King prove his point of view and convince his readers who in this case are the eight clergymen. The use of logos can be noticed in the beginning of his letter where he gives a response to the clergymen’s claim that the demonstrations were unwise and untimely by stating that the Negro community had no alternative except to prepare for direct action. He clarifies all of the reasons for his arguments and supports them well; his arguments are also logical in their appeal. He supports this claim by saying
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jail. He was the most influential civil rights leader in America. He was arrested when protesting the existing segregation laws in downtown Birmingham. While he was in prison‚ he heard that the clergymen were saying that his activities were “unwise and untimely” and they wanted him and his fellows to stop their demonstration. This letter‚ Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ is his response that he actually spent time to write. The letter tries to justify the need for nonviolent direct action‚ the meaning
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part of the civil rights movement. He led a peaceful protest and yet he was still arrested‚ which violated the first amendment. While in jail‚ a statement was published by eight white members of the clergy who criticized King’s actions as “unwise and untimely” and that the battle for segregation was supposed to be fought in the courts but never in the streets. In response to their statement‚ King wrote a multipage letter‚ “Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚” directed towards those men and America.
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They had called him and the protesters actions “unwise and untimely”. I loved how he stated that he seldom answer to criticisms to his work and ideas. However‚ he felt that these men were to be men of God and church‚ so felt that he should follow up with giving them a response. I have always heard of Dr. Martin
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that accused him of being an extremist. Throughout his letter MLK used various forms of allusion‚ anaphora‚ and pathos in order to get his point across to the people that accused him of being an extremist and to the clergymen that called him unwise and untimely. Being a pastor‚ MLK not only referenced the Bible and biblical figures but he also referenced various well known philosophers and theologians throughout his letter. In his third paragraph‚ King uses the Apostle Paul to compare his goal of spreading
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King worked to achieve equality and justice for all through a commitment to “nonviolent and direct action against racial segregation” (Gregory & Giancola 255). In Letter From A Birmingham Jail‚ King addresses critics who call his activities “unwise and untimely” and asserts that the true foundation of a society is based on laws that are just‚ meaning that they uphold the dignity of all humans and are based on universal moral principles (Gregory & Giancola 256). Essentially‚ King justifies actions aimed
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Akeem Harris Dr. Keith Huxen HIST 202 October 5‚ 2009 Letter From Birmingham Jail Analysis “Letter from Birmingham Jail: April 16‚ 1963” was written by Dr. Martin Luther King in response to published statements denouncing his non-violent protest in Birmingham‚ Alabama. The article‚ composed on scraps of paper‚ in the margins of the newspaper and finally on writing pads (King‚ 1963) by Dr. King as he was incarcerated in Birmingham City Jail for participating in a series of non-violent
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King was imprisoned in Birmingham‚ Alabama for protesting segregation without a permit. While he was in jail‚ eight white clergymen of the South wrote a public letter to him saying they supported his cause‚ but the nonviolent protest was “unwise and untimely” (King 1). King responded with a letter addressing their concerns by explaining his reasoning and perspective. Frustrated by the white clergymen’s call to wait and endure‚ King crafted a powerful rhetorical piece that called out the clergymen
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Although the two essays were written during two very different times‚ there is a great deal of similarities between Henry David Thoreau’s “Resistance to Civil Government” and Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” The style‚ technique‚ and reason that each author used were intentional towards their cause. During the middle of the 1840’s‚ abolitionist Henry Thoreau was placed in jail for refusing to pay a poll tax. He wouldn’t agree to a tax that he believed supported slavery and
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of divinity – knowledge‚ certainty‚ justice – are all qualities Oedipus thought he possessed – and that is why he was the perfect example of the inadequacy of human knowledge‚ certainty‚ and justice.” In Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus’s untimely fall is caused by his false certainty of knowledge‚ his rash actions done without that certainty‚ and his injustice toward those trying to warn him. Oedipus’s false certainty of knowledge causes him to act without thought and wisdom. When he
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