"Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King‚ Jr.]" 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail‚ I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk‚ my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day‚ and I would have no time for constructive work
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Xin Xiong‚ Jury Sabine von Mering Critical Reading‚ July 26‚ 2014 Civil Disobedience Martin Luther King writes “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in response to a letter from eight clergymen who argued against King’s acts of civil disobedience. In this letter‚ the author writes that “Actually time is neutral. It can be used either destructively or constructively” (724). This sentence indicates that time can be used to promote further development or cause more damages
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr. wrote this letter in the Birmingham City Jail. He was a clergyman‚ however his activity in demonstrating against racial discrimination became his legacy. In this letter‚ which he wrote on April 16th‚ 1963‚ he appealed to other clergy against injustice for black people and he explained why he chose a nonviolent demonstration campaign. Actions of the nonviolent demonstration at first seemed ineffective and powerless‚ however people began to notice that the status quo of racial
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Patton November 25‚ 2013 Soc.9a.m “Letter From Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. King spent eight days in his cell. During that time he composed his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." The letter was ostensibly conceived in response to a letter that had recently run in a local newspaper‚ which had claimed that the protests were "unwise and untimely"; however‚ King also quite deliberately wrote his letter for a national audience. The letter reveals King’s strength as a rhetorician
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MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail was written in response to those that accused him of being an extremist. Throughout his letter MLK used various forms of allusion‚ anaphora‚ and pathos in order to get his point across to the people that accused him of being an extremist and to the clergymen that called him unwise and untimely. Being a pastor‚ MLK not only referenced the Bible and biblical figures but he also referenced various well known philosophers and theologians throughout his letter. In his
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This long complex quote came from the well-known letter of Birmingham jail written by Martin Luther king. Through this letter‚ he uses a lot of different writing techniques to reach out to his audience. This writing technique has not only made me look at his writing but also feel connected to his writing. He was an American Baptist minister‚ social activist‚ humanitarian‚ and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s
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In the passage " Letter from Birmingham jail " by Martin Luther King and also " Speech at the March on washington " by Josephine Baker . Those article argue for freedom with non-violence to find a solution. To start with ‚ some citizen believe that everybody should have freedom to get came vip right. For example Josephine argues in line 50-51 " I didn’t have to do that i wish i could go into any restaurant i wanted to and i didn’t have ". This show that not all have freedom and they want freedom
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In 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter to the eight Alabama clergymen under the confines of a jail cell in a Birmingham‚ Alabama prison. The letter stated his thoughts and opinions on the racial tension between the white and the black communities of Alabama. Martin Luther King’s letter was written as a rebuttal to the letter he received from the Alabama clergymen that stated the demonstrations‚ protests‚ and acts of civil disobedience of the Negro community were unlawful and should be put
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In Martin Luther King Jr’s. letter‚ composed to the Clergymen from Birmingham Prison‚ he utilizes the expository interest of ethos to build up his credibility regarding the matter of racial segregation and shamefulness. He begins off the letter with "My Dear Fellow Clergymen". By him saying this‚ he is putting himself on the same "level" as the ministers‚ sending the message that he is no short of what them and they are no superior to him. He at that point goes ahead to state‚ "I am here on the
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“When she couldn’t come herself‚ she sent my father‚ usually with a letter and a couple of oranges. ‘The only fruit‚’ she always said” (page 29). 1. Why did I choose this passage? I chose this passage because of the mention of oranges. “Oranges are not the Only Fruit” is the title of the book‚ so as I read the passage‚ I immediately noted the reference to oranges. This struck me as interesting upon first glance‚ and I decided to delve further into the meaning behind the repetition of the symbol
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