Essay On Who Killed Martin Luther King

In my original Letter of Intent, I decided not to include the grade that I would like/intend to receive in this class. The grade doesn’t matter as much to me as learning and passing the class does. If I must choose a grade to receive in this class, then I would choose a C-, which is just enough to pass the class. Any grade better than a C- would be amazing, but I think that a C- is a decent enough grade. I would not say that I will do whatever I can to get a good grade in the class because in that case, I would have to drop my other classes, quit my job, refuse to hang out with my friends, etc. in order to focus and exceed in this one class. I would have to make an effort and do whatever it takes to receive an A. I define the concept of effort by how high your expectations are for yourself and if you felt like you met or exceeded those expectations,

I think that the level of effort is different for different individuals because expectations of ourselves can vary. Effort is using force to get where you want to be. Nonetheless, I do intend to put in a reasonable amount of time to do the assignments in order to pass the class.

After reading Melanson’s Who Killed Martin Luther King?, several paragraphs stood out to me. The statement that I found interesting was the information that the government was against Martin Luther King Jr.’s advocacy. “From the government there wasn’t just hostility—there was fear. King had already demonstrated the ability to instigate massive unrest, and his rumored presidential candidacy would appeal to those appalled by the war.” I think that Melanson’s main purpose of this statement is that the government believed that Martin Luther King Jr. was a threat to the countries current