Essays on Birmingham

Introduction

The desire to conform to the norms is what makes the foundation of a civilized society. Social order, for instance, is a desired attribute that is founded on established written and unwritten rules that are being observed by most people within a society. Deviation from these established rules is considered as undesirable and people who deviate are considered as having abnormal qualities or malfunctioning (Merton, 2002, p. 672). There are instances, however, wherein some people are observed to deviate from the standard pattern of human behavior. This deviation has captured the interest of many social scientists and have been ...

Abstract

Martin Luther King Jr., is among the greatest civil rights leaders that the world has ever had. Throughout his life he was able to portray various characteristics of a good leader. In cases that an individual is able to study the way Dr. King carried out his activities and the various issues that he took into consideration before making a decision would really help to mold an individual into an ideal leader that the world would be proud to have. In addition, to this, the various challenges that he faced as he made his decisions and the various barriers ...

Compare and Contrast

Compare and Contrast

For a better part of 19th century, various expressive art forms such as orchestral music, Shakespearean drama, sculptures, paintings, and opera enjoyed mass popularity and high-cultural status. However, in America, people shared a culture that was less organized (hierarchically), and less divided into rigid adjectival categories. With time, American arts became increasingly renowned for a growing chasm of “high” and ‘low” culture. Specifically, highbrow culture appeals to the affluent sections of the society who have enough disposable incomes to spend on services and goods that are more expensive and of higher quality. It requires a culture ...

Marking Luther King Jr. is one of the most prominent figures during the civil rights movements of 1960s. He led the African-Americans in a peaceful demonstration to imply resistance to racism. In a letter during his time in Birmingham City jail, King articulated his position in support of the non-violent resistance to racism. As a theologian, King emphasized the values of Christian living in understanding the nature of violence. One of the strong arguments indicated in the letter is the statement that, “it is wrong to use immoral means (meaning violence) to attain moral ends”. In this argument, King ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. is a famous name in the entire world, particularly in America. He was a minister and a militant under African-American Civil Rights Movement. He played a principle role in the American civil rights movement with all his energy from 1950 until he was assassinated in 1968 (Ling, 2015). He had the passion and the heart to fight for all sorts of injustices in America via peaceful demonstration, such as fighting for African American equality, the poor, as well as those individuals who fell under injustice. He did so much that he is remembered every year ...

Introduction

Jessops was founded in 1935 by Frank Jessop Simmons well known around the world for its broad expertise and experience in the photographic industry. While Jessop was a leader in the industry for many years, technological and market changes over the last few decades led to a significant decline in its sales and profitability. By early 2013, it stores closed and it stock ceased being traded. However, soon after this British entrepreneur Peter Jones invested millions of pounds into the business and reopen 36 of the Jessops stores (BBC News Online a). He hoped to turn the business around. ...

What kind of vision does MLK offer in the letter from Birmingham jail? A positive one to strive for or a negative one to avoid? In his letter, Martin Luther King’s vision seems to be a negative one to avoid. He provides the recipients of the letter with a realistic view of what the circumstance of blacks actually is and what the effects of discrimination and segregation has caused. He ensures that the reader is aware of why he is taking action and why it is important for others to do the same. He consistently admonishes the reader ...

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Set in the backdrop of the freedom marches that used to recur in Birmingham, Alabama, against racial segregation, the poem “Ballad of Birmingham” is a simple and direct account of the 1963 bombing at 16th street baptist church that killed 4 young girls and injured many others (history, 2016). Instead of seeking the support of refined poetic words to make this portrayal exquisite, Dudley Randall had opted simplicity over complexity to reach out to as many readers as possible. Using the rhythmic flow of a ballad (generally referred to as Ballad meter) the poet has made the poem worthy ...

