As contemporaries of the 16th century, Niccolò Machiavelli and Martin Luther each perceived a corruption within the present authority. ... Unlike Machiavelli's political problems with authority, Luther's contentions are primarily theological. Luther's problem with Catholic authority was its emphasis on works as a means of justification. ... In contrast, Luther urges both the rulers and the ruled to act justly under God's word. ... In contrast, Luther sees his era as a time for theological reconstruction under God's will. ...

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The second child of Martin Luther King Sr. (1899-1984), a pastor, and Alberta Williams King (1904-1974), a former schoolteacher, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. ... They had four children: Yolanda Denise King (1955-2007), Martin Luther King III (born 1957), Dexter Scott King (born 1961) and Bernice Albertine King (born 1963) (History.com). ... They chose Martin Luther King Jr. as the protest's leader and official spokesman (History.com). ... In his role as SCLC president, Martin Luther King Jr. traveled across the country and around the world, gi...

• Word Count: 1675
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If one man were to be given credit for the development of the Protestant work ethic it would have to be Martin Luther. ... As a result of Luther these world activities were quite important in adhering to God's wishes. ... However, gradually Luther began to protest against the life of the monks. ... Luther instilled in these people the concept that time is money. ... Luther emphasized that men should work their hardest at their particular calling. ...

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Protestants were already calling to reform the Roman Church and Reformers such as German Martin Luther, Frenchman Jean Calvin, and King Henry VIII, played significant roles in contributing to reforming the Catholic Church. ... "Counter - Reformation denotes the period of Catholic revival" which Luther was determined to do. The reformation movement began when German monk Martin Luther posted up the "Ninety-five Theses against the Roman Catholic Church of All Saints in Wittenberg" inviting debate and discussion amongst scholars. ... In the times of Luther, people had to pay money, as a way to ...

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Martin Luther King addressed issues in his book "I Need a Dream" which he felt must be changed within America so as to be considered the great nation of which he dreamt. ... In his book, Martin Luther King talks strongly against inequality with reference to the racial discrimination. ... Due to this inequality, Luther narrates how he had to suffer through his education just to become what he wanted. ...

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The Reformation was started by Martin Luther, who opposed the Church's sale of indulgences by writing the Ninety-Five Theses. ... Martin Luther asserts that "every prince, nobleman and city should boldly forbid their subjects to pay the annates to Rome and abolish then entirely.... Martin Luther facilitated this process by declaring that "the Pope should have no authority over the emperor, except that he anoints and crowns him at the altar.... However, as the Protestant Reformation began, Martin Luther printed the Bible in German in 1522 and completely changed the role of the Ch...

• Word Count: 1465
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Martin Luther King was a civil rights activist; he had led the Montgomery bus boycott, which was started by Rosa parks. As a result of Rosa parks not giving up her seat on the bus for a white man, Martin Luther King was elected to lead the Montgomery bus boycott by fellow members of the NAACP. ... Martin Luther king wasn't only an important person in getting the civil rights acts passed but he was also important in getting the busses desegregate. ... The achievement of the civil right is related to the success of the March on Washington, whereby Martin Luther King gave his speech. ...

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Martin Luther King, Junior offers some guidance on which ES cell laws are morally upright in "Letter from Birmingham Jail" when he defines a just law as "a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God Any law that uplifts human personality is just" (334). ...

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In 1517, Martin Luther wrote 95 theses that included the selling of indulgences and branded them contrary to scripture (Sivers, 565). ... Luther then produced a series of writing of what he believed should be reformed in the church. ... Obviously this did not please neither the emperor, Charles V, or the pope, who tried to have Luther put under arrest. ... In the case of Martin Luther and the Catholic church, religion was the first domino to fall that led to the death of 100,000 civilians in Germany. ...

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Emerson is widely referred to as the father of the American Literary tradition and Thoreau's name is seldom mentioned without the obligatory references to Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. ... Rosa Parks was arrested and jailed for violating race laws, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross and left to die. ...

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It motivated civil rights activists such as Martin Luther King who decided to deliver a prayer on the anniversary of the Brown decision. ... The events were televised throughout the world, such as Martin Luther King marching in Birmingham where the demonstrators met heavy resistance by Birmingham fire and police. ...

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Since the dawn of modern civilization politicians, sociologists and other highly educated professionals have analyzed and critiqued current trends in U.S. political and socioeconomic environments. These trends in turn shape the very world in which we live in. Although not all predictions on the effe...

• Word Count: 1946
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Luther Martin (1483-1546) and his followers were the first to use any mass media technology in 1517. Luther's demands that were nailed on the door of the cathedral in Wittenberg were promptly reproduced on posters and within weeks had appeared throughout Germany and France. ...

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The Council was able to recruit clergy to lend their churches for mass meetings and was able to tap into a new minister in town, Martin Luther King, Jr., to lead the Montgomery Improvement Association, which would coordinate the larger Montgomery Bus Boycotts. ...

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Since Martin Luther King Jr.'... (McKenna and Feingold, 379) They started a campaign against him because the government thought it was a danger for the American people, but after he passed away, Luther even received a day to honor what he did for the nation. ...

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Furthermore, Dylan was strongly influenced by Martin Luther King, Jr. and others like King who started protests, boycotts, and marches that eventually led to many very positive changes in society and its outlook on civil rights. ...

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How far can the rise in witch trials in the late sixteenth and first half of the seventeenth century be explained by economic factors? There are many explanations for the rise of witch trials in the first half of the seventeenth century one of which can be explained by economic factors. However ...

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Martin Luther King, Jr., according to an article in the Global Nonviolent Action Database, "the protesters were polite and civil throughout, and after many hours of non-intervention, police arrested twenty-one protesters," [Dan11] resulting in national attention and eventual reformed legislation. ...

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Social movements are brought on by various forms of civil disobedience which Thoreau (cited in Goodman, 2002) describes as a "responsibility, not a right in the face of injustice". Thoreau, publisher of Civil Disobedience 1849, was one of the first advocates for civil disobedience, not just in wri...

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Led by Martin Luther King, Jr, African-Americans who had been treated as second-class citizens for more than a century, used successfully the strategy of civil disobedience by promoting and ensuring the civil rights of millions. ...

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This comparative analysis reviews two articles, "Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off"" by David Leonhardt and "The Case against College,"" by Linda Lee. These articles serve to highlight the contrasting perspectives of the two authors on the value of a college education and ultimately reveal the tru...

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A major role in the continuation of modern society is our leaders and the roles they play. They are the ones who will show us the way, so to speak. But who will these people, these leaders, be? What qualities and characteristics do leaders possess? And why is it that we the people follow these l...

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In 1968, Anne Moody published her autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi. Her book is a startling depiction of what it was like to grow up a poor, southern African American. Through her revelation of the tremendous amounts of racial discrimination and prejudice that African Americans faced in t...

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This statement, made by one of the Black Civil Rights movement's most radical leaders clearly shows an acknowledgement of the similarity between the group's, as he called for solidarity between the two groups in order to fight one larger cause, injustice-which, as Martin Luther King Jr. said, when present somewhere, injustice, "is a threat to injustice everywhere....

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When I was in school all I learn about blacks history was that Harriet Tubeman freed 300 slaves, Martin Luther King's "I have a speech" and how Rosa Parks started the boycott on buses in the south. ...

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