tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19455125888392780872011-04-21T11:57:41.399-07:00Miranjorg haduranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385290940248561151noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945512588839278087.post-7490210910753391822009-05-06T09:42:00.000-07:002009-05-06T09:44:19.919-07:00<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9oXtd_XRb3U&hl=es&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9oXtd_XRb3U&hl=es&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1945512588839278087-749021091075339182?l=agr8blog4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miranjorg haduranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385290940248561151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945512588839278087.post-77878386897143234942009-05-06T09:26:00.001-07:002009-05-06T09:42:29.182-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAmIp-2M4aY/SgG81g94neI/AAAAAAAAAAY/lPTQ4tR4Vk0/s1600-h/martin-luther-king2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 173px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAmIp-2M4aY/SgG81g94neI/AAAAAAAAAAY/lPTQ4tR4Vk0/s200/martin-luther-king2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332751061351964130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King">Martin Luther King´s Biography:</a><br /><br /></span></span><p><b>Martin Luther King, Jr.</b> (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastor" title="Pastor">clergyman</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activist" title="Activist" class="mw-redirect">activist</a> and prominent leader in the African-American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_%281955%E2%80%931968%29" title="African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)">civil rights movement</a>. His main legacy was to secure progress on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_and_political_rights" title="Civil and political rights">civil rights</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and he is frequently referenced as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">human rights</a> icon today. King is recognized as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint" title="Saint">Saint</a> by two Christian churches. A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_National_Baptist_Convention" title="Progressive National Baptist Convention">Baptist</a> minister,<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King#cite_note-0" title=""><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Bus_Boycott" title="Montgomery Bus Boycott">Montgomery Bus Boycott</a> and helped found the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference" title="Southern Christian Leadership Conference">Southern Christian Leadership Conference</a> in 1957, serving as its first president. King's efforts led to the 1963 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom" title="March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom">March on Washington</a>, where King delivered his "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream" title="I Have a Dream">I Have a Dream</a>" speech. There, he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orator" title="Orator">orators</a> in U.S. history.</p> <p>In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a> for his work to end <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_segregation" title="Racial segregation">racial segregation</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism" title="Racism">racial</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination" title="Discrimination">discrimination</a> through <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience" title="Civil disobedience">civil disobedience</a> and other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolence" title="Nonviolence">non-violent</a> means. By the time of his death in 1968, he had refocused his efforts on ending poverty and opposing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, both from a religious perspective. King was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._assassination" title="Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination">assassinated</a> on April 4, 1968, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a>. He was posthumously awarded the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom" title="Presidential Medal of Freedom">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> in 1977 and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal" title="Congressional Gold Medal">Congressional Gold Medal</a> in 2004; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day" title="Martin Luther King, Jr. Day">Martin Luther King, Jr. Day</a> was established as a U.S. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_holiday" title="Federal holiday" class="mw-redirect">national holiday</a> in 1986.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1945512588839278087-7787838689714323494?l=agr8blog4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miranjorg haduranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385290940248561151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945512588839278087.post-44324505792029512462009-05-04T10:32:00.000-07:002009-05-04T10:37:48.856-07:00Listen to the song and fill the gaps:<br /><br /><center><object width="325" height="244"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j1qyW1vkrmM&hl=es&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j1qyW1vkrmM&hl=es&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="244"></embed></object></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1945512588839278087-4432450579202951246?l=agr8blog4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Miranjorg haduranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385290940248561151noreply@blogger.com0