...Cynthia Aurand Sara Piotrowski Culture and Civilization II 12 December 2014 Gandhi and King the Road to Peace Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were two extraordinary men who shared a similar philosophy for the road to peace. Both men believed in nonviolent protest or nonviolent resistance to injustice and used nonviolent methods to push forward their cause. For Gandhi this cause was lobbying against the British rule, the unification and independence of India (Adams, Langer, Hwa, Stearns, and Wiesner-Hanks,). For Dr. King the cause was civil rights and social injustice to the black population in America, but also the social issues of racism, capitalism, poverty and militarism. Dr. King also took up the cause of speaking out against the war in Vietnam and lobbied for the U.S. government to withdraw from Vietnam (King Jr.). I believe that both of these men, although differed in some aspects, believed in a philosophy of peace, love, and human brotherhood and as such their philosophy and views hold relevant material for us today as we journey through tumultuous times and navigate the social injustices that remain. Gandhi fought for the independence of India and the right for India to self-govern and attain rights for the citizens of India. Mahatma Gandhi took up the cause of fighting against British rule with unequal laws in a unique way. He encouraged nonviolent protest or what he termed “nonviolent civil disobedience” in the face of aggression or violence,...
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...illustrate God’s persistent sympathy, protection, and deliverance to those who are righteous in his ways. Daniel whom is a one of the four young men that are captured after Babylonia conquered Jerusalem, and taken into Babylon to serve the king becomes prominent character in that kingdom while remaining loyal to God. While he is persecuted and sentenced many times, he proves to the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, and his proceeding Kings (Belshazzar, and Darius), that Gods reign and power is more powerful and long lasting than that of any King. Due to his sentencing by the Kings and deliverance by God, the Kings grow to become sympathetic of him and believers and promoters of Gods supremacy. God demonstrates his deliverance and protection towards the men multiple times throughout the book. From the beginning of the story, Daniel and his friends demonstrate their reluctance to become docile to the King’s laws as they continued to follow God’s decrees and ways....
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...At the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. changed the lives of African Americans. King delivered a memorable speech called “I Have a Dream”. A speech about the Civil Rights Movement, and made America think more about what the Declaration of Independence establishes of what America should strictly follow, which is “All men are created equal” no matter what skin color ,nationality, and ethnicity. King dreamt about civil rights his whole life, now everyone in the United States is created equal not just men. The audience that this speech targeted was the United States, so they could realize how harsh America has gotten. White people during this time period should be ashamed of themselves of treating innocent people the way they did, only because of the distinct skin color. King encouraged America, and the world to make a change about being divergent. “I Have a Dream” speech changed the face of America forever....
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...King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Chapter 1: Arthur and Merlin Read by Nathalie Drasse This very old story begins with Uther, a great king. He was a good man and he was king in the south of Britain. Other places were very dangerous at that time, but people did not fight in Uther's country. Uther loved a beautiful woman, Igraine, and he wanted to marry her. But she did not love him and he was very sad about that. Merlin was a very clever man and he knew a lot of magic. He could change into an animal or bird. Sometimes, when he used magic, nobody could see him. He also helped people with his magic, and one day he came to King Uther. 'You can marry Igraine,' he said. 'I will help you. But when you have a child, you will have to give the boy to me.', I will give him to you,' said the King. He married Igraine and later they had a baby son. They called him Arthur. When Arthur was three days old, a very old man arrived at the door of the King's house. It was Merlin. King Uther took the child in his arms and gave him to Merlin. Merlin took the child away. He gave the boy, Arthur, to a good knight. His name was Sir Ector. So Arthur lived with Sir Ector and his son, Kay, and the two boys were brothers. A short time after this happened, King Uther was very ill. He did not get better. He called for Merlin because he wanted to talk about the future of his country. Merlin came and listened to the King. 'I know that I am going to die,' King Uther said. 'Who will be king after me...
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...of the Greek World #3 Assignment In our society the roles and equality of men and women are treated as equal. The norms of men and women have changed through history in the U.S. and in countries around the world. Particularly in the eyes of Greek culture, there are many differences in how they portray men and women. They express their views through their stories of Greek mythology. This is best expressed in the Greek plays and stories such as Sophocles’ Antigone and Oedipus the King. In the story of Antigone and Oedipus theKing, male are predominantly superior to women, yet some of the women in the stories transgressed their roles in society to their own. The roles of women in Greek society were very similar to the roles of women all around the world. Their role in society was to be the care takers and was known as nothing more than a child bearer and object of sex. They were portrayed as weaker and obedient to men. In Sophocles play of Antigone, Antigone’s sister says, "We who are women should not contend with men; we who are weak are ruled by the stronger. . . Pardon me if I obey our rulers since I must" (Sophocles, Antigone 61-66). This shows us how typical women act and believe in Greek society. In Oedipus the King, the inferiority of women is shown through the portrayal of Jocasta, being shown as the weaker sex. As we have learned from history, in these Greek plays, the women were played by men, showing that they did not trust women because of the presumed inability to...
