Essays on Birmingham Page 2

Throughout history, leaders have communicated with us through speeches, ranging from presidential addresses to community leaders’ talks. These speeches can reflect, report, explain or argue on various issues. The primary goal is usually persuasion. In Letter From Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr., and “A More Perfect Union” by Barack Obama, both authors acknowledge…

  Emotional Appeal in `Letter From Birmingham Jail` Dr. Martin Luther King’s letter, addressed to “My Dear Fellow Clergymen,” written while he was “confined here in the Birmingham city jail” represents an attempt by King to compel fellow clergymen who have been critical of his tactics in the pursuit of civil rights to join his cause. The…

In the spring of 1963, Martin Luther King was imprisoned for peacefully protesting racial segregation in Birmingham. Religious leaders in Alabama criticized his actions as “unwise and untimely” and labeled him an “outsider.” In response, King wrote a piece called “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” defending his presence and explaining the importance of nonviolent direct action….

Martin Luther King is famous for his daring counter-cultural beliefs and for being a man who truly made a stand in is struggle to gain civil rights for black people. A genius of the art of persuasion, King uses tremendously effective emotional appeal by engaging his audience’s patriotism, love of family, and auditory senses. King…

Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jar’s letter uses tone, diction, and analogy to develop his argument. In his letter he addresses his clergyman’s criticism to his actions in Birmingham. He justifies his actions by arguing that he was invited here (Birmingham), and that he belonged in Birmingham. DRP. King uses different variations of the rhetorical…