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    King believes that the obligations of the citizen are to break unjust laws and take direct action rather than waiting for the courts to bring justice. He believes one should demand political and economic justice from the government or an area in which they live. During the time King was alive, racial issues were huge to the point where segregation among Caucasians and African Americans were enforced. Along with segregation, many acts of violence were also inflicted upon African Americans –especially lynching. Such acts require people to stand up and end the immoral ways of the majority. King insists that instead of siding with the law, people should participate in nonviolent acts to change it. This view was very much inspired by King’s first hand experience with having to deal with racism every day. King believed that if people chose to wait for justice from the courts, then nothing will ever be resolved.…

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    explained his belief that the greatest hindrance to freedom of blacks is the white moderate, who is devoted to “order than justice,” and who prefers “negative peace, which is the absence of tension, to a positive peace, which is the presence of justice.” Dr. King went on to say that it is illogical to assert that their “peaceful actions” initiate violence. He also pointed out that it is immoral to force an individual to forfeit their constitutional rights because it prompts…

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    In “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr. effectively uses rhetoric to advocate for nonviolent resistance, emphasizing the urgency of confronting racial injustice.For example, King emphasizes the urgency of action when he states, “justice too long delayed is justice denied” (King 14), arguing that waiting passively for change only perpetuates injustice.King emphasizes that waiting to confront racial injustice perpetuates suffering and underscores the necessity for immediate,…

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    King’s letter from Birmingham is one of the most important documents of the Civil Rights era. It reminds us of how far we have come as a nation in living up to the ideals of justice and equality for all. In his letter, Dr. King emphasized the urgent need for social change and racial equality, but in the present, black citizens still experience social injustices like racial profiling and police brutality. Another important statement in his letter was his cry for a non-violent campaign of civil…

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    "Justice too long delayed is justice denied." “Letter From Birmingham Jail” was written to religious authorities. MLK is writing this letter to explain his reason for civil disobedience. He justifies his acts by explaining how the oppressed can not stay oppressed. Martin Luther King incorporates a medley of syntax and figurative language in order to justify the non-violent protests against racism. MLK uses anaphora and parallelism in order to express the need for civil disobedience. In his…

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    A young couple was enjoying a late night stroll after having dinner an watching a movie. Thus night, they also became the latest murder victims in this city. Because of this senseless and arbitrary act of violence, a child will never know what it is like to grow up with parents. The perpetrator was eventually caught after a car chase. On him, a hand gun and $24.50, all the money his young victims had. The perp readily confessed to the killings, admitted his guilt. But wait, did the cops read…

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    Martin Luther King Junior’s Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr. emphasizes the importance of equality and justice in his letter to the people of Birmingham, Alabama. King writes, from his jail cell, about the injustice he has seen and he offers ways of fixing it. His plans starts with acquiring an understanding of the difference between a just and unjust law and how to react to them. Then his plan requires taking action to abide by and fight for these just laws. The final…

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    On April 12, 1963, eight clergymen released a letter addressing the recent events in Birmingham, Alabama concerning the civil rights movement. They first acknowledge the positive, yet slow steps being taken by citizens through the court system. This is followed by them discouraging citizens participation in recent demonstrations “directed and led in part by outsiders” condemning them as “unwise and untimely.” The letter also expressed their shared belief that all racial issues in their city…

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    people suffer and die from these now curable diseases. The real debate is should it be used to make designer children? To do that it would take human experimentation that could have unpleasant side effects. When gene editing gets to the point where it can be used in fertility clinics, can it be regulated where they can only get rid of fatal and debilitating diseases or also select for their child to have perfect vision, clear skin, and enhanced brain functioning? It’s hard to draw the line…

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    In Martin Luther King’s Letter to Birmingham Jail and Rabindranath Tagore’s Freedom, the writers use imagery to develop the idea of freedom in their writings. Martin Luther King Jr uses imagery in paragraph 11 when he says, “It has been a tranquilizing thalidomide, relieving the emotional stress for a moment, only to give birth to an ill-formed infant of frustration…see with the distinguished jurist of yesterday that ‘justice too long delayed is justice denied’.” Thalidomide is a sedative drug…

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