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...amazing king that men and women of all ages still look up to today. As he grew up being heir to the throne, there was undoubtedly much pressure on him, but as one reads the book Henry V, written by William Shakespeare, they will see that once Henry inherited the crown, he proved to be a merciful king, a man of humility, and someone who gave all glory to God in everything he did. Henry was a merciful king. Throughout his reign, there were many times that he could have enacted his right as king and punished many a Englishmen who did not agree or come under his leadership, but Henry chose to show mercy when he did not have to. When Henry went through the camp on the eve of battle disguised as a regular soldier to find out what the men were thinking and feeling about the war, he came across men who did not show him the loyalty that he wanted in his soldiers, and he met men who did not view him in a good light, yet he did not do anything. Henry understood that many of the men were scared, that they felt the war was already won by the French because of the number of soldiers that they had. Henry had compassion on the men as he felt the most pressure as the one leading all these men into battle that he did not know the outcome of. Henry could have gotten angry with the men for not agreeing or seeing eye to eye with him, but instead showed them grace for coming this far along on journey that many would never see the end of. Henry was a man of great humility. Being a king, there must...
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...Human Equality Kaleigh A. Butler ENGL-113-ND Willmore Kanyongo, PhD March 1, 2014 The analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech, alongside with Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg address”, reveals that both men had the same idea of human equality. What is the definition of human equality? This is a definition that was brought to the country’s attention by two great men of history. Nearly one hundred years separated two men that both had the same ideals of what human equality means in a free nation. They both came to the same ideal that was set by our founding fathers. All men were created equal and had the rights to liberty and justice, including the prosperity of the American Dream that so many fought for with demonstrations and the wars of our fathers. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln walked on the battlefield of Gettysburg and delivered the Gettysburg address. Compelled by the constitution and the Declaration of Independence, the ideals of the American nation were to be upheld to the highest regard for basic human life. The wars that were fought previously and the war that the President was going through in order to uphold the promises that the founding fathers promised all those living in the new nation. The civil war separated a single nation fighting one another based on the ideals that one man can own another man. This war lasted for 4 years in order to retain what both sides thought to be right. President Lincoln of the Union stated that we were...
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...Dr. Martin Luther King Jr had a dream. The dream was for all men and women to be treated equally and fair. He wanted African Americans to have equal opportunities as white people have. He wanted women to be treated equally and fair also, giving them the same opportunities as men also. Dr. King preached for equality for all. I strongly agree with Dr. Kings’ preaching’s. The problem is things have gone too far the opposite way. The way equality is portrayed in today’s world is not what Dr. King wanted. Dr. King was not asking for people to be hired because of their race or gender. He wanted equality for all mankind. While life is not fair for everyone, we as a society continue to promote to have equal numbers of blacks and women per white men. This is not what Dr. King had envisioned. I feel he had envisioned the work place hiring the highest, qualified person for the position. Not hiring the one who looks better in the demographics. Dr. King was not asking for special testing for the women. If women, blacks, and men all desire equal treatment, then they all should take the exact same test and the person who has the highest and best qualifications deserves the position. This is what equality for mankind means. Dr. King also wanted to see all people, black, white, red, and blue all getting along and working together. There will always be bigotry in the world, unfortunately. Some people are just so naïve, that the bigotry in their minds will never go away, But...
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...Unlike the much more careful Bede, Nennius was, as one modern historian a major source for King Arthur. Vortigern [Guorthigirnus] reigned in Britain during that period. It was told that three vessels, kicked out of Germany, arrived in Britain. Horsa and Hengist, brothers, and sons of Wihtgils. Vortigern received them as friends, and he put them on an island called Thanet. According to the tradition of our ancestors, from the period of their first arrival in Britain, to the first year of the reign of king Edmund was 547 years. Vortigern promised to supply them with clothing, food, and shelter on condition they would fight against the enemies of his country. As time went on the barbarians increased in number, so the Britons told them to return home, and they could no longer support them. Hengist told Vortigern that they were actually few in number and that he could go get more people and they would fight for him. Vortigern agreed and sent messengers to go select warlike troops. They came back with 16 vessels. They also brought the daughter of Hengist. Vortigern who was struck by her beauty told Hengist that he would give anything he wanted in exchange for his daughter. Hengist having already consulted with the elders, demanded the province, called in English, Centland, in British, Ceint, (Kent) for his...
