Month: June 2020

“I have a dream.” This speech had a great impact on who we are today, even though times are difficult now, he changed many live. If it weren’t for Martin Luther King Jr., then there would still be a lot of racism in the United States. The “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. before a crowd of some 250,000 people at the 1963 March on Washington, remains one of the most famous speeches in history. Weaving in references to the country’s Founding Fathers and the Bible, King used universal themes to shows the struggles of African Americans before closing with his dreams of equality. The speech was recognized as a highlight of the successful protest, and has endured as one of the signature moments of the civil rights movement.

Before Martin Luther King’s time, colored people were always singled out and treated unfairly, even though slavery was banned. They literally had two different bathrooms, and also schools didn’t let them in. People wanted justice, but Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most heard civil rights activist. His speech helped create a new country, with no racial discrimination, and everyone treated equally.

Racism has always been a hot topic from history to now. According to the video, Dr. King stood out for black people and appeal to America to stop racism. His voice and words were so powerful. He was very determined, maybe because he thought this issue would be solved one day. But honestly, I don’t think it solved.

As we all know, an American police “killed” an African- American several days ago. Then the revolt started. Many African- American paraded through streets. They have attracted the attention of the world and also caused some problems. In my opinion, there is no difference between people who have different colors of skin. We all live under the same blue sky, breath the same air, and share the same home, earth. We can not always have a stereotype that black people are not friendly. We can not judge a person with our first impression. Only after we know what kind of person he is, we can define he is good or not. We should treat others as friendly and fair.

All in all, I think racism is still a big problem. I hope everyone can realize there is no difference among people in the world and make a better and harmonious place together.

According to satellites in space, ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are losing so much mass that it has been seen from space. 200 gigatons are lost every year in Greenland and 118 gigatons are lost every year in Antarctica. A gigaton is equivalent to fill 400,000 Olympic sized pools. 0.55 inches were added to sea level from 2003 to 2019. By this rate, many people living close to these places are at stake of losing their homes forever due to flooding.

Global Warming has caused many problems and without fixing it, many organisms that thrive in cold places will have harder lives. Humans will have to evacuate soon due to possible flooding in the future by sea level rising and animals will have a harder time. An example of what is going on with animals in Antarctica are penguins. Chicks would go out to practice swimming in the ocean. While they’re doing their thing, sometimes seals come and hunt for them. The chicks would need to escape, but with the large chunks of ice floating in the water, they cannot escape properly. These large chunks of ice are caused by global warming because they have slowly melted which causes chunks to form. people in the world need to take care of the environment and ecosystem for the world to thrive. Without care, life on Earth will start to decline.

As many people already know, global warming is a big problem to all life on Earth. However, even though a lot of people understand the consequences of global warming, they are doing nothing to fight it or slow the process down. Some individuals, especially the older generation, do not care about global warming and are leaving their problem to the future generation to fix. Hence, this essay will be talking about why global warming is an issue that everyone should be fighting against.

The effects of global warming are very damaging and harmful to the planet. It can cause more frequent and severe weather, as higher temperatures are worsening many types of disasters, including floods, heat waves, storms, and droughts. This can cause higher death rates and become a threat that impacts everyone, especially children and the elderly. Furthermore, it is not just disasters, such as storms or droughts, that are threatening people’s lives, but also the temperature. Extreme heat kills more Americans each year, on average, than hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and lightning do.

Global warming is also melting Earth’s ice sheets at an alarming rate. This is impacting many animals that depend on the ice sheets for survival, such as polar bears or penguins. Also, all that extra water from the ice sheets are now left in the ocean, causing the water levels rise. Higher sea levels will threaten low lying areas and coastal systems, including New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.

Global warming has grave consequences for everyone on Earth, but it’s too late to turn back now. There will still be some effects from global warming even if people stopped all carbon dioxide emissions. However, if people start reducing their global emissions now, they can avoid a lot of the severe consequences that climate change could bring. People cannot wait any longer, and they must take action now, to fight against this problem. This is not just an issue for the future generation, but also for the older generation.

