... " Martin Luther King Jr's letter from Birmingham jail has proven to be a perfect example of effective and persuasive writing. There are many techniques which he used including: repetition of important and sometimes disturbing statements, including issues that most people don't want to talk about, and using quotes from many honored people in American history. Some of the people he used quotes from included: Jesus, Amos, Martin Luther, and Abraham Lincoln. Early on in ... a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered rb bea...

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