Strong_Writing_From_An_Even_Stronger_Man

Strong Writing From An Even Stronger Man “Strong Writing from an Even Stronger Man” Martin Luther King Jr’s letter from Birmingham jail has proven to be a perfect example of effective and persuasive writing. There are many techniques which he used including: repetition of important and sometimes disturbing statements, including issues that most people don’t want to talk about, and using quotes from many honored people in American history. Some of the people he used quotes from included: Jesus, Amos, Martin Luther, and Abraham Lincoln. Early on in the letter King describes the issue of tension in society (679). He explains that he opposes violent tension but sees constructive, nonviolent tension as necessary for growth (679). He goes on to say that “Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered rb bealm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tensions in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding brotherhood” (679). This is a way he proves people, king, tension, letter, writing, laws, issues, important, 682, 679, way, time, term, show, quotes, nonviolent, men, make, luther, looked, history, great, germany, even, effective, during, agree, against, about, without, violent, using, unjust, treatment, talk