responsibilities does a virtuous citizen have to follow the law? Socrates in Plato’s “The Crito” and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” answer this question from a contradictory perception. According to “Crito” (399 BCE) Socrates declares that no matter what‚ it is his duty to follow the law of his city‚ Athens. However in King (1963)‚ St. Thomas Aquinas argues that “a just law is no law at all”(King‚ 399) . These two contradicting opinions on this subject matter tell us that
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January 2015 Letter From Birmingham Jail On April 16‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham‚ Alabama for leading a protest and parading without a parading permit. As an amazing and inspiring leader he was‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ in his letter “Letter From Birmingham Jail‚” defends his strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism and oppression. King’s purpose of writing the letter was to explain to the clergyman what he was doing in the town of Birmingham and why he was not “untimely
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for English B”‚ the piece closely relates to Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” considering that both works relay the authors underlying values of equality. King uses his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” to promote the efficacy of integration and address the tensions present between races in the United States. After the courts failed to appease King by restricting his ability to hold protests in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ he was sent to jail for conducting non-violent protests. While
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Argument Analysis 27 October 2011 A call for unity: A letter from eight white clergymen The clergymen’s letter suggests that the racial problem in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ needs to be resolved in court peacefully. The exigency of his argument is to try to solve the racial issue with an innovative and constructive approach. The letter was written to the editor of a Birmingham’s newspaper. Based on that‚ the audience of this letter was the newspaper’s readers‚ all the city’s citizens. The fact
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Thoreau’s civil acts were fundamental due to the fact that he did not integrate violence or fear. Thoreau’s defiant actions‚ involving governmental issues‚ landed him in jail because he refused to pay taxes. More than one hundred years later‚ in 1963‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr followed in Thoreau’s footsteps by participating in acts of civil disobedience in the Civil Rights Movement. The main goal of the Civil Rights Movement was to establish equality under the law. Martin Luther King was the primary
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Explain the causes of the conflict in South Vietnam between 1954 and 1963. The conflict in South Vietnam in the 1950s and early ‘60s was the result of a series of political‚ economic and social factors‚ all centering around the difficulties of the Diem regime. Perhaps the biggest problem faced by the government of Ngo Dinh Diem was its lack of political legitimacy. The regime was seen by many as a puppet of the United States‚ depending as it did on US advice‚ money and armaments. By contrast
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Paper No:4 The pressure of racial segregation was reaching a boiling point in 1963 in Birmingham‚ Alabama. After being arrested for his part in the Birmingham Campaign‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote an open letter in response to “A Call for Unity”‚ written by eight white clergymen from Birmingham. King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is a true call for unity‚ as he clearly states and points out facts that the clergymen have omitted from their letter
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Independence" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail". Both writings are very effective and successful in reaching out to their intended audience. However‚ "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is more effective in communicating its purpose to its audience. This was done in a time when black men and women were systematically and violently denied a platform from which they could publicly voice their issues to the nation. "Declaration of Independence" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" were written during controversial
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literature written in two different time periods with so many similarities‚ ‘Antigone’ by Sophocles and ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’ by Dr. Martin Luther King is baffling to say the least. These stories both transcend time and really bring to life the emotions of that particular time. They were persecuted for their beliefs. “Antigone” by Sophocles and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. both shows civil disobedience as a way to take a stand for what the protagonist believes
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Analysis: Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” In April of 1963 Martin Luther King was arrested during a nonviolent demonstration in Birmingham‚ Alabama. While incarcerated‚ he came across a public statement‚ “A Call for Unity” made by eight white clergymen in attempt to criticize his work and ideas. It was then that Martin Luther King wrote his rebuttal “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ using rhetorical appeals to not only under mind the clergymen’s statement‚ but their moral sense
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