Evaluation of “Letter from Birmingham Jail” & “Resistance to Civil government” Both passages “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “Resistance to Civil government” have the same general purpose which was the idea of Civil disobedience‚ not agreeing with the law because it violates one’s morality or inner conscience belief. In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King explains his reasoning for why he retaliated the law and the idea of protesting without violence. Henry David Theoreau
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Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ in his “Letter to Birmingham Jail”‚ argues that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. King’s purpose is to explain how a just law should be followed‚ and how unjust laws‚ such as segregation‚ should not. He supports this claim by appealing to logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos. King begins his letter by responding to his critics that his non-observance of laws is based on the fact of whether they are just or not‚ by appealing to logos. When King states
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How to Write an Appeal Letter The Request: Clearly state what your appeal is about. For example‚ “I am appealing my two-‐week suspension from UC Riverside.” Or “I am appealing to drop a class (Western Art‚ #10204‚ Spring 2010).” Explanation of Extenuating Circumstances: Explain why your appeal should be granted. This is where
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To Whom It May Concern‚ This letter is written in an attempt to appeal my academic probation and allow me to receive financial aid so I can continue my college education. During Module 3 and 4 my grades were poor. The cause is no less than my own fault‚ but I believe the circumstances I faced led my focus away from my education. In the beginning of 2012 I found out I was going to become a dad and that was a huge impact for my life so I had to get my self together and I knew going to school getting
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Paper #2 “We have waited for more than 340 years for our Constitutional and God given rights” (King‚ Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ 3). Racial equality; something that black Americans along with white Americans have been fighting to get for far too long. Both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama want to see the black community get out from under the many years of discrimination and blatant racism that they have been subject to. In many ways we can see President
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To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to appeal my academic dismissal from Ivy University. I was not surprised‚ but very upset to receive a letter earlier this week informing me of my dismissal. I would like to urge you to reinstate me for next semester. I admit‚ I had a very difficult time last semester‚ and my grades suffered as a result. I don’t mean to make excuses for my poor academic performance‚ but I would like to explain the circumstances. I knew that registering for 18 credit hours
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you some suggestions if you’ll take them. I was an English major in college and I currently work as a copywriter for a company‚ so hopefully I can give you a few tips to make your letter more formal. How about this: Dear Office of Student Financial Aid‚ My name is *your name* and I am writing to ask you to appeal my suspension of federal aid. The fall and summer semesters were a very stressful and overwhelming time in my life because I was not only returning to school after being out of it
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I am studying to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. I am writing to appeal for my financial aid. I feel a letter was proper because of certain circumstances that occurred during my life that contributed to me withdrawing from Psychology‚ College prep writing‚ college prep arithmetic and failing PRN 0374. I began attending Miami Dade College in the fall of August 2006 right after I graduated from high school. I enrolled in several courses which were Psychology‚ College prep writing and College prep
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Luther King wrote a letter from Birmingham jail that was addressed to the eight leaders of the white Church of the South‚ the “white moderates”. Dr. King’s letter talks about how unfair the white Americans were towards the black community‚ and how true civil rights could never be achieved. Throughout his letter‚ King talks about how unfair the white Americans were towards the black nation‚ he talks about the disrespect‚ unfair and unjust treatment the black community had received from the white Americans
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African Americans were treated by their fellow citizens. Prejudice and racial discrimination are prevalent today in both the same and different ways as when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought against it. In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail‚” he uses periodic sentences‚ syntax‚ diction‚ and allusions to write about his beliefs about the immense struggles African Americans experienced to gain their rights‚ how he
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