Our class recently completed the reading of the book‚ The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963‚ as well as watched the movie by the same title. While both forms of media were entertaining‚ they each had their own perspective on the telling of the story. There were many similarities and differences in the ways the story was told. There were several similarities between the book and the movie. One way they were alike was Joetta thinks that the angel does not look like her because the angel is white and
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that there were white people who were responsible-you can be filled with bitterness‚ and with hatred‚ and a desire for revenge." This shows pathos‚ because he talks about the feelings you have and allows you to have it‚ but it gets better with this from the text."We can move in that direction as a country‚ in greater polarization-black amongst blacks‚ and white amongst whites‚ filled with hatred toward one another. Or we can make an effort‚ as Martin Luther King did‚ to understand‚ and to comprehend
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America in the 1960’s was far from what the Great Emancipator idealized when he issued a declaration in which all slaves were granted their unconditional freedom. Society lived in contradiction to the 14th and 15th Amendments of the Supreme Law of the Land‚ deliberately putting barriers on the Black vote and implementing the ‘Jim Crow Laws’. United States was polarized‚ no doubt‚ and the Black community was the target of segregation and inequality. Blacks everywhere suffered from inhumane treatment‚ violence
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Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King wrote the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in an exceedingly effective way. King used his intelligence‚ virtue‚ and honesty to write an appropriate reply to the criticism he received. He also used logic and emotional appeal. In the first paragraph King says‚ "... Since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and your criticisms are sincerely set forth..." He gives the ministers importance. He recognizes that these men are of "genuine food" and accepts their sincere
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Compare and Contrast: The Scarlet Letter & The Crucible The two main characters; Hester Prynne and Abigail Williams of The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible‚ respectively‚ are very similar in the ways they both commit sin in their societies. However‚ there are differences between the two. Both women committed the sin of adultery but that was Hester’s single sin‚ Abigail had sin of lust‚ envy‚ wrath‚ and greed none of which are comparable to Hester’s. Hester protected the man she loved and took
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Luther King makes a response to an article published in the Birmingham newspaper about his activities in the city. He believed that the criticisms of the clergymen deserved an answer. This applies to the statement made in the beginning of his letter “My dear fellow clergyman.” Throughout the letter his serious and matter-of-fact tone made a deep impression on the reader so that empathy is created towards the African American community. The letter was based on a total of nine criticisms; one of them being
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I selected the two passages‚ “The Iroquois Constitution” and “Letter to John Adams” for my Compare and Contrast Essay. Both documents are similar in the way they are trying to convince their audience to do something‚ believe that no single group has the right to strip other groups of their freedom‚ talk about woman’s rights‚ and mutually use logical appeal in their writing. “The Iroquois Constitution” and “Letter to John Adams” are unlike in that they have dissimilar historical impacts‚ different
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In his letter from a Birmingham Jail‚ Martin Luther King Jr. employs many rhetorical techniques in order to persuade his audience to understand his ideologies. MLK uses diction and pathos‚ as well as allusions to solidify his arguments throughout the letter. Martin Luther King Jr. makes careful choices in his diction which strengthen his arguments. He makes an effort to not offend or criticize his readers. He begins the letter with‚ "My Dear Fellow Clergymen." (p261‚ ¶1) This not only establishes
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King‚ in "Civil Disobedience" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail‚" respectively‚ both conjure a definitive argument on the rights of insubordination during specified epochs of societal injustice. Thoreau‚ in his enduring contemplation of life and its purpose‚ insightfully analyzes the conflicting relationship between the government and the people it governs. He considerately evokes the notion that the majority of people are restrained by the government and society from making decisions with consideration
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(present-day Myanmar) Burmese political leader I n 1988 Aung San Suu Kyi became the major leader of the movement toward the reestablishment of democracy in Burma (now Myanmar). In 1991‚ while under house arrest by the government for her activities‚ she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Early life Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon‚ Burma‚ on June 19‚ 1945‚ the youngest of three children of Bogyoke (Generalissimo) Aung San and Daw Khin Kyi. (In Burma all names are individual and people do not
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