...Here is my paper from English 101 on MLK Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail Tammy Marston Dr. Sychterz ENG 101 27 October 2015 Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King Jr. composed an open letter “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on April 16, 1963 in response to the statement “A Call for Unity.” This statement was written by eight white Alabama clergymen, which recognize that social in justices were taking place but expressed the belief that the battle against racial segregation should be fought in the courts not in the streets. King reply that “This ‘Wait” has almost always meant ‘Never.” He put out there that direct actions were necessary to achieve true civil rights and, and that not only is civil disobedience justified in the face of unjust laws, but also that “one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” Martin Luther King Jr. thought if he could get the middle class on his side that he would have the majority he needed to forward the movement for civil rights and achieve its goals of removing the illegal segregation practices that were still in place in the nineteen sixties. King addressed the white clergymen that were putting him to task for the non-violent protests in what they considered to be “their” city. Even though King was invited as the President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to speak to the local affiliate in Birmingham, where he believed that they have basic organizational ties. King then explains...
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...Kyle McCrite Ms. Vaughn English 102-01 14 September 2009 Someone Else’s Shoes Martin Luther King’s (MLK) “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” was written in 1963 as a response to the Eight Alabama Clergymen’s public statement against King’s actions in April of that year. Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist for desegregation of the south in the early 1960s and overcame much adversity to attain incredible gains on the segregation issue in the United States. King uses effective persuasive appeals of logical evidence, emotional appeal, and author credibility to win over his audience in “The Letter from Birmingham Jail.” MLK’s writing shows the effects of segregation in Birmingham with clear direct language and heart wrenching examples. Imagine being put in his position. If your family and friends were being treated cruelly and unjustly would you not help them in any way possible, especially if included in the mistreated group? After reading MLK’s letter, maybe you would see things in a different way with his convincing examples of logical and emotional appeal. Martin Luther King proves his credibility by several factors. The first way King proves he is a credible author is the fact that he is in the Birmingham jail. He is arrested while protesting in the city. The reader can believe that MLK is writing about something that he is well versed in because he shows that he has experienced it firsthand. Another way that Martin Luther King shows he’s plausible is by stating “I have...
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...Martin Luther King Jr. was a powerful civil rights leader and set the tone for many nonviolent equality movements. Events in Birmingham, Alabama, thoroughly the most segregated city in the United States, lead to nonviolent demonstrations, which then gave rise to hostile police conduct. The individuals of the protests were apprehended, including Martin Luther King Jr.. Alabama clergymen then composed a letter addressing the racial unrest in Birmingham, and Martin Luther King Jr. reciprocated with his own letter justifying the protestors actions. To justify the Birmingham demonstrations and appeal to his audience of both blacks and whites, Martin Luther King Jr. effectively builds pathos with the use of various rhetorical strategies. King evokes...
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...Amy McCaslin Obituary First let’s define the word racism, racism It’s a belief that separates the difference human inherent, a racial group of people deciding the way they live or one’s accomplishment, usually connects the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to tell others or that a particular race group. It started in 1472 Portuguese were the first slave trade, then in 1651 someone declares an enslaved after ten years of service. In 1862 Lincoln abolished slavery in territory controlled by the Confederate State of America. Congress rules that black soldiers must receive the same pay. 1870 they passed the 15 amendment allowing black men to vote. On 1963 MLKs letter from Birmingham Jail encourage growing national civil...
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...Martin Luther King Jr wrote this letter to signal khbj ,./a type of 'call to arms' attitude for the country and his fellow clergymen. The letter was pieced together during his unjust incarceration in the Birmingham Jail. The letter is a passionate response to a criticism of the nonviolent protests, sponsored and led by Martin Luther King, against segregation laws in Birmingham. Martin Luther King tries to defend and explain why he and his followers were acting now, rather than waiting, to get the civil rights movement underway. Martin Luther King used the same technique in responding to the criticism of the clergymen as he did with standing against unjust segregation laws. King did not viciously attack the clergymen's criticism but rather openly and respectfully objected and brought up many great facts and beliefs that were on his side. Out of respect and order, King even waited for the election of the new mayor to be over as to not inflict upon any of the major issues that were being debated during the election. The clergymen and other Christians say that the time for the African Americans equal rights will come, but it will take much more time. King stated several times that the movement cannot wait for a better time to begin. He goes as far to say that time is a neutral aspect. One way King confronted the opposition was to site many quotes from the church and also great social figures of his time. King repeatedly compared his movement to biblical movements, and at some...
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...Martin Luther King Jr. had been imprisoned for eight days in the Birmingham Jail in Alabama. In these eight days, he would write one of the most renowned rhetorical works that would be studied for years. He had written this on stolen paper while confined in a jail cell in response to the criticism and false accusations made about their whole movement by eight white clergymen. He brought attention to the protest and emphasized that there would never be a better time for this; action needs to be taken now. King would persuade the audience through the use of logic and objective evidence supporting his argument; he is able to further emphasize his point by frequently utilizing metaphors and juxtapositions. This is one of the most effective ways he convinced his audience, as it would be difficult...
