According to Dr. King, acknowledging others and outsiders will promote segregation, disrespect and discrimination which ceases progress. Martin Luther King Jr is indicating that he cannot just sit and be comfortable Atlanta while his “brothers and sisters” Birmingham are facing injustice. Dr. King reminds us that we are all interconnected. He shows us that we cannot ignore each other’s hurts. We are all insiders. Dr. King is saying that we are all Americans and share, at the very least, nationality in common. This is a way to appeal to all readers of this letter, regardless of race, creed or ethnicity. An example of this sense of unity today, Americans from all parts of the country come together to serve their country during national disasters and disturbances. Martin Luther King Jr. points out that Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds. He puts the struggle against injustice in Birmingham in the broader context of the United States. Dr. King demonstrates the importance of finding connection with others and the importance of challenging the status quo as a necessary step in interrupting oppressive…
In paragraphs 2 and 3 of Dr. King’s speech he explains that black Americans are “crippled” by segregation and discrimination, with an impoverish life, feeling casted out of the American society, intensifying their remorse and shame.…
Martin Luther King Jr. establishes common ground by stating the problem (you deplore the demonstrations taking place in Birmingham) and from there he states (It is unfortunate that demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham). Therefore, he laments that they are doing demonstrations and that he knows they do not like the demonstrations but they were not left any other alternative. From this point King goes to discuss his opponents view of the problem by stating (You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws) because they are breaking the law with their demonstrations. In response Kings point of view of the problem is (All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality). King makes clear his point of the problem not using a law problem but a problem within his soul.…
2. King’s famous quote means that those who have ignored the issues of Birmingham have ignored an issue that concerns the entire world. Segregation and the intense racism felt in there will affect the entire world, regardless of physical separation. This quote applies to today as well, we cannot let injustice of any kind take place on earth, because injustice is like a quickly spreading virus, it will overtake us until there is nothing left. We cannot divide ourselves into the “just” and “unjust”- just as we cannot divide ourselves be religion, ethnicity, or region. Injustice in any place will be the downfall of justice in all places.…
This is Mr. King’s conclusion concerning who the greatest contributor to the backward thinking seen throughout the United States. The backward thinking in our country has allowed for both Africa and Asia to race forward with jet like speed toward the development of their countries. Do you really want the primary reason for our underdevelopment to be the fact that two racial groups cannot work together and reconcile that everyone is equal? The United States Declaration of Independence states “that all men are created equal” yet the treatment of the suffering minority in our country might lead you to believe Whites are the solely equal men.…
Malcolm X begins his speech by illustrating that African Americans will do whatever it takes to gain equality. He uses repetition to inform his audience that they have suffered enough by stating “all of us have suffered here, in the country, political oppression at the hands of the white man, economic exploitation at the hands of the white man, and social degradation at the hands of the white man,” and “it doesn't mean that we're anti-white, but it does mean we're anti-exploitation, we're anti-degradation, we're anti-oppression.” He joins his audience in their anger to stress the unjust ways of the government. He adopts a resentful tone about how the government deals with the civil rights issue for his audience of civil rights followers.…
As more and more groups receive full recognition of their rights, we grow as a society to be “a more perfect union” as promised by the Constitution’s framers. Dr. King mentions this in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” where he says of African Americans, "Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself, and that is what has happened to the American Negro. Something within has reminded him of his birthright of freedom, and something without has reminded him that it can be…
However, even after slavery was eliminated, cultural segregation still remained and remains to this very day. As such, memories of ill treatment were still fresh in the mind of King as he wrote the speech, “the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination”. This strong acknowledgement of heritage within the African American people as whole is a testament to in inherent sense of belonging they feel as an individual people. But, therein lies the problem, they are still an individual people. They yearn to become part of the greater American community; however, they are limited in this regard due to the abhorrent treatment of their…
We may all be people, We all need to eat and sleep but at the end of the day, the questions are, are you black or white? Do you prefer rice or bread? Do you pronounce A-N-T-I as anti or anti(anty) ? It is your race it is where you belong that matters. It is what’s important to man because it is the latter’s basic nature to tight and to discriminate. Ladies and gentleman, the question is until when will we end this battle? until when will we struggle to live?…
Martin Luther King’s speech was not nearly a “cry” but a declaration to the change he wanted to see within the United States. In his speech, he speaks of his dreams where both white and black citizens can get along without the barricade of “prejudice”. He speaks of states that continue to accept slavery such as Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana. His subject is slavery, but he also talks about freedom for all of god’s “children”.…
Elif Şafak is a Turkish novelist and according to her she is a story teller. Indeed, what makes her stories best is she has lived in many different countries and more than this she faced with plenty different cultures and she combines those things within a female perspective. In the speech of "The Politics of Fiction" she mentioned about several different stories about storytelling and gin which is a supernatural creature. However the main idea of the speech was to show everyone what is the main effect of politics and society affect the writers. I believe that speech was quite good in many aspects but it should also be strengthen in many ways as well.…
The key point that the author was trying to make is that interracial status is becoming more accepted in the world, but it has taken a lot to get to that point. By having a President that is of a multiracial descent, it has opened the eyes of many people that never before accepted multiracialism.…
President Trump’s State of the Union address was presented with a new take on law restrictions, graceful improvements in US infrastructure, as well as a significant rivalry against opposing nations. President Trump proves his nationalism and the power of his country’s patriots through acknowledging heroes like Officer Leppert (who helped out during Hurricane Harvey), Preston Sharp (boy who stood up for veteran respect), and Justin Peck (saved people from a terrorist bombing), in the efforts to show his country that he supports all corners of our nation, while lowering unemployment for certain races, supporting veteran cause, and changing economic rates to provide welfare for everyone of the US, no matter what situation they are in. President…
The speech was a very fascinating one. A very innovative one, that actually brings up a desire to do something, be something, and give this world something that we have never thought of.…
It appears that this speech falls left of center on the political spectrum. It describes what the perfect democracy is to accommodate those that make up the majority. The first line refers to a government where "the majority runs things, where the majority means something, and the interests of the majority are protected; a democracy is that in which a man is assured of all his rights" this line gives the speech an aspect of center in the sense that it is referring to everyone having fundamental rights and freedoms. However, the writer addresses every demographic of society. He's careful to spell out ideals and rights for all walks of life, which really epitomizes his left of center position. Some examples include " you, workman, are assured of your right to work, and know that nobody can kick you out into the gutter to starve to death!" and "you, old man, will not live in want when you no longer can earn enough for your own support." This gives the sense of equal social distribution ( the idea that wealth should be distributed so that everyone has enough for adequate living.) which is a common characteristic of left of center.…