Letter from Birmingham City Jail | Rhetorical Analysis by Deyanira Reyes https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r Mr. Valiente | English 1 | Final Assessment - Created by Deyanira Reyes en-us 2024-05-16 21:45:20 UTC 2024-06-04 18:02:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Speaker 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/2998007593 The voice writing this letter is Black American minister and activist, Martin Luther King Jr.

]]> 2024-05-17 21:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/2998007593 Occasion 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/2998008870 Whilst writing this letter, MLK finds himself in solitary confinement in Birmingham City Jail for protesting against segregation. During that time, Birmingham was one of the most segregated cities.

]]> 2024-05-17 21:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/2998008870 Audience 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/2998011423 Martin Luther Kings letter is made out to the white clergymen and moderates to end the disease of segregation. Additionally, his letter is to convince the white clergymen why he can no longer wait to engage in a direct action campaign

]]> 2024-05-17 22:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/2998011423 Purpose 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/2998011779 MLKs purpose in this excerpt is to advocate for immediate action and building a case against having to wait for a "right time" to fight for African american Civil rights

]]> 2024-05-17 22:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/2998011779 Subject 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/2998012100 The subject is the reason for why Martin Luther King Jr. is writing the letter. The subject is his explanations in which why he was participating in a protest to end segregation

]]> 2024-05-17 22:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/2998012100 Rhetorical Situation 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3002312803 2024-05-21 21:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3002312803 Textual Evidence 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3002318588 MLK uses pathos when he writes "Daddy, why do white people treat colored people so mean?"

]]> 2024-05-21 21:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3002318588 Pathos 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3002318907 evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel

]]> 2024-05-21 21:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3002318907 Tone 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3002331468 MLK writes with a sense of urgency when he says ''This wait has almost always meant never.''

]]> 2024-05-21 22:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3002331468 Logos 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3006806797 to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic.

]]> 2024-05-24 21:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3006806797 Explanation 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016663845 This is an example of pathos because it evokes an emotional response when showing the impact that racism has on innocent children

]]> 2024-06-03 15:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016663845 Meaning 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016682146 The meaning in this quote is to show that even kids are being treated unfairly due to the color of their skin. We need to make the world a better place and end segregation not only for adults, but for children.

]]> 2024-06-03 15:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016682146 Significance 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016691725 By appealing to the emotion of

the white moderates, MLK is able to strengthen his case by showing how racism hurts kids and families, this quote said by an innocent child recognizing racism, makes people want to do better.

]]> 2024-06-03 16:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016691725 Textual Evidence 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016694013 MLK uses logos when he writes "We have waited more than 340 years"

]]> 2024-06-03 16:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016694013 Explanation 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016718512 This is an example of logos because MLK uses a specific number to specify how long people of color have waited for justice

]]> 2024-06-03 16:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016718512 Meaning 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016721885 MLK is trying to say that people of color have waited centuries and cannot wait centuries more for equality and their rights.

]]> 2024-06-03 16:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016721885 Significance 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016726304 By using a logical appeal, MLK can make it clear that there is a long history of racism, pain, and suffering. They have waited and endured for justice and the fight for equal rights cannot be put off any longer

]]> 2024-06-03 16:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016726304 Ethos 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016895340 persuade by appealing to the reader's moral values.

]]> 2024-06-03 20:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016895340 Textual Evidence 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016895658 MLK uses ethos when he writes "God given rights"

]]> 2024-06-03 20:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016895658 Explanation 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016895888 This is an example of ethos because it applies to religion and morals when talking about the rights we are given from the higher power

]]> 2024-06-03 20:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016895888 Meaning 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016896002 The meaning of this quote is to back up the argument that they are all christian and because the white moderates believe in the same god, they should practice what they preach that everyone is made equal.

]]> 2024-06-03 20:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016896002 Significance 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016896136 2024-06-03 20:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3016896136 Significance 91122741 https://padlet.com/91122741/8g6v5ywcwg0s1e9r/wish/3017471795 The significance of this quote using ethics is to show that the white moderates need to align their actions with their beliefs. It connects the fight for civil rights to moral values. They cant revoke the rights that the same higher power they believe in, bestowed on everyone

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