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Martin Luther King’s speech on equality had one of the greatest impacts for the country. His famous words, “I have a dream,” reign on to this day. The protest and crowd Martin spoke for was at peace, which probably made it so memorable. There was no violence, shouting, or disrespect. Martin Luther King is a big inspiration for especially as for others who stand with the rights for equality for everyone. Unfortunately to this day, equality today is not enough. There is still a large amount of racism based on skin color and ethnicity.
This speech left a good impact, however, the wording of this speech and how Luther carried out was incredible. To start off with the main device Luther uses in his speech is his use of rhetorical device. The use of rhetorical device, which is a type of persuading that arouses emotions in the audience. Luther takes much of the past’s hardships, to get the audience to have faith and belief in what the future holds. For instance, in his speech, he includes the past of when Lincoln freed the African American Slaves as one of his examples. By using this example, he leads the audience to believe and have faith that one day, equality will come, and they will no longer suffer. The use of history plays such an important role for everyone in the audience, especially the white people, to understand after all why he is up there giving that speech.
Another remarkable part Luther included in his speech was the fact he made the white people feel what the colored experienced and how much they have gone through. How much pain they have gone through and are still going through. He did this while not insulting them at all but wanted them to understand why they should not be treated differently. One thing to acknowledge about Luther is his determination and positive outlook. As you can see in his speech, he uses the word “Now” quite a lot, and of course, the term, “I have a dream.” These two powerful statements lead the audience to see how important this is. This speech was not for the purpose of fighting against the white people but working with them starting now. Equality varies in many ways, but the biggest part of believing equality is acceptance and knowing everyone is equal instead of believing everyone is equal. Luther is an inspiration and his speech should be remembered forever

One of the most well known speeches in all of US history is Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “I Have a Dream.” His speech emphasized the racial inequalities and segregations that people of color were going through and wished for a better future for all of the black community. From his speech in 1963, much of the United States has changed, whether economically or socially, but to this day, the “I Have a Dream” speech remains a symbol for hope for people of color. In total, Dr.King used the phrase “I have a dream” nine times in his speech, each time voicing his hope for the future. Overall, I categorized these nine phrases into two main ideas: One where MLK wants people to know that “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” where someone is judged based on their character instead of their race. The second main idea speech is where he gives specific examples of states he wants to see improved, namely Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama. Looking at the improvement and areas that need improvement, we can see how Dr.King’s speech still applies to today’s society. 

 Dr.King mentions the South as a specific area he wants to see become less segregated, especially Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. These states were former places of slavery, and he says that he wants these places to, “be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.” According to WalletHub, Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama rank third, fourth, and twelfth in racial progress, respectively. This signifies that these places Dr.King wished to improve have greatly improved over the years, showing progress and giving hope for further improvements. However, although these places have improved since Dr.King’s time, 57 years later, there are still various examples of racism and inequality throughout the United States. 

There have been tens, even hundreds of studies showing black oppression in recent years, ranging from law enforcement to job opportunities. To name a few, according to a study in May of 2020 that detailed nearly 100 million traffic stops conducted across the country, it was found that black drivers were more likely to be pulled over, but interestingly, they were less likely to be pulled over after sunset, where the darkness masks one’s race. Furthermore, according to the US Census Bureau in 2018, the average black worker earned just 62% of what the average white worker made. These are only two examples of thousands of examples of black oppression and racism in our society today. Dr.King’s wish to have “a nation where they[his children] will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” has not been fulfilled.

There has been improvement since Dr.King’s speech in 1963 in various places in the US, but there is still much more to be done until reaching everything that he wanted. Through various studies done in recent years it can be clear how black oppression still exists in 2020. In order to honor Dr.King’s effect in our society as a whole, it is our job in our society today to fulfill his dreams of an equal and just country. 

The short story “Uncle Willy,” tells a story about a kind man, who had a few bad habits. Uncle Willy was a man who ran a convenience store. He was kind to children, and gave them ice cream and prizes. His neighbors eventually forced him to go to a rehabilitation facility, and when he came back, he had negatively changed in many ways. Eventually he had escaped, bought a plane, and died trying to fly it. The neighbors may have acted with honorable intentions, but had no right to do any of their actions.

The first reason for this is that while Uncle Willy did drugs, he did not harm anybody while he was intoxicated. He treated the boys who stopped by his store with kindness, and gave them free ice cream. Uncle Willy might have acted a bit strange, but his actions never affected anybody negatively. In fact, they sort of assaulted Uncle Willy but grabbing him by both of his arms and forcing him into Mrs. Merridew.

Next, the people in his town had no right to treat forcefully send someone to rehab. The reason for this was that Uncle Willy was obviously functioning perfectly well while under the influence of his drugs, and that he was an adult, which meant nobody had custody of him, which meant nobody police and authorities could tell him what to do. His neighbors obviously had no reason to do to Uncle Willy what they did, and also had no right.

Another thing is that if the drugs were not affecting him or anybody negatively, it would be pretty obvious that squirting the drugs would not do anything good for him, other than improving his physical health. This obviously didn’t happen, as when Uncle Willy came back from rehab, he had lost 20 pounds, had skin the color of tallow, and had forgotten the names of all the boys he had spent years talking to.

