election. Although‚ I did explain the distinctiveness of Wong’s nonviolence style of protest and rebellion against the established rules‚ still I failed to illustrate the reasons why nonviolence is better than a violent one. After reading the Letter From Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King and doing my research about Hong Kong localism protest‚ I developed a better understanding of nonviolent protest. Wong’s nonviolent protest is indeed a preferable option of rebellion in Hong
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In this letter‚ addressed to eight “fellow clergymen” from Alabama who collectively published a letter of criticism in a newspaper on the handling of protests by King and his cohorts in Birmingham‚ King gives a few different takes on the difference between a just and unjust law. They’ve all to do with‚ as King says‚ “difference made legal”; as to say‚ “An unjust law is a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself.” It is necessary
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Letter from Birmingham Jail Argument Analysis Essay Assignment (100 points) Assignment: Write a five paragraph essay analyzing Letter from Birmingham Jail Question : What is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s main purpose and how does he use rhetorical appeals throughout his Letter from Birmingham Jail to construct this argument? Remember‚ his essay can be broken into 3 sections: Section 1 (paragraphs 1-14); Section 2 (para. 15-30); Section 3 (para. 31-47)‚ so search for the best examples throughout
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****** Professor ****** Eng 104-13 3/2/2013 “From Violence to Victory” In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” Martin Luther King effectively presented his arguments by using Pathos. King pathos is effective throughout his letter because he makes strong emotional connection with the reader. In the words of St. Thomas‚ Martin Luther King quotes‚ from a jail cell in Birmingham‚ “An unjust law is no law at all” (King). After an affiliate from Birmingham invited MLK into a non-violent action program
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Rhetorical Analysis of Letter from Birmingham Jail In the spring 1963‚ Martin Luther King was jailed due to his non-violent demonstrations against racial segregation at Birmingham. Eight of Alabama’s top white religious leaders criticized his action as “unwise and untimely‚” and called him an “outsider.” Martin Luther King responded with his own article‚ “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” He explained his reasons in Birmingham‚ and necessities of taking nonviolent direct action in Birmingham. He also persuaded
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Martin Luther King’s Rhetorical Modes in: Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King wrote a letter while in Birmingham Jail‚ this was received on April 16‚ 1963. Months earlier King was involved in a nonviolent direct-action against segregation‚ King was called upon by the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. This nonviolent action was mostly demonstrated through sit-ins and marches along the streets where Negroes showed their aggravation and irritation towards all of the segregation
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fulfill our inherent duty to our nation by correcting the error that “we” have made. Through the pronoun “we”‚ king evokes a sense of urgency and duty-bound obligation as a concerned patriot to make a change. The question “What can be done?” arises from King’s freshly tilled ground of emotion‚ as he sows the seeds of solution in the now fertile soil of his audiences
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In the Letter From Birmingham Jail‚ Martin Luther King Jr. creates a powerful response to a statements from eight white Alabama clergymen opposing his sit-ins and marches in Birmingham‚ Alabama. In the letter King is defending his peaceful demonstrations and stance on nonviolence. According to the clergymen‚ everyone should live life by common sense and by law and order and feel that the battle for integration should take place in the local and federal courts and not by breaking the law. King agrees
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Independence" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail". Both writings are very effective and successful in reaching out to their intended audience. However‚ "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is more effective in communicating its purpose to its audience. This was done in a time when black men and women were systematically and violently denied a platform from which they could publicly voice their issues to the nation. "Declaration of Independence" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" were written during
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disregarded upon by a society of superiority. In "Letter From Birmingham Jail" written by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and "Team Names and Mascots" written by Robert Schmidt‚ both King and Schmidt argue the concept that society has dehumanized these cultures‚ leaving them to fight for their rights within a just society. Both King and Schmidt present their ideas and thoughts on the topic through persuasion and analogies. Although in "Letter From Birmingham
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