a. The “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” was written by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. on April 16‚ 1963 in response to a public statement made by eight Alabama clergymen that was published on April 12 of that same year. b. On their statement‚ the clergymen asked black people to stop supporting King and his protests because these incited “hatred and violence”‚ therefore‚ racial issues should be “properly pursued in the courts”. c. In “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”‚ King demonstrates that his way of protesting
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Letter from Birmingham Jail is a letter written by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. while he was in jail for participating in peaceful protest against segregation. He wrote the letter in response to criticisms made by white clergymen. Dr. King’s goal of this letter was to draw attention to the injustice of segregation‚ and to defend his tactics for achieving justice. He uses a large number of rhetorical devices in his letter to reach his goal‚ including point of view‚ imagery‚ and rhetorical questions. He
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upon himself to address the tyranny that is slavery‚ in his letter to former secretary of state‚ Thomas Jefferson. He expresses his negative viewpoint through ethos‚ logos and pathos which help him appeal to his audience; as do his constant use of biblical references‚ repetition and emotional diction. Banneker continually addresses Jefferson as “Sir” in attempts to maintain a polite disposition throughout his letter. He opens his letter with “Sir” and then repeats it six other times in order to create
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was due to his Christian beliefs‚ and it’s demonstrated all throughout the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”. In his letter‚ Martin writes to a clergyman where he finds out that his nonviolent protest movements have been accused of being “extreme.” Whenever he responds back to the clergyman’s accusation‚ he employs rhetorical strategies. However‚ not only are these rhetorical strategies being employed when he’s responding to the accusation‚ but they can be seen throughout the letter. At the
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Chua Lang‚ Dong Da Hanoi‚ Vietnam 10th December‚ 2013 Dear Ms. Giang Nguyen‚ My name is Nguyen Dieu Linh and I am from class A33 – Advanced Program‚ which you have taught Writing CO150 for almost four months. The final project you have us requires us to write you a letter to persuade you to award the grade I think I deserve for the course. To be honest‚ I had been seriously thinking about it and trying to fairly see my works from you perspective. Finally‚ I came to the conclusion that 8.5 would be
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My friend has been such a delightful and influential person in my life. She is apologetic and leads me on the right path. My friend gives me helpful guidance when I feel disheartened or hurt at times and I am so grateful to have a true friend who will stand up for me‚ shield me‚ tell me I was wrong and show and heartening way to do the right thing in life and I appreciate her honesty and integrity toward me and my family. I feel as though my friend will always support me whether I’m right or wrong
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Grant Professor Neagle English 111 15 September 2010 We All Need Somebody to Lean On: My Ideal Friend According to Sharita Gadison‚ “Some friends come and go like a season‚ others are arranged in our lives for a reason. “ Many might agree that good friends are hard to come across‚ so the ones that I consider good friends‚ I keep them close. I know without a doubt the qualities that make a good friend. A friend is someone who is dependable. When all else fails‚ it never harms to be able to have that
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1. A friend in need is a friend indeed. This famous saying holds true. A true friend never sees only your good days and good deeds but he stands by you even on the darkest day of your life. Ramu Rao studies in my class. We have been friends since class two. On many occasions when I would forget my lunch box at home‚ he has shared his tiffin with me. Once when I nearly fought with the class bully he saved me. He thought that no good would come from bad actions and to get good things in life one
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My Best Friend The year was a strange one‚ one that was beyond anything I had ever experienced before in my short 12 years on planet Earth. The Y2K scare had everyone running for water‚ food and power supplies in the beginning. I was leaving elementary school and life couldn’t be happier. Between the “summer Olympics”‚ my friends and I developed‚ the beautiful scents of the local woods‚ the ma and pa ice cream shop we went to in downtown Crete‚ Illinois‚ or the new addition of all of us reading
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invited to a church – Redeem Christian Church Of God - by a female friend. While in the church I heard the gospel preached to me and was deeply moved by the words I heard. I responded to the alter call made by the preacher and was told am now born again. After my initial encounter I did not attend any church service at the church where I got born again despite numerous follow up attempts by the church members. I continued to live my normal life almost forgetting my experience at the church‚ however
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