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...Martin Luther King Jr. rests as the most remembered figure associated with the civil rights movement in the United States. The nation remembers his message as a nonviolent reach at civil rights through civil disobedience, and resistance. The resistance came from the superior race, government officials, and the white church. Eight Clergymen from said white church continued the resistance by sending a letter that criticized and rebuked King’s movement in Birmingham Alabama, the same movement that led to the incarceration of King in the Birmingham City jail. This letter accused King of creating violence in the streets, and not properly negotiating with courts or government officials before acting. King responded to the Clergymen in a letter of...
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...AN AGREEMENT made the One thousand nine hundred and BETWEEN CHARLES WILLIAM BARNARD of 14 Anndale Road Mosley in the city of Birmingham (hereinafter called ‘the Manufacturer’ which expression shall where the context admits include the Manufacturer’s executors and administrators and assigns) of the one part and THOMAS MUNDAY of 64 Ripon Road Nuneaton in the Country of Warwick (hereinafter called ‘the Agent’ which expression shall where the context admits include the Agent’s executors and administrators and assigns or successors in business as the case may be) of the other part_______________________________________________ WHEREBY IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED as follows________________________________________________ 1. The Manufacturer grants to the Agent in consideration of the payment by the Agent of a non-returnable AGENCY FEE of one thousand pounds (the receipt whereof the manufacturer hereby ackknowledges) the sole and exclusive right to sell in the UNITED KINGDOM ONLY all items of sugar confectionery ordered for resale from the Manufacturer by the Agent on the followingterms----------------------------------- (a) The manufacturer shall have the night to state the retail selling price of each separate item of confectionery------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) The Agent shall be entitled to allowance of forty percent of the retail selling price of all confectionery...
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...People Never Change In many cases, people go to school for years to master a profession for the economic benefits, whether or not they actually enjoy it. To be a productive worker in society, one must enjoy their profession, or whatever they may do. Fromm states that ever since the industrial revolution, people have worked simply for the money. In “Work in an Industrial Society,” Erich Fromm shows that people do not care about working, that they only work for the money, and that it leads to people becoming more lazy and apathetic. People do not have the same enjoyment of work as they did in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the eighteenth century. Back then, people worked to feel like they have accomplished something. In today’s world, people get up in the morning to go to work with one goal: to get out of there as early and as quickly as possible. Before, people worked to not just make a living but to obtain satisfaction with their job. No matter how basic the job was they felt that they made a difference. In “Work, Labor, Play,” W.H Auden states that Miss Hannah Arendt defines people as workers and laborers. Workers are interested in what they do as well as what society pays for their work while laborers are people who have a job for just the paycheck and to support the people that depend on them. Around the times of the Industrial Revolution, the type of worker shifted from workers to laborers. People became a part of a machine that produced...
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...When you wake in the morning, you could smell fresh sea salt, the stinge of rottin animals that were dumped on the seawalls and the stench of exhaust fumes from the vehicles on the high way. On the outskirts of a small metropolis and on the costal belt, a semi suburban Village called KITTY can be found. A part of the city of Georgetown. Kitty is known for its numerous Chinese restaurants, night clubs, a market and swinging night life. The Village is a hotspot was a hotspot for the young and idle, sitting on street corners until the wee hours of the morning is a norm. The Village is made up of ten streets running east to west and three running north to South. On many of these street corners, venders can be found selling from fruits, snacks, bread or cigarette. Whenever mum needed groceries we rarely went to the supermarket, we would climb onto our bicycles, and off we went, destined for the Kitty market. The market was located on the main road, it’s name Alexander Street. Alexander street ran from north to south, from the seawall to the Police Station and is about 0.75 of a mile long. All the action happens on Alexander Street, not in any of the access roads or the ally ways, but on Alexander Street. In the afternoon, after schools are out school children would line the pavements, although they were no schools on Alexander Street, kids from the neighboring school districts like Thomas lands or Campbellville would walk over to kitty, which wasn’t too far. They would...
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...In the first episode of North and South, we follow a family who moves from southern England to northern England. The story takes place during the Victorian era. It is also during this period that major changes and developments took place in nearly all areas. Advances were made in medical and technological – Wee see how they travel with the train to the north - areas of life which led to changes in population and growth. It was during this period that the Industrial Revolution flourished. At the same time, the female oppression slowly stopped and women began to have roles outside the household. It was also in this period that there were doubts about mans predicted path on earth. In the episode, we clearly see how life in the crowded city is. The sky is always gray, not because of the weather, but because of smoke from the factories. The massive overpopulation was the rea-son people moved from the country to the cities where they could find work. The consequence was, however, poor conditions and lack of freedom. At the time, there were no unions to support the workers and help them get their rights. However, it can be seen in the episode, how the work-ers gather and hold meetings. This is a sign of constructing the first trade unions. Unions that created the basis for the rights we know today. Every day the workers live suppressed from the factory owners. Some of these things are seen in the first episode. Here we get familiar with a local mill-owner named Mr. Thornton. He...
