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Words can be very manipulative and persuasive, if used right, they can be used to get people to feel different emotions and make people do things. But also, they can be used to make people do things that they might not have ever done without hearing that speaker say what they said to them. Rhetorical and literary devices are included when people are trying to persuade and manipulate people to more effectively change peoples minds. In certain situations, this can lead to really bad endings and…

Hundreds of people risked their lives to stop segregation in America in the 1960’s and, finally, they earned their desired freedom. The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis is a historical fiction story that talks about a family that goes to Birmingham and experiences racism. It is an excellent example of an allegory because it relates to America during the Civil Rights Movement in many ways by facing issues that they must resolve or overcome. An allegory is a story, poem…

Martin Luther King Jr. has impacted the nation and African-American culture for all past and future generations to come. He affected the nation with his powerful words and nonviolent actions in order to accomplish the long-term of goal of equality for all.King was arrested for marching without a permit and wrote a response letter addressing the post in the newspaper from eight clergymen. They criticized his actions. This paper will offer a new argument for some thesis statement made by King on…

Richard Delgado is a professor at University of Alabama with expertise in the following civil rights, constitutional law, and critical race theory. He is an author with many journals articles and books written. Richard Delgado wrote an article called Hate Cannot Be Tolerated. In this article he speaks about the limits on offensive forms of speech and is they reasonable. On campus he has seen graffiti and fliers giving to Jewish and Black students at the law school telling them they don’t belong…

In the speech “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr., there are many examples covering the type of style King is going for. When it comes to persuasion, the speaker should always use confidential wording, a broad tone, and include a beneficial goal to achieve. King shares his feelings about how his society saddens him. The unrighteous behavior continuing brings him to plead for change. In order to really proclaim his message, King uses multiple oral styles to get his point across. When…

Equality for all, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, and culture, has been the goal of many people and organizations throughout history in order to better one’s self, country, and world. On the other end of the spectrum, there are people and organizations dedicated to imposing fear and dominance over one another’s culture. A perfect example of the latter is on the twelfth of April, in the year 1963, in the midst of racial conflict and the taking back of African American rights, a public…

“In any nonviolent campaign, there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustice exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action.” This is one of the strongest quotes within the context of the letter, due to the fact that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. followed an established, concrete and logical plan to a non violent campaign. “Collection of the facts to determine whether injustice exists”. Luther explains how Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly…

for their actions in separate cases involving a death. I believe that it is right to punish teens for what they’ve done. If it’s a major crime like murder or others that have a similar consequence, then the teens should get the same amount of time in jail as adults. When should teen offenders receive life sentences? I think a person should be at least 16 before they can be charged with life without parole, and it also depends on what they’ve done or how important it is. “More than 25% of people…

Martin Luther King 's letter from Birmingham Jail, is a beautiful and different set of examples in which he wrote a letter and managed to turn it into literature. His letter was written entirely in a jail cell in 1963 where he was arrested in Birmingham for participating in a peaceful anti-segregation demonstration that asserts on the grounds that he did not have a parading permit. Moreover, his letter addressed the biggest issue in Birmingham, which involved the problem of inequality and racism…

In his essay “Ways of Meeting Oppression” which is written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his book called “Strive toward Freedom (1958)”, he explicates his opinion on the victims of oppression and their reactions in a systematic manner. He focuses his thoughts on victims or “the oppressed people” rather than discussing behavior of the oppressor. In that context, he talks about three different ways that oppressed people react toward the oppression. They include: acquiesces, physical violence,…