Wednesday 30 January 2013

Peace and Non-Violence

America has celebrated Martin Luther King Day since 1983 on the third Monday in January. Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. was an important person in the American Civil Rights movement, who believed in non-violence. He campaigned against segregation and inequality and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. In 1963 he gave his most famous speech, which contains the well-known phrase I have a dream.

Here you can enjoy most of this important speech. Then, think about the way in which you can contribute to improve the world and post a comment beginning like this: 
"I have a dream that . . . "





Do you need some kind of inspiration? Then you can listen to Someday, a song from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Watch the video and listen to it. It has a beautiful message.



Now you can read the lyrics here. Think about them . . . and of course, think about the things you can do to improve the world!

12 comments:

  1. I think that all humans are equal, so I think that Martin Luther King Jr. did the best thing to end with racism. I think that I can help people to fit in their surroundings and if everybody do it, society will improve a lot. I have a dream with world peace, no poor, no racism, no war and with happiness.

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  2. My dreams are the end of all wars in the world, that all the humans can have equals right, because all humans are equals, irrespective of colors, race or nationality. Also I want the end of economic problems in the world.

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  3. I have a dream that the inequality have finished on the world. All humans should be equals and should have the same rights. All humans should have the same chance of get a work or study a career. Unfortunately, it is not so.

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  4. I have a dream that we all have the same opportunities, the same freedoms, without discrimination of racism, gender, nationality or poverty.
    In the world should be peace, justice and equalities for all humans.
    In the world should not be wars between us and I think we could help to finish with the war in the world if we work together.

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  5. My dream is ending all wars between countries.
    We are all equal and we should respect each other, we all have the right to be free and comment. Also they run out of arguments between us as in schools and racism.
    When we need help we help each other and not be selfish. Everyone can participate and help find peace.

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  6. I have a dream in which the world is a fair place where all people live in peace. In this dream world all people is happy, because the most important thing is to respect each other. In my dream world all citizens are equal and have the same oportunities. There aren't wars, because people solve their problems talking and no fighting. This is my dream

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  7. I have a dream of a world in which there is no violence and everyone resolve their problems talking between them, a world in which everyone helpes other people, because men and women are equal and they have the same rights, and their nationality or their skin color don't matter.

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  8. I have a dream, in which all human beings are equal, without distinction of race, color or sex, in which there aren't wars that we all live in peace.
    These dreams, not just mine, if not millions of people.
    I think so each one we put of our part, we will be able to obtain the dream that so much of we wish.

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  10. I have a dream of a world where all the people have the same rights, in which all the people talk to resolve their problems and never use the violence, a world where all the people have the same oportunities. In my world there aren´t any problem because all the people work in the same road. Now this world can't be posible, but if all the people work to get this, in the future we can live in a better world.

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  11. I have a dream about a world that all people were equal without discrimination. That people are not self poisoned drinking alcohol and drug. That there was not poverty in the world and all of us were happy without hurting anyone. I hope all this will change in a near future.

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  12. I have a dream that all people should have equal rights and duties. A world in which there wasn´t racism, and be white or black doesn´t be a problem.
    A world where the problems must resolve talkin and don´t use the violence.
    We wan´t a world in peace.

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