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    [Student’s Name] K.C524 2014-03-14 Analysis of “The Letter from Birmingham Jail” On April 3rd‚ 1963‚ the Birmingham campaign began and people were protesting against racism and injustice. The non-violent campaign was coordinated by King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. However‚ King was roughly arrested with other main leaders of the campaign on April 12th for disobeying the rules of “no parading‚ demonstrating‚ boycotting‚ trespassing

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    between Henry David Thoreau’s “Resistance to Civil Government” and Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” The style‚ technique‚ and reason that each author used were intentional towards their cause. During the middle of the 1840’s‚ abolitionist Henry Thoreau was placed in jail for refusing to pay a poll tax. He wouldn’t agree to a tax that he believed supported slavery and spent his evening in prison writing the famous “Resistance to Civil Government” essay. Mr. Thoreau did not act

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter glances into the actuality of racial segregation in the 1960s. King writes this letter to the clergy men and intends to address the concerns regarding the wisdom and timing of the nonviolent demonstrations in Birmingham‚ Alabama that King and other leaders arranged and carried out in 1963. King employs all three types of appeals‚ pathos‚ ethos and logos in this letter to the clergy man. Dr. King’s letter brings out feelings of empathy‚ indignation‚ and

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    Letters from Birmingham Martin Luther King was an activist‚ orator‚ humanitarian‚ protestor‚ organizer‚ leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement‚ as well as the Nobel laureate. He is also widely regarded as one of the most powerful nonviolent leaders in the world’s history. His “I Have a Dream” speech and “Letter from Birmingham Jail” are the most honored orations and writings in the English language. In the following essay it will be examined the fundamental work titled Letter from Birmingham

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    through his speeches and letters that King delivered his message greater than anyone could imagine. Ultimately his most poignant piece was comprised during the darkest hour of the Civil Rights Movement‚ “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”. This letter to his clergymen allowed them to understand his rational of attacking injustice with direct action and non-violence. In the 1960’s Birmingham was the capital for racial inequality in the south. Attempting to rationalize civil rights for blacks through

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    Comparison Essay: Letter from a Birmingham Jail and Resistance to Civil Government Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thoreau both write about why everyone should have the right to disobey authority if there is social injustice taking place. Martin Luther King Jr. tells his audience that the laws of the government against blacks are not right and that civil disobedience should be used as an instrument of freedom just like how Henry David Thoreau says its the responsibility of the citizens to

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    Grammar Assignment Martin Luther King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Three paragraphs from pages 168-169 The topic sentence in the first paragraph‚ "Sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application"‚ states a clear topic. It shows that the following paragraph will discuss the fact that while a law can appear to be just on its face‚ in its application‚ it really serves no justice at all. In the second paragraph the writer states that he does not advocate evading or defying

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail” My Husband’s great uncle had the privileged to protest and marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr many times and I am always willing to read anything that has to do with this great man. So after reading this well written letter that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote‚ I was very moved by his words. I have to admit that I was not sure what the events where that prompted him to write this. So‚ of course‚ I had to do a little research so I can get a better idea of what it

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    Tommy Bellone 7th hr 5/17/13 Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King wrote the letter on the 16th of April in 1963. He was responding to his fellow clergymen after they called him unwise and untimely. King was arrested for his civil disobedience in the protests and marches that he led. Martin Luther King’s audience in the letter were the clergymen who are men of religion. Therefore King alludes to religious figures in order to appeal to the clergymen. He speaks in a respectful tone

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    Mohandas Gandhi ’s‚ "Satyagraha‚" and Martin Luther King Jr. ’s‚ "Letter from Birmingham Jail‚" each argue for non-violent civil disobedience. However‚ each author uses different rhetorical appeals‚ such as ethos‚ to establish their credibility. In paragraph ten of King ’s statement he asks rhetorical questions the Clergymen might have. "You may well ask: "Why direct action? Why sit-ins‚ marches and so forth? Isn ’t negotiation a better path"(King 2)? Gandhi also does a great job of breaking down

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