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I have no doubt that Martin Luther King Jnr played a crucial role in the success of the Montgomery bus boycott. However, I believe it would be unfair to solely credit him for its extraordinary achievement. Without King’s leadership, the Boycotters would have lacked inspiration and become disorganized without anyone to provide direction. Consequently, they…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was known for his nonviolent ways. The authors of “The Presence of Others: Voices and Images that Call for Response” summarizes King’s accomplishments: The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered today for many accomplishments his leadership of the movement for civil rights for African Americans in the 1950s and…

Throughout the Civil Rights Era, there was a constant struggle, especially with education and public transportation. Frederick Douglass was one of the many slaves who, at a time when it was illegal, learned to read and write. The Brown vs. Board of Education is a very well known Supreme Court case, which greatly impacted the…

“We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jet-like speed toward gaining political independence, but we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. Perhaps it is easy for those who have never…

Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King both knew that slavery was morally wrong. Martin Luther King wrote and performed a whole speech in front of a huge crowd. Abraham Lincoln did the same, but his speech was much shorter than Kings. Both of their speeches were great speeches and were messages that were made to…

“A blockbuster study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) examined the impact of exposure to ETS on the progression of athersclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and concluded, in part, that the arteries of non-smokers exposed to ETS thickened 20% faster than non-smokers with no second-hand exposure” (JAMA)….

Affirmative action is the name of an American social practice through which members of historically disadvantaged racial and/or ethnic groups are given preferential treatment in an effort to compensate for past harm caused to their ancestors. For thirty years, affirmative action was carefully shielded from open, honest evaluation while it simultaneously grew more pervasive along…

“The UN is now an outdated body.” Discuss. The United Nations is a body that was set up at the end of WWII to maintain peace and security amongst states. The UN is the successor to what was the League of Nations. The League of Nations, set up after WWI by President Wilson, had a…

The John Lewis Partnership is considered to be one of the leading businesses throughout the UK. Some suggest that other businesses should adopt the John Lewis structure of having a Co-Owned business with its employees, as some would argue that this has greatly improved the motivation of the employees and consequently the profit. This raises…

All companies must have officers. A private limited company must have at least two director and a company secretary and a public limited company must have at least three directors and a company secretary. The director, or directors, must manage the company’s affairs in accordance with its articles of association and the law. Certain responsibilities…