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…Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his parents separated when Stephen was a toddler, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood…

…What makes a "well loved lord" (20), an "honored prince" (88) or a "leader beloved" (1827)? Cultures as well as individuals have differed in their definitions of a successful king for generations. The epic poem Beowulf introduces two kings: Beowulf…

…Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. were civil right activists who took a form of action to obtain equal rights amongst their society. Gandhi moved to South Africa in 1893 to serve the Indian population after failing to establish a legal…

…Martin Luther King Jr. Speech Martin Luther King Jr. was a very looked upon man. As important in history as he was, we named a holiday after him. Being an effective person in the 60s we will always remember the words that he spoke on the Washington…

…At the eye of this hurricane of turmoil was a man named Martin Luther King, Jr., who preached non-violent civil disobedience as a means of opening the way for blacks to obtain the rights and liberties guaranteed to all citizens of the United States…

…King Henry VIII King Henry the VIII was one of the most powerful men of the Renaissance period. I my self am not sure whether he was or wasn’t a Renaissance man. He has some qualities of a Renaissance man, and then again he also has many other…

…this horrific crime, local authorities traced evidence from the crime scene back to 3 men. They found a lighter inscribed with KKK which belonged to Bill King, beer bottles and cigarette butts with saliva that genetically matched that of the 3 men, and blood…

…Martin Luther King JR. was the greatest civil rights leader. He encouraged all people of all races to help fight for equality for everyone. He battled against segregation and dreamed of a nation where children "won't be judged by the color…

…Martin Luther King Jr. was sent to jail on April 16, 1963. During this short time in prison he wrote a lengthy letter in response to a public letter from a group of eight clergymen who opposed the non-violent demonstrations that King had lead…

…Thoreau and King, Jr. There are times throughout the history of the United States when its citizens have felt the need to revolt against the government. There were such cases during the time of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thoreau…