The Legend lives on.

Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream”speech on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington in front of the Lincoln Memorial. President Barack Obama gave his powerful and motivating Back to School speech on September 7, 2009, to all the students of America as to how they should be prepared for the following school year. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech is known as one of the most profound speeches ever to be expressed in American history. How could Martin Luther King's speech have impacted President Obama's speech to the students of America? How can we disregard the things that Dr. King and our President has suggested to change such as discrimination, stereotyping, violence, prejudice, and racism? And what impact did President Obama's message have on me and the students across the world?

President Obama's speech clearly stated his opinions at how serious he wants the students of American to consider and compose an education for their futures, and to make education an important part of each of their lives. When studying Dr. King's speeches and his expressed thoughts and opinions, I could identify that he had very tenacious beliefs for each and every enrolled student and would do anything to voice his thoughts out in society. I think that strong and firm beliefs are something that President Obama and Dr. King share. When I reread over the message the President verbalized, I wondered if Martin Luther King Jr. and his own expressed opinions had influenced thePresident in any way to fervently and strongly speak to the schools across the U.S. and express all the desires and hopes he had for each person individually. They both have great eagerness to save and better help this country and they both succeeded in changing the world's history forever.

Considering the hopes of our President and Dr. King we can each assume that everything they want is only to better our nation. When thePresident directs talks toward schools and the young adults, a common subject that's talked about is eliminating violence, racism,stereotyping, prejudice and things along those lines. Martin LutherKing also talked strongly on eliminating challenging things that are in our world and society. After reading some of the talks of PresidentObama and Dr. King, I've found that if we sat down the troubled kids in schools, who cause the major problems, in front of a television and made them intensively listen and comprehend everything that was being said, I think that their lives would be changed and their minds would be turned to the reasons for a safe school and not so much ways to cause trouble. And I truly believe that if just us average folks payed good attention to the thoughts and suggestions that they've expressed,we could benefit greatly for future possible circumstances. Learning and fully understanding the declamation these great men are presenting straight to us for our own benefit could have a serious impact on our thoughts and how we respond to those types of questions. The troubled parts of the society we live in could very well be changed or affected simply by if we listen or reread the Presidents speeches on those specific topics, and understanding the principles Martin Luther King Jr. was trying to proclaim.

As an individual, I have greatly cherished what these men have done to change world I live in, and make it a much better place. When rereading through President Obama's message to students like me all across the U.S., I have gained such a better realization to how important it is for every determined student to stay strong in their school work and keep away from the awful thoughts that come when the blessed people of this free country forget their great miracle that they have the opportunity to live in such a place as this, and forget what it truly means to be apart of this free nation, and end up taking it for granted. I have also learned a great deal of determination as I reviewed through the Dr. King's great speeches. He taught me to never give up on a firm opinion, because one day I could end up changing the world for the better. My hope is that everyone will eventually realizeand consider these great men and their anticipation on turning the world into a much better and safer place to live in.

Martin Luther King Jr. changed the history of our world forever. He impacted the way we as Americans will live. He had a dream and succeeded in following and reaching it, and by doing so he created a nation of equality. His goal was to make sure that every man in theUnited States was equally free. Our President is following the footsteps of Dr. King in making our nation a finer and choice nation. No more racism, no more discrimination. Martin Luther King Jr. is a legend, and as we follow in his footsteps and strive to make America a nation of equality, his legend lives on.