they are now. Just think about the KKK. They never left. Although this is just a stretch. Racism is still around and it will never go away. It will get better eventually but there is still many stereotypes. This is not just for African Americas either. There a stereotypes for every culture, some of which are very offending and have cost the lives off people. People need to learn just to accept. Just like in father homily today, he talked about how we need to see the God in everyone. Our society seems to have a great difficulty with this. In my opinion, skin color or anything for that matter, should not have a factor on how we see people. I rest my case.
ReplyDeleteI think he would be really happy about the changes we made. DR. King would be very happy but he wouldn't be very happy about the Ferguson shooting, or the George Zimmerman case. When I think about the last question you asked I think of what Father Toni said at mass today is if we forgive others we will be forgiven .equally. So if we say we forgive someone but in our hearts we don't forgive them then we won't be forgiven for what we have done wrong.But if we forgive someone with all our hearts the we will be forgiven.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think that Martin Luther King Jr. Would be extremely proud of the changes we have made in our society since his death. I think that he would be proud looking back on how influential his speeches were, and how much they really helped us progress to where we are now. But though we've made great progress in learning more about ourselves and our country, I also think that he might be bothered by everything that still goes on with racism. There is still a lot of controversy because slavery has not been totally abolished in the U.S.
ReplyDeleteFor example, the shooting of the black teenage boy in Ferguson, Missouri. That is the biggest story concerning race that is going on in our country right now. I believe that it is a big deal for others, but not as much for me. I say this because many people say that the officer was being racist against the black male-but there is proof that the boy had robbed an alcohol store than had attacked the police officer. Though I don't think killing him was the best answer, he was acting in self-defense as any police officer would have done (in my point of view). I think that if Dr. King saw some of these things that are happening, he would be disappointed that the people made it such a big deal, putting more heat on the idea of race.
I think that because of what has happened repetitively in history around the world, there will always be the idea of prejudice and discrimination against other races. However that itself is not the problem. The problem is that we continually put so much into it, saying how it is wrong to discriminate against others-and it is! But on the other hand, we can't just forget the whole idea and move on as if everything is fine. It is the idea of regulating our society and keeping it together that will help us move forward past the issue of race. We need to not make everything so black and white, and as if everything done to harm a black person is out of racism and vice versa. We need to forgive others for making mistakes, but also keep moving forward to help ourselves, others, and our country.
Let's face it. Our society is pretty bad with drugs, alchohal, violence, racism, and other dumb stuff. If Martin Luther came to our time he would be very dissappointed, and would think he did his world famous speech "I Had A Dream" for nothing at all. Then again, he would be happy to see everyone being aloud in restaraunts, black people not at the end of the bus, and public parks for everyone to enjoy. Though we think that America has had posssitive changes since Dr. King's time, we actually just subsituted it with Drinking, violence, heroine, and other bad things. So what I'm saying is that Dr. King would be in a neutral state because America just stayed bad.
ReplyDeleteHe would agree that it has improved but he would also say its far from being perfect. The Mike brown situation was something Dr king could have solved. I am willing to protest and make comments online.
ReplyDeleteI think that MLK would not like todays world. People are still picked out for having different skin/looks. Maybe we give them more opportunities but we still notice skin color. We think of everything as racist and sometimes it is. "Black people can run fast", "Hispanic people are criminals", "Asians are smart" are just some of the hurtful FALSE stereotypes that exist in the world today. People make tweets and posts about it and no one seems to blink twice. Everyone thinks it is normal but if anyone tries to say any of these things in front of me, they better run. I am not afraid to stand up.
