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    Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr’s letter uses tone‚ diction‚ and analogy to develop his argument. In his letter he addresses his clergymen’s criticism to his actions in Birmingham. He justifies his actions by arguing that he was invited here (Birmingham)‚ and that he belonged in Birmingham. Dr. King uses different variations of the rhetorical devices tone‚ diction‚ and analogy. Martin Luther King Jr’s letter uses different tones in his letter‚ to justify his actions in Birmingham. “If I sought

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    hour of the Civil Rights Movement‚ “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”. This letter to his clergymen allowed them to understand his rational of attacking injustice with direct action and non-violence. In the 1960’s Birmingham was the capital for racial inequality in the south. Attempting to rationalize civil rights for blacks through the courts would have taken greater lengths of struggle that blacks could no longer endure. In “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” King answers the question “Why direct action”

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    Multiple Bombs Explode during the Boston Marathon (Apr. 15): Multiple bombs explode near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Two bombs go off around 2:50 in the afternoon as runners finish the race. At least three people are killed. One is an eight year old boy. More than 170 people are injured. Another explosion happens during the afternoon at the JFK Library‚ but officials confirm that the incident is not connected. Later in the day‚ President Obama says from the White House briefing room‚

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    Birmingham Airport

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    Like any other airport‚ Birmingham International has enough competitors that want their own share of its market. The theory is the bigger the better‚ and better = more profit. ... This essay has been marked by one of our great teachers. You can ... www.markedbyteachers.com/gcse/business-studies/birmingham... - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport at Sunset: Feb. 6‚ 2013 | al.com 1 of 8 Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay The downtown skyline is shown as a business jet

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    Wilkinson English 111 22 July 2013 American-Made Oppression In “Evolution” by Sherman Alexie and “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall both explain the suffrage and hardships their races had to endure. “Evolution” reveals the pressures that denatured the traditional culture of Native Americans. Where “Ballad of Birmingham” conveys a heartfelt message of a victimized child‚ whose mother’s efforts are not adequate to protect her child from racist hatred. Although both poems share a central theme

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    Equal Pay Act Of 1963

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    The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was established to “Make it illegal to pay different wages to men and women if they perform equal work in the same workplace (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Nevertheless‚ “The law also makes it illegal to retaliate against a person

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    Question 1: List some of the micro operations to be found at Birmingham International Airport. i) Baggage handling operation ii) Ground cress loading and unloading operation iii) Airline ticketing operation iv) Information dispensing operation v) Cleaning operation vi) Customer services operation vii) Technical maintenance operation viii) Fire alert operation Each of these micro operations played a significant role at Birmingham International Airport to improve their business operations.

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    Detente was a short period of time of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union between the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Detente is French for "relaxation". Although Detente was designed to end Cold War tension‚ it eventually became a "thawing out" period. Detente reached it’s zenith with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty of 1968‚ the SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) of 1972 and the Helsinki Accords in 1975. Both the US and the USSR various had reasons to seek Detente.

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    Hiroshima Bombing

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    On August 5th‚ 1945 Hiroshima was a thriving city. It was known as the “key transportation hub” to the rest of the world. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were such thriving cities where the people were all family oriented. On that day‚ 350‚000 citizens of Hiroshima went to bed thinking tomorrow would be just like it was a normal day. They would get ready for work‚ did what they had to do for the next day. On August 6th in the year 1945‚ everything changed. The American army dropped a bomb that destroyed the

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    atomic bombing

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    bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan on August 6‚ 1945 and dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan on August 9‚ 1945. 70‚000 died instantly in Hiroshima and 80‚000 died instantly in Nagasaki. Even though the U.S. destroyed many Japanese lives the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was the right decision. However dropping the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki was probably not necessary to get Japan surrender. The decision of using the atomic bomb was tough‚ but it saved many American lives‚ but the U.S. used the second

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