It is with great sadness that I stand before you today because of the passing of William Lyon Mackenzie King. But I am honoured to tell you about this strong, confident, cunning man. Words don’t even come close to describing just how influential he was. Not only to those around him, but to an entire nation. Known to some as Mackenzie King, to most as Prime Minister Mackenzie King, and to those closest to him, William, he was born in what was once Berlin, Ontario and is now Kitchener, Ontario. Born to John King and Isabella Grace Mackenzie on December 17th, 1874, he was the eldest of four. Even from a young age, King went on to obtain five university degrees in various subjects that helped with how he ran the country. At the ripe age of 26, …show more content…
He loved and took amazing care of his mother and even after her death continued to respect what she would have wanted. He also strived to be like his maternal grandfather who had served as a Canadian leader in the Upper Canada Rebellion, and as the first mayor of Toronto. This, along with his parents constantly encouraged him to get into law and politics, led to him eventually taking office and for that we can all be grateful. King truly was an honourable, valiant, and innovative leader. Both in his public and private life. As William Lyon Mackenzie King said himself, “I believed the people had a true instinct in most matters of government when left alone. That they were not swayed, as specially favoured individuals were, by personal interest, but rather by a sense of what best served the common good. That they recognized the truth when it was put before them, and that a leader can guide so long as he kept to the right lines. I did not think it was a mark of leadership to try to make the people do what one wanted them to do.” Though he died July 22nd, 1950, his legacy will forever live on. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information taken
He is a prime example that there are no restrictions to making a difference. His legacy will continue to spark a light in many African-Canadians to leave their tile on Canada’s
If I could be anyone in history, it would be Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. To most people, that name would not ring any bells. However, more people are slowly becoming aware of her contributions to history. Elizabeth “Eliza” Schuyler was born on August 9, 1757 in Albany, New York. She was close to her many siblings, especially her sister Angelica.
Pierre Trudeau was born October 18 1919, he was the son of a wealthy French Canadian businessman and a mother of Scottish decent, this abled him to speak both French and English. He attended multiple schools after graduating high school and went on to study at the Jesuit Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Harvard, university of Montreal and the London School of Economics. Pierre was elected prime minister of Canada for the duration of 1968–79, after his turn ended in 79 he lost the next election to Joe Clark who was only in office for around a year. Pierre was then re elected from 1980–84 and is known for caring for the people.
He was just another person who was part of the Civil Rights Movement fighting for equality. Some people say that the only reason he was taken so seriously and seen as a leader was because he was a minister. If he was like any other African American things would have been different. Even as the main leader of the Civil Rights Movement he was not always successful in enforcing his ideals as there were many instances where the movement took a minor violent turn. Some of the younger generation wanted a more militant approach to achieving the goals of the movement as most were unhappy with the slow pace of King’s nonviolent tactics.
King believed that using violence in order to get what you want is unjust and would be against God, that it would lessen the chance of getting what they wanted. He thought that the way to do things was through nonviolence, which is why he was protesting. He was
Just like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Civil Rights Activist. Because of his Christian beliefs he used nonviolent disobedience to advance his civil rights movements. Despite his many arrests, King never gave up on the rights movement. At the age of twelve he suffered from depression and blamed himself of his grandmother’s death and jumped from a two-story window but he survived. Sometimes painful situations, for example, the death of his grandmother, will make you a stronger person in life and it will motivate you to try to change the world for the better.
He said that we are not to hate those who hate us. King believed that one day Afro-Americans will get what they are fighting for. That’s why they have to start preparing for being ethical, sane, reasonable. His tolerance and acceptance towards others impressed
Mackenzie Kings’ animosity towards the leader of the conservative party, Arthur Meighen, would undoubtedly cause the King Byng affair. Mackenzie king deeply disliked Arthur Meighen. This is evidently shown in the early 1920’s by a journalist known a Bruce Hutchinson, who documents the reaction Mackenzie King expressed whenever Arthur Meighen stood up to speak in the House of Commons. Anytime he stood to speak, King became visibly uncomfortable.
Firstly, he worked to maintain a unity and peace within the nation. Before becoming the Prime Minister, King resolved labor strikes peacefully and introduced the Industrial Investigation Act during the time he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Labor. This act allowed a closer inspection of workers’ conditions and aimed to prevent exploitation of workers in the future. Seeing their income secured, Canadian workers had more motivation to work and the community carried on its interactions peacefully. Secondly, in the later stage of Canada’s development, King’s adoption of various programs sought to give Canadians more social security.
Dr.King a Great Leader When you think of a good leader you think of someone who can influence and lead people. Good leaders do the right things for the people their leading and fight for whats right. Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. is a good leader because he fought for equal rights, he was a educated pastor, and he lead a movement that left behind a legacy that will be remembered forever. He played a very big role in ending segregation of African Americans in the U.S.(Biography, 2018).
He encompassed one of the most essential traits of being a leader, which is being authentic. This is evident in him understanding his purpose of being king; which was to bring change into the dictator political infrastructure. He practiced solid values such as integrity through demonstrating to people that he is not deviating from his purpose of bringing democracy as well as demonstrating self-discipline through adjusting his actions to meet his purpose. He established enduring relationships to ensure that people know that he cares about what they want and how he is going to do it. And lastly, he demonstrated courage through standing up against the bunker whom embraces an opposite political mindset as the one he envisioned for the future.
He once said "A true man does not only stand up for himself, he stands up for those that do not have the ability to." and lived up to this words. King stood up for the Canadian by introducing number of important social programs. They include unemployment insurance, family allowance, old age pension, as well as proposing health insurance. By introducing family allowance King helped many families with children during the second world war by giving them the money that they needed, because of the inflation that was happening at the time. In present days Canadians with children still enjoy the benefits from the government.
The most important decision of a leader is the style of leading they decide to use when inspiring others, or providing a vision for the future. By looking at the past, it is proven that some leadership styles are guaranteed to be more effective than others. The leadership style of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X during the Civil Rights provides significant evidence of how different styles of leading can turn out to be a major success or defeat. Malcolm X’s leadership style included using violence to protest against violence and unequal rights, as well as supporting the segregation of African Americans and the whites. Martin Luther King’s style included nonviolent marches and protests against violence, and peacefully fighting for integrating
King is an effective listener. He knows how to gain followers trust. He focuses on equality, hope and unity. Making his country better gives him the drive to be a servant leader.
b) Did he succeed in that? In my opinion, he had a powerful effect on the Americans during these three parts, through his life, after his death, and these days. Firstly, through his life, King started his revolution when he moved to Montgomery. He made a bus boycott when a black woman was arrested, because she refused to give her seat to a white passenger.