ReplyDeleteI think that MLK jr would both like and not like today world. I think he would be pleased to know that he has made a tremendous difference in civil rights. Nobody is judged by the color of their skin, everybody has opportunity's for the same jobs and instead of the position being whether you are black or white, it is based on your merit and how hard you work. Although that isn't completely true. Some places do value one race over the other which isn't right but they will always be things that us, as a society, disagree on. Nobody has to think the same and everybody is able to express what they think. The first thing that comes to my mind when thinking of prejudice is the shooting of Micheal Brown. There really is no way of knowing what exactly happened. Although an example of expressing your ideas was exhibited in the protests against this, people crossed the line by abusing homes, shops and other police officers. I think that the simplest way exhibit the ideas of tolerance is to be kind everyone no matter how they look or act or if they are different from you.
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ReplyDeleteMartin Luther King Jr. was a wise and brave man. He literally changed the way the world thinks. He didn’t want a society where white skinned people had special treatment, and black skinned people had none. Dr. King wanted equality. Over the years though, there has been some changes in society. Dr. King would be very proud of what we all have accomplished so far. Kids are taught in school not to judge each other. Politically, things have changed. public buses are public buses; not split into two seating areas based on your skin color. But sadly, we don’t always treat everyone equally. Since I have lived and attended schools in different states, I’ve noticed that some states are more racist than others. From my personal experience, the school I previously attended had segregation among its students. The students that were of different races were in separate groups. This of course is not right. Labeling a group, or people in general is extremely prejudice. God would not have wanted us to judge each other based on our appearances or backgrounds. We can’t be prejudice towards people we don’t know, or what they have been through. I would stand up for someone if they were being bullied or judged because nobody would want to be in their position, including me. We are on the way to making a better world, and Martin Luther King Jr. has helped us. With education and patience, this world will slowly become a better place. But it will take time and more education.
I think that MLK would think that as a country we have progressed in miles since he was alive, but that we shouldn't stop here. Even though there's no exclusion of blacks or whites, there is exclusion of religion, and that is becoming a bigger and bigger problem especially now because of ISIS. I think that we could really use a Ghandi or MLK right now through these tough times of disagreements. Even I fall into a prejudice that every Muslim is bad, but that's only because lately, I've only heard bad things about Muslim. Maybe if people stopped putting constant negative things about Muslim on media or if people just stopped listening to this media, it wouldn't be such a problem. Like you told us, Muslim is one of the most peaceful religions, but lately all I've heard about is the negative. Personally the way I've been avoiding this whole ISIS thing is not paying attention to the propaganda.
ReplyDeleteI'd think that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would think our world has improved a lot because there is so much less racism. I also think that MLK would think that we need to fix a lot of things too. Even though racism is much less common now, there are many places where it is still happening. I'd say a good example of something that MLK would not approve of is the situation in Ferguson. People need to get over what has happened there and move on with their lives, not just keep rioting and protesting. I'd be willing to forgive people for their actions and accept the things that I wish wouldn't happen.
ReplyDeleteI think Martin Luther King would be half proud and half disappointed. He would be proud of the changes that we have made today, but he would still be disappointed that there are people that are against other races. Prejudice can still be seen today in cases like Ferguson. If the races were reversed, then it would've been a whole different situation. I am willing to not look at the skin color of others and not think about that factor very much. I will think of the other attributes of people instead. It is kind of childish of those who are still racist to others.
ReplyDeleteI think that Martin Luther King would be proud of the world today for the most part. One example is the newspaper shooting in Paris where the paper made fun of Mohammad and Al Qaeda retaliated. Twelve people were killed. I will do what MLK did and judge a book by its content not its cover.
ReplyDeleteI would think that MLK would be somewhat disappointed with the world because there are still people that are judging people by the color of their skin. Like Taelor said there are stereotypes that are SORT OF false. The reason that I say that they are sort of false is because some Asian people are really smart, some black people can run really fast...Take Usain Bolt for example, he won a gold medal at the Olympics! Taelor, all I am saying is that stereotypes are not completely false some are partly true.
ReplyDeleteMLK would be happy that racism levels have lowered by quite a bit but some racism still lurks in the world. He would be happy to see that we have come so far that our president is black. Black people are no longer treated as terribly as they were during segregation. I have heard jokes that blacks cannot play basketball. One of my idols is LeBron James, he is an amazing basketball player.
