poverty. What would you do? Would you agree to solution even though it might be barbaric? Or would you agree to stand up as a community and face the problem head on? In A Modest Proposal‚ Johnathan Swift had an idea‚ his idea was to prevent children from being burthen to their parents. Swift wrote a cruel yet eye opening proposal that he wanted society to be aware of. Swift uses logos by illuminating how the structure used to by giving us an notion of numerical data and interlinks with how today society’s
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look at the example to deal with those unpleasant people. To help us learn how to deal with a hostile audience we will look at Dr. King’s letter from Birmingham City jail. Dr. King’s message was thorough; Non-violent direct action to deal with such people who disagree with everything you seek for the better of all color people. The first lesson we need to learn from Dr. King is
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Civil rights activist‚ Martin Luther King Jr. in his response to his fellow clergymen‚ “letter from Birmingham jail” he argues that racial segregation is unjust. He supports his claim by first building his credibility then using emotional strategies to manipulate the clergymen with effective imagery‚ then discussing his outrage and disappointment with our society‚ and finally wanting our society to recognize that racial prejudice will soon pass away. King’s purpose is to persuade his audience to
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In Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚” he describes the countless acts of terror and discrimination that are imposed on him and his fellow black members of society at the hands of the privileged whites. He writes‚ “when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate-filled policeman curse‚ kick‚ and even kill your black brothers and sisters…” (Charters 28-9). Due to all of the atrocities they
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sympathy of their condition due to personal choices. It couldn’t get any worst than that right? Wrong. Statistics are continuing to rise. Why is it that obese people get to have special treatment? They are able to acquire a handicap permit inches away from the front door of McDonalds. It would make sense if the handicap spots where to be in the back of the parking lot right? It is not that hard to walk a few more feet to get those delicious burgers. It could be their daily exercise of the day! To think
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“look Mom‚ see what I mean?” He held his hand out to show me it was shaking‚ but it wasn’t‚ as far as I could tell. My husband and I glanced at one another puzzled‚ and then it happened. My son’s entire body started shaking violently. I lunged forward from behind his seat to grab him‚ in fear he’d hit his head on the dashboard. He was having a full-blown seizure. The tears ran down my face‚ and I yelled to my husband to hurry. It was all over in about 60 seconds‚ and then he was fine again‚ as if
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Fair Play in the NBA: A Modest Proposal As surprising as it may be to those who are not themselves fans of the National Basketball Association‚ Anglo-Americans are vastly outnumbered by other ethnicities. In fact‚ African-Americans hold a majority of positions‚ command higher average salaries‚ and receive more attention for their accomplishments in the media. Although there are a number of Anglo-Americans employed by the NBA‚ few ever manage to obtain equality in the field. For example‚ the
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Sample Cover Letter The Virtual Community Group‚ Inc. 17 Park Road Rural Town‚ NH July 1‚ 1995 Jane Smith‚ Executive Director Xavier Foundation 555 S. Smith St. Washington‚ D.C. 22222 Dear Ms. Smith‚ I am pleased to submit this proposal from the Virtual Community Group‚ Inc.‚ requesting an investment of $50‚000 per year over two years from the Xavier Foundation to support our Enterprise 2000 initiative. This grant would provide part of the funds needed for us to train at least
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ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY Jonathan swift‚ in ‘A Modest proposal’ criticizes the scandalous political and economic policies of English landlords against the oppressed Irish and proposes to eradicate this usual problem in the most unusual way. He uses satire and irony as his main tools to make his audience contemplate‚ how English landlords are shamelessly exploiting and oppressing the impoverished Irish through high rents and unfair laws. Swift paints a quick picture in the reader’s mind about the condition
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In “Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚” Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ one of the most influential and significant civil rights movement figure‚ delivered a strong message defending African American’s necessity of demanding civil rights and arguing reformation of unjust laws. Since the very beginning of slavery in U.S.‚ African Americans have not been able to escape from practices of dehumanization. When hope had finally shone along with the abolishment of slavery‚ a shadow followed as this minority community
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