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...1. Business segment the market so that they customers and consumers are two different people e.g. an cat owner is a customer buying the cat food and toys to keep them happy, the consumer is a cat, for cats can’t go shopping buying their own food. This is why businesses segment the market between customers and consumers. Business does not do this for pets only, the target everyone e.g. families and parents business uses baby nappies and baby food for the parents to buy as a customer and the consumers are babies. Families with young kids will need to buy them cloths, food and toys, school things like pen and pencil sets the customer is families and the consumers are young kids. Businesses also target the government by targeting the college e.g. JCC College buys computer, laptops, books, and folder, making JCC College the customers and the students are the consumers. 2. The different ways in which business can segment the market are age, ethnicity, religion, interest, skin colour, income and the area you live in business does this because, not everyone would like to buy the something also not everyone can afford to buy the something. E.g. Deprived areas and high-rise flats, businesses know that people that live in this type of area buy food in cheaper high street stores such as Iceland, the also buy hot food from Greggs and McDonalds, single parents lives in this type of area with entirely on some benefits, they interest are football and bingo, the age is between...
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...With reference to examples, evaluate the success or otherwise of urban regeneration schemes in combating the causes and consequences of urban decline (40) Urban decline was a problem faced by many inner city areas in the UK from the 1970’s onwards, and occurs when people move out of an areas because of factors such as deindustrialisation and depleting job availability. This leads to areas becoming unsightly, dangerous places to live which this government has tried to reverse in the past 40 years, with varying levels of success. In this essay I will be investigating the varying levels of success that different decision making governments have had at regenerating Hulme in Manchester, the city centre of Birmingham and Greenwich in London. Hulme is located 1½ kilometres from the central business district (CBD) of Manchester. It reached what could be said to be its lowest point of decline in the 70’s, shortly before conservative leader John Major introduced the Hulme City Challenge Partnership. At this point in time, 98% of the 5500 dwelling in Hulme were council owned; half of these were part of a deck access system which were very unsafe and the layout helped to facilitate crime. As well as this, many of these dwellings housed single parents or people with social problems, which provided evidence for the idea that the local authority had used the area to ‘dump’ some of its more unfortunate residents. The Hulme City Challenge Partnership was introduced in 1992, where plans were...
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...TUGDAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Tugdan, Alcantara, Romblon NARRATIVE REPORT ON THE CONDUCT OF THE CLEAN-UP DRIVE SPONSORED BY ARALING PANLIPUNAN GRADE 7 STUDENTS On Saturday July 11, 2015, students of Tugdan National High School particularly Grade 7 Araling Panlipunan class conducted a community service along the barangay roads and coastal area near the runway in Barangay Tugdan, Alcantara, Romblon. Grade 7 comprises of two sections, namely Rizal and Mabini with a total number of 78 students. The cleanup started at exactly 7:30 in the morning and ended at 11:00 with the utmost participation of the class willing to contribute progress and change in the community. The activity is in line with the lesson “Ang Likas na Yaman ng Asya” wherein the proponent would like to instill the importance of community as part of the natural resources and the proper way of taking care of the environment. Cleanup activity includes sweeping the streets, cut tall grasses, picking up litters and waste near the streets and coastline. Participating students also remove muds and soil piled in the gutter and road canals where it obstructs the water ways that causes flood. Students in Action Students in Action Road clean-up Road clean-up Removing domestic and agricultural waste Removing domestic and agricultural waste Road canal recovery & clean-up Road canal recovery & clean-up Picking up plastic wrapper in the coastline Picking up plastic wrapper in the coastline Removing...
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...Homeless of Liz Murray and Murray Barr Elizabeth Murray has been homeless since she was born by her parent were cocaine addicts who spent most of the family’s money on feeding their habits. By her age 15, she was homeless and her mother had died of AIDS, and her father was on the streets. She told her mother that she made her vows to herself that her life would be different life, and made her decision that the best way to avoid that to go back to school, but she accepted at Humanities Preparatory Academy as public high school which they did not know she is herself as homeless. She did become more intelligence student and loved to learning she can do. At last, she finally accepted to enter into Harvard University after her 15 different of scholarships already awarded. Liz felt her parent made her feel loved and understood that her parent had disease that prevented them from giving her more than they did. Her father, with whom she is close and has developed AIDS,. Liz does not feel she has moved past of her childhood rather she stayed her part of everything about who she is. She has learned from her experiences and looked her new life. She now is brilliant and intelligent education and person. She can share with all the people how she felt her experience about her homeless life. About Murray Barr, I hadn’t known very well about his life, but I do know Liz’s life than Murray. I read his article which is showing no real reason why he was homeless considering he was ex-marine...
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