The actions that I am willing to take are to say something to people who are making fun of people who are different then us. WE ARE ALL PEOPLE! God made us the way he wanted us to be. Whatever people are saying bad about others are saying that directly to God.
I think MLK jr would think that there can still be a lot more improvement and that society will always be unjust, you can help make it better but it will never be perfect. I think if he was still alive he would have a HUGE part in ferguson and a lot of the violence wouldn't have happened, there would've been some form of peace in all of the protesting. I think he would be disapointed but also happy from where our country has come from to where it is now. There are so many examples such as Ferguson. I don't know what I'm willing to do I've never been a person that will go out and stnd up and put my self out there especially in public.Now in my own element like around people I know I will make some sorta stand for what I think is right especially if I am passionate about it. You don;t have to be the biggest person to make a big impact in society like MLK jr.
ReplyDeleteMartin Luther King Jr. would probably be glad that we have come so far in preventing prejudice but he would also be disappointed with how many situations there are in the world that involve people being unjust to others. Some of these situations are the issue in Ferguson, Missouri or what has happened in France. Even though the world is far from perfect there are no longer segregated schools and buses and most people learn to not judge people by what they look like. To promote tolerance and prevent prejudice I am willing to accept others for who they are and to stand up for other's rights.
ReplyDeleteI dont think Dr. King would really like our world because people are still racist and judgmental. Yes our world has improved but we still have things to improve. I think prejudice and intolerance happens pretty much everywhere in the world. It might not always be extreme, but its there. I dont really know what I would do to promote acceptance and forgiveness, ect. because I dont think there is much I can do at this age to change the world.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with you about you not being able to change the world at this age, because there is a lot of things you can do. You might not be able to get on all the TVs in america, but our age IS the future, we are the ones who are going to be living in it. If you are making changes just in our age group, then you will have effect on the future. That means that you CAN make a change.
DeleteI do think that would really like our world because there is not much racism in this world anymore.Yes our world have improved but we still need to be improving like not being prejudice of other people how are not the same as us or people how are different as us. I don't know what I want to promote acceptance and forgiveness because I don't think that I could change the world.
ReplyDeleteI think that Martin Luther King jr. would like our world but would say that there is still some work to be done. While the United States have improved by saying no to slavery, there are still racist remarks made by the U.S. citizens. I think that we are racist when we think of terrorists, because the first ethnicity of people you think of will most likely be Muslims, while in reality, many different types of people who are not Muslim can be terrorists, and not all Muslims are terrorists. I will try to prevent prejudice happening by correcting people and by never using prejudice remarks.
ReplyDeleteKing Junior is incredible. Yet the world we have become today doesn't seem to me as special as people pretend it to be. There's so much crime people are shooting everybody Isis is growing Michael Brown was shot. United States is amazing place to live since we have food shelter freedom it's a great place. Yet we are living up to terrible expectations. If Junior were here I think he would try fixing the us again because things have gotten well bad. Of course he would be proud we have gone so far in the last 30 years. Prejudice still exist not so badly of course. For instance, when the cops took down a man just for being black and looking "bad". I am not sure if Michael brown counts as prejudice but who knows? Personally, I am not afraid of much. I am not afraid of jumping up and clapping during a play when no one else does;). Yes, it's embarrassing but if someone has tolerated you, accepted you and forgave you it shouldn't matter. So my answer is, if you truly trust someone than acting on these things is no biggy, especially if you are passionate the.
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DeleteMartin Luther King Junior would be very proud of us and how far we've come from then. Sure, there are still many, many problems in this world today, but when has there never been problems? I think every single day situations occur where there is prejudice and intolerance. Many of these situations aren't recognized, but they're all important. A specific situation would be in Ferguson. It is a problem of murder, but it has morphed into a problem of racism. I am willing to love others. I think in a world like this, hating just makes everything worse. I am willing to stand up to and for others, because i know that what I'll be doing it for, is the right reason. I am willing to see the positive side of everyone, because what you focus on, soon becomes what you see. Forgiveness is a strange feeling, but it's a great one. If people could see or feel others' pain, maybe they would forgive them for what they've done wrong. If we all take stand to do simple, yet effective things, we can all help this world become a better place.
