Letter from Birmingham City Jail Response Paper Prepared by L. Michelle Price-Johnson January 25‚ 2013 Ethics: Personal and Professional MHR-4510 My first thoughts in reading the Letter from Birmingham City Jail‚ was how striking the similarities were between this letter and the letters that the apostle Paul wrote while imprisoned. In “Paulian” style‚ Dr. Martin Luther King opens with addressing the clergymen with honor‚ clarifying their concerns of his being an “outsider” and
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our society and effectively relates to the ideas presented in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” Women’s rights are rights that women and girls are entitled to such as‚ the right to vote‚ the right to live free from violence‚ and so on. However‚ it is evident that women are not able to enjoy these rights to their full extent as many of these rights are manipulated and taken away from them. They are not treated equally and are often taken advantage of due to the widespread
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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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Emotional appeal is designed to create an emotional response. People go to hear a public speaker but don’t want to go to a speech where all they hear is facts‚ they want to hear the emotion behind those facts‚ people want to feel like they are in the moment or involved in the topic at hand. For example‚ after attending a speech on suicide awareness not only did we as an audience‚ connect with the parents that were up there telling their stories of their children‚ but it made me aware of what to
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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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laws‚ but they follow it because it’s socially and normally acceptable or because it’s just the law. I believe that King wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail to make his readers question and interpret whether or not a law is just. In this essay I will make the distinction between just and unjust laws according to Martin Luther King Jr’ s Letter from Birmingham Jail. If a law is unjust‚ it is the responsibility of the people to get it overturned. A society should not live with an unjust law. King
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Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham City Jail Heart-felt Main Points Martin Luther King was an extreme advocate of nonviolent protests in order to achieve social changes. He was the leader of nonviolent protests against segregation “Negros” and “Whites”. Unfortunately‚ his nonviolent protests to obtain equality between “Negros” and “Whites” were unsuccessful. Additionally‚ Birmingham City passed a stipulation prohibiting street marches without approval to do so. Therefore‚ King took action
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have said anything in this letter that overstates the truth and indicates an unreasonable impatience‚ I beg you to forgive me. If I have said anything that understates the truth and indicates my having patience‚ I beg God to forgive me” (King 301). Martin Luther King Jr. writes an argumentative letter defending demonstrations against segregation. While serving eight days in prison for participating in protests in Birmingham‚ King writes his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (293). King is effective
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DIRECTIONS: This is how you should structure your appeal letter. Please make the letter concise‚ but as long as necessary to explain each area below. It is fine to make it more than one page. Please sign the letter before turning it in. Do not email or fax the final draft. DELETE THIS HEADER BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR FINAL LETTER May 15‚ 2012 (put in the date you submit the letter and appeal form) Joe Smith (put in your name) 123 Main Street (put in your street) Anytown‚ CT 06123 (put in your town‚
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Zyrice Mitchell 6396 Redan Square Lithonia‚ GA 30058 4/26/2011 Office of Admissions Admissions Appeal Committee 2000 Clayton State Blvd Morrow‚ GA 30260-0285 Dear Admissions Appeal Committee: As I write this letter to you‚ I am doing so with an immense sense of hope‚ appeal and expectation. In 2007 I was enrolled as a full time student I was happy and healthy enjoying the things that life had thrown my way. My grades were passing and I felt like I was going to be able to concur
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