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revolution in 1848. He then used that spirit to get the Prussians to be on his side towards the unified Germany. However, his idea of a “Unified Germany” was more of a Pan-Germanic Nationalistic ideal because of his deliberate exclusion of Austria from his future vision. Malcolm X was presenting his speech in a Catholic Church and his main audience was the African Americans who weren’t rallied up about ‘human rights’ quite yet. This can be seen within, “We want freedom now, but we're not going…

While confined in a jail in Birmingham, Martin Luther King, wrote a letter to eight clergymen. In the letter, King approached the topic of racism, unfair treatment, and unjust events that had been occurring. As a punishment for his actions of a nonviolent campaign, King was thrown into jail along with several others. To get the idea of racism, unfair treatment, and unjust events, across to the clergymen and later readers, King used many rhetorical devices. Three of the most effective devices he…

Young Goodman Browns test of faith In “Young Goodman brown”, Hawthorn uses examples like browns love and trust for his wife and deacon to develop the theme that you should never put your full trust in man. All the characters in Goodman Browns journey were once thought by Brown as good. Hawthorn also uses symbolism like Goodman’s wife’s pink ribbon and faith herself to tell a story of betrayal. As we may portray the “old man” as the bad guy in the story, I see him more as a good guy because he…

Reno Cantle Burlingame AP LA 31 October 17 Letter From Birmingham Jail Distinguished social activist, Martin Luther King Jr., in his letter, Letter from Birmingham Jail, expounds the reasons behind the nonviolent demonstration which took place in Birmingham in 1963, the defining year of the Civil Rights Movement. The main purpose that King pursues in this letter is to inform the eight religious leaders of the South who called the demonstration “unwise” and “untimely” of their wrong judgment…

In the two great pieces of literature by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” and “Letter From Birmingham Jail”, he uses both logical and emotional appeal and executes them brilliantly. Although they are both strong points used by Dr. King he has a greater strength in using emotional appeal, or pathos, than logical appeal, or logos. As he refers to the Emancipation Proclamation and the Alabama Christian Movement for human rights there are some potent arguments about how the African…

the same, more equal. In the letter, he used both logical and emotional. But he used logical more in the letter. He did this because he was trying to get this point across and change people's point of views on certain things. He wanted people to see from his point of view. He wanted them to change for the…

can grow and learn from this experience that violence is never the answer. In the beginning, King’s tone was accurately described as indignant as he states, “Five years ago he said (JFK),’Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.’ Increasingly, by choice or by accident, this is the role our nation has taken, the role of those who make peaceful revolution impossible by refusing to give up the privileges and the pleasures that come from the immense…

fine son. You understand that, don’t you? A fine son. Did you hear him crying?” which emphasizes the beauty of this birth (lines 5-6). Although this was supposed to be a positive occurrence, it was clouded in doubt and darkness. Consistent crying from the newborn worried the parents encouraging them to pester the doctor asking repeatedly if their child was just and healthy. As the passage progresses, the parents begin to acknowledge that their son has no illness and is a beautiful baby. However…

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…

waited “more than 340 years for our [their] constitutional and God given rights,” of which they are not yet receiving. Thus explaining why the Negro community cannot withstand this treatment any longer and will do anything it takes for their freedom from these unjust laws (4). Through his tenacious actions Martin Luther King is able to spark a revolutionary change for the abuse of blacks, revealing how one must stand up against injustice for change in…