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    question they have never received their God given rights of freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. was on a mission to give blacks the freedom they deserved and have been waiting for all throughout time. King was the leader of the nonviolent civil rights movement. While incarcerated in Birmingham jail King wrote a letter to eight clergymen (priest or minister of a Christian church) to get them to join his nonviolence movement. King utilizes allusions‚ anaphora‚ and pathos to convey his disappointed yet hopeful

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    King starts his essay with addressing that he never usually answers statements that criticize his work. He goes on to state what role he plays in the south and why he is in Birmingham. He is there because Birmingham is the most segregated city in America and injustice is most prevalent there. He writes that nations such as Asia and Africa are moving forward with gaining political independence‚ but America was still moving with incredibly slow speed trying to obtain the same goal. There are examples

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    decades. In Dr. King’s Letter from Birmingham he discuss how upset he was about the criticisms‚ and wants to address the situation in a mannerable way. Among these criticisms was the efficiency of the white churches. Dr. King wants to do a nonviolent campaign that includes self-purification and negotiation. King was the president of Sothern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)‚ in the Sothern state of Atlanta‚ Georgia he was invited to a non-violent direct action program. Dr. King discussed injustice

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    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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    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 and

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was mainly direction his letters to the people in Birmingham‚ Alabama. But as a whole he was talking to everyone in America‚ dealing with racism. He was talking to people of the churches‚ explaining that is not okay to call themselves Christians‚ but still being involved with racism‚ slaves‚ judgment‚ and hatred on colored people. I believe that the occasion for Martin Luther King Jr. letter was his was of protesting while he was in the Birmingham Jail. King was expressing

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    Letter from a Birmingham Jail In his letter to the eight clergymen‚ Martin Luther King effectively makes use of logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos throughout his letter. The purpose of the use of all three elements in the letter is evident and that is to help King prove his point of view and convince his readers who in this case are the eight clergymen. The use of logos can be noticed in the beginning of his letter where he gives a response to the clergymen’s claim that the demonstrations were unwise

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    Alex Luu “A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.‚ The Autobiography of Martin Luther KingJr. A Baptist minister….. A civil-rights activist? He was many things. We all know him. Family? Textbooks? The internet? Whatever it was‚ we knew him. It wasn’t because of his job. It wasn’t because of his role. It wasn’t because of his color. It was how he was as a person. Out of many‚ he impacted the United States greatly. He brought us understanding

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    Dr. KingsLetter One of the three rhetorical appeals Dr. King used in his letter was ethos. Ethos is an appeal to the writer’s credibility. In Dr. Kings’ essay he used this appeal in this quote‚ “But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth‚ I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.” King felt it was necessary for the non-violent approach to be taken so that communication could be

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    in “The Letter from Birmingham Jail” Some varieties of inspiration come as passionate love while others appeal as injustice as did Martin Luther King in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Martin Luther King Jr. effectively crafted his counter argument by first directly addressing his audience‚ the clergymen‚ and then using logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos to refute his opponent’s statements and present his own perspective. After stating the general purpose of his letter‚ Martin Luther King Jr. specifically

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