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    Civil Rights leader Martin Luther KingJr.‚ in his “Letter to Birmingham Jail”‚ argues that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. King’s purpose is to explain how a just law should be followed‚ and how unjust laws‚ such as segregation‚ should not. He supports this claim by appealing to logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos. King begins his letter by responding to his critics that his non-observance of laws is based on the fact of whether they are just or not‚ by appealing to logos. When King states

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    On April 16‚ 1963 while Martin Luther King Jr. was in the Birmingham jail‚ he decided to write to a letter to a group of clergymen. This letter was first composed on the margins of a newspaper‚ then continued on scraps of writing paper. He was very disappointed because Negros aren’t being treated fairly despite laws that have granted freedom. Throughout the southern United States negroes have experienced prejudice‚ so Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers have been nonviolently protesting against

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    to affect our society and effectively relates to the ideas presented in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’sLetter from a Birmingham Jail.” Women’s rights are rights that women and girls are entitled to such as‚ the right to vote‚ the right to live free from violence‚ and so on. However‚ it is evident that women are not able to enjoy these rights to their full extent as many of these rights are manipulated and taken away from them. They are not treated equally and are often taken advantage of due to the

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    Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King‚ in "Civil Disobedience" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail‚" respectively‚ both conjure a definitive argument on the rights of insubordination during specified epochs of societal injustice. Thoreau‚ in his enduring contemplation of life and its purpose‚ insightfully analyzes the conflicting relationship between the government and the people it governs. He considerately evokes the notion that the majority of people are restrained by the government and society

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    1. The reason King was in Birmingham is because he was invited there as the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference‚ and it was his duty to protest injustice and spread freedom through a nonviolent program. As King was invited by one of his affiliates at an official organization‚ he is not an outside‚ but more akin to an important guest. Even if the invitation had not occurred‚ it was still his duty‚ as the prophet of the “gospel of freedom” just as it was Paul’s duty to spread

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    LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL RESPONSE. Martin Luther King Jr.’s revealing‚ ’Letter from Birmingham Jail’‚ delves into the segregation‚ injustice and violence of Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ "probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States"(Inquiry‚ p.#391‚ paragraph 6) In response to criticism from eight clergymen of BirminghamKing details the process of preparation for the nonviolent protest that took place in Birmingham. Imprisoned for protesting without a license‚ Dr. King’s words

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    This paper will discuss what Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Fredrick Douglass‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ and Benazir Bhutto have to say about civil disobedience; though coming from different backgrounds they still have the same views or beliefs. This will be done by looking at Martin Luther King Jr.’s work The Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ Fredrick Douglass’s from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave‚ and Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience and comparing what these authors have

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    Sociological Analysis of Martin Luther KingJr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail Abstract The paper analyses Martin Luther KingJr.’sLetter from a Birmingham Jailfrom a sociological point of view and shows how three major theories (structural functionalism‚ social conflict‚ and symbolic interactionism) are treated in the letter. The paper shows different appreciation of King’s ideas and works by his contemporaries and modern people. It also explores the concepts of “nonviolent direct action”

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    From Behind Bars. On Good Friday in 1963‚ Rev. Martin Luther KingJr. led 53 blacks on a march in downtown Birmingham to protest the cities segregation laws. The Birmingham police arrested all of the demonstrators‚ including King. This caused the clergymen of Birmingham to compose a letter pleading with the black population to end their demonstrations. This letter appeared in The Birmingham Newspaper where the imprisoned Martin Luther King read it (Amistad Digital Resource). In response‚ King

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    April of 1963‚ while incarcerated in Birmingham City jailMartin Luther King Jr. wrote an influential letter defending his anti-segregation protests. King had been arrested while participating in a peaceful anti-segregation march although several local religious groups counted on King for support. Since King’s arrest he had time to think deeply about the situation; therefore‚ he decides to reply back to the Alabama clergymen. Who had criticize Martin Luther King because he was simply doing something

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