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    He is able to paint a picture in the readers’ head of the abuse‚ pain‚ and hatred they have felt. But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate filled policemen curse‚ kick‚ and even kill your black brothers and sisters; when you see the vast majority of your twenty million Negro

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    In “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (King Jr.‚ Martin Luther. Letter From Birmingham Jail: Why We Can’t Wait.)‚ Martin Luther King Jr. writes back to the clergy on his actions and his demand for change and negotiation from a cell in Birmingham jail. In his letter‚ King explains the direct action in the Negro community is a demand for civil change‚ how he is disappointed in the blind eye in the white community‚ and how change is gained through love. King first explains why he is in Birmingham in the

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    Name: Phan Hồ Thanh Trúc Comparison and Contrast Essay Class: 2A.06 TOPIC : LIVING ON YOUR OWN AND LIVING WITH PARENTS. ( ( "You’re ruining my life!" the teenager shouted at her mom and slammed out of the room after his/her mother’s complaints. The next scene‚ as we can guess‚ is of the teenage packing his/her clothes to move out of the house. However‚ this is not the norm for Oriental culture‚ or Vietnamese‚ in particular. No matter how serious the quarrel is‚ the children will be reconciled

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    Luther King Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” I think‚ has the same point of view. America has done the unthinkable and achieved the impossible in the past.  However‚ times have not been as good as they were in the past‚ but in Obama’s speech strongly believe that Americans are ready to get up and brush themselves off. Everyone will do anything to help fix the nation and return to be the most powerful nation in the world. In addition‚ “Letter from Birmingham Jail” written by Martin Luther King’s Jr

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    Helal Ahmed Professor Smith English 125 October 6‚ 2010 Summary of M.L.K.’s Letters from Bringham Jail                 Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was written during his 8 day sentence in jail in 1963. He chose to travel and protest in Birmingham due to the fact that it was widely known as one of the most segregated city in the U.S. The letter not only addresses the issues of unjustly being arrested for being an "extremist" of his approach to the protest‚ and of the

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    freedom for the African American community. He gained much respect and has become a figure to appreciate. At a time of so much oppression‚ he refused to abide by the Whites and wanted to abide by both Whites and Blacks. In his famous letter at Birmingham Jail‚ he addresses the topic of acting now and acting with the full support of everyone. In this way he is similar to Malcolm X who also wanted the Africans to stand up against the oppressors. One of the main issues talked about in the letter is why not

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    What makes your collage life exciting? Is it because you can meet your friends? Or maybe you like to study at school? Well I hope you enjoy listening to the professors’ lectures. Anyway‚ there are many things that can make your collage life to become a wonderful one. Now‚ I will tell you about a person who made me always experience a great collage life every day. His name is Kim Tae Jin. He is my senior. He is almost like a mentor to me because up until now‚ he teaches me how to study as an engineering

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    Case Analysis Online Piracy – Jaywalking or Theft Justifying what is right or wrong when trying to explain intellectual property rights is a difficult task. Those who become advocates for strong IP (intellectual property) protections underline that technological (such as in our case – video game duplication) innovations take extensive energy and skill sets in order to create; however‚ they are very easy to copy. Therefore replicating material suppresses innovation. Then there are those who

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    considered the leader of these efforts and this did not go down unpunished. He was arrested numerous times however he was showing no fear during these arrests. He would write letters meant for whoever would read it such as the one from Birmingham Alabama Jail and it had purpose to it. The purpose which was the

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    Martin Luther King jr. wrote this letter from the Birmingham jail on April 16‚ 1963. The purpose of this text is Martin Luther King jr contradicting the clergymen and explaining the suffering of the Negro lives. His point was to show that black lives are no different than white lives and how both communities are interrelated. As opposed to the clergymen who wanted negotiations instead of direct actions‚ MLK tried to show the need for direct actions to reach negotiations. For example he had said‚

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