Module 1 - Case Assignment Letter from Birmingham Jail In "Letter from Birmingham Jail"‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. responds to a letter he was sent by white clergymen that challenge his right to protest. He was called an outsider and an extremist. Dr. King shows from the start that he is a man of knowledge and can be trusted. To build on that trust and knowledge he must present an argument that appeals to his audience using the three pillars; ethos‚ pathos and logos. First‚ he must convince
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best action plan we could have for our beloved country- INDIA. But then today while I was writing this post my Dad happened to have a look at what I was up to. He asked me what my vision for India was. I said all the great things that I had read from Dr. Kalam and the Planning Commission Report –India Vision 2020. My dad casually asked me‚ “Why does India need so many visions when India is so much self-sufficient? Don’t you think it’s our vision to be a super-power or to be a richer nation which is
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In 1963 from Birmingham jail‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was arrested for being a partaker in nonviolent demonstrations against segregation. While imprisoned‚ Dr. King wrote a letter in response to a public statement issued by eight Alabama clergymen addressing these diplomatic acts. Dr. King’s letter conveys his argument by approaching the clergymen’s statement rhetorically. Although his letter targeted all the rhetorical transactions effectively‚ pathos is one of the components that helped convince
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Martin Luther King Jr Martin Luther King jr. was known to be a civil rights leader and activist who has an influence on America and American society in the 50’s and 60’s. Born on January 15‚ 1929. He was born Michael Luther King but later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. He spoke over 25‚000 times whenever injustice took place. He wrote 5 books and lead a massive boycott. “Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist‚ who led the Civil Rights Movement in the
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Enlightenment leaders strongly believed that by using the scientific methods developed during the Scientific Revolution‚ they will be able to continue to explore and prove the laws of society and human nature. Influential thinkers from the Enlightenment period include Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke‚ Baron de Montesquieu and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Hobbes believe that all humans are naturally selfish‚ greedy and wicked. Locke wanted to figure out the purpose of government. He wanted
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The proud Doctor Faustus himself appears as a liminal figure‚ straddling the ground between residual and emergent modes of behavior and thought‚ presenting to Marlowe’s audience an aspect at times inspiring‚ but at others frightening‚ or worse‚ despicable. Faustus sells his soul for knowledge and power‚ but gets very little of either. His ambition is admirable and initially awesome‚ yet he ultimately lacks a certain inner strength. He is unable to embrace his dark path wholeheartedly but is also
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discusses Coretta Scott King and how she fought for what she thought was right. Coretta Scott King was married to Martin Luther King jr. She was a civil rights activist and she worked with her husband until he died. Coretta Scott King faced many obstacles in her life. For example‚ someone bombed her house when she was pregnant but‚ thankfully nobody got hurt‚ she went to a school and faced racism. Finally‚ Coretta Scott King faced many things but she got through them. Coretta Scott King went to an all Black
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Two different writers‚ Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thoreau‚ argue that society is not at its finest and that every man has the responsibility to impact change and every many has the power to do so‚ only if man is an extremist for the greater good. King was a reverend but more importantly he was a dominant voice for thousands of persecuted people during the civil rights movement. From King expressing his knowledge and acting on them‚ he was obliged and jailed (he was obliged to jail
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Is a Christian king possible? In a time of separation of church and state‚ it is hard to imagine a religious leader without thinking of the theocratic caliphs and shahs or some shallow prosperity preacher trying to impose his views on everyone. It ultimately has a negative ring to it for most people. A Christian king however‚ is not someone who goes around beheading infidels or someone who has the ten-commandments as his screen-saver. Rather a Christian king is someone who governs his country‚ and
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UNIT 2 THE TRAGIC DRAMA OF DOCTOR FAUSTUS Structure 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Objectives Introduction Doctor Faustus as a tragedy Doctor Faustus and the Christian Morality Tradition The heroic character of Doctor Faustus The tragic premise in Doctor Faustus The strength of tragedy Act I : Doctor Faustus: The Unscholarly attitude Act I1 : The Unfolding of Faustus’ tragedy Acts 111 & IV : The Comic diversion of tragedy Act V : The tragic denouement of Doctor Faustus Marlowe’s achievement in
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