Societies are driven by goals, which are influenced by our communities. In our daily lives, communities influence the goals of their members. Communities play a big role in shaping who we are as a people, further influencing our goals. We see this in Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter from Birmingham” where he discusses social injustice in society because of this Martin Luther King Jr was looked at as a role model to the African American community for his social defiance against injustice. Patrick Henry’s willingness to die for his cause was further illustrated in the “Speech to the Second Virginia Convention.” Communities influence our goals through their support and role models. Martin Luther King Jr was an influential role model backed by the support of his community in “Letter from Birmingham”. We see this example in the text, for instance, we see a statement that reads “There was a time when the church was very powerful—in the time when the early Christians rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer …show more content…
Texts support the thesis that communities influence our goals through their support and role models. For example, we find one instance being in “The Letter from Birmingham”. African Americans look at MLK as a role model because of the support from his community he kept striving for his goal. Another instance of this is how we see a huge emphasis on the support of one another and the community in the “ Speech to the Second Virginia Convention''. We see how unity and the support from the community is crucial as stated when said ” The battle sir is not to the strong alone it is the vigilant the active the brave “ this is such a strong quote because it shows that they believe in supporting their comrades. Hence going back to how both “The Letter from Birmingham” and “ Speech to the Second Virginia Convention” show how influence can affect their