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"I hope you are able to see the distinction I am trying to point out. In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law, as would the rabid segregationist. That would lead to anarchy. One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty. I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law."

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Paragraph 4: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."

Paragraph 50: "Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty."

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"The purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. I therefore concur with you in your call for negotiation. Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue rather than dialogue."

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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial 'outside agitator' idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds." (Paragraph 4)

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We thought that paragraph 30 was very well written, and it thoroughly articulated the ideals of MLK. He contrasts the situation in America with the situation abroad to display the injustice in America. He also describes the contexts and justification of how peaceful protests arrived and why they were necessary in America's context.

A knowledge issue we found in this letter was in paragraph 17. MLK discusses the idea of an unjust law and what makes it unjust. We came up with "How do laws serve as a way to justify personal beliefs?".

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Knowledge issue: How does the knowledge of political injustice those who are within and outside the community?

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Paragraph 15- You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate

concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court's decision of 1954

outlawing segregation in the public schools, at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us

consciously to break laws. One may well ask: "How can you advocate breaking some laws and

obeying others?" The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I

would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility

to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree

with St. Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all."

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"twenty million Negro brothers smothering in an airtight cage of poverty in the midst of an affluent society; when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see ominous clouds of inferiority beginning to form in her little mental sky, and see her beginning to distort her personality by developing an unconscious bitterness toward white people" (Paragraph 14)

"We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny." (Paragraph 4)

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Jadon Moon and Jayden Pinpin - Great Writing

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Jadon Moon and Jayden Pinpin - Great Writing

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Paragraph 17: "Let us consider a more concrete example of just and unjust laws. An unjust law is a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on

itself. This is difference made legal. By the same token, a just law is a code that a majority compels a minority to follow and that it is willing to follow itself. This is sameness made legal."

We both agreed on that paragraph 17 had some great writing about just and unjust laws. Although it is a very brief paragraph, it defines what an unjust law and just law is. Where it concisely illustrates how an unjust law is a law that contains double standards against a minority, and that they face a different sort of treatment than others. To add on, it also explains that a just law is something that is followed by minorities out of their own consent and is applied fairly. To summarize, we think its a great piece of writing because of its strong vocabulary and idea of just and unjust laws that MLK presents.

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Great Writing: Paragraph 43

We agreed that paragraph 43 best fit the criteria for best writing. We like how the Dr. MLK asked questions in this paragraph, reflecting upon his actions in Birmingham. We also liked his figurative writing and how he connects it to himself, like ""carved a tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of

disappointment" and "broken loose from the paralyzing chains of conformity."

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In paragraph 22 MLK explains how in differing countries, different beliefs form the foundation of laws that may seem immoral and unjust in another. This influenced us to ask, "How does the political application of knowledge affect culture?"

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Great Writing: Paragraph 14

"We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence, but we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, "Wait." But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate-filled policemen curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters..."

Great KISS: Paragraph 22

"We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was "legal" and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was "illegal." It was "illegal" to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany. Even so, I am sure that, had I lived in Germany at the time, I would have aided and comforted my Jewish brothers. If today I lived in a Communist country where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I would openly advocate disobeying that country's antireligious laws."

Knowledge issue: The role of knowledge and morality in determining the legitimacy of society's laws.