ReplyDeleteI think he would be very proud of our changes in the world and that his actions and words changed the world forever and made it kind've made it a better place to live in. A situation would be is Missouri right now. It a big deal because the officer is white and the teenage boy was black. People think that the officer did it becasue he was black so I think he would be disappointed if the officer did it on purpose or if were making it up that he did do it on purpose. I will try to prevent prejudice is I will accept others and their beliefs.
ReplyDeleteI think he would be proud of our changes in culture. But I per sonly don't think he would be all that prude with us. Even though there are less public displays of raceism almost everybody says little jokes about somebody different. I myself am guilty sometimes of saying raceist remarks. For the most part people have changed in there ways of thinking. A huge deal right now is whether the Cop in Missourri killed Micheal Brown based on his race or because he was really a predator. There may have possibly been a tiny bit of racesim in that situation but nobody will know for sure. I think the incident in New York was out of Raceism. Three white cops choked a black man on the streets to death. Dr. King wouldn't be pround of us Americans because everything he fought for even died for is being flushed away by society because people can't help themselves saying little remarks or killing. If our society is ever going to change we have to move forward knowing that what we look like on the outside has nothing to do with whats on the inside. But minorities shouldn't live up to the expectations that they are thugs or they are killers because that is a reason for white people to hate them. Like Mr. Grant said in class a big part of raceism is how little we understand their culture. Maybe just maybe if we learned about the way they act,feel,and suffer we could stop being raceist and become one whole country that supports each other no matter the appearance.
ReplyDeleteI think MLK would be happy to see the changes we have made in racism and segregation and exclusion of Blacks, but I think he would also say we still have a ways to go. There is still forms of racism, as is evidenced in the Zimmerman case, the Michael Brown case, and the NY case where the white cops choked a black man. I fell that MLK would be very disappointed in these instances and would want us to promote positive change. We should not be willing to accept these injustices or to just simply accept them. We can start by doing simple things in our own lives. I will personally try not to make racist remarks against any race or religion. I will speak out if I hear anybody using them. I will be more accepting of other peoples beliefs.
ReplyDeleteI think mlk would say that we have come a long way but he would also say that we have room for improvement. In are society today I see a lot of racism but some of the main world wide events I hear about are the incident in Missouri and just a lot of things that I see online. Some of the actions I can take to help with preventing racism are that first of all let that person know it was wrong but I also need to prevent myself from being racist because I bet you almost everyone has been raciest at one point in there life. Also a part of it is just staying out of it because racism boils out in all different cases such as the Missouri incident it eventually kind of boiled out. But I also don't think we will ever get rid of racism I think it will always be around. Also people just need to accept yeah we may look different but we are all the same on the inside.
ReplyDeleteTo be completely honest I think he would be happy about any change for the better or worse becasue he always found hope in the worst times and hope in the best, for him, his mind set was positive either way. However, our world today is struggling a bit, and MLK is needed.
ReplyDeleteJust recently, a black young adult was killed by a police officer and people started riots, smashes windows, and spoke out. Racism when compared to back then, has only changed on paper, and we finally started "coexsisting" as if they were creatures. I mean think about, were all the same underneath it all- whether you are muslim, black, indian, a theft, atheist, white, and yet we are all still acting like there is something setting us apart other than the color we were born with. To my point, it is just like it was, black vs white in moderation.
I would just like to make a note that there are what, 3 black kids at St. Joe's? And I'm not one who cares what you look like, if you're my friend you are my friend. no questions. so, I think that some of us may be in a lack of opportunities to tolerate, but that is the wrong word. Collaborate, black and white, not black vs white.
