The article, Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr, discusses the nonviolent resistance to racism. He uses ethos and pathos throughout his argument to the clergymen to announce the point of how he believe that him going to Birmingham would benefit the movement. The author goes in detail to talk about the movement of standing up for their rights, going on to address a more general audience of both whites and Africans, to say that he felt as if the racism should not be focused on and that it was a violence of the amendment in the constitution, specially the 4th amendment. He says “...but I must confess that I am not afraid of the word ‘tension’”, which shows, as he later goes on to talk about, how he believes that nonviolence…
Structure is only one of the elements that make a good persuasive argument. King’s letter is filled with religious symbolism and biblical references that resonate with ecclesiastical leaders. King refers to himself to the role of the ancient apostle Paul, by accepting an invitation to come to go to Birmingham just like Paul responded to “the Macedonian call for aid.” King then in a carefully planned way picks apart the clergymen arguments calling for patience and by using study of God, reason and the emotion of personal experience. King uses pathos in this epistle to make his audience feel what it is like to be an African American in the South during 1960s.…
Below I have revised Dr. Winston’s poorly written letter. In his original letter, Dr. Winston was very angry about his parking situation. The criticisms are understandable, but the letter was unprofessional and lashed out at his employer. His anger over the lack of parking at Texas A&M even made him threaten a lawsuit. I made a lot of corrections to Dr. Winton’s original letter, it was very hard to read, was wordy, sounded pompous, and used excessive passive voice.…
Winston Churchill's speech, "We Shall Fight on Beaches," is an effective example for the use of rhetoric in a speech. Some of the rhetorical elements used in Winston Churhill's speech are parallelism and repetition. Parallelism is used to connect ideas that are similar to each other. " A miracle of deliverance, achieved by valor, by perseverance, by perfect discipline, by faultless service, by resource, by skill, by unconquerable fidelity, is manifest to us all.…
In his 1830 letter to his dear wife, Sukey, John Downe, a weaver from England who migrated to the United States, employs a compelling and intimate tone in order to entice his spouse to migrate to the US with their kids. Downe appeals to his wife’s aptitude through persuasive ethics, logical statistics, and emotional appeals in order to apprise her of all the opportunities this nation holds, contemplating her to move too him. Downe initiates his letter by utilizing ethics through a benevolent and faithful tone in order to put forth the fact that this nation holds such welfare that can initiate a better living for them and their children. He establishes a strong base for his argument by talking about how he has already found a career as a “manager of a big factory” in a “pleasant vale.”…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his Letter from Birmingham Jail, argued to his equality supporting peers that non-violent and instigative protests, while not as dignified as court battles, were fundamentally more potent and provocative. King successfully produced an appealing and effective message by integrating pathos and logos, utilizing faith based ethos, suitable literary devices, and a unique subtle tone that allowed him to maintain even-tempered and reasonable appeal in subject he was passionate and infuriated about. King wins the credibility of his peers by, firstly establishing they are his peers. He reminds them of his position as a reverend by citing the Alabama clergymen as “fellow clergymen”. Referring to his position as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and his invitation not Birmingham, he further established credibility by highlighting he is not merely a reverend creating social upheaval but a revered civic and religious leader whose presence is desired by the people of the city.…
I, Katheryn Satterfield, was asked to choose a piece of technology I would write a love letter to, but I live in the 21 century the age of technology! There in lies the problem how can I choose? Between Alarm clocks that shake’s a persons bed and a computer that can show you the ugliness of humanity. Currently for me though, there are only two pieces of technologies that have worked their way into my heart and bad habits. First up, is a piece of technology aged to perfection and is the butter to my bread.…
The letter to Theodore by Clement claims the pollution of ‘the sacred meaning’ of the secret book of Mark took place because of a supposed ‘copied text’ that told shameful lies that was developed by the Carpocratians. This group was mainly prominent in the second century and was known to be one of the most scandalous of the Gnostic sects, an early and extreme variance that claimed to be Christian. Their teachings centered on the belief that only by committing all possible sexual acts could a person’s soul eliminate their ties to the rulers of this world and by doing so, afterwards be granted access to go to heaven, the soul’s true home. The Carpocratians connection with this secret doctrine was clearly sexual, and allegedly the Christian’s involvement was sexual as well, but in an entirely different light.…
In John Downe’s letter to his wife, Sukey, he uses multiple rhetorical appeals and other devices to convince her and his children to move to America. To begin, he speaks clearly of his life so far, logos is the rhetorical device that is most abundant here. He speaks how the quality of living is twice as luxurious and half the price, “And I can have a barrel of cider holding 32 gallons, for 4s., and they will lend me the barrel till I have emptied it.” This section uses logos, because he stated the facts and experiences he has had to make it seem like the logical choice for a better way of life is to move to America.…
In George Orwell’s 1984, women do not have a prominent role and they are portrayed in a unfeminine manner. Orwell demonstrates women as a weaker and inferior sex through the actions of Julia, Mrs. Parsons, Winston’s mother, Katharine, and the singing Prole woman. Most of the novel, Orwell focuses on Winston and the other men in 1984. However, when we do read about the women they are usually doing domestic or household chores.…
He shows this by writing a mimic to Marlowe poem. The first stanza tells us that if the world was not affected by the passage of time, the promise of pastoral love might be achievable but as the world is subject to the passage of time the promises are empty and unobtainable. The object of the poem's promises, Raleigh suggests, realises that the promises are unattainable and she is unimpressed.…
The Beauty of Love (A Memoir of Miracles, Hope, and Healing) Laura Posada and Jorge Posada Atria Books, 2010 General Idea The newlyweds Jorge and Laura Posada faced a difficult challenge when their first born son was diagnosed with a craniosynostosis. It is a birth defect that causes an abnormally shaped skull. Their lives were affected of the case of their son but they tried to be strong for their baby.…
Lady Chatterley's Lover is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, first published privately in 1928 in Italy, and in 1929 in France and Australia (Geoffrey Robertson, 2010). The book is notorious for its story of the physical (and emotional) relationship between a working class man and an upper class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex, and its use of then-unprintable words. An edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover was published in Britain in 1932 by Martin Secker; reviewing it in The Observer, Gerald Gould noted that "passages are necessarily omitted to which the author undoubtedly attached supreme psychological importance – importance so great, that he was willing to face obloquy and misunderstanding and censorship because of them (The Observer 1932)".…
The Senior English Curriculum currently uses texts that are easy to read and have comical contexts and allow students to pick different themes to read about. Like the theme of identity and acceptance which are evident in the novel Looking for Alibrandi, or the corrupting sensation of guilt which is seen throughout the novel of The Song of an Innocent Bystander. Poems are also analysed, and the poem The Passionate Shepherd to his Love, represents the concept of love and romanticism, and what better way to show the effect of love is through the supremacy of jealousy and manipulation in the Shakespearian play Othello. All these texts have their own philosophies and representations of concepts, which are all deemed suitable for a senior English…
Communication is a vital skill needed in everyday life. It can help you to understand what people around you are feeling and thinking. Likewise, it also means you are free to express your own needs, concerns, views, and ideas. Some forms of communication include talking to one another face to face or letter writing. Talking in person and letter writing have become a lost cause as time progresses; presently, most individuals would rather pick up their phone and send a quick text or e-mail.…