Tuesday, October 25, 2011

insults

1.Thou art a loggerheaded, tardy-gaited measle.
      Translation you are a stupid, late developing insignificant being
2.Forsooth! Thou art a vacant, weak-hinged dewberry
      Translation: Heavens! You are an empty minded, weak bodied idiot
3.Verily, thou art not but a roynish, plum-plucked rudesby.
       Translation: You are nothing but a two faced, untrustworthy weasel.
4. Thou art a yeasty swag bellied younker.
       Translation: You are lazy, fat good for nothing person.
5. Ye ruttish tickle-brained hemspeed.
       Translation: You dumb, stupid idiot.

p.a.s.s.

1. He does  this to give the reader a visual as to where he is. He defines his audience so that it is clear as to who he is writing to.
2.He says men of genuine good will so that they know why he decided to write back to their criticism. It is ironic in a sense of the two contradicting descriptions, but not because even if a person does something others believe isn't the best decision, they could be they did it for a good reason
3.What suggests this is the fact that he goes off into other topics, and explaining why he does what he does, not just for this event.
4.His thesis is at the end of the first paragraph, and it is stated

1.He does this in the first paragraph
2.In my opinion, it is throughout the entire letter
3.He uses the word but in many of his transitions, before, and I hope, moreover
4.He uses these other religions to strengthen his argument of oppression, and overcoming that oppression
5.He uses this  strategy to show how some of the great philosophers has influenced his practice of nonviolent protest and his way of thinking.
6."You may well ask, " Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches, and so forth," this leads into his argument of his practices. The 14th paragraph is deductive because it concludes the inductive part that i stated.
7. He does this by reminding them that they are all christian, and that he hopes in the future things could be better. He does accomplish this.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Comprehension Questions

1. Dr. King doesn't answer any criticism because he feels it takes up too much time to answer the many critics. He answered them because he felt it was genuine.

2. I think that they feel this way because D.r King and his followers didn't have a permit to march, and it only landed them in jail.

3. He is doing his demonstrations because he was asked to and there is injustice.

4. He says that wait means never

5.The laws he defines are just and unjust. The difference is that just are laws that everyone obeys, and unjust is laws that only a certain group of people have to obey.

6. He finds it illogical because all of his efforts has been nonviolent, and many follow that practice.

7.He is disappointed in the white church's leadership and the fact that they do not help the cause.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Tim and Antony's funeral speech were very similar in rhetoric. Both repeated names and things that had occurred, and why the person that was dead died. In each speech, they started off calm, and ended up passionate about what they were saying. In both situations, they incited a riot, and inspired people to be enlightened on a subject they already knew, but didn't want to admit. The main difference in the speeches is that Antony knew exactly what he was doing, and Tim did not. Antony had planned what he was going to say, and knew how to manipulate the citizens into doing what he wanted. On the other hand, Tim had no intentions on giving a speech, and had no clue what his words would ignite.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Letter To Mary

Dear Mary,
      I am so sorry that I left without an explanation. I am ashamed of how I left, and of the fact that I will never see you again. The details of my departure will have to remain a mystery, but I will be able to give you a basic overview. As it turns out, I have taken your advice, and became a leader for the black community. I am not permitted to tell you how, or for which organization, just know that my actions will lead to great things, and hopefully many changes. I will always remember your gracious soul, and I will remember how you taught me to be proud of where I'm from, and always be humble about where I'm going. You will forever be in my thoughts, and I hope that you will remain healthy and prosperous.
                                                                          Gratefully,
                                                                                   Tim
P.S: I'm sorry about the bank in my room, hopefully it wasn't anything sentimental.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Thanks to modern science ad

I'm not exactly sure what the ad was supposed to convince me of, I suppose it would be not having a death penalty, so that's what my journal will be about.

ACLU,
     I have read your ad on Modern Science and the death penalty, and although your argument has valid points, I have to disagree with the overall view. I agree with the fact that the system is flawed in some ways, but to get rid of the death penalty for a few mistakes is unrealistic. In your ad, it was mentioned that 17 were freed due to the advancements of science , and 23 were proven to be killed unlawfully. No where in your ad did it say how many were rightfully convicted and sentenced to death for the heinous crime that they committed. Nor did it did not state how many cases DNA proved people already behind bars were rightfully convicted. Studies have shown that those rightfully convicted outweigh those that weren't. Even though the justice system isn't perfect, the advancement of Modern Science is more of a help to convict and punish the right people, than it frees those who aren't . Therefore, your argument that the death penalty is a civil injustice because of the sheer number of those wrongly convicted becomes obsolete compared to those that weren't.