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    Claire Kuo  Freshman Seminar 125G  2/20/2015  Michael Leblanc  Dear Mr. King:    I have carefully read your “Letter From Birmingham Jail”. I really admire your  courage and respect your opinion. I especially like one of my favorite quotes “ I am in  Birmingham because injustice is here.”(Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ Page 1) You cannot  ignore the injustice simply because it happens in your sight. So you came to Birmingham and  against the segregation. In my article “The Insufficiency of Honesty”

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    On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested during a peaceful protest against segregation. In his letter to clergymen‚ King conveys his urgency in changing segregation laws by using a series of rhetorical strategies‚ such as metaphors‚ antithesis‚ parallelism‚ personal anecdote‚ antimetabole‚ and ethos to strengthen his argument. In paragraph 13 King starts out by using a simple but effective method of using metaphors. “Disease of segregation” is used directly

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    African Americans from 1865 Sandelle Studway HIS204 Joseph Scahill 01/22/13 African Americans from 1865 African Americans have fought a great battle to become a part of society in America. Since being taken from African as slaves in the 1600’s there has been a continuous battle for equality since. Since the end of slavery Black Americans have had many accomplishments along with hardships. In this paper I will discuss some of the Major events in African American history beginning with the end

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    viewpoints‚ respectively. American liberalism prioritizes government action toward equality. Members of the liberal school of thought typically adopt similar views on political issues. In general‚ they favor an egalitarian society that more evenly distributes wealth and opportunities. They believe that the government’s job includes abolishing social ills and injustices. For example‚ liberals usually support higher taxes on the

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail In Martin Luther King Jr.‘s piece “Letter From Birmingham Jail‚” he unravels his feelings about the Alabama white clergy men statement titled “A Call for Unity.” The clergy men stated how they believe that the segregation dispute should be dealt with the courts‚ and shouldn’t be taken in the citizens hands. Being confined in a jail cell‚ King writes a lengthy letter refuting the clergy men’s opinions. He asserts his feelings by using the three appeals pathos‚logos

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    1. Identify Ethical Issues - John Spratt is the human resources director of StarCo Ltd.‚ who has recently begun a romantic relationship with a female employee; Jean Wakabashi. - Jean has applied for company health benefits‚ but does not qualify as she is applying for her son‚ who is autistic‚ to receive medical attention for his disorder. - John has the option to withhold part of Jean situation and provide her son with health benefits‚ however this would violate company policy‚ and could put John’s

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    develop techniques that enable them to counteract the effectiveness of the values and laws and drift towards illegitimate behavior. In Act iii‚ Scene iii is where Shakespeare shows the turning point of Othello through the implementation of Iago’s plot. Othello’s strong demeanour is now shaken as he is seduced by Iago’s lies and claims them as the truth from an honest old friend. According to Van Laan (1978) Othello’s careful‚ controlled presentation of himself as meritorious is neither nether

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail” My Husband’s great uncle had the privileged to protest and marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr many times and I am always willing to read anything that has to do with this great man. So after reading this well written letter that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote‚ I was very moved by his words. I have to admit that I was not sure what the events where that prompted him to write this. So‚ of course‚ I had to do a little research so I can get a better idea of what it

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    Martin Luther King jr. wrote this letter from the Birmingham jail on April 16‚ 1963. The purpose of this text is Martin Luther King jr contradicting the clergymen and explaining the suffering of the Negro lives. His point was to show that black lives are no different than white lives and how both communities are interrelated. As opposed to the clergymen who wanted negotiations instead of direct actions‚ MLK tried to show the need for direct actions to reach negotiations. For example he had said‚

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    In “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (King Jr.‚ Martin Luther. Letter From Birmingham Jail: Why We Can’t Wait.)‚ Martin Luther King Jr. writes back to the clergy on his actions and his demand for change and negotiation from a cell in Birmingham jail. In his letter‚ King explains the direct action in the Negro community is a demand for civil change‚ how he is disappointed in the blind eye in the white community‚ and how change is gained through love. King first explains why he is in Birmingham in the

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