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    audience 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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    Letters from a Slave Girl Letters from a Slave Girl is a fictional biography by Mary E. Lyons. This story is about an eleven year old girl who’s name is Harriet. Harriet is eleven when she starts to write letters to her mom. In her letters she tells her mom about her first owner‚ Margaret Horniblow‚ that had died. Margaret made a promise to Harriet’s own mother on her deathbed and Harriet hopes that Margaret will free her in her will. But‚ Harriet is upset to find out that Margaret has left her

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    Dear Ms. Robinson‚ How are you doing? I hope all is well. My name is Fadel Nasereddin and I will be attending your humble English class for this school year. To begin with‚ English has‚ and still is‚ one of the subjects which I really direct focus and passion into. It is a major building block in constructing a strong foundation for not only my educational future‚ but my social one as well. From Shakespeare to Aldous Huxley‚ and subsequently Ernest Hemingway‚ the English subject has broadly enhanced

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail In Martin Luther King Jr.‘s piece “Letter From Birmingham Jail‚” he unravels his feelings about the Alabama white clergy men statement titled “A Call for Unity.” The clergy men stated how they believe that the segregation dispute should be dealt with the courts‚ and shouldn’t be taken in the citizens hands. Being confined in a jail cell‚ King writes a lengthy letter refuting the clergy men’s opinions. He asserts his feelings by using the three appeals pathos‚logos

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    Michael Darmozadeh Letter From a Birmingham Jail: Wise and Timely The African-American Civil Rights Movement targeted towards outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans‚ and predominantly focused on creating equality among all individuals. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. particularly was one of the prominent figures of the movement. Due to the presence of injustice in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ King planned a non-violent protest against racial segregation practiced by the city ’s government

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚” after an unjust proposal made by eight white clergymen. Their claims were to be that no Negro “outsider” should be allowed to establish or lead any protest and should leave them to their local neighborhoods. King replied directly to the clergymen‚ but used religious ties to also have his voice heard in the public. In his counter argument‚ King strategically used logical evidence‚ emotional aspects

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    My Dear Sister

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    My dear sister You are finally here‚ my dear older sister. I haven’t seen you for years; you still look young and energetic. I want to know everything that has happened to you ever since that day our father passed away. I feel bad about everything that has happened ever since I left‚ I don’t know what you have been through but I am deeply sorry for making you endure it on your own. You have no idea how much I have to tell you‚ my life has been drastic and painful‚ finally someone is here to listen

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    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder seems far more prevalent in Vietnam War veterans than in those of other wars: fifteen out of one hundred Vietnam Veterans have combat-related PTSD as compared to one out of twenty World War II veterans‚ a ten percent difference (“How Common is PTSD”). Although it is nearly impossible to pinpoint the root cause for the rise in PTSD in this generation of veterans‚ there are many factors that could have contributed to this rising issue. Many used to believe that these

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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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    On 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

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