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...In the thirteenth century, the rule of a king was frequent and churchly beliefs on virtue dominated life. Rule by the demos was seen as an unacceptable form of government. Aquinas argues in favor of kingship, divinely ordained; of the common good, heralded by the king; and for law which is based upon Christian virtues and the common good. After laying out each of Thomas Aquinas’s arguments, I plan to discuss how a rule by many is the best form of rule, law is created for order and, sometimes, the interest of the legislator, and how the common good does not exist. First, Aquinas claims that a community is best ruled by a king. The first reason he gives for this is that a king creates unity and a government less susceptible to faction. Aquinas...
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...a way to remember them for something they did or who they were; statue of liberty was a gift from France to the US that was to represent freedom and welcome immigrants to the US.) In the Bible, why were statues often built? (For worshipping false idols/gods) In our bible story today, a statue was built. But it wasn’t built for a good reason. BIBLE STORY: (Play hosted story then recount the story) Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon. He did NOT worship God, but worshipped false gods. He made a tall statue out of gold and called for all the important officials to come and stand around the statue. “When you hear the sound of music, you must fall down and worship this gold statue. Anyone who does not obey this rule will be thrown into a fiery furnace!” The rule was for everyone, so when the people heard the sound of music, they fell down and worshipped the gold statue. Three men from Judah – Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refused to bow down to a statue. Some men went to the king to complain. They didn’t like these men from Judah who did not obey their king....
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...11/13/2015 King David Introduction King David is one of the most popular leaders of Israel in the Old Testament. Also, King David was a skillful warrior who killed Goliath the most feared fighter on the Philistine side. At the age of thirty David ruled the great nation of Israel for forty years between the years 1010 and 970 BC. King David revolutionized leadership, worship as well as the lifestyle of the Israelites. His wisdom was admirable, and it is disputed that he got it from reading various books in the Old Testament including 1st Samuel, 1st Kings and Chronicles (Wolpe, 2014). These books were written by the prophets that lived before him. King David was the last born to his family, and his father Jesse was from the tribe of Judah. Leadership was in his blood as he came from Ruth's lineage who was a Moabite. The Lord chose him to be king after he was anointed by Prophet Samuel. This paper gives a comprehensive evaluation of some of the key events in King David's life chronologically. Background King David's ascent to power was difficult as he faced major challenges for the first part of his life running away from King Saul. This being said, his faith in God was strong and saw him conquer all the difficulties he faced. His life struggles made him one of the most liked opeople in Israel way before he was chosen as king. When he was sixteen, he killed Goliath in the war against the Philistines. This made him popular with the masses as it was believed that it was his...
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...England at War King Henry the V gives this speech, The Feast of Crispian, which inspires his men and makes them stronger to go out into battle and fight for England. King Henry the V constantly speaks about the how the men will live greatly on this day and how it will be a holiday. The men will be remembered for this battle. The men in England will wish that they were fighting for England. This speech helps the men conquer their fear and helps them fight. King Henry the V gives this speech to inspire his men for the battle they will have. Henry talks about this day becoming the Feast of Crispian. The men that live through this day will be Henry’s brother and this day shall gentile his condition. They will be like brothers to the king if King Henry the V’s men live through this day. The people believed that God placed the kings on the throne; if they were brothers to the king, then they would be brothers with the man that God had placed on the throne. There will be a feast every year on this day and the men who live will feast with their neighbors and show their scars. The men will have betters lives after this day. They will be remembered for their heroic battle. Their names will be familiar in every household. This story the good man shall teach his son. Everyone will know what feats they accomplished on this day. From this day to the ending of the world, they will be remembered. Everyone will be forgotten but anyone who fights will be remembered. They will...
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...1 Kings 12 - Rehoboam and Jeroboam A. Rehoboam and the division of Israel. 1. (1-5) the elders of Israel offer Rehoboam the throne of Israel. And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was still in Egypt, for he had fled from the presence of King Solomon and had been dwelling in Egypt), that they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, "Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you." So he said to them, "Depart for three days, then come back to me." And the people departed. a. Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king: This was a logical continuation of the Davidic dynasty. David was succeeded by his son Solomon, and now Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, was assumed to be the next king. i. Rehoboam was the only son of Solomon that we know by name. Solomon had 1000 wives and concubines, yet we read of one son he had to bear up his name, and he was a fool. This demonstrates that sin is a bad way of building up a family. ii. Shechem was a city with a rich history. Abraham worshipped there (Genesis 12:6). Jacob built an altar and purchased land there (Genesis 33:18-20). Joseph was buried there (Joshua 24:32). It was also the geographical center of the northern tribes. All in...
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...country returning home from the Trojan War. Martin Luther King faces a similar struggle through his fight for the equal rights of African Americans. In addition to the evolution of society, the definition of a hero has evolved, valuing different characteristics. Despite the obstacles both men face, through comparing Dr. King and Odysseus, one can see that contemporary society values selflessness,...
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