Monday, April 5, 2010

Letter from a Birmingham City Jail - essay

CLASSWORK:
  • discuss written responses to Questions on Rhetoric & Style "Letter from Birmingham City Jail"
  • review Proposal precis


HOMEWORK:
  • 4/9/10 - Final Proposal paper due
  • 4/6/10 - Letter from Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King Jr. made the following observation in "Letter from Birmingham Jail": "Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Luke warm acceptance is much more bewildering than out right rejection" (paragraph 23). Write an essay explaining why you agree or disagree with King's statement. Use specific evidence from your own experience, observation, or reading to develop your position.
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