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    28-2 & Document 28-3 “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” & “The Civil Rights movement: Fraud‚ Sham‚ and Hoax” Coy Swatzell HIS 202 Document 28-2 comes from a letter‚ “Letter From Birmingham City Jail”‚ that Martin Luther King Jr. wrote while he was in jail in Birmingham‚ Alabama. He was in jail because he had been arrested for participating in demonstrations. He directed this letter that he wrote from jail towards a group of white clergymen who criticized the Birmingham demonstrations. Document

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    In the letter from Birmingham jail‚ one of Dr. Martin Luther King’s major claim is that the direct action plan needs to take place in Birmingham. In response to the clergymen’s letter‚ Martin Luther King Jr. in his first 11 paragraphs expresses the importance of the Direct Action Plan while still incarcerated and how he plans to attack the injustices in Birmingham Alabama. The most segregated place in the United States at the time. Before king arrived the African American leader had already negotiated

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    Letter from Birmingham City Jail Response Paper Prepared by L. Michelle Price-Johnson January 25‚ 2013 Ethics: Personal and Professional MHR-4510 My first thoughts in reading the Letter from Birmingham City Jail‚ was how striking the similarities were between this letter and the letters that the apostle Paul wrote while imprisoned. In “Paulian” style‚ Dr. Martin Luther King opens with addressing the clergymen with honor‚ clarifying their concerns of his being an “outsider” and

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    Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham City Jail Heart-felt Main Points Martin Luther King was an extreme advocate of nonviolent protests in order to achieve social changes. He was the leader of nonviolent protests against segregation “Negros” and “Whites”. Unfortunately‚ his nonviolent protests to obtain equality between “Negros” and “Whites” were unsuccessful. Additionally‚ Birmingham City passed a stipulation prohibiting street marches without approval to do so. Therefore‚ King took action

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    have said anything in this letter that overstates the truth and indicates an unreasonable impatience‚ I beg you to forgive me. If I have said anything that understates the truth and indicates my 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

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    Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King wrote the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in an exceedingly effective way. King used his intelligence‚ virtue‚ and honesty to write an appropriate reply to the criticism he received. He also used logic and emotional appeal. In the first paragraph King says‚ "... Since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and your criticisms are sincerely set forth..." He gives the ministers importance. He recognizes that these men are of "genuine food" and accepts their sincere

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    Appeal Letter Sample

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    DIRECTIONS: This is how you should structure your appeal letter. Please make the letter concise‚ but as long as necessary to explain each area below. It is fine to make it more than one page. Please sign the letter before turning it in. Do not email or fax the final draft. DELETE THIS HEADER BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR FINAL LETTER May 15‚ 2012 (put in the date you submit the letter and appeal form) Joe Smith (put in your name) 123 Main Street (put in your street) Anytown‚ CT 06123 (put in your town‚

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    America in the 1960’s was far from what the Great Emancipator idealized when he issued a declaration in which all slaves were granted their unconditional freedom. Society lived in contradiction to the 14th and 15th Amendments of the Supreme Law of the Land‚ deliberately putting barriers on the Black vote and implementing the ‘Jim Crow Laws’. United States was polarized‚ no doubt‚ and the Black community was the target of segregation and inequality. Blacks everywhere suffered from inhumane treatment

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    Zyrice Mitchell 6396 Redan Square Lithonia‚ GA 30058 4/26/2011 Office of Admissions Admissions Appeal Committee 2000 Clayton State Blvd Morrow‚ GA 30260-0285 Dear Admissions Appeal Committee: As I write this letter to you‚ I am doing so with an immense sense of hope‚ appeal and expectation. In 2007 I was enrolled as a full time student I was happy and healthy enjoying the things that life had thrown my way. My grades were passing and I felt like I was going to be able to concur

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    A of Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter to Birmingham is composed of specific stylistic strategies that effectively convey his central idea that the black community’s protests against segregation are justified as it has suffered from widespread societal restraint for centuries throughout history. King’s argument in this passage is facilitated by means of a syntactical structure composed of a long list of the abundant struggles that have faced blacks as well as an appeal to the legal and moral authority

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