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    Martin Luther King ’s use of figurative language in "Letter from Birmingham Jail"� is an effective way for him to reinforce his thesis about non-violent protest and race discrimination. The figurative language in the letter enhances the letters persuasive qualities of pathos‚ ethos‚ and logos to evoke emotion and sway readers toward King ’s point of view. King is the President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference‚ which was formed in 1957. He was arrested for protests of a non-violent

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    Analysis of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” In 1963 Martin Luther King made a speech in connection with the Civil Rights March in Washington D.C. He stood as a proud black man‚ speaking of racial injustice and his dream of seeing American citizens come together as a nation of brothers despite race and background. Today I Have a Dream is one of the most famous speeches in American history. It is known worldwide‚ not only due to the message delivered in the speech‚ but also due to the use of

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    Birmingham Jail¨ Martin Luther King Jr uses many rhetorical devices that help make his letter emphasis more on the problem that many African-Americans were facing before and during the civil rights movements. In the the letter King uses techniques like repetition to bring more focus and meanings to his ideas‚ allusion to relate to an event that explains King’s motivation‚ and pathos to bring the reader to feel what he feels through what he has written. An example of repetition that King uses is on paragraph

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    Over half a century ago‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in which he calls for an end to racism. Through his civility and nonviolent resistance‚ Dr. King became an emblem for the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s. This movement inspired others‚ not just within the African-American community‚ to take a stand against racial discrimination and social injustice and to fight for equality‚ the underrepresented‚ the disenfranchised. There have been many individuals since

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    “Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see. “ – Martin Luther King Jr. We all cast a shadow. Most of which are bigger than we really are. We make the shadow as big as we can by feeding it. We use grandiloquent words to try and flabbergast our fellow classmates and teachers. We boast that I am great at everything we do. We say we have a black belt in Taekwondo. We say that we’re the captain of the basketball team. We try to hide behind our so called SWAG. We have a shadow

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    got justice for blacks from whites. It began in 1954 and was very active in 1960s‚ and Martin Luther King and Malcom X was also known as the most famous leaders of The Civil Right Movement. Although their purpose was the same that fight for the justice of black‚ the way that they did was very different. The different between Martin Luther King and Malcom X may be from their condition when they was a kid. King grew up in a middle class family and was well educated‚ but Malcolm X grew up in an underprivileged

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    Martin Luther King Jr are the two eminent faces who spoke for the equality of black people‚ and for the freedom of all human beings. Douglass’s speech “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro‚” and Dr. King’s speech “I Have a Dream‚” continues to be relevant today. Douglass successfully employs pathos and makes the audiences feel the shame of celebrating freedom while still keeping the system of slavery‚ Dr. King‚ a hundred years later‚ uses repetition as

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    King starts his essay with addressing that he never usually answers statements that criticize his work. He goes on to state what role he plays in the south and why he is in Birmingham. He is there because Birmingham is the most segregated city in America and injustice is most prevalent there. He writes that nations such as Asia and Africa are moving forward with gaining political independence‚ but America was still moving with incredibly slow speed trying to obtain the same goal. There are examples

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    Martin Luther King by Indira Gandhi Prime Minister Of India Speech at the presentation of the Jawaharial Nehru Award for International Understanding to Coretta Scott King in New Delhi‚ India on January 24‚ 1969. This is a poignant moment for all of us. We remember vividly your last visit to our country. We had hoped that on this occasion‚ Dr. King and you would be standing side by side on this platform. That was not to be. He is not with us but we feel his spirit. We admired Dr. King. We felt

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    second child of Martin Luther King Sr and Alberta Williams King. Along with my older sister‚ the future Christine King Farris ‚ and younger brother‚ Alfred Daniel Williams King. Michael King Sr. stepped in as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He became a successful minister‚ and adopted the name Martin Luther King Sr.I grew up in the city’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood‚ then home to some of the most prominent and prosperous African Americans in the country. I graduated in 1948‚ King entered Crozer Theological

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