One might argue that Uncle Willy should have gone through rehab because his doing drugs was a bad influence for the boys he often talked to. However, it was obvious this was not the case, as the boys had no interest in him taking drugs, and often asked him if it was painful. This means that they boys were worried for Uncle Willy, and obviously thought that Uncle Willy doing drugs was just part of his character, and not something that they should imitate.

Have you ever wondered how one speech could be very convincing? if you have not, then take a look at the speech made by Martin Luther King jr. I have a dream. in his speech he almost convinced that everyone should be equal and there should not be any slavery or racism allowed. But have you ever wondered why he has the power to do that and why the people listen to him. First of all Martin Luther King jr. stood out for every  single race and announced what unfairness they had been into. Then he used a really really confident attitude and really convincing speech about why and how this nation would get better if there was no racism allowed. lastly why he thought racism was wrong and what they should do to change it.

 First of all, she set out for every single race. By standing out for every single race it got more attention and more approval from more people since he said more Nations or countries that are being discriminated for their own skin color. So he basically got more votes and more approves from more people. That move had made him really popular among everyone and made him really famous. second of all he was using Rollie’s confident attitude and really convincing words about what would happen if all the races got together and what of a great nation they could make which sounded really really convincing and really true. Last but not least, he announced what he thought was wrong about being racist and why people should feel pain that made a lot of people embarrassed by what they did and they want to fix it. so in the end, Martin Luther King jr. made a really convincing speech and he was really proud of himself made a lot of people agree to him and want to follow him.

Planet Earth is gradually warming up. Climate change came faster than any researcher or expert could have predicted. The effects of global warming and climate change is already making an impact on the world. Temperatures have risen by about 2.6 Fahrenheit. Ice glaciers and ice sheets around the world are melting at a quick pace. In fact, many scientists and experts wonder if it is too late to save our planet from climate change. Global warming needs to be stopped, as it is altering Earth’s climate, including its oceans, atmosphere, ice, and animals.

Global warming is the increase in the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere. In the recent years, Earth has already begun seeing the effects of global warming. Ice sheets and glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have already begun melting at a rapid pace. Both ice sheets lose more than one hundred gigatons every year. If those ice sheets continue melting, sea levels will inevitably rise even more. Sea levels rise about one or two millimeters each year, while the Earth is getting even warmer. When ice melts, it adds water into oceans, causing the them to rise. This can lead to flooding, and risks the many homes and lives. As if this issue was not pressing enough, there is more damage that global warming can cause to the Earth.

Many experts predict that in the next couple decades, temperature on Earth could increase by eight degrees Fahrenheit. This is called climate change. Climate change can cause more severe weather conditions such as heat waves, floods, and droughts. These not only cause many deaths each year, but also costs tons of money to fix. A hotter atmosphere can change wet areas to dry, cold areas to hot, and vice verse. A hotter atmosphere is also a reason ice around the world is melting at such a quick pace, causing higher sea levels. A warmer planet can, and already has costed people their lives, money, homes, and more.

Researchers are constantly wondering whether it is too late to save the planet. Ice is melting all around the world, temperatures are rising along with the sea, and animals are dying. Experts suggest that the main cause of global warming is humans. Carbon pollution, burnt fossil fuels, chopping down forests, are all influences of people on Earth. Cars release carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming. The Earth’s climate is hotter than ever before. Researches suggest that humans should be more energy efficient, and care more about the environment. Humans can resort to solar powered items, and walking instead of driving. Humans can also stop chopping down trees. Trees are the habitat for hundreds of species. By making small changes, humans can not only save the lives of many species, but lower temperatures and sea levels. If humans do not want their home to begin melting, they need to make a change.

There once was an activist who went by the name of Martin Luther King Jr. He worked for the rights of black people. He had a speech referred to as “I Have a Dream.” That speech has taught us to learn to stop discrimination.

That is a good dream to have. It is just and fair to every person, and it is helping the community. But not everyone is showing justice. A recent event got a black man killed because of no justice.

This is the opposite of what King wanted. King wanted the white children and black children to learn and play together. He wanted the white and black people to be equal in rights.

However, there are still a lot of people who are being discriminated. Black children are being shunned at schools, even though both are allowed to attend. Black people can speed and get a huge fine when driving when caught by a white police officer, when white people are caught speeding, they most of the time are cut some slack.

Is this truly fairness?

No. It is not. If this discrimination should be stopped, it should be completely stopped. A law of thermodynamics states that entropy is always increasing. So if you are going to fix a problem, then fix it completely. If the problem is fixed only a part, in this case people are not fully stopping the discrimination, we should continue to do what we need to do in order to fix a problem, or it will get worse.