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    life in addition to the fact that African Americans were second class citizens as a result of Supreme Court cases and many laws enacted throughout the United States. From a jail in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ Dr. King wrote a letter to his fellow clergymen citing the reasons why it is right to perform acts of civil disobedience. In the letter he quoted St. Augustine who said‚ “An unjust law is no law at all.” The Civil Rights movement in the United States had other heroes who defied authority because of unjust

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    Letters from a Peruvian Woman Enlightenment can have various meanings but in the book Letters from a Peruvian Woman by Francoise De Gaffigny the definition of Enlightenment would be the attainment of spiritual knowledge or insight‚ which gives an individual a new perspective of another world/culture. In the book the main character Zilia is abducted from her Peruvian Empire where she has grown custom to their culture and lifestyle and taken to eighteenth century Europe. On her journey to Europe

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    for its ideals of freedom and new opportunities‚ a nation built under the idea that every man and women is created equal. However‚ the definition of what makes a person an American is entirely different from what it is that makes up America‚ itself. J.Hector St. John Crevecoeur‚ author of Letters from an American Farmer (1782)‚ exposes what he believes makes an American. However‚ when compared to the standards of what makes an American in today’s world‚ it seems that becoming an American then was much

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    it still affects us in the present. Tim Wise attended a school where the teachers and students were mostly black‚ and he said he had learned to respect the “black authority figures” from a young age. During college Tim realized he was privileged as a white person: by having the choice to speak out against racism from a distance and not doing anything about locally. The white privilege included having favorable opportunities in jobs‚ housing access‚ and education. Other inequalities between races

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    To Whom it May Concern: I highly recommend Jane Doe as a candidate for employment. Jane was employed by Company Name as an Administrative Assistant from 2002 - 2005. Jane was responsible for office support including word processing‚ scheduling appointments and creating brochures‚ newsletters‚ and other office literature. Jane has excellent communication skills. In addition‚ she is extremely organized‚ reliable and computer literate. Jane can work independently and is able to follow through to ensure

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    call for unity: A letter from eight white clergymen The clergymen’s letter suggests that the racial problem in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ needs to be resolved in court peacefully. The exigency of his argument is to try to solve the racial issue with an innovative and constructive approach. The letter was written to the editor of a Birmingham’s newspaper. Based on that‚ the audience of this letter was the newspaper’s readers‚ all the city’s citizens. The fact that the writer of this letter is a religious

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail’ Formative Assignment 1. The overall point that Martin Luther King is making in the letter is that in order for civil rights to be achieved‚ the act of non-violent protests must be allowed. King believed that if non-violent methods were prohibited then tension would keep building up‚ and would result people being much more violent in order to let their opinions be heard. King also believed that there was no better time than that moment to fight for their rights‚ rather

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    Love letter from Mr.Physics to Ms. Physics 28 January 2011 A love letter from Mr. Physics to Ms. Physics Hi Miss Physics‚ How r u? With the blessings of earth’s gravitational force‚ I am living on the earth and hope you too. I always want the force of attraction between us to be more‚ for that reason we should always be closer to each other because‚ as Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation states the force of attraction between two masses is inversely proportional to the square of distance

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    paper with relevant quotes from the author’s work. I have chosen “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. to write about. This letter was written by King in response to a letter from clergymen of Birmingham‚ Alabama entitled “A Call for Unity”. King writes the letter insisting that the time is now for civil rights. Time is of the essence when dealing with the situation at hand. What Idea is Author Conveying? King continually points out in his letter that direct action is the

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    Rhetorical Analysis of Martin Luther King ’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr was arrested because he was the leader of non violent protests in Birmingham Alabama. While King was imprisoned he wrote a response to a statement that eight white Alabama clergymen had made criticizing his presence and actions in Birmingham. King responded to the clergymen by writing the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" this is an amazing display of rhetorical skill‚ especially considering that it was

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