Comparison Essay: Letter from a Birmingham Jail and Resistance to Civil Government Martin Luther King Jr. and Henry David Thoreau both write about why everyone should have the right to disobey authority if there is social injustice taking place. Martin Luther King Jr. tells his audience that the laws of the government against blacks are not right and that civil disobedience should be used as an instrument of freedom just like how Henry David Thoreau says its the responsibility of the citizens to
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In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ Martin Luther King Jr. argues the differences between just and unjust laws using the method of comparison. In the letter‚ Martin Luther King strategically argues to the clergymen that segregation laws imposed on African Americans are nothing more than unjust and immoral. He supports this claim by using a method of comparison of current events to historical and biblical events. King states that there two kinds of laws. There are just laws and there are unjust
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Learning to Read‚ by Malcolm X Seminar Questions OPENING QUESTIONS 1. “The teaching of Mr. Muhammad stressed how history had been ‘whitened’—when white men had written history books”(P.213). From this sentence‚ I found the word “whitened” very interesting. It was rare to describe the history being “whitened”. Then Malcolm had explained‚ what he meant by “whitened” history. It was how the white races actually dominant and created history‚ since they were the people who wrote history‚ so history
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚ written by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ is a poignant reflection on how racial inequality was in the 1960s and the matters of handling it. Many aspects used in the letter to make it strongly written lead to the cause as to why it is so powerful for the reader. There are many considerations that are taken when reading a piece such as Letter from a Birmingham Jail in order to analyze the effectiveness of his argument. King is able to use rhetoric and other literary figures
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and imprisoned for demonstrating without permit in Birmingham. In the jail cell‚ he wrote the “Letter from Birmingham”‚ which would later become one of the most influential pieces of writing‚ to send a message not only to the eight clergymen but also the Americans about the cruel reality of segregation. In the letter‚ King used many biblical references‚ historical references‚ and his own logic to make a persuasive argument against the criticisms from the clergymen as well as the society favoring segregation
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“Letter from Birmingham Jail” Reading Response Martin Luther King‚ Jr. a civil rights activist that fought for the rights of African Americans in 1963. King organized various non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham‚ Alabama that resulted in his arrest. While in jail‚ King received a letter from eight Alabama clergyman explaining their concern and opposition to King and his non-violent actions. This letter occasioned his reply and caused King to write a persuasive letter "Letter from Birmingham Jail
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Introduction The propose of this book is to provide a summary of the life of Malcolm X and his role in American history. The role of racism and its affect on Malcolm‚ his response to racism‚ and how his experiences affect his response to racism is documented. Malcolm X was born in Nebraska and moved to Michigan. After his father is assassinated and his mother is put in a mental hospital Malcolm is put in a foster home. He leaves his foster family to live with his sister and falls into a life of
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Dr. KING’S LOGIC In a “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. said “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” This means that if we let injustice happen‚ then this injustice will grow and start to affect good people. We cannot afford to ignore something bad happening in one place. If injustice occurs and no action is taken against this injustice‚ then people who hear about what happened might think this injustice is acceptable‚ and continue being unfair. In "Justice
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be used for more then looking up unfamiliar words? According to the article “Malcolm X: A Homemade Education from The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ a dictionary is used as A tool to learn formal English. Malcolm explains his battle between street language and formal language. While in Charlestown Prison‚ he uses self motivation and teaches himself formal English. The way he does it is very unique. Malcolm calls himself “the most articulate hustler out there”‚ but faces incredible
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which becomes the theme of the essay. Eventually his purpose is to come up with ways to face this unfair reality‚ through acceptance or by reaching equal power. Focusing on the same theme of segregation‚ King responds to the issue of injustice among blacks and whites by convincing the audience‚ who are the unwise and untimely critics‚ that only through nonviolent direct protest‚ could the conference be informed of the seriousness of the issue. Focusing on the similar theme of race relations‚ Baldwin
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