Lecture Response

                In class we discussed a quote by Martin Luther King Jr. “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” I really enjoyed discussing this quote in class because it is 100% true. Any goals will never be accomplished without hard work. Martin Luther King Jr. knew this and so did many other people throughout history. During the colonial period, the colonist wanted to become free from Great Britain so they demanded it and ended up fighting a war over it.

                This quote reminded me a lot of the movie Gladiator. In the movie Maximus, who is the main character in the movie, is forced to become a Roman Gladiator. The only way he can become a free man is to fight other men until the Emperor pardons him. This movie relates greatly with the quote by Martin Luther King Jr.