Effective (adjective) : Adequate to accomplish a purpose. In analyzing Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter To Birmingham Jail and Sinners in the Hands of an Angry god by Jonathan Edwards,the task at hand was to analyze their techniques they used in order to see how the author is able to efficitvely send their messege to the readers.It was also to then determine who was more effective.To most readers,their effect of allusion towards the bible and complex sentences work more effectively on the audience
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Malcom X The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley is about a man who transformed the history of America. Malcolm X was an exceptionally critical figure that contributed in influencing American social life. He was a famous figure who voiced the struggle, anger, and principles of African Americans. Malcolm X preached what he believed in about racism, discrimination, and segregation. His struggle for the fight for inequality went through many variations. The three alterations that really
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better tomorrow, as it is a dream. However the words "Let freedom ring..." followed by settings on American soil convey that the ideals of freedom will be achievable by every American without the restriction of race and or location. By using anaphoras King is able to emphasize his message. Metaphors are extensively used throughout this speech. A memorable example is "...we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check..." the check being the justice that colored folks deserve. Yet this is not the
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The purpose of Martin Luther King’s words used in the letter from Birmingham Jail was to correct the misconceptions and to advocate the approach of nonviolent civil disobedience. Martin Luther King wanted to get rid of racial injustice by writing the letter. Therefore, the cause is the words he used in the letter, the effect is the civil rights act. First, the cause in the letter was to correct the misconceptions held by clergymen. He wanted to make his point clear in order to get the effect he
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1. Throughout the speech, Lyndon Johnson uses pathos to rally more support for his cause. He often mentions the violence that occurred in Selma, Alabama, when men and women were protesting the fact that their rights to vote had been denied. Johnson takes the opportunity that arises with this particular necessity to allow for rhetorical conversations to happen. Johnson is appealing to the emotions of many American people, both the Congressmen and ordinary citizens, to encourage the people to support
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On the march to Selma, Martin Luther King Jr. and Southern Christian Leadership Conference focus was to have more African American register to vote but they had a hard time because they made them recite the literacy test. He would protest without using violence which made him get far in accomplishing his goals. The white community voted for George Wallace to become president so he can forbid African American to gain more equality since he was a racist person. Martin Luther gave a speech on the Washington
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fountains, different bathrooms, and even different schools. This was the atmosphere that young martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X grew up in. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were the two most important icons during the civil right movement, in the 1960s. While both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. fought against the civil struggles, they both had very different ideas and views. Martin Luther King Jr., best known for his non-violent protest and speeches about equality for all people, was born
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The race is not genetically biological because Graves argued that skin color is determined by “only six genes out of the range between 30, 000 and 40,000”. Since the percentage of the gene involved in skin color was extremely small, it could not be used to identify people with differently colored skin as subspecies or new species. In addition, race reflects a population in terms of the lineage that makes people different from the others. Therefore, the race is not genetically biological by its definition
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Analysis of Tone for Texas v. Johnson and American Flag Stands for Tolerance The tones of Texas v. Johnson and American Flag Stands for Tolerance are exact opposite of each other in order to fit the context for which they were written. The tone of Texas v. Johnson is very formal. The Supreme Court use the word decline instead of reject to create a formal tone since decline is less harsh and more polite compared to reject. The word create implies great load of work and makes it seem untechnical
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“Congress shall make no law… prohibiting… the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” These words from the first amendment of the constitution, ratified in 1791, were beautifully written by James Madison to demonstrate the American ideal of a government that must reflect the people it governs. After all, many American people protested in various ways against the British government just a decade earlier because they did not have fair
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