In “The Ways of Meeting Oppression‚” Martin Luther King Jr. primarily uses ethos to promote the practice of non-violent resistance against the struggle of oppression. In this persuasive piece‚ King uses ethos to appeal to the African Americans’ sense of responsibility. By encouraging them to step up instead of passively accepting injustice‚ he is implying that he trusts they can do it. His argument is based on moral obligations rather than the practicality of the issue. His use of shared values or
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Fighting for Equality Through Nonviolent Resistance In “The Ways of Meeting Oppression”‚ an excerpt from a speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King during the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ Dr. King explains that the oppressed deal with oppression in one of three ways; acceptance‚ the use of physical force and hostility‚ and non violent resistance. He begins that through acceptance‚ people succumb to their fates as they are either exhausted and have given up fighting‚ or they have become accustomed to their
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Martin Luther king believes that the only way to wipe away the injustices experienced within Birmingham City was through holding peaceful negotiations in order to resolve the issues amicably. In the article‚ "Ways of Meeting Oppression" by Martin Luther King Jr‚ tries to bring out Injustices and Oppression‚ which have been prevalent issues within our society. He believed that black Americans could win equal rights by peaceful means such as peaceful boycotts and marches. He always reminded Americans
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Oppressed people deal with their oppression in three characteristic ways. One way is acquiescence: the oppressed resign themselves to their doom. They tacitly adjust themselves to oppression and thereby become conditioned to it. In every movement toward freedom some of the oppressed prefer to remain oppressed. Almost 2800 years ago Moses set out to lead the children of Israel from the slavery of Egypt to the freedom of the Promised Land. He soon discovered that slaves do not always welcome their
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Oppression and injustice have been prevalent issues in society since the formation of this country. During the 1960’s‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was a influential advocate for equal rights‚ especially in the South. He discussed possible solutions to such social issues in his speeches and essays. One essay‚ “Three ways of meeting oppression‚” introduces acceptable solutions that can be seen as rational and ethical‚ as well as emotionally appealing. The significance of such solutions can not
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An Analysis of ?The Ways of Meeting Oppression? Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement brought about many different views on how one?s oppression should be handled in America. ?The Ways of Meeting Oppression‚? by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ is based on how people handle oppression. According to Dr. King there?s a whole spectrum that ranges from violence to non-violence action in which the views are placed. Martin Luther King Jr. illustrates strategically how oppressed people deal with
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characteristic ways in meeting oppression? The Three Characteristics Ways of Meeting Oppression Martin Luther King Jr.’s "The Ways of Meeting Oppression" is a division and classification essay in which King explains the ways in which oppressed people meet oppression. He states that‚ historically‚ oppressed people have responded to their oppression in negative ways either resulting in their total destruction or prolonging their oppression. King challenges the oppressed Negro to meet oppression positively
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Martin Luther Kings “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression” speech argues that acquiescence‚ physical violence‚ and non-violent resistance are the three routes that people generally take to deal with oppression. King emphasizes acquiescence and physical violence as being wrong. He explains how acquiescence is when oppressed people “adjust themselves to oppression‚ and thereby become conditioned to it.” (lines 3-4)‚ and how its detrimental to accept circumstances of oppression because it displays cooperation
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Three ways of Oppression In this essay‚ “The Ways of Meeting Oppression‚” Martin Luther King Jr. was speaking about three kinds of oppression and how people deal with their oppression. The first acquiescence‚ which means that the oppressed resign themselves to their doom. When this happens the oppressed person gets accustomed to their oppression and they never try to get out and become accustomed to it. He criticizes the people who use this first method. The second method talks about physical
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TonyTan FDE1: Thesis-driven Analysis 3/4/2013 A Hasty Stride to Liberation After Abraham Lincoln assigned the Emancipation Proclamation‚ the African Americans were finally freed of struggling from slavery. However‚ they are continued to be mistreated by the white peoples. In the article of “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression‚” Martin Luther King writes to enlighten the African Americans to fight against “oppression” in a “non-violent” way (202). Although King’s article is based on simple text
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