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    facilities are split into two different types of housing. The types of housing include jails and prisons. The main difference between them is the amount of time that the offender spends behind bars and jails are typically ran by local law enforcement while prisons are either ran by the state or the federal government. There are also different levels of security in each facility (“What is the Difference Between Jail and Prison?” (n.d.)). While there is a high incarceration rate among the entire population

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    In recent years‚ jail has become a hot topic in the media. With shows such as Orange is The New Black‚ Prison Break‚ and Lockup‚ for the first time‚ we can better understand the lives of people in jail. Not only can we view the workings of every-day life in jail‚ but we can further understand the reasons for them being placed there. It creates empathy towards people in jail and portrays their real experiences. One could say that it almost humanizes them‚ which presents the question of whether

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    important historical figure. I am an American Baptist minister‚ activist‚ humanitarian‚ and leader in the African-American Civil Rights. Some of my influences were; Mahatma Gandhi‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ Bayard Rustin‚ and Henry David Thoreau. I am going to give you three reasons why you should keep me in the balloon; first I lead the March on Washington in 1963‚ I was in charge of the Birmingham Campaign‚ and I lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott. If you throw me out of the balloon the United States would still

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    L. Avery Differences between Jails & Prisons Corrections While reading the article Jails vs Prisons by Daron Hall‚ he used the analogy of comparing jails and prisons to emergency rooms and nursing homes. (Hall) They both serve a significant purpose in maintaining the safety and well-being of a person but in two very different ways. (Hall) The transition from the street to jail is far more dramatic‚ and sometimes volatile‚ in comparison to the transition from jail to prison. Therefore‚ although

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    Martin Luther King’s famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was written to respond to a public statement “Call for Unity” by a group of white religious leaders of the South. The logic appeals of King’s article which is supported by fact and examples are less than the ethos and pathos appeals. King did a good job to use his personality as ethos appeal to evoke the readers’ emotion which is pathos appeal. King made use of examples‚ facts‚ and personal experiences as logos appeal to logically support

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    Argumentative Essay on “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and “A More Perfect Union” by President Barack Obama Colette Eubanks November 21‚ 2011 ENG 101 Christopher Brunt On April 16‚ 1963‚ from the jail in Birmingham‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. wrote a letter to the eight‚ white Alabama clergymen. They had attacked his civil rights work in a public statement released on April 12‚ 1963. To persuade his readers‚ King mainly uses three types of persuasion that are

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail: Analysis 2 On April 12‚ 1963 King was arrested for breaking an Alabama injunction against demonstrations in Birmingham. He was placed in solitary confinement and on April 16th he read a letter from Alabama clergymen published in the New York Times in which they criticized King and the Birmingham Movement for inciting civil disturbances. King wrote his response along the margin of the paper. The following version has been edited . Directions: Be an active reader by underlining

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    Sumner County Jail: Reflection Paper I learned that jail‚ as it is boring is actually very helpful to the inmates. They are more focused on helping them get rehabilitated and out of jail as quickly as they can‚ without a recidivism rate going up. They can have jobs‚ but only women can work in the kitchens‚ I believe because there are knives‚ and women are less violent than men‚ most of the time. Also‚ the only people able to have jobs are “trustees‚” which wear a different color jumpsuit than the

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    Dontay Phillips 10:45-12:10 TR King Paper Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr. wrote one of his most famous works while confined in a jail cell. He wrote this as a response to a statement written about him by eight Alabama clergymen. In the letter King uses many methods to convey his message about things going on in Alabama. King mainly uses logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos to express his point in “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” In the letter King utilized the power of human emotion to explain

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    not only a nice theory‚ but ultimately a true reality. King was often criticized and even jailed in his pursuit for equality for all Americans. While being detained in a Birmingham jail King wrote a poetic response to an article written by some Southern clergymen explaining what led up to him being arrested and put in jail. In his powerful response King illustrates his credibility‚ appeals to the emotions of the clergymen‚ and supports his stance with logical reasons. Also through the use of logical

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