Marisol Jaslyn Pena Professor Caleb Camacho English 1302 February 15, 2017 Annotated bibliography Argument: The next future generation must be persuaded to stand up for what they believe in and not be too scared to make a change in the world. They need to leave their mark in the world. I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr published on August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr was the son of a Baptist minister. He received a doctorate degree in theology. He was a civil rights activist, his first major protest for the African Americans was the successful Montgomery bus boycott. He was a leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement. Marin Luther King Jr gave his famous speech on August 28 of 1963 around the Lincoln memorial in Washington …show more content…
In this movie, you see the life style on being a slave. Solomon Northup was a free man that was kidnapped and was traded off in the slave trade and endured the life style of a slave. There is a scene in the movie where he is building a house and the white man comes and tells him he is wrong and tells him to rip his clothes off so he can be whipped. Solomon refuse and takes a stand knowing that it is wrong he took a stand for what he though was right. This movie was primarily made to show the harsh conditions that they had to go thought but also an insider some of the slaves that made a stand. This source is important right now because he shows how no matter that Solomon actions were consider wrong he believed in being a freeman and making stand. This would help our next future generation because it shows them to believe and stand up for what they believe in. not to let anyone run over them. They would have to learn that even though someone tells you your wrong they show know how to prove their reasons and why they believe and stand for it no matter …show more content…
He is a huge American figure during the American revolutionary period. He gave his famous speech Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death in the Virginia Assembly. He gave this speech in the second Virginia convention on march 23, 1775. The speech is about the hardship that they have faced because of the king and queen in Britain. He addressed the House of Burgesses in virgin, which the famous line come from “Give me liberty or give me death.” He was asking for help to revolt against England. At the time, he sought for freedom of the state. Patrick Henry was trying to convince Virginia that the what they have done to achieve peace had not been working and will not work, or will never work. So, he stokes a stand and was ready to fight against it. This speech is important for our next future generations because it shows them that if they want something done that they have to fight for it, and it also shows them not to give up on what they believe in because they can make a change just like the historical figures I just talked about. That just because you stand up for something that may not be normal it can be a good thing in the same time