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    and untimely” (112). He responded to their criticism with amazing rhetoric‚ grasping at their hearts and minds with syntax‚ diction‚ examples‚ and allusions in his now famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Dr. King established ethos effectively in regards to his letter. In the beginning of the letter‚ he clearly states his equal authority by saying‚ “My Dear Fellow Clergymen” (112). This makes him equal in eyes of his peers and establishes creditability. King’s reference to

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    On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested during a peaceful protest against segregation. In his letter to clergymen‚ King conveys his urgency in changing segregation laws by using a series of rhetorical strategies‚ such as metaphors‚ antithesis‚ parallelism‚ personal anecdote‚ antimetabole‚ and ethos to strengthen his argument. In paragraph 13 King starts out by using a simple but effective method of using metaphors. “Disease of segregation” is used directly

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    Joseph Pulitzer

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    Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer was born April 10‚ 1847 he died October 29‚ 1911 Joseph was from Makó‚ Hungary he immigrated to the U.S. in 1864 then he moved to St. Louis . After Joseph’s father died his business went bankrupt and his family became pour. When he was seventeen years old he attempted to join the Austrian army‚ the British Army‚ and the Napoleon’s Foreign Legion but had gotten denied because of his bad eyesight and poor health. Pulitzer came to serve in the American Civil War

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    Summary of MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail is a response to a statement that was published by eight clergymen from Alabama. He usually doesn’t respond to people’s criticisms of his activities because he would otherwise have no time to do constructive work. But since he feels that the clergymen are men of good will and that their criticisms were sincere‚ he wanted to take the time to respond. King opens the letter with stating his position

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    Claire Kuo  Freshman Seminar 125G  2/20/2015  Michael Leblanc  Dear Mr. King:    I have carefully read your “Letter From Birmingham Jail”. I really admire your  courage and respect your opinion. I especially like one of my favorite quotes “ I am in  Birmingham because injustice is here.”(Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ Page 1) You cannot  ignore the injustice simply because it happens in your sight. So you came to Birmingham and  against the segregation. In my article “The Insufficiency of Honesty”

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    Joseph Andrew

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    Joseph Andrews” as a Picaresque Novel ________________________________________________ What is a picaresque novel? The term picaresque has been derived from the Spanish word picaro which means a rogue or a villain. Originally‚ a type of romance that dealt with rogues or villains was called picaresque. A picaresque novel presented ‚ in an extravagant style‚ a series of adventures ‚ and misadventures ‚ mostly on the highways . The earliest examples of the picaresque novel are Lizaritle de

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    Martin Luther King Jr.’s thesis in Letter from a Birmingham Jail states why he is in Birmingham. Though he is not from there‚ he is there because of the many injustices done by the white people towards the black community. Dr. King states that‚ “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”‚ so he is there to help his brothers and sisters stand together. MLK uses appeals to pathos and logos‚ and historical references‚ as well as many other techniques in his letter to the clergymen that criticize

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    The Washington Consensus

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    of Contents: 1. Introduction: pg: 2 2. Washington Consensus pg: 2 (i) Success of WC pg: 4 (ii) Failures of WC pg: 5 3. Role of East Asian Countries pg: 6 4. Post Washington Consensus: pg: 7 5. Does it offer fresh opportunities?: pg: 9 6. Conclusion: pg: 12 7. Bibliography: pg: 13 Discuss how the approaches of the post-Washington Consensus differ from those of the Washington Consensus‚ and then show whether these new approaches

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail” My Husband’s great uncle had the privileged to protest and marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr many times and I am always willing to read anything that has to do with this great man. So after reading this well written letter that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote‚ I was very moved by his words. I have to admit that I was not sure what the events where that prompted him to write this. So‚ of course‚ I had to do a little research so I can get a better idea of what it

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    A letter could contain the proclamation of one’s love from a long lost friend. A letter could be addressing one’s recent trip‚ detailing the sights they saw. Or in this case‚ a letter could change the course of history. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail was a plea for justice‚ a call for unity‚ and a proclamation for the American people to look past the color of one’s skin. These appeals that were evident throughout the letter all led to a simple demand for a two-syllable word

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