Baldwin and King apply first-person narratives‚ allowing the audience to experience an immediate encounter toward the authors situation at the time. Baldwin starts the essay with my father died. This short but poignant sentence not only sets the tone for the whole story‚ but also engages the audience to share his despair‚ hatred and relief. Similarly‚ Kings holograph sounds professional and convincing because his first-person defense clearly reasons why his nonviolent protest is necessary through
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complex quote came from the well-known letter of Birmingham jail written by Martin Luther king. Through this letter‚ he uses a lot of different writing techniques to reach out to his audience. This writing technique has not only made me look at his writing but also feel connected to his writing. He was an American Baptist minister‚ social activist‚ humanitarian‚ and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until
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In the passage " Letter from Birmingham jail " by Martin Luther King and also " Speech at the March on washington " by Josephine Baker . Those article argue for freedom with non-violence to find a solution. To start with ‚ some citizen believe that everybody should have freedom to get came vip right. For example Josephine argues in line 50-51 " I didn’t have to do that i wish i could go into any restaurant i wanted to and i didn’t have ". This show that not all have freedom and they want freedom
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Howard Zinn‚ American historian‚ playwright‚ and social activist‚ once said‚ “Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.” He was talking about civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is the refusal to obey certain laws or government demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy‚ characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting‚ picketing‚ and nonpayment of taxes according to dictionary.com. Two
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The Dream and the Ballot or the Bullet In the 1950s and 1960s in America‚ the equality of man envisioned by the Declaration of Independence was far from a reality. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ a Baptist minister delivered his famous speech “I Have a Dream” August 28th‚ 1963 in Washington DC. He is credited with mobilizing supporters of desegregation and prompted the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Malcolm X delivered his famous speech “The Ballot or the Bullet” on April 12th‚ 1964 in Detroit. Though many people
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In 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter to the eight Alabama clergymen under the confines of a jail cell in a Birmingham‚ Alabama prison. The letter stated his thoughts and opinions on the racial tension between the white and the black communities of Alabama. Martin Luther King’s letter was written as a rebuttal to the letter he received from the Alabama clergymen that stated the demonstrations‚ protests‚ and acts of civil disobedience of the Negro community were unlawful and should be put
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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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Although Dr. King’s exploits are revered today‚ he had opponents that disagreed with the tactics he employed. Letter to Birmingham Jail is a response to a group of Birmingham ministers who voiced negative comments and questioned the civil rights demonstrations Dr. King was leading in Birmingham. In order to properly convey his response to the questions proposed by the religious leaders of Birmingham‚
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In Martin Luther King Jr’s. letter‚ composed to the Clergymen from Birmingham Prison‚ he utilizes the expository interest of ethos to build up his credibility regarding the matter of racial segregation and shamefulness. He begins off the letter with "My Dear Fellow Clergymen". By him saying this‚ he is putting himself on the same "level" as the ministers‚ sending the message that he is no short of what them and they are no superior to him. He at that point goes ahead to state‚ "I am here on the
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From religious groups who specialize in crafting silver spoons‚ to those who examine fecal matter in order to determine how healthy one’s body temple is‚ religion has played an important role in the formation of America as we see it today. Christianity has become the most practiced religion in America‚ but certainly not without struggle. As more and more people immigrated to America from Europe‚ bringing with them different cultures and beliefs‚ it became a matter of trying to figure out America’s
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