Notes from Underground

Thoreau and Martin Luther King. Henry Thoreau was an American writer and poet who lived from 1817 to 1862. He was the author of numerous articles, including On the Duty of Civil Disobedience. From a different era, Martin Luther King, the leader of the civil rights movement in the 1950's and 1960's, wrote his Letter from Birmingham Jail exemplifying his moral purpose for his actions. Both Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail and Henry Thoreau's On the Duty of Civil Disobedience were…

girl. Ichabod knew that Brom liked her, but Ichabod didn’t care he only cares about himself and what he wants. Brom Bones really wants to get payback on Ichabod and he will. One dark foggy night Ichabod was walking thru the woods to go home coming from Katrina house (the girl Brom likes.) Brom Bones was standing behind the tree waiting on Ichabod to walk pass. As Ichabod is walking pass Brom Bones proceeded to walk up behind him and knocked him out with a glass bottle and put a trash bag…

Logan Remetch Professor Craig Case ENGLISH 124.04 3 February 2017 Injustice in Birmingham In an era of unprecedented racial injustice, one man stepped up to the plate. Martin Luther King Jr. led several peaceful protests, gave several speeches defending minority rights, and served as a true example of Christ. Much like the apostle Paul and his colleague Silas, Martin Luther King Jr. was imprisoned for standing up for his beliefs. Just as Paul wrote, so did King. While he was imprisoned in…

protest in Birmingham, Alabama. Everything went wrong and King along with other protestors were attacked and put in Jail. While in Jail he was talked about and judged on his non-violence protest, therefore, he decided to speak out and wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail in 1963. The way Martin Luther King approached the situation of people bashing his ways of making a change show just how understanding he is and the way he does not mind addressing criticism shows his matureness as a man and…

Even before the story began, the reader can perceive that the author usually ends his stories with uncertainty and tragic endings. In “Young Goodman Brown”, Nathaniel Hawthorne incorporates archetypes such as color, archetypal women, and nature to develop the theme that all men are malicious. The nature archetypes in “Young Goodman Brown” are an effective illustration of imagery but also of symbolism. The nature archetypes demonstrate the reader what the characters are experiencing. At the start…

As citizens of the United States, we pride ourselves on our humble beginning, how in spite of oppression and tyranny, we were able to rise and create a country now synonymous with the ideals of freedom and justice. Yet, the brutal reality is that our success came at the expense of black slaves whose labor built the foundations of modern capitalism. While we would ultimately abolish slavery, racial disparity still lingers in modern times. Blatantly viewed discrimination against minorities alone…

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…

demonstration. He recognized that the clergymen did not approve of such demonstrations and further educated them that several steps were taken before the demonstration took place. The white community had refused to negotiate with the Negroes until the tension from these demonstrations created greater concern. King…

Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story Young Goodman Brown transcends time. It shows a struggle that even modern Christians have. A person of rich faith can get so entangled in the pursuit of righteousness that they can forget to forgive. This is just one of the many ways this story can be perceived. Goodman Brown starts walking through the woods feeling very uneasy for “there may be a devilish Indian behind every tree” (Hawthorne 90). Along the path he meets an old man with a…

very different than writing in the Humanities. The response the author anticipates differs from piece to piece, and this is what gives literature a purpose. Comparing a medical article about Lung Cancer to a letter written from a jail cell has very clear contrasts. As a reader we must distinguish why the author is writing a piece, and what response they expect. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a letter from Birmingham Jail when he was arrested during his move for segregation in 1963. In this…