I think that he would be proud of where the world is, and what it has become. Today we still have problems getting along with the different people of the world. We judge people on how they look or where they are from. If anyone were in a conflict with someone that had black or white skin, the people would assume that it was because we were being racist. I would go to tell people that we do not always mean things in a racist way.
ReplyDeleteI think that Martin Luther King junior would be thrilled with our progress. Sure, there is still prejudice and racism but we have greatly improved. I think that an example of the fear of racism is in Ferguson, Missouri. Now the reason I said fear of racism is because I am not saying that that incident was racism. I am just saying that that is what a lot of people our concluding because it was a white officer shooting a black kid. I also strongly agree with Leah, she is right in saying that history repeats itself. Because there is always something that we are judging. I think that I can encourage people to accept others' uniquenesses. It is wrong to make fun of people just because you think they are performing heresy. Just because they have a different ideal than what you think is right. Inspiring people is a great way to make a movement because it can be like a chain reaction. You tell one person who in return tells another etcetera. Just remember, "How would you feel if you were that person that was different that everyone was making fun of?" you would feel pretty bad. Be the one to make the change.
ReplyDeleteI think that he would be proud of the changes that Martin Luther King Junior would be thrilled and not thrilled because he still have racism and prejudice in the world. There are still slurs and protest going on still but overall he would be happy. One of many examples of prejudice and racism is Ferguson, Missouri. I can get to know someone instead of judging on how they are and how they aren't like me.
ReplyDeleteI think that he would be proud of the changes that this country has gone through. I don't think anyone back then would have guessed that about 50 years from then, we would have a black president. However, this country still has a long way to go for eradicating prejudice such as sexism, racism, and religion discrimination. One of the most recent examples I can think of is in Ferguson. I think the problem would have been approached much differently if there hadn't been such racial prejudice embedded in the case. I am not an activist but I would like to think that if I ever heard anything such as racial slurs or inappropriate conversations, then I would have the courage to speak about it.
ReplyDeleteI think Martin Luther King would be happy with some of the changes in our world.but he would upset with some other changes. Like I don't think he would be too happy with bullying on social media. He seems like the type of person who would hate that. One of the things I always think about is the incident in ferguson. The case would of gone a lot differently. I wouldn't do much for promoting tolerance in the world but I would stand up for people who are being bullied or mistreated. I've done that once or twice before.
ReplyDeleteDr. King was an amazing person in my eyes. He fought for civil rights without violence. He influenced others as well. In today's world I believe that he would be disappointed but very proud. He wasn't able to see what he had accomplished. Disappointing because there are now other issues and there is still some racism. He would be proud because of what he had been able to do. He helped majorly with the civil rights movement. Now more people are holding non- violent protest instead of getting physical for what they want.
ReplyDeleteToday there is still some intolerance against some races. For example Islamic, gay, and black people. With islamic people some fear that they are all extremist when really most of them are nice people. Today gay people are criticized for loving their same sex and other things. Also, even though laws have been made that blacks are treated the same as whites some people are still racist. Blacks are seen as more dangerous than whites even though it isn't true.
As an individual I am willing to tell others when they are talking about others that they haven't met to not judge a book by its cover. Also, I will tell the same thing to myself and always treat others how I want to be treated. We also have to remember though to be the stronger person. If someone does something mean to you shake it off and apologize, don't be mean back to them.
I think that Martin Luther King Jr. would be proud of some of the changes we have made in our world. Today there is more integration now, and not as much separation of the black and white people. He worked so hard to start the Civil Rights Movement, which he acomplished. I also think that he would not like some of the changes like the Ferguson shooting.
ReplyDeleteI think Martin Luther King Jr. would be disappointed and happy. He would be disappointed because there still are those people who discriminate against other races. Although he would be unhappy on some changes there are also the ones he would be proud of like people sharing resources even if the other person id different and not saying whites only. Personally I would do more Spanish mixed with American Masses. I know MLK was more focused of blacks and whites but we also need to share love with other races.
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