Lecrae uses repetition and rhyme to empathize his message
Lecrae uses repetition and rhyme to empathize his message
PREFACE.....................................................................................................................................................................................................vi AN OVERVIEW ...........................................................................................................................................................................................vii INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES .............................................................................................................................................................viii CORRELATION OF TEXTBOOK SYSTEMS AND SUPPLEMENTAL LABORATORY EXERCISES .........................................................ix SUGGESTED TIME SCHEDULE…
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” is written to the audience of clergymen. Martin Luther King Jr., wrote this letter to respond to clergymen who had questions for him. Paragraphs 12-14 are the most persuasive and thorough. King uses many rhetoric mechanism and appeals. Throughout those paragraphs, there is an excessive use of: pathos, logos, ethos, metaphors, symbolism, direct addressment and parallel structure.…
The speaker of this letter is MLK, who was “confined” physically, but not mentally, in a jail cell at the time of writing this letter. MLK takes advantage of the fact that he is in a jail cell to establish himself as a much more credible writer in many ways. First, he writes this entire letter impromptu and does not edit it in any ways that will make it superficial for the readers. Since the letter is not veneered in any way, it is more believable to its readers because all the words in the letter are honest and sincere. Secondly, MLK quotes from many famous “extremists”, such as Jesus Christ, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, off the top of his head to justify how he truly is enthusiastic and devoted to his cause. It is not an easy feat to come up with the quotes of famous “extremists” in a jail cell. On another note, MLK also characterizes himself as a credible author by listing out his credentials. He starts by stating that “[he has] the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference” (King 204), then takes great efforts in describing the headquarters of the SCLC and its many affiliated organizations across the South. His care in describing the size of the SCLC infers that he has the invaluable experience and leadership needed to fuel the civil rights movement. This…
In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr. uses rhetoric to persuade readers into supporting his cause. His letter addresses white men questioning his actions, though his message is for gaining supporters throughout America. Addressing the criticism of white men questioning and criticizing his recent behaviors, he begins explaining the motives behind his actions, their justification, and his next endeavors to rid America of its social injustices.…
Miller illustrates the rhetorical strategies used by Martin Luther King Jr. in his literature through his commentary. Miller states that, “King’s social gospel directly reflects the theology of his father, his grandfather and Borders.” (76 Miller). Miller goes on to support his reasoning when he explains, “Their non violent protests- not his reading of Thoreau, Gandhi, Nelson, or Wofford-provided his initial and most significant lessons in nonviolence.” (76 Miller). Miller continues on to analyze King’s rhetorical strategies when addressing the issue of repetition. Martin Luther King Jr. uses reputation throughout his “I Have a Dream” speech. Miller discusses that repetition is an effective tool when preaching a message; he does this when he states, “it helps ensure congregational participation.”(76 Miller), and also when he explains, “A homilist develops authority by embracing well-loved disclosure, creating a voice by melding it with those of previous speakers.”(76 Miller). MLK uses repetition as a way to embed the message in the audiences’ head so it wont be forgotten easily, repetition was also used to show significance in the message being delivered. Another main point of repetition was the audience had a sense of unity because they were aware of the hymn that was drawing them into the preaching. Miller also speaks on the rhetorical strategy that is known as “voice merging”. King Jr. uses voice merging to allow the audience to draw personal connections when he is preaching. Miller illustrates when Martin Luther King Jr. uses voice merging when exclaiming, “In ‘I Have a Dream’ he merges his voice with that of ‘Amos’ (‘We shall never be satisfied till justice rolls down like waters…’) and with those of Isaiah and Jesus (‘I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted…’).” (78 Miller). Keith D. Miller’s commentary provided me with information on different rhetorical strategies used by Martin Luther King Jr.; he effectively illustrated ways…
The human body contains chemical messengers. There are four groups of chemical messengers within the human body. Each chemical messenger are unique in their own way, having different functions throughout the body. The four groups are as follows in no specific order: Autocrine, paracrine, neurotransmitter, and endocrine.…
Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most influential civil rights activists and paved a path for many African-Americans in his lifetime. In “A Letter from Birmingham City Jail”, Minister and Civil Rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. conveys the unequal treatments of African-Americans and how he and the African-American community are trying to change it. King Jr.’s Purpose is to explain how the African-Americans are working towards racial equality and to explain the racial inequality that is happening. He adopts a didactic tone in order to describe how poorly African-Americans are treated and how it needs to end. He uses a didactic and disgruntled tone, pathos and ethos, and repetition and listing.…
