Example:
In his response to the clergymen, “Letter From a Birmingham Jail,” Dr. King answers their accusations and criticisms in order to create a call to end segregation. He uses his credibility as a civil rights leader and religious figure, as well as his extensive education, to prove sound judgment and successfully show why he belongs in Birmingham.
Reason 1: In his letter, King immediately offers his credentials, explaining that he is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and in Birmingham at the behest of The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
Reason 2: In addition to his position as a leader in the civil rights movement, Dr. King’s vast religious education and upbringing aid him in responding to the clergymen’s accusation that he, as an "outsider," has no place in Birmingham.
Reason 3: King shows that his conscience and his comprehension of justice enable him to distinguish between "just" and "unjust" laws.
Reason 4 (optional): In response to the clergymen’s call for diplomacy, King concedes that this course of action is the ultimate goal of his movement.
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Dr. King promotes a compelling argument to his fellow clergymen while jailed in Birmingham, Alabama. Using the conviction of his beliefs about racial segregation, Dr. King communicates with effective action for an oppressed town during a civil rights protest.
ReplyDeleteReason 1: King starts out his argument to the clergymen, calling out that they said his “activities were unwise and untimely,” using ethos to express his feelings about the event.
Reason 2: He describes segregation as an “evil system.” Explaining how he has preached nonviolent demands however the police force acts nonviolent in public but different behind closed doors.
Reason 3: He communicates very clearly in taking “nonviolent direct action” and answers why he did not negotiate and is the “very purpose for direct action.”
Thesis: In “Letter from a Birmingham Jail, “ Dr. King gives his opposition about segregation to the eight white clergymen and appeals to them by provoking emotion through examples of the oppressed hoping they understand the way he feels. By utilizing historical references he promotes how others have encouraged change.
ReplyDelete1. King tells stories about his past and experiences with evocative wording provoking emotion to the clergymen.
2. Kind uses biblical references to give logic reasoning and how it compares to the issue at hand and that change can be optimistic.
3. King gives his feelings about segregation but because it is backed up by ethos make strong points through out the letter.
When Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" he utilized the shared background between the eight white clergymen and himself along with personnel experience to explain why he supports the movement in Birmingham.
ReplyDelete1. King explains why he came to Birmingham and then compares his mission with that of historical missionaries but is bringing a message of freedom instead.
2. King then goes on to describe what is like to live in a state where you are dehumanized, disrespected and constantly reminded that there are many places you cannot go.
3.King also describes how the church influenced the movement to be non-violent and the fear that if the non violent efforts are not supported, than it may strengthen the more extremist elements.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter From A Birmingham Jail" utilizes emotional appeal adequately so that his audience understands the struggles of African American, by using examples that many Birmingham Residents dealt with daily.
ReplyDelete1. King explains how many Birmingham residents that are children have seen their fathers or mothers being harassed by white folks.
2. King uses biblical references to support his claims and compare them to the tragic issues occurring in his time.
3. King uses many personal experiences to show emotion through his writing.
In "Letter From a Birmingham Jail," Dr. King uses current events and historical references to convince his fellow clergy men to act on racial segregation, approaching the issue in a non violent way.
ReplyDeleteReason 1: King utilizes his knowledge on apostle Paul to compare his mission to that of Paul.
Reason 2: King uses personal experience to help his readers better understand the pain and anger that he felt during the time of racial segregation.
Reason 3. King talked about the struggles of living in a state where you are barely recognized as a human being.
In response to the official statement of the 8 white Alabama clergymen, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr wrote the "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" with the genuine intention of effacing any misconceptions by offering plausible explanations of necessity for the nonviolent opposition to the injustice of racial discrimination taking place in Birmingham.
ReplyDelete1. King clearly states his reason for being in Alabama which will be my evidence to prove "genuine intention"
2 When King writes about the tension in the south and his personal experiences, that will be my "plausible explanations"
3.the accusations in the clergymen statement vs. King's character and his answer to the accusations proves "misconceptions"