Essay

In life we always ask the questions what is right, or what is good. Often our first reaction to any event is not the same as when you look back at it. These questions are always around us and always present. When we look deeply into an event that has happened and try answering these questions you will be surprised with what you come up with.



In my slide show I tried getting the point across of what is good, and what is right. I tried showing that great people have died for a causes to make the world a better place. When you see Martin Luther King's picture, the first thing that comes to your mind is how he was assassinated. This was a horrible event and should have never happened. But when you apply these questions to this event, even how horrific it was, there can be some light coming from it. What is true is that Martin Luther King died to make things better, even though it was not his choice. His death brought the civil rights movement forward more than any ones words could have ever done. What is truth about this event is he died for a cause that may have never been resolved if he never had been killed. This does not excuse this horrible act of violence but it was almost necessary if the civil rights were to be won. His death was a tragedy which brought the nation together, and people finally realized what they were fighting over was just not worth it. That is the truth, and Martin Luther King was trying to do good.

Another great symbol during the Civil Rights Movement was John F. Kennedy. JFK was one of the most loved presidents of all time, and was tragically assassinated for his beliefs. What is truth about this event is that his words spread throughout the nation, and brought all races closer together than ever before. As everything seemed to be getting better, his life was cut short because of what he was trying to do. His death brought tears to the nation's eyes, and even though he was not around his words and beliefs were. JFK was another great human being trying to do good, and should have never been killed. But his death had just as big of an impact on the civil rights movement as his words did. Even though it is a tragic event his death did bring good, and that he will never be forgotten for.

In the past and in the present good and bad things are happening. What we should do as human beings is to ask questions. What is right, true, good. If we can find meanings of an event or a situation sometimes things are not so bad. Instead of always looking at the negatives, we need to look at the positives, and bring light out of a dark situation. Everything happens for a reason and we need to figure out as people what we have learned, and how we have grown for a certain event.