Shanee's MLK Essay Contest Entry

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A long time ago there was a man who had a dream of making this world a better place. Now to this day, that dream has encouraged a lot of people to make peace.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a great person! Man, he tried making the world right. He wanted people to accept each other for who they are, not what their color of skin was. It took quite awhile for him to give encouragement and make peace and fewer worries for people. He wanted to stop racism! He wanted to set slaves free! He had a dream. He said, “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of the former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table lf brotherhood”. Martin Luther King wanted people to love, not to hate. He was a peaceful person and wanted others to have love within themselves and within each other. “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality…I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word”. This is what he wanted –to make a change.

I personally think he has made a change by loving and caring for others, and really made a point to other people. Now, to this day, we have a president who reminds a lot of people of Martin Luther King Jr. Barack Obama also has the encouragement to make peace on this earth and stop the sad, uncaring wars between Iraq and America. He also believes in giving a lot of people their rights.

From what I’ve learned so far about Obama, is that of course for one, that he is president and he is also a black male- that is America’s president! It gives me a great feeling that there was once a black male trying to make a right and stand for his people and make peace; and yet, Martin Luther King Jr. had less rights.

He had faith. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase”. That’s what Martin Luther King Jr. once said to his brothers and sisters. He gave a lot of others to have faith in everything.

Now we have a president to represent Martin Luther King, but yet our president has rights to speak and make a difference in the world and between others. I think that’s the only thing that is different between them but they think and feel the same.

I think our new president will officially make a change in this world and make it a happier place for all of us. I also have a good feeling that there will be less worries for a lot of Americans.
People will have peace and no worries! So lets all have faith in our new president like he does for us. -Shanee Holbrook

MLK Writing Contest

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DUE IN CLASS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14th

We will be writing and working on this essay this week.