The first-time Lewis heard King preach, he didn’t even know who he was. “Then one Sunday morning in early 1955, I was listening to WRMA out of Montgomery when I heard a sermon…. Dr. King’s message hit me like a bolt of lightning. He applied the Principles of the church to what was happening now, today. It was called The Social Gospel…. And I felt like he was preaching directly to me.” (Lewis et al pg. 55-56). Lewis explains to us that it was at an early age that King made an immense impression on him. Additionally, Lewis’ clarifies to us precisely how he was inspired by King. “Dr. Kings example showed me that it was possible to do more as a minister than what I had witnessed in my own church. I was inspired.” (Lewis et al pg. 59). Lewis’ point is that from that moment, King became a paramount mentor in his life. See figure one. A few years later in 1958 Lewis’ was attending church at the First Baptist Church in Nashville, TN. That is where he first encountered Preacher Jim Lawson. “Jim talked about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, about war resistance, about nonviolence…. Jim Lawson conveyed the urgency of developing our philosophy, our discipline, our understanding. His words liberated me. I thought, this is it… this is the way out.” (Lewis et al pg. 77-78). Lewis points out clearly that Jim Lawson…
Author Gary Krist attitude and/or tone towards Mayor Thompson is portrayed quite frequently throughout the book City Of Scoundrels. Showing his response to how the Mayor handles each situation in each disaster or political event going on. From handling the race riots Krist portrays how involved Mayor Thompson tries to be with the situation alone. Lone his vast support base from the African Americans and his support he gives them, he stays distant when decisions have to be made. Though uses his respect for the African American community to find his way to ‘victor’. Thompson uses his ‘somewhat’ wise tactics to keep his public figure on the good side. Krist voices his opinion on how remote the Mayor keeps upon the choices he has to make, while…
Martin Luther King uses both literal and figurative language to get his points across. Metaphors, allusions, and similes also litter the letter.…
If you mention Lecrae to almost every Christian teen they'll know exactly who you are talking about. Having 1,950,00+ likes on Facebook, his popularity is evident in both the Christian and non-Christian youth. Lecrae’s label, Reach Records, and his logo 116, are amongst the most known within the Christian industry. His music has revolutionized the Christian Hip Hop genre, and has exposed Christian ideals to the non-Christian community. Many of Lecrae’s music has attracted non-Christian listeners because his music not only speaks about God, but also about social issues such as teen pregnancy, rape, gangs, police brutality, and racism. Lecrae has opened new doors for Christian Hip Hop/Rap, and his logo 116, is one to be remembered for…
MLK King conveys his message by appealing to ethos. King does this many times throughout the letter. King writes that he follows just laws yet he breaks unjust laws. He relates breaking unjust laws with what the early Christians did. "Of course, there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience...early Christians who were willing to face hungry lions...rather than submit to certain unjust laws of the Roman Empire." King attempts to elucidate that early Christians broke laws that they felt were unjust. Because he is writing to the clergy this appeals to them immensely. He adds that many people look at the early Christians' movement as just. King asserts the fact that he is a "minister of the gospel" and is knowledgeable of the subject of Christianity. This assertion makes King appeal to ethos because when he writes that he is a minister it does not need to be said that he knows a lot about religion; it is automatically assumed that he know a lot about religion, making him credible when he alludes to religious examples in support of his cause.…
Millions of people in the world listen to music for all different reasons. Most people all over the world listen to different genres of music in order to relax, but not too many people pay attention to the actual lyrics of a song. If you listen to the lyrics of a song you will realize that many songs have important messages or themes to them. An example of this is the lyrics of the song “Changes” by Tupac Shakur. If you listen to this song, you will realize that Tupac raps about not only the problems that African Americans face from society, but also the struggles that poor people in society have to endure and overcome. Many people in society can relate to this song and I personally believe the main theme and points in the song hold great truth to many people living in poverty in America today.…
It was the first day of 6th grade for Michael Brown in the United States. Michael came from a Military family who spent the last 12 years living in France and had never been anywhere outside the Country or to a public school before.As Michael sat in the driver seat of his mothers car, eating what was left of his breakfast, he could taste the bitter taste that lay upon his tongue from his gut wrenching stomach.He felt scared, nervous and unprepared.…
The article “Hood Politics”: Racial Transformation in Hip-Hop by Richard Spradlin it argues that hip hop music is a vehicle for gaining an understanding black individuals identities. However, it also claims that rap can deconstruct and rebuild the black identity, in regards to one's self-perception or judgment of society “in a racialized way” (Spradlin 2016, 43). This author uses Lamar as an example of an artist that has inspired the reconstruction of “the narrative of self” of black identities. This study gives some evidence for the reasoning behind the double-consciousness of African American (Spradlin 2016, 41). One claim is the historical struggles of the black identity that was built from the act of slavery and the racialization of “political system of racial domination” (Spradlin 2016, 43). It's also believed that black identities are socially oppressed by “reinforced racial images” and the only way to address is by Lamar method of reconstructing, contradiction and self-reflection, such as, positivity, black empowerment and redemption, which is expressed in his song TBTB (Spradlin 2016,…