Synthesis Essay Martin Luther King - 1785 Words

Synthesis Essay – Martin Luther King Jr. MSgt Demetrius N. Booth Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy November 7, 2017 Instructor: MSgt. Adrian L. Hall MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Our founding fathers could not have understood the soulful purpose of their words. Words penned in ink with mortal hands on to parchment but forever cemented in the bedrock of this great nation. The declaration of Independence echoes those words through all generations â€Å"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness†. It was those guiding principles that shed light on the†¦show more content†¦Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, 2014A). At white’s only diner counter tops he led sit ins, instead of accepting riding at the back of the bus he staged boycotts and he galvanized a nation with the march on Washington. From church pulpits across the south MLK used Inspirational Motivation to encourage a people to the stand against the existing state of affairs and reach for a better future for them selves and their children. With words he struck the hearts of a people and convinced them that the hardships they would endure were far better than the menial existence they were currently living, that nonviolence protest was a small price to pay for the promise of what lay ahead (Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, 2014A). MLK understood that a fiery sermon about equality and justice would not be enough. He would need to follow through with action, that action was managing change. Leading Change was not easy. He had to lead a country through, Janssen’s model of change. Every person worked through Jensen’s Apartment where they experienced the contentment, denial, confusion, and renewal phases. 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