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how does martin luther king jr use structure to help from his claim in letter from birmingham jail

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@1996nightrider

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@countryboy97

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give me a min

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During Dr. King's letter, "Letter from Birmingham Jail", he uses many rhetorical strategies to prove his point to the reader(s). One of the main rhetorical strategies he uses, in my opinion, would be allusion. He uses allusion when he is using the Bible as a reference to his work and purpose. The reason he chooses to refer to the Bible is because, one the Bible is the considered "Holy" and everything in it the truth, second almost everyone has read the Bible or knows at least of the stories in it, third his audience is a audience of preachers who value the Bible as a sacred piece of material that they have devoted their life to teach to other people. I think adding the allusion to the Bible in the letter really adds not only a personal connection, showing that, like them, he is a devout man of god, and it shows that if his work can be related so closely to the work done in the Bible, that to frown on his work and disapprove of his work is to disapprove and frown on the work done in the Bible. As men of God they should see that their assumptions and actions are wrong and they should take a second look at the work Dr.King is doing.

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(1963) A letter that Martin Luther King, Jr., addressed to his fellow clergymen while he was in jail in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963, after a nonviolent protest against racial segregation (see also sit-ins). King defended the apparent impatience of people in the civil rights movement, maintaining that without forceful actions like his, equal rights for black people would never be gained. King upheld the general use of nonviolent civil disobedience against unjust laws, saying that human rights must take precedence over such laws. He claimed that “one who breaks an unjust law must do it openly, lovingly”; such a person, King said, is actually showing respect for law, by insisting that laws be just.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay @1996nightrider

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and @countryboy97 i need something short on the structure to help his claim in the letter

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh ok well 1996nightriders is awesome and short but happy i could help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is their anyway it could be shorter

OpenStudy (anonymous):

possibly let me check ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

During Dr. King's letter, "Letter from Birmingham Jail", he uses many rhetorical strategies to prove his point to the reader(s). One of the main rhetorical strategies he uses, in my opinion, would be allusion. He uses allusion when he is using the Bible as a reference to his work and purpose. The reason he chooses to refer to the Bible is because, one the Bible is the considered "Holy" and everything in it the truth, second almost everyone has read the Bible or knows at least of the stories in it, third his audience is a audience of preachers who value the Bible as a sacred piece of material that they have devoted their life to teach to other people. well i read over it and the other parts is what that person thought so heres this part

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the question asks how does he use structure to help from his claim in letters from birmingham jail this doesnt tell me :/

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A letter that Martin Luther King, Jr., addressed to his fellow clergymen while he was in jail in Birmingham. The letter was about e claimed that “one who breaks an unjust law must do it openly, lovingly”; such a person, King said, is actually showing respect for law, by insisting that laws be just.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well im not good with his speech that much i think @1996nightrider has the best answers

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