Professor Sears: The purpose of this letter is to ask you if you can provide a strong letter of recommendation for me. I applied with SAE Institute for a human recourses generalist full time position. Fortunately‚ I was called for an interview but the director of human resources is asking for a letter of recommendation to be provided by one of my professors. Immediately‚ I considered you to be a great reference so I am kindly asking you to write a letter of recommendation for me; considering that
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GOVT 2305 “Letter from Birmingham Jail” In Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” he responds to the “eight white religious leaders of the South” (King‚ par.1). That wrote a statement in a newspaper calling the peaceful and nonviolent civil rights demonstrations extremities. He voiced his disappointment in the statements made by the “white religious man” (King‚ par.1) that praised brutal and violent police men and called for an end to the peaceful demonstrations from the African
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resulted in his arrest. While in jail‚ King received a letter from eight Alabama clergyman explaining their distress and opposition to King and his followers actions. This letter occasioned his reply and caused King to write a persuasive letter justifying his actions and presence in Birmingham. Although King’s reply was addressed to the Alabama clergyman‚ its target audience was the “white moderate”. King understood that if he gained support from the average‚ indifferent white American that the civil
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Letter from Birmingham Jail Allusions in Section 3 Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail is one of the most well known documents in American history. King’s profound ability to articulate important ideas‚ values‚ concepts and Biblical perspectives made for some of the most powerful and inspirational pieces of American literature ever produced. One technique that King used in his public speeches and letters was his allusions to historical figures‚ the Bible and opposing congressmen
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shooting as us from all directions‚ blind pigs were being fired at us from left and right‚ and the suicide squad after us. After being in the trenches day after day having the same thing happen over and over again you build a thick skin. The closest thing I have to home is the trench that I am in all day. The conditions of the trenches is sickening! Every night you can hear the moaning from the wounded men‚ the rattling of the cans‚ the sloshing of mud‚ the crying and screaming from the helpless‚
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Pearl is the symbolic character of the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Pearl is the daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale‚ the result of their secret sin. As a result of the sin Pearl’s mother is forced to wear the letter "A"‚ embroidered in scarlet upon her chest‚ so all will know of her adultery. Pearl is mainly described through other characters in the novel‚ though Pearl’s actions also play an important part in determining her character. Pearl like most people has
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the “Letter from Birmingham”‚ which would later become one of the most influential pieces of writing‚ to send a message not only to the eight clergymen but also the Americans about the cruel reality of segregation. In the letter‚ King used many biblical references‚ historical references‚ and his own logic to make a persuasive argument against the criticisms from the clergymen as well as the society favoring segregation. Firstly‚ King related himself to figures in the Bible throughout his letter to
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regret. Dr Martin Luther King‚ a prominent leader in the civil rights movement was persecuted by his oppressors but he persevered relentlessly in the fight for equal rights for African Americans mainly because we were fighting for a just cause. The letter from Birmingham Jail is a response by Dr King to statements by eight Alabama Clergymen denouncing the use of street protests by Dr King’s organization in the fight for civil liberty. Critics of Dr King’s philosophy on civil disobedience argue that the
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that I found on an unmarked grave. I think that the dark weeds are the sign of the buried person’s unconfessed sins. This sparks an uncomfortable conversation about confession‚ redemption‚ and the notion of burying one’s secrets. Then we heard a cry from outside. Through the window‚ we can see Pearl dancing in the graveyard and hooking burrs onto the A on Hester’s chest. After Pearl noticed us‚ she drug her mother away. Hester is not a women who buries her sins‚ but instead she wears them openly on
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In the film Inside Man‚ Detective Keith Frazier is the protagonist and is a hostage negotiator who is in charge of the bank robbery. He tries to help the bank robbers to what they want and keeping the hostages safe and sound. Keith works hard throughout the film to show he is the leader of the scene. Inside Man‚ is a excellent film because it shows how hard a detective has to work to help and save the hostages‚ while at the same time how people escape with secrets. In the film Inside Man‚ it is interesting
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