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    Martin Luther King jr. wrote this letter from the Birmingham jail on April 16‚ 1963. The purpose of this text is Martin Luther King jr contradicting the clergymen and explaining the suffering of the Negro lives. His point was to show that black lives are no different than white lives and how both communities are interrelated. As opposed to the clergymen who wanted negotiations instead of direct actions‚ MLK tried to show the need for direct actions to reach negotiations. For example he had said‚

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    protested his thoughts and was arrested for it. Then his acts were judged by a group of white clergymen. They questioned the Negroes’ choice to break the law rather than wait for change in a letter they wrote to a local news editor. In response to this judgement Doctor King Jr. wrote his "Letter From a Birmingham Jail". He was able to utilize several different rhetorical strategies in order to explain why they can no longer wait‚ create a poignant diction‚ and to persuade others to see the reality of

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    Social 4/25/2013 Letter from Birmingham Jail The African American movement transpired in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. Although‚ there were many consequences for such rebellion‚ African Americans still rioted for their freedom. They were harmed and suffered great pain for the march and were even jailed for their acts. Martin Luther King was a strong African American leader who fought for the elevation of segregation. He was jailed and wrote‚ “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” to the clergymen

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    Summary /Response to “Letter from Birmingham Jail”   Martin Luther King’s "A letter from Birmingham jail" was written in response to a published statement by eight fellow clergymen from Alabama who seriously criticized King for organization and participation in the protest march against segregation in Birmingham. King’s letter was an attempt to defend himself from these accusations and to criticize white heads and moderators of the church. In the begging parts of the letter‚ Martin Luther King tries

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    the balcony of a motel in Memphis‚ Tennessee. King lives on through his inspirational speeches‚ interviews‚ and letters that continue to inspire the public today. In Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ there are paragraphs that show the moves from “Think About It” which are seeking tension‚ justifying your position‚ and assessing your thinking. In paragraph 4 of Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ King detects the tension between the clergymen and the white church’s leadership against the African American civil

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    interested. He was bringing great justice to the african-americans by speaking up about the issue‚ since everyone knew this was wrong but no one was ever brave enough . Martin Luther King included a large variety of rhetorical appeals in his “Letter From Birmingham jail‚” The two most effective ones are polysyndeton and pathos because they force the reader to consider the consequences about the discrimination and overwhelming hatred towards the african-americans while also making

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    Understanding the Understood Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. produced many literary works that have maintained lasting impressions on their readers‚ his piece called “A Letter from Birmingham Jail” is no different. This letter was written as a response to another letter‚ titled “A Call for Unity‚” which was written by eight clergymen on April 12‚ 1963 and criticized Dr. King’s protest as being untimely. The clergymen agreed that social injustices existed but that they should be settled through the judicial

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    beliefs‚ and it’s demonstrated all throughout the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”. In his letter‚ Martin writes to a clergyman where he finds out that his nonviolent protest movements have been accused of being “extreme.” Whenever he responds back to the clergyman’s accusation‚ he employs rhetorical strategies. However‚ not only are these rhetorical strategies being employed when he’s responding to the accusation‚ but they can be seen throughout the letter. At the start of

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    This was Martin Luther King Jr.’s decision when deciding whether or not to travel to Birmingham to preach his beliefs. In a Letter From Birmingham Jail‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ tries to convince the clergymen that it is necessary to go to Birmingham by appealing to their reason and emotion. Luther initially begins by trying to appeal to their sense of logic by listing multiple reasons why he must go to Birmingham. Luther states that Christ had traveled to the far corners of the Greco Roman world

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    Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis‚ Tennessee during Spring Break. As I read through MLKJr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” I could not help but feel chills. I reflected on how only a piece of glass separated from me from entering his hotel room that he stayed in the night before he passed away. There was also a section of the museum that was based up MLKJr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” There was a small cell with a cot just to the left of the bars. I remember seeing words inscribed on

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