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Introduction: the three eras of presentation
Published in Alan Gillies, The Art of Presenting, 2018
There is good evidence of the power of the great orators. The good: Martin Luther King captured on film in 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial speaking to 250,000 people with his ‘I have a dream’ speech; the bad: Adolf Hitler, spreading hatred through his oratory in the 1920s and 1930s; and the short: John Wesley, the Oxford don, just 5 foot 3 inches tall going out to preach to the illiterate miners of Bristol and attracting nearly 8,000 on his first Sunday alone in April 1739.
Creating a compassionate culture in practice – taking the lead
Published in Claire Chambers, Elaine Ryder, Sarah H Kagan, Excellence in Compassionate Nursing Care, 2017
Claire Chambers, Elaine Ryder, Sarah H Kagan
It is important to create and sustain a vision and to communicate this to others in order to motivate them to work towards this vision. One of the clearest examples of inspirational visions is that of Martin Luther King (cited in Northouse 2009, pp. 92–3) in his famous 1963 ‘I have a dream’ speech. Visions are based on clear values and a clear pathway of what needs to change in order to achieve that vision. Inspirational nurse leaders need to be able to articulate what excellent and compassionate practice is, and ensure that they create a culture where such a vision can be at the forefront of practice.
AIDS
Published in Omar Bagasra, Donald Gene Pace, A Guide to AIDS, 2017
Omar Bagasra, Donald Gene Pace
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is ultimately a preventable disease, but its prevention must come from correct adult human choices, not from some magical scientific cancellation of consequences for bad behavior. The conduct that leads to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and that indirectly afflicts innocent others who suffer through no bad choice of their own, is inconsistent with the major world religious traditions. In 1987, Ted Koppel, the famous and respected anchor of ABC Nightline, shared universal wisdom that has been much quoted since. It has become popular for the same reason that Tom Paine’s Common Sense[1] appealed to American colonists at the time of the Revolution, or Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin[2] appealed to those who knew slavery was morally wrong and, through interaction with her book, solidified their own beliefs. Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous “I have a dream” speech was all the more appealing because so many who did not share his eloquence did share his dream [3]. So it is with Koppel’s statements at the 1987 Duke commencement: “We have actually convinced ourselves that slogans will save us. ‘Shoot up if you must; but use a clean needle.’ ‘Enjoy sex whenever with whomever you wish; but wear a condom.’” He reminded the Duke audience that motives still matter: “No. The answer is no. Not no because it isn’t cool or smart or because you might end up in jail or dying in an AIDS ward –but no, because it’s wrong.” He reminded his audience that “What Moses brought down from Mt. Sinai were not the Ten Suggestions, they are Commandments. Are, not were” [4].
Response Art in Art Therapy: Historical and Contemporary Overview
Published in Art Therapy, 2019
Based on his life experiences during the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1960s—and particularly Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech—he relinquished his career as a commercial artist and became an art therapist (Fish, 2006). When King was assassinated, Joseph drew King’s Thing (Figure 4) in response to King’s death. The portrait represents the civil rights leader with his speech handwritten in the background. Joseph used his art as a powerful cultural communication that reflected both his reactions to the speech and to the circumstances described by the clients who he cared for in the hospital psychiatric unit where he worked.
The Implosion of the Moral Third: Moral Omnipotence in the Era of Horror About Donald Trump
Published in Studies in Gender and Sexuality, 2019
“I recently visited the Civil Rights museum in Greensboro, North Carolina. On February 1, 1960, four brave young black men in that town refused to respect the “Whites only” rule that prohibited their eating at lunch counters alongside White people and started a sit-in movement that echoed throughout the United States. It marked the beginning of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, including the 1963 Civil Rights March and Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Finding Hope Regarding Racism in 2022
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2022
Sadly, we are still trying to bring to fruition the dream that MLK articulated in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. During Black History month, American news and social media highlighted achievements of other notable Black leaders who sought to carry on Dr. King’s work. New conversations were held in churches, workplaces, and universities, about the next steps that must be taken to vigorously combat racism.