You are an extremist but the Church is in danger because it is not extremist enough. Since church is not powerful like the old time‚ you gathered more extremist people instead of the Christian church. Many white churchgoers have joined in your event‚ marching‚ and suffering jail time for the cause. The last step of integrity‚ you have built a well model to your group. You didn’t use violent to convince people‚ which is a better way
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From Birmingham Jail‚ written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ he clears up several misconceptions of the eight clergyman ‚ and speaks out on inequality in the city of Birmingham and United State. King’s preferred audience in this letter is educated southern white males who hold power in their positions‚ however‚ King wants any audience that he can get. He wants to get his voice heard by as many people as possible because he knows that in a race struggle there is no one that is insignificant to equality
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appeal for things to be seen from his point of view. One line that caught my eye was when King said that he would have‚ "aided and comforted my Jewish brothers. If today I lived in a Communist country where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed‚ I would openly advocate disobeying that country’s antireligious laws." The reason why Martin Luther King felt so strongly about his cause is that it was directed towards him- towards his people. He was the one that was pushed
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but a single vision; making civil rights a reality. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ is known the world over‚ as a hero and true leader. Mr. King can be described as the epitome of a relational leader as he possessed all the elements of the relational leadership model. He was not only inclusive‚ empowering and ethical‚ but also purposeful and process-oriented. During his now famous ‘I have a dream’ speech‚ he gave us tremendous insight into how each of us can make the world a better place‚ a place where
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breaking unjust laws with what the early Christians did. "Of course‚ there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience...early Christians who were willing to face hungry lions...rather than submit to certain unjust laws of the Roman Empire." King attempts to elucidate that early Christians broke laws that they felt were unjust. Because he is writing to the clergy this appeals to them immensely. He adds that many people look at the early Christians’ movement as just. King asserts the fact
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Almost sixty years ago from today‚ while incarcerated in Birmingham City Jail‚ the famous Martin Luther King Jr. composed a letter intended for a group of clergymen in the area. The lengthy letter‚ widely known as the “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ was written in response to a brief‚ but rather bold criticism of King and his fellow civil rights activists. Although the uninformed clergymen had good intentions of “keeping the peace‚” King sought to shed light on the superficial critique of the civil
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King is brilliant in how he cites such honorable figures to show that if he is considered an extremist for campaigning equal rights then so should of they for all of their extreme ground breaking campaigns for things such as love‚ justice‚ and the Christian gospel. Martin Luther King Jr. does use some logical fallacies in his letter. King appeals to authority when he writes “Thomas Jefferson: “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal…” By citing words from one of our
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Christina Smith English 101 prof. lisenby September 21‚ 2013 Letter from Birmingham Jail “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was written by Martin Luther King Jr. on April 16‚ 1963. It is a passionate letter that addresses and responds to the issue and criticism that a group of white clergymen had thrown at him and his pro-black American organization. They criticized King about him and his organization’s non-violent demonstrative actions against racial prejudice and injustice among black Americans
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Letter from Birmingham Jail a Rogerian Argument Traditional and rogerian argumentation approaches are very different. For instance‚ a traditional argumentation is more confrontational towards the opponent’s point of view as to rogerian argumentation more negotiable with the opponent’s point of view. Rogerian argumentation creates cooperation‚ the possibility that both sides might change‚ and a mutually advantageous outcome. However in a traditional argument the writer seeks to change the opponent
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spent their lives advancing society‚ protecting people‚ and/or inspiring others as great human beings with extraordinary lives. Martin Luther King Jr. lived a good life because he accomplished all three of the previously mentioned actions. King’s leadership of “non-violent direct action programs” in Birmingham ultimately led to the nationwide viewing of violent attacks on African American protestors. Of course‚ he could not have headed these demonstrations without first rallying together protestors
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