In my first essay‚ I wrote on the topic that Joshua Wong is the representative of rebellion because he employed nonviolent methods to protest against the established rules and restrictions imposed by the China Central Communist Party on both youth education and public election. Although‚ I did explain the distinctiveness of Wong’s nonviolence style of protest and rebellion against the established rules‚ still I failed to illustrate the reasons why nonviolence is better than a violent one. After reading
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LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL RESPONSE. Martin Luther King Jr.’s revealing‚ ’Letter from Birmingham Jail’‚ delves into the segregation‚ injustice and violence of Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ "probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States"(Inquiry‚ p.#391‚ paragraph 6) In response to criticism from eight clergymen of Birmingham‚ King details the process of preparation for the nonviolent protest that took place in Birmingham. Imprisoned for protesting without a license‚ Dr. King’s words
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Background of the author Fritz Vincken tried to find the seven soldiers after the war. It wasn’t until the story was featured on a March 1995 "Unsolved Mysteries" television episode that Vincken learned about a man at Northampton Former Honolulu baker Fritz Vincken died Dec. 8 in Oregon‚ 16 days before the 57th anniversary of well-publicized Christmas story of "the night God came to dinner." Fritz Vincken’s family took in GIs‚ German soldiers on Christmas Eve 1944. Advertiser library photo
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Amber Velasquez English 100 October 4‚ 2012 Process Analysis How to Make a Great PowerPoint Presentation Do you ever feel nervous or get sweaty palms when thinking of creating a PPT? Well you can change that. I will be telling you a few simple steps to making and presenting a PPT. I guarantee you will feel more comfortable and confident in your skills. What exactly is a PPT? It is an abbreviation that stands for the PowerPoint Presentation. This is a high- powered software tool marketed by
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Stradford Hydrick Dr. Light English 101 27 October 2014 Analysis of “Hazel Tells LaVerne” In Katharyn howd Machan’s poem “Hazel Tells LaVerne”‚ a maid at the Howard Johnsons Hotel finds a frog in the toilet. The frog tells the maid he could turn her into a princess. She does not believe him and proceeds to flush him down the toilet. This poem can be evaluated on its content‚ its literary techniques‚ and its relation to a fairytale. The content of the poem is very important. The poem talks about a
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The rhetorical device that I think is most effective in Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is logical appeals. King’s purpose for using logical appeals is because he is stating facts and injustice rules in the society. The effectiveness of the rhetorical appeal logos is working because it made me put myself into their shoes and all that they had to experience just because of their race. For example‚ the letter says in paragraph 1. “If I sought to answer all the criticisms that
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having patience‚ I beg God to forgive me” (King 301). Martin Luther King Jr. writes an argumentative letter defending demonstrations against segregation. While serving eight days in prison for participating in protests in Birmingham‚ King writes his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (293). King is effective at arguing his case because he provides counter arguments‚ gives many examples of real life situations‚ and reflects on statements made. King begins by providing background and explaining the
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Martin Luther King Jr. commences his speech by alluding to the speech‚ The Gettysburg Address given by Abraham Lincoln in the year 1863. When stating “Five score years ago...‚” he refers to the renowned introduction Abraham Lincoln preached. King proceeds to state‚ “…a great American‚ in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” He and his audience stood in Lincoln’s shadow metaphorically and figuratively. He orated his speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial‚ where the statue of Lincoln is situated
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King wrote "A letter from Birmingham jail" in response to a published statement by eight fellow ministers from Alabama who violently critiqued King for association and involvement in the protest march against discrimination in Birmingham. King’s letter was an effort to defend himself from allegations and to criticize white moderates and church. Starting in the first lines of the letter‚ Martin Luther King tries to discard the denunciation of being an outsider in Birmingham. He states that he was
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individuals around the world. Out of these issues‚ the lack of women’s rights is one of the most significant topics that continues to affect our society and effectively relates to the ideas presented in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” Women’s rights are rights that women and girls are entitled to such as‚ the right to vote‚ the right to live free from violence‚ and so on. However‚ it is evident that women are not able to enjoy these rights to their full extent as many
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