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    Hungary was ‘illegal’” (par. 19). King uses this to educate his readers, and directs it towards the rabbi who wrote against him in a clergymen’s letter against King. He also alludes, “It was seen sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to obey the laws of Nebuchadnezzar because a higher moral law was involved” (King par. 18), a reference to Daniel 3, directed towards the other ministers who wrote in the clergymen’s letter. In Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” he asserts, “I know this

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist. He became the most outspoken and visible leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 to his death in 1968. He advanced civil rights through his philosophy of nonviolence and civil disobedience. In 1957, Dr. King, along with other civil rights activists, founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Their goal was to organize black churches to conduct nonviolent protests to aid in civil rights reforms. Dr. King

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    have also been through what he has been through and how they have also used civil disobedience to protest peacefully. One of the topics King also mention one major thing which is that if the white man agrees with the actions of Shadrach Meshach, and Abednego than that cannot criticize King’s actions for protesting in the same manner. Another viewpoint that King was an indisputable one which is that if we’re assuming that democracy is good and therefore everyone is equal, then if that’s the point then

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    Book of Daniel The Book of Daniel is one of the most intriguing books found in the Bible. To know God’s plan for the future it is necessary that you understand the book of Daniel. Daniel can be divided into two segments of six chapters each. Chapters 1-6 are made up primarily of a historical narrative that explains how Daniel came to be in King Nebuchadnezzar’s royal court and his rise to power. Chapters 7-12 are of an apocalyptic genre in which Daniel receives visions concerning the future and

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    Study Lesson on The Book of Daniel Lessons to Learn The Book of Daniel to me is one of the most entertaining books of the Bible. In it there are lessons that we can apply to our lives today. I will only mention 5 lessons that can be taken from Daniel, but there are definitely for than just 5 lessons you can take. 1. Be Reasonable with Your Faith In the first chapter, Daniel and his companions are supposed to eat of the king’s meat and drink the wine of the kingdom. This had two purposes – to keep

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    Long Essay Sources of Theology Employed by Dr. King Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent Civil Rights Movement leader as well as being a preacher in the 1960's. His approach to civil rights combining Christianity and civil rights was imperative to the eventual success of the movement. His repeated appeals to the Bible not only showed his belief in the text, but also showed his knowledge of his audience. In his 'Letter from Birmingham Jail', he addresses the criticisms of eight white religious

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    Justification Martin Luther King Jr. is a well-known figure in American history. He was one of the greatest leaders in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s. King led frequent protests against segregation in multiple states. In Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, King led a protest, which landed him in the Birmingham Jail. While in his cell, King writes a powerful, and lengthy letter to the eight clergymen who made a public statement directed towards him. In “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, he emphasizes a

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    Civil Disobedience Civil disobedience: “Refusal to obey civil laws in an effort to induce change in governmental policy or legislation, characterized by the use of passive resistance or other non-violent means” (Houghton, 2000). Although this definition seems broad enough to cover any aspect of a discussion, there is still much to be said about the subject. Martin Luther King wrote a fifty paragraph letter about

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    The question of whether the law of the land overrides human morality has been a popular topic that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. discusses in his letter titled "The Letter From The Birmingham Jail." King's letter uses both the Rogerian and Classical model to argue that the law of the land can not deem justice or injustice, but rather morality must be the judge. The author, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., wrote this letter in an effort to stifle the plight of injustice that has taken over the city of Birmingham

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    Martin Luther King Jr. uses several rhetorical strategies in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, though in particular, he uses allusions to convey his ideas. King makes numerous allusions to historical figures, times, and documents. Some major allusions include the Bible, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and even Aristotle. The first allusions King makes are to biblical verses and stories. For example, King says: Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried

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