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Alexius Sparkman Dr. Ernest Williamson III English Composition II 1 February 2017 Letter from Birmingham Jail Analysis Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere: many minorities would feel this to be true. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote Letter from Birmingham Jail on April 16, 1963 while he was imprisoned for being a participant in a nonviolent protest against segregation. In his letter, Dr. King defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to violence. In this rhetorical…

Letter from Birmingham Jail vs. I Have a Dream The great civil rights leader, advocate, and preacher, Martin Luther King, had an extraordinary gift in making simple works such as speeches and letters into beautiful literature. In this essay, two works by King: “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “I Have a Dream” will be discussed and compared. Although Martin Luther King is the author of both of these analects, and while he demonstrates many of the same skills in both of them, he brings about…

Throughout The Letter from Birmingham Jail written by Martin Luther King Jr, there are multiple uses of rhetorical devices. During the letter King decided to respond to some white clergymen, who felt that his nonviolent protest were “unwise and untimely (paragraph one).” King did not respond to rarely any criticism that he ever received, but he felt this particular letter deserved a response. King knew his response to the letter would have to be calm and peaceful, just as his protest were. He…

Rowland convinces himself that “nothing was more probable than that Roderick had found shelter in a herdsman’s cabin.” (228) The following morning, the storm surrenders to tranquillity; nonetheless, Rowland still believes his friend has taken “refuge from an Alpine tempest…” (229) Although, Rowland mistakenly believes Roderick is safe, Mary Garland, in contrast, is concerned. This worry is given voice when she asks Mallet, “What made him start on a long walk so suddenly?” (229) Unable to answer…

Truth? or Dream? In a world where life is a symbol for everything, with demons lurking in every corner, and people believing in a common lie; a man named Young Goodman Brown was permanently affected. In the story, “Young Goodman Brown,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown witnesses a mysterious ceremony, that will scorn his mind with the Devil’s presence. Near the conclusion of the story, many are stuck wondering if Goodman Brown experienced the reality of the Devil’s ceremony/journey…

In the short story, Big Two-Hearted River: Part 1, by Earnest Hemingway, the main character Nick visited a burned down town, Seney. He hiked along a river in search for some part of the town that was not burned. As he was hiking along the river he was reminiscing about the town and watched the Trout swim about in the river, he kept on thinking that he was happy and had all that he needed. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of need, Nick was a self-actualized person who had reached each level of his…

together as a harmonious community. When motivated into seeking change, only peaceful resistance can ensure this change by utilizing it in a civil manner. Peaceful protest is done through the acts of love instead of hatred. In his letter, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr. utilizes the biblical phrase "love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you" in order to acknowledge his…

After going deeper into the forest he finds himself surrounded by many different people from his village. He and his wife both get baptized by the devil. In paragraph 67, it says “there they both stood, the only pair, as it seemed, who were yet hesitating on the verge of wickedness, in this dark world. Both him and Faith were still hesitant…

In Raymond Carver’s “Little Things” he shows us the struggles we deal with in life. The symbol of the baby, which can be taken literally or figuratively depending on the reader. His use of simple vocabulary makes it easy to read and understand. The details make it easy for the reader to relate to the characters in the story. Some people will read “Little Things” and pick out every detail and analyze it trying to find the true meaning behind his words. However, I believe he wrote this story in…

and parents should take care of the kids and confront them if there pranks are not pleasing to Christ! Proverbs 22:6 explains, “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” So training a child in the way they should go so that they may not depart from Christ! So keep in mind the next time you want to do a prank ask yourself will this harm others, will it make them mad, or will they think it’s…