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aily Literary Quote
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. -Martin Luther King, Jr. Journal Prompt What does Dr. King mean by the famous quote above? What is character? Can it be seen? How does “character” relate to fictional “characters”? Provide specific examples.
58 Comments
Connor
9/8/2021 10:42:02 am
He means that he wants one day to have all races to be equal. Character is is how u carry yourself as a person and how you treat others. Like you should never judge someone on how they look but only how they carry them selves and how they treat others
Anthony
9/8/2021 10:50:01 am
I think that’s exactly what he means
Keltonn
9/8/2021 10:50:19 am
good examples
Daniel
9/8/2021 10:50:32 am
Facts
Jerry Carlton
9/8/2021 10:44:22 am
I feel like he means he wants his children judged by their decisions or their values in life. Character to me is your values and how you act when people aren’t around to see. Your character can be seen in your actions and words. It relates by characters in books because they have clear values and morals. Examples would be Doc Holiday
sienna
9/8/2021 10:45:47 am
Good example
Kota eagle
9/8/2021 10:49:53 am
Good example and description
Anthony
9/8/2021 10:50:55 am
Good reference makes sense
Connor Telford
9/8/2021 10:51:02 am
This is very intelligent
Shawn Scheideman
9/8/2021 10:52:35 am
Agreed
Tyler
9/9/2021 11:11:22 am
Good points and examples
Sienna
9/8/2021 10:44:47 am
In the most simple sense, Dr. King means that he hopes that people would be perceived by the way they act and treat others. Character is simply the way one behaves and portrays themselves to others. It is the surface of someone that we actually can see. Character is tricky to see because many people look at how people look physically rather than how they really are through conversations or interests. Someones character in reality is different than fictional characters because we change more often and no one sees us the way a reader or watcher sees a fictional character. Such as with a character in a book or movie, we see them when they are alone or in the truest form. In real life only we know what our character is.
Jerry
9/8/2021 10:49:10 am
Pretty solid example
Connor
9/8/2021 10:51:29 am
Decent
Daniel
9/8/2021 10:51:49 am
Good reasoning
Olivia Lynch
9/8/2021 10:51:57 am
I agree with when you put in that reality is different than fictional characters because you can know fictional characters more than actual people. Usually a fictional character is less complex than a real person.
Jaylee Morton
9/8/2021 10:52:15 am
Very good explanation!
Rory Wilson
9/9/2021 10:58:07 am
Very well said.
Mason Semmler
9/12/2021 01:21:36 pm
I agree with your reasoning and I really enjoyed how you really brought it out in a different perspective.
Roahn
9/8/2021 10:47:14 am
He means people should be judged by who they are not what they look like.
aden murphy
9/8/2021 10:49:27 am
good job
Tallon Aldous
9/8/2021 10:53:56 am
I like your examples.
Brenden Bowen
9/8/2021 10:47:24 am
He means that he wants to see all people be viewed by their personality instead of their race. Your character is like your personality and how you act in certain situations. Your character can be seen by everyone but more to people you are closer with. This character relates to a fictional character because fictional characters have their own character in situations as well as the fictional one they are. The good characters and bad characters in movies have different characters because of how they are set in the show.
Jerry
9/8/2021 10:50:01 am
Very good way of putting it
Kota
9/8/2021 10:51:23 am
Good ideas
Trinity McComas
9/8/2021 10:47:29 am
Dr. King means that he wants his children to be able express themselves through their personality, not the color of their skin. Character is their personality. Their character can be seen through the way they interact with people and/or the way they present their self. “ Character” relates to fictional “characters” because even fictional characters have a personality.
Sienna
9/8/2021 10:49:27 am
I agree. Personality was a good way to explain character.
Jaylee Morton
9/8/2021 10:50:42 am
You make a good point!
Keely
9/8/2021 10:53:04 am
It is cool to think that even fictional characters have personalities. Their characters are already set in stone, the ability to give personality to something fake is fascinating.
Hunter
9/8/2021 10:57:06 am
Can some people have a two sided character
Anthony Aragon
9/8/2021 10:47:48 am
Dr. king wants people to be judged on their morals or who they are as a person rather than how they look. I think their character relates to their true personality. Character in fictional characters is for the reader to judge and can be changed
Keltonn
9/8/2021 10:51:12 am
good comparisons
Kota Eagle
9/8/2021 10:47:49 am
He wants his kids to not be judged by the color of their skin and a stereotype he wants his kids to be judged by their character and what type of person they are. Character is the type of person they are and how they go about life, it can be seen by the way a person acts in certain situations. Fictional characters have a way they carry there self and it decides whether people look up to them or down to them. People look up to Thomas in the Mazerunner because he is a leader.
Brenden Bowen
9/8/2021 10:50:25 am
Great example Jeffrey
Hunter
9/8/2021 10:53:24 am
Do leaders have a stronger characters.
Keltonn
9/8/2021 10:47:54 am
Dr. King wrote this quote as a meaning of equality among race but not hold back on intelligence.
Tallon Aldous
9/8/2021 10:52:21 am
I like you explanation, good job.
