Myths and heroes
Publié le 14/12/2017
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« some and this depicts it. Tension grew in America as regards to minorities The US had a lot of tension with the various immigrants, especially with black people. The fight against racism was the main work of Martin Luther KING. He can be considered as a hero, was a civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. He led nonviolent protests to fight for the rights of all people including African Americans. He hoped that America and the world could become a society where race would not impact a person’s civil rights. In his first major civil rights action, Martin Luther King Jr. led, along with Rosa Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This started when Rosa Parks refused to move to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. As a result, Martin led a boycott of the public transportation system. In 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. helped to organize the famous March on Washington. Over 250,000 two hundred and fifty thousand people attended this march in an effort to show the importance of civil rights legislation. They hoped for an end to segregation in public schools, protection from police abuse, and hoped to get laws preventing discrimination in employment. It was at this march where Martin gave his famous « I have a Dream » speech. This speech has become one of the most famous speeches in history. The march and Martin’s speech were a success. The Civil Rights Act was passed a year later in 1964. Today, the United States’ Superpower is threatened by terrorist organizations, so I chose to speak about the heroes of September 11. On September 11th, 2001, The United States are struck by three suicide attacks, a few hours away from interval, by members of the Islamist jihadist network AlQaeda, aiming at symbolic buildings of the northeast of the country in particular the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, as well as the Pentagon, making all in all 2 977 victims. We can underline and applaud the courage of the policemen and the fire brigades which intervened, they risked their life to come in victim assistance of attacks. By their heroics acts they are modern heroes. All cultures have their own myths and heroes, these myths and heroes have shaped American Society now. Indeed, Ellis Island Immigration has allowed people to immigrate and construct the United States, and basic human rights are protected by heroes like MLK or the police and firefighters. They are heroes and timeless myths that should not be forgotten as they are part of the culture. Krishnamurti is my hero, he is a man who revolutionised the way we can think about the world and the human being, he advocated an alternative education that he tried to set up in India, but his doctrine is primarily to release ourselves of all authorities including our conditioning in order to find real freedom, Kris was considered a potential messiah.. »
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