Essay from my Oral Presentation: On Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
             "The Dimensions of a Complete Life."
             What kind of life can be considered complete? Different people may have different opinions. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his article "The Dimensions of a Complete Life", pointed out that "there are three dimensions of any complete life to which we can fitly give the words of this text: length, breadth, and height" (178). As he explained: "the length of life" is the "inward concern for one's own welfare", while "the breadth of life" is "the outward concern for the welfare of others", and, "the height of life" is "the upward reach for God" (Dimensions 179). The completeness of life defined by Dr. King was embodied in his entire life.
             Dr. King took it very seriously the development of his "inner power" (the length of life) (Dimensions 179). He loved himself, and kept on "pursuing personal ends and ambitions" (Dimensions 179). In 1948, he graduated from Morehouse College and was ordained to the Baptist Ministry at the age of 19. Three years later, he earned the bachelor divinity degree at Crozer Theological Seminary. In 1955, he was granted Doctorate of Philosophy in Systematic Theology from Boston University and later was ordained pastor and served at different Baptist churches (Timeline). Dr. King pushed himself forward in his whole life for achieving his personal goals and ambitions. He fully developed his "inner power" in terms of both education and career.
             Dr. King not only concerned about himself, but also devoted his life to the welfare of others, especially the black Americans (the breadth of life). In 1955, he was elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, and thus making himself the official spokesman for the boycott Montgomery's segregated bus system. In 1957...