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    AP US History Unit 9 Test: WW1 to the Great Depression 1) What caused American entry into World War I‚ and how did Wilson turn the war into an ideological crusade? A: Although America did not want to enter WW1‚ once German submarines sunk the American ship Lusetania‚ it killed American sailors. Instead of his original idea to spread peace‚ Wilson now wanted revenge. In his war message to Congress‚ he said that if America did not act quickly‚ the Western hemisphere’s ideals would be destroyed

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    Graham Professor Wisniewski Freshman Composition March 9‚2011 A Review of “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” Written in 1963‚ “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ is a direct response to his fellow clergymen about their criticism for his actions in Birmingham. Being from Atlanta‚ King was in Birmingham because he was invited their by his Southern Christian Leadership conference affiliate from Birmingham‚ to stage a non-violent protest. King says he was mainly there because

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    Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ in his famous Letter from the Birmingham Jail‚ responds forcefully yet politely to a public statement made by eight Alabama clergymen in 1963. He defends his position as an African American and strongly defends racial equality‚ referencing countless sources and utilizing several literary devices. Most significantly‚ King uses frequent Biblical allusions and metaphors‚ not only to relate to the Clergymen and the people of Alabama‚ but also to display his passion for equality

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    Akeem Harris Dr. Keith Huxen HIST 202 October 5‚ 2009 Letter From Birmingham Jail Analysis “Letter from Birmingham Jail: April 16‚ 1963” was written by Dr. Martin Luther King in response to published statements denouncing his non-violent protest in Birmingham‚ Alabama. The article‚ composed on scraps of paper‚ in the margins of the newspaper and finally on writing pads (King‚ 1963) by Dr. King as he was incarcerated in Birmingham City Jail for participating in a series of non-violent

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    Do you know how many children run away from home every year? According to societyandculture.com "Every year‚ more than one million children in the U.S. run away from home. Kids as young as 10 are among the one in seven who leave their homes‚ although most runaways are between 15 and 17". From these statistics‚ I am beginning to wonder why this happens every year and it seems it isn’t stopping anytime soon. In a complicated society‚ not all families are the same. Children are affected by their family

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    Answer? Poverty is not acknowledged as a problem around the world. There is no answer to poverty because many people don’t think it’s even a problem at all. From Parks ‘’Flavio’s Home’’ Flavio was sent to the United to receive medical care for his illness‚ and even though the United States struggles with poverty‚ poverty in Brazil is far from worse than any in America. There is no answer to poverty because of the denial of poverty in the United States.The current survey data shows that 15 percent

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    since I had written a letter to you. I hope all is well. I had promised earlier to write a letter about how things were going here at the front‚ however‚ I refrained from doing so because I did not want to cause alarm. The war is continuing without an end in sight‚ however‚ I have been assured that it will not be long before I can see you again. Life is quite interesting here at the front. My friends and I joined the war as a product of pride and glory. However‚ the trenches were anything but glorious

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    Dorothy’s A Long Way from Home! The movie the “Wizard of Oz” was made in the year of 1939. Ever since it premiered‚ many people instantly fell in love with it and continue to watch it to this day. The “Wizard of Oz” is considered a classic and a must see among all types of audiences. The plot of the film is a girl named Dorothy who lives in Kansas with her family and a dog that she recently found named Toto. A tornado hits Kansas and causes Dorothy to become unconscious. When

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    A preacher‚ an author‚ and a leader in the American civil rights movement of the 1950s‚ Martin Luther King Jr. defends the actions of the African American community in his essay “A Letter from Birmingham Jail.” King’s purpose is to prove why the negative “extremist” label that is slapped on the protesters does not accurately reflect the actions that are taken to fight for equality. He adopts a hopeful tone in order to connect to the rationality and humanity in his mainly white audience despite their

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    “The Letter From Birmingham Jail” Analysis Before‚ after and during the Civil Rights Movement‚ injustice accommodates thin moral fibers that are unequal to the righteousness and justice that Dr. King sought‚ however complacency poses as an obstacle in the path of justice in the form of equality prevailing. Injustice is a morally wrong and must be abolished by a nonviolent means so justice can prevail. Segregation is an act that is founded on injustice. In the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” Martin

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