... He alludes to the Apostle Paul by explaining that "just as he left his village of Tarsus" he is going outside his hometown. The allusion is used to justify the actions he has taken. If King is wrong in what he is doing, then the Biblical characters he refers to ... must be wrong in their actions as well. More over, the allusion of Paul places King in a category of important people that are well respected. King then goes on to list the four basic steps they ... the opinions of respected figures to prove that the laws of segregation are unmerited and he is being quite reasonable in his ac...

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... to overturn unjust laws. Therefore, after analyzing the above works, one can infer that the subject matter of the deprivation of racial justice is explicated with the aide of rhetorical devices such as allusion and parallelism. Martin Luther King Jr. participated in a non-violent protest in an effort to bring racial injustice to light. Shortly after, King was accused for being ... Apostle Paul left his village [...] and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ [...] I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid" (King Jr. 1146-1148). With this allusion, King developed a passing refe...

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