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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested during a peaceful protest against segregation. In his letter to clergymen‚ King conveys his urgency in changing segregation laws by using a series of rhetorical strategies‚ such as metaphors‚ antithesis‚ parallelism‚ personal anecdote‚ antimetabole‚ and ethos to strengthen his argument. In paragraph 13 King starts out by using a simple but effective method of using metaphors. “Disease of segregation” is used directly to compare segregation as

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    Helal Ahmed Professor Smith English 125 October 6‚ 2010 Summary of M.L.K.’s Letters from Bringham Jail                 Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was written during his 8 day sentence in jail in 1963. He chose to travel and protest in Birmingham due to the fact that it was widely known as one of the most segregated city in the U.S. The letter not only addresses the issues of unjustly being arrested for being an "extremist" of his approach to the protest‚ and of the

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    extraordinary civil rights leaders such as Frederick Douglass‚ John F. Kennedy‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and Malcolm X who have sacrificed their lives for equal rights in the United States of America. Between the years 1958 to 1968‚ it was Martin Luther King Jr. who engaged in fighting for the equal rights of African Americans‚ primarily in the South. King was the most influential civil rights leader in America for a long period of time. During his struggle for civil rights‚ he was arrested in Birmingham‚ Alabama

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    Union” and Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” I think‚ has the same point of view. America has done the unthinkable and achieved the impossible in the past.  However‚ times have not been as good as they were in the past‚ but in Obama’s speech strongly believe that Americans are ready to get up and brush themselves off. Everyone will do anything to help fix the nation and return to be the most powerful nation in the world. In addition‚ “Letter from Birmingham Jail” written by

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    citizens. Prejudice and racial discrimination are prevalent today in both the same and different ways as when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought against it. In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’sLetter From Birmingham Jail‚” he uses periodic sentences‚ syntax‚ diction‚ and allusions to write about his beliefs about the immense struggles African Americans experienced to gain their rights‚ how he

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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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    Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to thousands of protestors at the March on Washington D.C.‚ in 1963. The objective of King’s is to motivate people to stand against racial discrimination. In order to achieve this purpose‚ the author employs the rhetorical techniques of metaphor‚ symbolism and anaphora‚ which are clearly illustrated in his fourth paragraph of Norton Sampler 8th edition by Thomas Cooley no page 635-636. The most frequently used rhetorical

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    Hailey Paddock ENG 101 October 1‚ 2013 Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “Letter from Birmingham Jail” involves a lot of persuasion to get his point across. This is one of Kings most memorable speeches and for all the right reasons. King was in jail when he wrote this speech‚ but that didn’t stop him from writing this amazing speech in which thousands of people read. In his “Letter from Birmingham JailKing talks about how he follows just laws‚ but breaks unjust laws. He is educated

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    written by several clergymen criticizing Martin Luther King Junior’s most recent activities and stating that the activities were unwise and untimely. In the “Letter From Birmingham Jail‚” MLK addresses the clergymen’s concerns by explaining and justifying why his civil disobedience should be supported. To start off‚ MLK explains that he is in Birmingham because injustice is there. He defends his right to be there fighting for his rights. He then compares himself to the Apostle Paul to make a connection

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    Itamar Kaplansky English 305 8th Hour Ms. Wilson Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience Thoreau​ opens “Civil Disobedience” with the maxim "That government is best which ​ governs least‚" and he speaks in favor of government that does not intrude upon men’s lives. Civil Disobedience means the active‚ professed refusal to obey certian laws‚ demands‚ commands of a government. Thoreau argues that the government is controlling the people and the people don’t have a say in what they are forced to do. On the state

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