... he acted neither unwise, nor untimely, but in a most appropriate, timely manner. Dr. King opens his appeal with the line "My Dear Fellow Clergymen." Dr. King does this for two reasons. First of all, King himself is an avid preacher as well as Christian. When King refers to these men as "Fellow Clergymen," he starts his letter with the principle that, as a clergyman (i.e. somebody who ... works for God), he stands on equal ground with them. This, in turn, prompts his second reason for opening like this. Dr. King, as I mentioned, inadvertently says he fights ... for GOD. King isn't stupi...

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... among races because political leaders refused to negotiate with Negro leaders. It would have to be well planned and done responsibly; facts would have to be revealed to prove there was an injustice among blacks. King was incarcerated in Birmingham and was charged with parading without a permit for his participation the civil rights act. During that time he wrote a letter justifying the breaking of some laws. Martian Luther ... felt there were two types of laws, the just and the unjust. A just law is a man-made ... ...

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... up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn. Writers have used satire throughout time to ridicule many subjects. Jonathan Swift uses satire in all of his writings. In Gulliver's Travels, Part IV, Swift uses satire to ridicule man's selfishness. An example of Swift's satire about man's selfishness is seen when Gulliver tries to explain to his master about how ... another man can take a cow because he wants it. Gulliver tells a tale of a man trying to take possession his cow because the ... "neighbor hath a mind to" it. The man must hire a lawyer "to ... ...

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... that Catherine's view of liberty and equality was forced upon the people. Despite Catherine indicating that the citizens should have a mind of their own; not being abused and enslaved by the landowner, she herself was doing the same. While reading the letter written by Baron de Breteuil I was able to contrast the similarities and difference that were reflected in Catherine's Proposal of a New Law Code which she felt that ... the people of Russia needed greatly. Baron de Breteuil a French Diplomat wrote a letter describing the ambitious, haughty and untrusting Empress. His description il...

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... 't only solution, but when one is lying in his or hers bed for months, suffering from terminal disease, in stage when even strongest painkillers cannot give even slightest relief from 24 ours agony, what other option is left? At this point decision of using euthanasia, or legal suicide as some people call it, appears to be the only way, what's more only humanitarian way ... . This is not a death with dignity Of course, we have to take into consideration people who will use euthanasia as a justification to commit suicide. In that aspect, it has no sense. To conclude, euthanasia is equal to...

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On Patriotism and What It Means To Me While patriotism in its truest sense is only a minor evil, in America it has been blown out of proportion into an incredible engine of tyranny. Patriotism has recently, lets say post September 11th, become more a blind acceptance that whatever the president and congress decide is not only right, but also anyone who says otherwise is a pacifist ... twenty years, or both." Worse and more damaging an emotion to our rights then blind acceptance though is apathy. If one just lies back while the government runs it own course under the umbrella excuse of patrioti...

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... and that he is grateful to god for that. In paragraph four page six, we know that he was gratefully disappointed with the white church. We know also that he loved the church, he was nurtured in its bosom, would remain true to it, and that he was the son, grandson, and the great-grandson of preachers. At the end of the letter, in the second paragraph in the last page, King tells us ... that he had never written such a long letter before, a one that was written on ... an uncomfortable desk in a narrow jail cell. Concerning ethos, Luther king used them several times in his letter. In the ...

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... point of view. Now, Im going to explain where King does this effectively, how and why King's refutation of opposing views useful to him. In the letter from the group of clergy members, they distinguished King is an outsider. King justified himself the present in Birmingham in the second paragraph by the objections against "outsiders". He told them that he was responsible and obliged to lead the nonviolent movement and stated, "I am cognizant ... of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by ... ...

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... but time, King responded by composing a letter that came to be known as "The Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Emphasizing philosophy and Judeo-Christian sources, King's letter appealed to the moral values and laws cherished by all citizens. Just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Greco-Roman world, King has come to Birmingham to assist blacks in the fight for freedom. After going through ... the four basic steps in a non-violent campaign it has been decided that direct ... ...

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... of peaceful protest and firm believer that all people should have the same rights. King was a very active protestor; some even called him an extremist. King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was written from inside a cell in Birmingham Jail. King was arrested for one of his protests in that city and thrown in jail. The letter is to King's fellow Clergymen who wrongly called his recent activities "unwise and ... untimely". If it were not for people like Martin Luther King Jr., society would still be as segregated as it was in the 1950's and 60's. Segregation was everywhere, but it was the ...

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... of biblical characters such as the Apostle Paul and Jesus Christ. King does this to appeal to his audience of Clergymen who the letter was intended to be written to. Although the majority of the letter has been written to a much broader audience King liked to over explain himself in many areas of this article for it just to be written to the Clergy. King seemed to have in the back of his mind at the time of writing this ... letter that it might someday be viewed by ... ...

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... how is one to challenge the unjust laws? King ask this in his letter and answered it. He decided to take direct action to the problem. He would march to protest the irregularities that the city of Birmingham in a non-violent manner. Eventhough the he would be beatened and tortured, because people will not let him be treated a a normal citizen. Negores could"nt eat in a public restaurant that was white, sit in the front of ... effected America history. With his background support of other sources and his great mannerism in the way King wrote the letter makes it all the more influential o...

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... unjust law they should not only disobey it but also strive to somehow change it. In King's Letter From a Birmingham Jail he outlines the reasons for the need of the demonstrations in Birmingham. King notes that civil disobedience is necessary for the case of the city of Birmingham. The most obvious influence on King from Thoreau's writing is King's unwillingness to stand back and watch injustice. Action must be taken and ... the person must be willing to face the full consequences. King believes, "one has a moral responsibility to disobey ... ...

