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Martin Luther King, Jr. is my hero
Claim: Martin Luther King, Jr. is my hero because he is one of the primary reasons that segregation in the US ended. Evidence: He led some of the most famous marches and spoke some of the most famous speeches even to this day. Analysis: without Martin Luther king Jr. our lives would be so much different today and there probably still be segregation in schools, bathrooms, and water fountains. Also he's an iconic figure in history for the speechs he gave and marches he led. For example the march on Washington and the I have a dream speech.
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Martin Luther King Jr was a pastor and an activist for equal rights and to end segregation. He was one of the main reasons segregation ended. He showed valor because he was very determined to end segregation.
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He gave one of the most influential and famous speeches of all time called the I have a dream speech. Without this speech there might even be segregation today. The words I have a dream still are some of the most important words ever spoken
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Dr. King was non violent with his protests. He didn't believe that violence was the answer to anything no matter the cause. If his protests were violent who knows where we would be at as a nation today.
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Martin Luther King Jr. knew that it would be dangerous to be do what he does and say the things that nobody else is brave enough to say but he still did because he knew the lives of others were more important then his own. Even tho he didn't know someone would try and kill him he still knew it was always a possibility because there were people out there who were willing to hurt him to prevent him from getting equal rights.
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MLK was a great role model for his children and taught them many lessons over the years. Even tho Dr. King was killed while his kids were still young they learned many lessons from him even after he got assassinated. His kids were still able to learn lessons from him after he died.
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