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    their feelings within a relationship‚ whether it be with each other or a romantic relationship. In order for them to transgress their sentiment‚ they may in some cases use tough love. On the other hand‚ they themselves will be subjected to much worse devices‚ such as violence. Like most people‚ they yearn for tenderness in the simplest of means but more often than not can not find it. The fragility of their bonds often mixes with the mysterious underlying curse lurking their family‚ internally and externally-fukú

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    was going on. His story is a was meant to be a representation of how the ordinary people were affected by the revolutionary period and the reforms. Ah Q is used as an example of the move toward Western ideas‚ seen in his name by using the English letter “Q” only. His treatment by the other people in his village also show the treatment many found‚ especially those from poor rural communities like Ah Q‚ where Ah Q is criticized for referring to the bench as a “long bench” instead of a “straight bench”

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    the reader‚ they can convey the ideas and themes represented in the story successfully to the audience‚ and therefore the intension of the writer can be better understood and appreciated. In order to achieve this target‚ the writers often employ literary techniques‚ such as foreshadowing‚ story in story‚ suspense‚ etc‚ to attract and hold the reader’s attention. Usually‚ the plot itself plays the most important role in holding the reader’s attention‚ by evoking the interest and curiosity in the

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    In a‚ “ Letter from Birmingham Jail‚”(1963) Martin Luther King Jr. proves that his position in the Birmingham Jail is necessary due to the fact that racial issues affect the nation as a whole‚ not just one particular place. His purpose is to nationalize racial issues in order for all African Americans to achieve equality. With his persuasive tone and the serious topic‚ he provides a solid argument by using pathos‚ allusions‚ and an antithesis. In doing so he outreaches his messages to all United

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    meet their fate. A more modern way of civil disobedience would be the strategy that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used. The steps a person can use to change a law they find unjust are explained in his essay “The Power of Non-Violence” and “The Letter to Birmingham Jail”. Martin Luther King’s theory has four major steps: first finding an injustice exists‚ negotiation‚ self-purification and direct action. Although Antigone’s actions against Creon do not completely conform to Marin Luther

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    interested. He was bringing great justice to the african-americans by speaking up about the issue‚ since everyone knew this was wrong but no one was ever brave enough . Martin Luther King included a large variety of rhetorical appeals in his “Letter From Birmingham jail‚” The two most effective ones are polysyndeton and pathos because they force the reader to consider the consequences about the discrimination and overwhelming hatred towards the african-americans while also making

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    In the Letter From Birmingham Jail‚ Martin Luther King Jr. creates a powerful response to a statements from eight white Alabama clergymen opposing his sit-ins and marches in Birmingham‚ Alabama. In the letter King is defending his peaceful demonstrations and stance on nonviolence. According to the clergymen‚ everyone should live life by common sense and by law and order and feel that the battle for integration should take place in the local and federal courts and not by breaking the law. King agrees

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail was written by Martin Luther King Jr. As he states in the title‚ in a Birmingham‚ Alabama jail. Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed because he participated on a nonviolent protest of segregation in public places such as lunch counters and public restrooms. During his jail time‚ Martin Luther King Jr. read a criticism about a protest made by a group of white ministers‚ accusing King of being an outsider‚ of using extreme measures that incite hatred and violence‚ that his

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    Dylan Knox English 111 (Red) Mrs. Jones October 7‚ 2013 Essay #2 1.) Martin Luther King wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail” from a jail cell in Alabama in April of 1963‚ hence the title. He was arrested for leading a non-violent protest against the discriminatory Jim Crow laws. These laws separated facilities between Blacks and Whites such as restaurants‚ schools‚ lodging‚ public facilities and many more. The Jim Crow laws brought about one of the famous staples of racial oppression in America

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    [Student’s Name] K.C524 2014-03-14 Analysis of “The Letter from Birmingham Jail” On April 3rd‚ 1963‚ the Birmingham campaign began and people were protesting against racism and injustice. The non-violent campaign was coordinated by King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. However‚ King was roughly arrested with other main leaders of the campaign on April 12th for disobeying the rules of “no parading‚ demonstrating‚ boycotting‚ trespassing

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