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Analysis Of Letter From Birmingham Jail By Martin Luther King Jr.

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To explore a writer’s identity in relation to the politics of language is the second learning goal. The goal wanted to analyze how language influences the writer’s identity. The readings “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “The Language of Persuasion: Politics and Advertising” are two assignments demonstrating the second goal. “The Letter from Birmingham Jail” written by Martin Luther King Jr. wrote from the Birmingham jail. He was detained because he was a participant in a nonviolent demonstration against segregation. This letter was a response to the eight white religious leaders of the South. This assignment demonstrates this goal because I was able to explore the uses of King’s languages and rhetorical strategies he uses to persuade the people.
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