Olivia Lynch
9/8/2021 10:57:18 am
I like how you said that fictional characters can be whatever we make them, because that's very true. You can't really make up another person's character.
Hunter Bingham
9/8/2021 10:48:08 am
Dr. King was implying that he hopes his kids will be judged by the people they become instead of the color of their skin. Character is the mental and moral values a person carries with them. Character can be shown in a person when they not only when people are watching but also when nobody is watching. An example of a character I could use is Spider-Man he saves they day not only when he gets recognition for it but when he does it in the shadows.
Brenden Bowen
9/8/2021 10:51:39 am
Good vocabulary
Shawn Scheideman
9/8/2021 10:57:06 am
Great example
Olivia Lynch
9/8/2021 10:48:15 am
What King means by this quote is how he eventually hopes that the racism in this time period will advance into equality, and his future generations will be accepted into society. Character itself is what that person is like (personality, beliefs, virtues), and it is often heard through the person's voice or seen by their actions but can also be individual to that person without others knowing.
Rory Wilson
9/9/2021 10:57:22 am
I agree with what you said about him wanting equality.
Tallon Aldous
9/8/2021 10:48:30 am
Dr. King mean that he hopes that one day everyone will look at each other the same and will respect one another. Character is can be a character in a show or a book, but it can also be the type of person some one is, and how they act. Character can be seen in different people and how there habits and behavior differ from one an other. Character relates to fiction characters in how those characters are portrait, such as if they are the good guy or bad guy in a show or novel. A example of a good and bad character would be Superman and Lex Luther.
Mason Semmler
9/12/2021 01:23:26 pm
This is a very well said explanation.
Keely Reagan
9/8/2021 10:48:37 am
The definition of character, according to Google, is "the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual". Character is the way one carries themselves, for example Snow White is an innocent princess who never does anything out of the ordinary in terms of rebelling. For her to stand up to the evil queen would be uncharacteristic just as the evil queen showing sympathy toward her would be. This distinction can be made from the very beginning of them movie, from their actions to their thoughts (which are displayed various ways). When Dr. King stated this quote he wanted it to be clear that not everything is dependent one the "book cover impression" which we so often hand out.
Aden Murphy
9/8/2021 10:48:44 am
Character is how a person acts around people or in a group. Character can be seen depending on how close you look at the persons. the character between books and life might have some of the same disorders like dyslexia.
Jaylee Morton
9/8/2021 10:49:00 am
Dr. King is talking about wanting his kids to not be judged by what they look like, but by how they treat others and how they respond to certain situations. Character is how a person acts and what their personality is. It can be shown by how they react in some situations, the words they use, and how the treat other people. All characters have a certain “character” that will affect decisions and add to the story.
Trinity McComas
9/8/2021 10:50:49 am
Nice way to think about it
Daniel
9/8/2021 10:49:43 am
He means that to be judged by of what you do or how you do it not by only there race. Your character is how you act, how you truly are.
leslie scoggins
9/8/2021 12:26:13 pm
even in reality we judge one another as well. it is just easier to judge a book character because their attributes are out in the open. when it comes to people in real life they hide pieces of themselves from others so it is harder to define them completely.
Shawn Scheideman
9/8/2021 10:51:18 am
He meant he hopes for a day when people will be treated as equals and valued for who they are as individuals and what they value rather than their outter appearance
leslie scoggins
9/8/2021 12:19:43 pm
The contents of someones character is the personality they hold. It is the attitude someone displays and the attributes of morals they value. Someones can not be seen unless you take a moment to stop and get to know someone or observe the person around others. A character is what makes up a person and helps define them; both in reality and in fiction.
Emma Swope
9/9/2021 10:55:17 am
I agree completely
Emma Swope
9/9/2021 10:54:41 am
I think that he means that he wishes that his children would be judged by their actions and the way that they behave versus their appearance. In which character is the behavior, their personality, their morals and beliefs that support their life, that can only be seen by observing and interacting with that person. You cannot see a character of a book, and your visual version of them is distorted because you can only see your version. You first know them through their words, their mannerisms, and demeanor. This is how we as people should see others.
Rory Wilson
9/9/2021 10:55:42 am
Martin Luther King meant that he hopes that there will be a point in time that people with not be judged by there outer appearances but by how they treat others. Character is something that makes a person who they are, an identifiable trait that is unique to one person is character. The contents of ones character is their attitude towards life, in books you can usually recognize who will be the villain and who will be the hero based on how they treat others in the story. Martin Luther King Jr. is saying in his quote that he hopes people will see his children as the heroes of their stories based on how they treat others rather than be treated as the villains based on the prejudices towards the color of their skin.
Tyler Fitte
9/9/2021 10:58:21 am
MLK is talking about how he does not want people to be judged by their looks, but how they treat others and how they express their feelings with others. Everybody is different and have their own personalities and should not be judged by their looks.
Mason Semmler
9/9/2021 11:29:16 am
MLK is saying that is dream this that all people will be treated equal despite their character, beliefs, look, or color. Character is what defines you and how you effect others that is what character is. It can be seen but if only the person can make it be seen it wont be seen if it is hidden, This relates to fictional charterers because the their ideas are inspired by chetiritics of living people. Leave a Reply. |
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