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... Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" strives to rationalize the desperate need for nonviolent direct action, the absolute immorality of unjust laws together with what a just law is, as well as, the increasing probability of the "Negro" resorting to extreme disorder and bloodshed, in addition to his utter disappointment with the Church who, in his opinion, has not lived up to their responsibilities as people of God. King's justification to the eight clergymen for ... force. There is injustice in the society and he is intended upon changing that. For it is a "God-Given" right to be...

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... King Jr. is one of the best ways to show the position of an individual in a conflict. Just as Dr. King did, for example the reader is able to visualize and understand what was the conflict and the elements around it. This is achieved through the effective use of emotional appeals by Dr. King in the letter. The perfect example is when he mentions to the Clergymen his position in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference an all ... the time he puts into it. But most important why is he in Alabama? He says to the clergymen that he's in Alabama because "Injustice is in Alabama". Because ...

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... will form a stronger union of the States and stop illicit trade and make other nation form commercial negotiations and better trade policies. Also it is cheaper to run one united government than thirteen separate ones. This will allow for a more prosperous overall union. The original Idea that the separate states could exist separately and act as one in concert was incorrect. Each individual ... state wishes to due what is in its on interest and tends to ignore the union as a whole. If this continues ... it can only lead to a military despotism. On the other hand if the national governm...

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... abortion. Even with teenage pregnancy figures declining, this is a prevalent dilemma in the United States. The majority of teen pregnancies, approximately 78 percent are unintentional. Studies from the mid-1990s indicate that 43 percent of pregnancies to teenage girls, ages 15-19 end in unintended births and yet another 35 percent end in abortions. These percentages are even higher for younger teenage girls. Girls under ... strong advocators of both sides. Both are fighting hard to have their beliefs come through on the issue of the legalization of abortion. My beliefs lie more on the pro...

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... there. Having Stand Your Ground laws is to protect you when cops come late or not at all. If someone is attacking you and you can't call the cops, you should able to fight for yourself (Martin S. etc.). Most people would call the police but the time in between from when you call the police and the time they actually get to you can be long or short. You ... protect yourself as much as you need to until the cops get there. That is why Stand Your Ground ... laws should exist because cops aren't always around to protect you and for you to have an equal fight. Equal ... ...

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... that divine law, in his specific case, the Christian religion, was the law to follow in which to earn love, equality, mutualism and justice. In King's A Letter From Birmingham Jail, he expressed to his fellow clergymen that there was still more nonviolent resistance to take place, because the situation was far from corrected and just. King uses the real life scenario of the Negro's to force people to think of the hopeless life the Negroes were living ... agreed upon on April 16, 1963, but the enforcement of the man-made laws failed this document. This is true since A Letter From Birming...

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The Letter to the Romans There are many theological works that have, due to the nature of theology, difficult to determine subjects, dates, themes, and origins that raise questions in the mind of the reader. Paul's letter to the Romans is exactly one of these difficult to understand works. Written around 56 C.E., the letter reveals much that was on the mind of Paul and the people of Rome at the time, and manages to raise a particular question, "Does Paul know what ... of God," he says, uniting them both under sin. The letter itself is thought to contain two parts by many scholars, the first p...

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... . For example gambling on sports is considered a crime but in actually it is not view as a crime by the majority of society because it does not hurt society at large. The same goes for prostitution and marijuana use. The classic example is ticket scalping. Although it is considered a crime in the eyes of the law to average citizen its not considered a crime nor even immoral. ... Ticket scalping does not hurt society at large. To lower the crime rate the government should redirect their resources on providing social programs ... such as after school tutoring, counseling for drug preventi...

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... once, is that it has to be approved by special conventions held in the states. Since the constitution has been written only 17 amendments have been added. The 13 through 15 were made for the purpose of the Civil War. The thirteenth abolished slavery, the fourteenth gives citizenship to slaves, and the fifteenth allows the people to vote no matter the race, color, or if they were a slave. The eighteenth is the probation on alcohol, which ... was taken out by the twenty-first amendment ... ...

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Are we Ever Morally Justified in Breaking the Law? Is anyone ever morally justified in breaking the law? In my own opinion I believe the answer to this question is no. Human nature consists of three basic components. These are to live, breed, and to dominate. If humanity were left without any other restrictions, this natural state of existence would govern its behavior. Fortunately, there are restrictions, and ... was "legal" and everything Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was "illegal"." (King) King went on in his letter to say that it would be against man made law to help a Jew in...

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... supporters as they attempted to force the established power structure into negotiating the abolition of unjust laws. Jailed in 1963 for participating in one such "direct action" in Birmingham, Alabama, King used his time in prison to pen "Letter from Birmingham Jail", a measured response to fellow clergymen critical of his actions as untimely threats to order. Repeatedly expressing his disappointment with the apathy of the "white moderate" in his letter, King proves the necessity of direct ... continuing a longstanding church tradition. Triumph over the inertia of the white moderates is...

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... toilet paper (Albert and Hoffman 141). "I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was well timed in the view of those who have not suffered from the disease of segregation," King, wrote in what was later published as the essay, Letter from Birmingham Jail (Wexler 164). The 6500 word letter went on to explain and make clear to the clergy and to the world why the struggle against racism must not be deferred (Wexler ... 164). King's main claim in this letter is that no matter what the circumstances are it ... ...

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