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    Martin Luther King’s response to the charges made in the letter from the clergymen can be said as a livid tranquil retort; well from my perspective it is. In his letter‚ written in when he was in Birmingham jail‚ he counters these charges by putting his statement of them. he was put in the jail because he was a partaker in a nonviolent protest for the opposing of segregation. This letter contradicts the charges that the clergymen mentioned in their letters claiming‚ for example‚ that the demonstrations

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    Although the two essays were written during two very different times‚ there is a great deal of similarities 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

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    Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the people who defended the rights of his people and expressed his views in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” These views corelate to the CIT Claim that the dignity of every human being is inviolable and the commitment to justice for the common good is necessary. Martin Luther King Jr was a southern Baptist priest who had a vision that one day blacks and whites would one

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    of the Civil Rights movement‚ Martin Luther King Jr. wrote to a collection of clergymen in regards to his beliefs and protests. In his “Letter From Birmingham Jail‚” King aptly wrote to the clergymen about their concerns in a respectful manner‚ while maintaining his dignity and explaining his purpose. In order to validate his points‚ he first built his credibility‚ and from there flowed into a plethora of other strategies. His emotional anecdotes and insight are strong points in his letter‚ appealing

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    only because it is the easiest way. Knowing when a protest against government is needed was also what the writers Martin Luther KingHenry David Thoreau‚ and Arthur Miller wanted to instruct to their readers. King was a significant activist and leader of the civil rights movement who was the cause of many amendments and progress for the rights of African Americans. His A Letter From

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    intangible‚ it is still necessary. Some forms of inspiration come as passionate love while others appeal as injustice. Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was a response to "A Call for Unity" by eight white clergymen. His inspiration for writing the letter was the clergymen’s unjust proposals and the letter allowed him to present his rebuttal. Martin Luther King Jr. effectively crafted his counter argument by first directly addressing his audience‚ the clergymen‚ and then using

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    Letter from Birmingham City Jail” – King Martin Luther King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” was written in response to a letter directed at him on April 12‚ 1963 by a group of clergymen. His response was composed under difficult circumstances‚ in a jail cell with limited paper. In fact‚ he began the composition of this address on the margins of a newspaper and small scraps of paper. He was thrown in jail for‚ in the words of the clergymen‚ participating in and leading “unwise and untimely”

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    listening to that “little voice “within. Reason-The idea that consistent‚ logical thinking should be the primary tool used in making ethical decision 3. Use "Google" to search and fine Dr. Martin Luther King’s "Letter from the Birmingham Jail."

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther king is a response letter written to the eight clergyman who had criticized King for the method of protest he uses. King was arrested in Birmingham‚ Alabama in April 1963 and wrote the letter in his small cell after reading a newspaper in which the clergyman had themselves published criticize king’s method of protesting since he was not from the state of Alabama. King replies to the clergymen and call them “men of genuine good will”‚ to show his peaceful

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    Analysis: Letter from Birmingham Jail S- To state the reason Martin Luther King Jr. is in Birmingham for attempting to change segregation as social justice and his use of civil disobedience as an instrument of freedom. O- King was incarcerated for expressing his rights as a US citizen and now writes a letter to explain the injustice A- The Alabama Clergymen and U.S. Citizens P- To announce that without forceful direct action‚ equal rights and true civil rights may never be achieved S- Martin Luther

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