Heroism at its Finest: Atticus Finch Atticus Finch, not just a small town lawyer and a father of two, but also a hero. “[A hero is] a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities”. Atticus has displayed many heroic achievements and qualities throughout the extent of this novel, and three reasons are that he defended a black man in a period of time that is filled with racism, he protected Tom and many other people with his own life at risk, and he had the courage and strength to handle problems without physical force. Atticus Finch has done one thing that is unspeakable in his period of time, he defended a black man. Atticus did not only defend a black man but he had the courage and strength to try and defend him.
The consequences of doing this can be far-reaching and long lasting; consequences that not every individual has the courage to face. Those individuals who have sacrificed themselves in order to put the needs of others before their own, clearly stand out as heroes and martyrs throughout all of history. It is clear that these men and women possess human qualities and traits that are regarded as desirable; qualities such as integrity, fortitude, human compassion and selflessness. Oscar Romero and Oskar Schindler are just two individuals who showed these qualities in the face of horrific injustices. Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador in 19 fought for his people’s human rights and
At the helm at the mega firm Virgin Group Ltd, Branson has defied conventional management and leadership wisdom. Through all his accomplishments, Branson’s amazing leadership skills cannot be mentioned in a vacuum. There is an interactional relationship between a leader, his or her followers and the situations in which they interact. This paper will analyze Branson as a leader. However, because his leadership success is not mutually exclusive, his followers and the important situations that define his career will be addressed.
How accurate is it to say Martin Luther King was a successful leader in the civil rights movement? It is accurate to say Martin Luther King was successful to a large extent because of factors such as, his philosophy, his determination and courage and character traits. However his leadership skills can be limited because of the failed campaigns such as Birmingham. The biggest reason he was a successful leader would be his philosophy and the smallest reason behind his success would be his determination. Firstly, his character traits including his oratory skills, his Nobel Peace Prize and his famous I Have A Dream speech were instrumental in his success as the face of the Civil Rights campaign.
He is one of the most significant leader in the U.S history, he is seen has a hero and a peacemaker all around the world using nonviolent methods as Mahatma Gandhi. Martin Luther King had a lot of leading characteristics. He was brave, carrying and handling difficult situations without the use of violence. He was trustable, reasonable, fare and revolted by the world’s injustices. He wanted an equal world.
Martin Luther King’s speech “I have a dream”. There is no doubt that Martin Luther King is an outstanding person. He is a hero who desperately struggled for civil rights. He suffered so much fighting for something that should be granted to every single person at birth and shouldn’t be fought for. It’s freedom.
Malcolm X, Frederick Douglas, and Obama are all extremely respected African American leaders. None of them were just handed their positions they all had to put in a lot of work to achieve the level of recognition, which their names embrace today. While reading each autobiography I learned that they all had to struggle to get where they are. They faced racism, fatherless childhoods, and poverty, still coming out of their hard lives to become important well known influential figures. Similar events occurred in each one of their lives which was one of the most fascinating things.
Carl Elliott: Cost of Courage Carl Elliott is one of the most powerful, yet forgotten political figures from Walker County. He is forgotten because he didn’t make decisions based on other people’s views, but he stuck with his own morals and values. His view points were way ahead of his time. Elliott was the first senator from Alabama to push for desegregation. His courage cost him dearly.
“I look to the day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Are the words that Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, hoping for the end of racism, discrimination and segregation. He had a dream for everyone to have the right to be treated equally, as all man should be. Martin Luther King started a revolution; people that were being treated unequal were fed up. This dream was for all war against racism to have an end to it. So that everyone can get together and form in unity as one nation.
One has not only a legal, but moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust law.”( Bloom, Smith 499) As we analyze Dr. Kings letter we observe the way he conveyed his message by using what the clergymen said to present his counter argument. In the clergymen’s statement, they distinguished Martin Luther King as an outsider and called his actions unwise and untimely. Dr. King then sets the foundation of his letter and identifies what was said by saying,” I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely”, and I should indicate why I am here in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the view which argues against outsider coming in.”(Bloom, Smith 495) By using an ethical appeal Dr. King begins to justify his presence by assuring the clergymen that he was invited because of his organizational ties with the Southern Christian Leadership, in which he serves as president. He also goes on to say,” but more basically, I am here in Birmingham because injustice is here.” (Bloom, Smith 495) It was important for Marti Luther King to say this because it supported the fact that he was not an outsider coming in at the wrong time, but he was welcomed