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    Disturbance, nuisance, annoyance: words that are often used to describe the catalyst to one of nature’s most sublime undertakings: the conception of a pearl. As implausible as it may seem, the process through which such magnificent phenomenon develops is triggered by a speck of sand that makes its way into an oyster. The oyster responds by coating the intruder in an attempt to mitigate the pain. This coating, however, serves to amplify the pain rather than alleviate it as was…

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    Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American boy from Chicago, that got murdered While visiting family in Money, Mississippi. Bryant’s grocery is where Till and his friends went in to buy something the others left out of the store, and Till was still left in the store getting some gum. As Till left the store he saw miss Carolyn wife of store owner coming out and not think clearly Till whistled at her. Bryant’s husband and brother in law kidnapped Till at gunpoint. His body was found in the…

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    Anti-nationalistic views made him to denounce the RAJ Award which was given by the British Government. Many Indian writers of his time try to create awareness about freedom movement. But among them Tagore is different, because he created awareness among the people with artistic taste. He is the pioneer of Bengali Renaissance in the field of…

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    Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is an excellent example of an effective argument; it was written in response to an editorial addressing the issue of Negro demonstrations and segregation in Alabama at the time.…

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    The prompt for King’s letter goal is to compare and contrast Letter from a Birmingham Jail and Handbook of Epictetus. One section of King’s letter dealt with the issue of just and unjust laws and how direct action would effect the outcome. King and Epictetus had two different ways of dealing with unjust laws and the effect of them on an individual person. Their thoughts are similar but not similar enough that one could come to the conclusion that they would both agree. Even though they would not…

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    influence on his audience. In “The American Dream” and “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” King uses the appeal to ethos by touching on the topics of moral obligations and the needs of children. Martin Luther King understood the importance of a strong opening line. He understood how necessary it was to immediately create a connection…

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    Rhetorical Analysis of a Letter that changed the look on racism American activist leader, in the Africa American Civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his letter, Letter from Birmingham jail, describes the dramatic effects of racism during April of 1963. King’s purpose is to, defend his strategies of direct action against racism along with oppression. With an emotional tone, he educates his readers on how the racist acts of white clergymen are sinister, consequently their effects…

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    of one’s purpose for doing something for the general good, yet, instead of receiving support from those who are closest to one, one receives rejection, criticism, and judgmental responses that change the spectator’s opinion negatively towards, whatever it is that one is rightfully doing. This is a social problem that has become a trend throughout time. When members of society see that one breaks away from a comfort zone of social decorum in order to make great changes that are relatively as…

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    literature on What is Enlightenment argues that the motto of enlightenment is to use your own understanding and reason, however the majority of people are content to follow the guiding institutions of society, such as the Church and the Monarchy. This fallacy is the main proponent of why individuals lack the courage to use their own reason, intellect,…

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    Brown why he is late, Brown replies that "Faith kept me back awhile" (1). The Irony here shows that Goodman brown was a christian man and a christian man 's faith in God is the only thing that keeps the devil from tempting a man.After this Brown makes a rather inefficient attempt to turn away from sin and return to Faith. But the devil urges him onward, however, telling him "We are but a little way in the forest, yet" (1), and convincing him that there will still be the opportunity to turn back…

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