Letter from a Birmingham Jail, by Martin Luther King Jr., is a response to a group of Alabama clergymen, who critique King’s actions in protesting racial segregation and injustice in Birmingham. I Lost My Talk, by Rita Joe, is a poem that uses an extended metaphor to highlight the identity crisis of many Aboriginal people who grew up within the residential school system. Both poems, through the use of the three persuasive appeals, logos, ethos, and pathos, and by addressing their opposition, seek to encourage racial reform. Logos, King’s most frequent persuasive appeal in the letter, is critical to establishing himself as a voice of reason. Throughout the article, he rationally explains the reasoning behind the need for action in Birmingham.…
Discussion Questions 1. In Kluger’s view, should we preserve and visit places such as Auschwitz? What arguments speak for and against it? What is your opinion?…
Bear Valley Lectures – SEPT. 20th, 2013 MAJORING IN THE MINORS: A STUDY OF THE MINOR PROPHETS (PART ONE) HOSEA CHAPTERS 12 & 13: “REPEAT OF ISRAEL’S SIN (JUSTIFYING GOD’S JUDGEMENT)” “A Heart-Broken God” (Hosea 12-13) OUTLINE I. God Reminisces About His Honeymoon With His Bride Israel (12:1-6) II. Israel Was Breaking God’s Heart (12:7-13:3) III. God Defends Himself As a Faithful but Betrayed Husband (13:4-13) IV.…
They were all within minutes of dying we called for every doctor in the division please come this way but it was too late most of them died after we have liberated them. We made a convenient with them they said ‘promise me you will never let the world forget what you’re seeing here’ having seeing a concentration camp it has had a bigger impact on my life than anything I have ever seen, thought or have done.” To the readers long after the time of WWII what better way can you describe a true story than with true facts. The author spares no expense to the reader in showing the details and paints very vivid images in one’s head in an article related to Borowski’s story written by Tony Mckibbin titled; Implicating Prose “In the introduction to Borowski’s collection, Jan Kott quotes Borowski saying, “It is impossible to write about Auschwitz impersonally.…
In “Letter From Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King Jr. uses pathos and antithesis to persuade his audience and to prove his point on civil rights. First of all, King uses pathos to further prove his point on civil rights. For example, the text reads, “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed…,” (Pg. 7). This excerpt provokes an emotional feeling due to the word choice, including: “painful” and “freedom”. With the idea of an emotional struggle in place, King has grabbed not only the attention, but the hearts of the audience.…
Amjad Badrah History 12 Letter from a Birmingham Jail When the Civil Right revolution reaches its maximum height in 1963, Br. King was leading protests in Birmingham. When the court ordered to stop the demonstrations, Dr. King who supported the law throughout his life, found it essential to break the unjust law for the very first time. As a result, he was arrested and held for not in contact for a day.…
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” Once said English writer John Bunyan. In the book The Hiding Place, everyone agrees that Jews were being taken by the Germans, but some people believe Corrie Ten Boom should have hidden Jews while others believe Corrie should not have hidden Jews. Corrie should have hid Jews for three reasons; opinions, actions and relatives. The first reason Corrie should have hid jews is because of opinions.…
In “My Dungeon Shook: A Letter to My Nephew” and “A Letter from Birmingham Jail,” James Baldwin and Martin Luther King Jr. write about the racial tension of their time, respectively. It is essential to note that the nephew, James, is a mean through which Baldwin addresses African Americans. In a similar manner, King addresses white moderates by directing his letter towards a particular group of Birmingham clergymen. Both authors utilize allusion and tone to subtly encourage their respective audience to challenge the limiting societal and cultural practices of the time. King, however, offers a concrete approach; while Baldwin offer an abstract approach that African-American can take to face the limitation and discriminations.…
Dearest Mr. Abner Snopes and Mrs. Nancy, I write you to ask for a favor. As you may know, Homer Barron and I have been together for quite some time now, but I think he is planning on leaving me. You see, I need your assistance to help me kill Homer. I have come to you both about this because we are alike in more ways than it might seem.…
“Letter from Birmingham Jail” is a letter that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote to explain his actions because he was arrested. When writing this letter, King explains his reasons for protesting in Birmingham, Alabama. He wants the clergymen to know that he wants to address the issue of injustice against blacks. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. uses pathos and diction to support his reasoning in the letter. Martin Luther King Jr. uses pathos to build his argument, One example of patos within the letter would be found in section 3.…
Feminism is a large movement today in America. Activists for the movement work in many different ways, just like the Civil Rights movement. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a powerful letter during his time in Birmingham Jail, and feminists can learn a lot from what he had to say. The most important thing Martin Luther King, Jr. would tell feminists is to not fear being called extreme, so long as they are positive and loving in their endeavors. In Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. discusses how he was surprised he was called an extremist, and that he did not characterize himself that way; however, upon further introspection, he writes about how many great leaders, philosophers, and activists have been extreme in their actions.…
Many people know about Martin Luther King Jr. because of his famous speech “I have a Dream.” However, not a lot of people know about his great masterpiece, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” which was written on April 16, 1963. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote this letter while he was in jail. He had been arrested in Birmingham, Alabama because he was marching in a peaceful protest for civil rights for African-Americans without a permit. Several local religious leaders were opposed to him and told him not to protest.…
The Nazi’s extermination and torture of Jews and other’s lasted for a period of twelve years. “The principal images you see today of the Holocaust are of barbed wire, disease-ridden barracks, malnourished prisoners, gas chambers and crematoria’s.” (Levi, 535) This is different from the atomic bombings because the effects of the bombs were still being seen seventy years later. The value of the survivor testimonies from these tragic events in history is to remember the effects that Warfare has on civilian population, it is important to record each survivors experience as to add to the big picture of the brutality of men of power before the survivors are forgotten, and remember what can happen if tyranny and technology are not kept in check by the morals of the…
The journal which was discovered after she later died of illness in a concentration camp, was complete with experiences of life while in hiding. A young girl who most of her life was exposed to pure evil, had unrelenting hope for mankind and the world. This provokes the thought of how minuscule our problems stand. Rhetorical appeals can…
The Little Prisoner by Jane Elliott This book was a powerful if not over powering story of a child whose step father abused her on every level of abuse; physical, mental, sexual, and emotional. The author of this book Jane, a pseudonym for the actual child, made the book come full circle. It started in the court room and was brought back to that pivotal moment when she is forced to face her attacker as an adult. It shows the reader the reaction of someone who clearly has no understanding the effects the child abuse Jane endured because the officer treated her like she was overreacting.…