The letter of Martin Luther King is a reaction to the condemnation of him and his followers for a protest in Birmingham, Alabama. This condemnation was published in the newspaper, brought to King into prison where he was put for the violation of a court ban on the Birmingham rallies, marches, and pickets, issued on the 10th of April during protests of blacks (held from April 3). Languishing in his prison cell, King produced one of the most remarkable documents in the history of American thought. The number of local white priests who were friendly to King’s long-term ...

Describe in your own words the differences between steganography, digital watermarking, and digital rights management.

Steganography, digital watermarking, and digital right management are certainly all related, however they differ in that they represent different levels, or facets of the information security process. Digital watermarking is a way of embedding hidden digital information on video, audio, and imaging, that denotes ownership of the information, or marks a piece of visual or audio information for copyright (Shih, 2008). These watermarks can be traced, according to a specific algorithm, in order to identify copyright infringement, or authenticate data use. These digital watermarks are a specific type of stenography. Steganography is more generally the act of concealing a ...

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London is the only city in the world to host modern Olympics three times. 2012 London Olympics is considered to be the most successful Olympics ever in terms of management, economic success, and environmental stewardship. However, other cities in the UK are catching up. One of the major problems London may face while bidding for a game is from Londoners who may not be willing to host another Olympics game in quick succession as this will disrupt daily life and negatively impact the Londoners. However, in almost all other aspects, London is better positioned than its competitors, such as ...

The letter by Martin Luther King, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” targets the white ministers in the city of Birmingham. King writes this letter to the 8 white ministers who criticized his actions as a clergy in a statement which was published in the newspaper, after he violated the law of the city and had to be jailed. The purpose of the letter is to address issues in the city which subjects African American towards injustices and segregation. The author seeks to address the plight of the Negroes who have suffered under the whites for a long time (Fahey ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was considered to be one of the greatest leaders of the Civil Rights era. In his letter, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is writing in response to a letter that was written to him by eight Alabama clergymen. In their letter, the eight clergymen expressed a dislike for the activism of Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. They believed that the demonstration that Dr. King was participating in was “led in part by outsiders” (Carpenter et al.) Additionally, the clergymen seemed to praise the police of Birmingham. In ...

The letter from Birmingham was written by Martin Luther King Jr. as a response to the religious leaders who criticized him for taking part in anti-segregation movements. King claimed that it was not like him to easily respond to detractors, because doing so would consume all his time which would otherwise be used for productive purposes. However, he thought that it was best to answer the criticism thrown at him by the clergies. His message in his letter from Birmingham may be thought of as his way of defending of himself from his detractors, yet a closer analysis would ...

Basic Identification

While confined in Birmingham prison, Martin Luther King Jr. jotted down a letter that explained the reasons for his arrest in 1963. Martin wrote the manuscript on scrap papers, newspaper corners, and the toilet paper while imprisoned in a solitary cell in the city of Birmingham, Alabama. He wrote the letter to respond to the nine criticisms of the clergymen regarding King and his fellow activists. Racism was highly prevalent in Birmingham during the 1950s and 60s. King was arrested for taking part in an anti-segregation parade in the town because he did not have a permit (King, par. ...

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Introduction This perennial question about the existence of God has always been the favorite topic in many debates. It seems that this issue has never been laid to rest yet. This time, the debate was hosted by Birmingham University, in October 2011, and the two top-caliber debaters were Professor William Lane Craig, who defended the issue on the existence of God, against Professor Peter Millican, a skeptic and atheist himself, who believes that God does not exist. Both were conversant in their own field of expertise and they presented their positions thoroughly well. This paper will then ...

Philosophy

Compare Views: Obligations of the Citizen

In his ‘letter from Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King wrote to eight white clergymen, addressing their disapproval over his nonviolent protests against racial inequality. Martin Luther King answered the charges of him being an outsider, by claiming that anything that happened anywhere in the United States affected everyone else, and that no one was an ‘outsider in the United States. King further addresses the clergymen’s opposition to the black demonstrations. King’s central idea regarding the obligations of the citizen is that it is the duty of the citizen to oppose all ...

Annually on the third Monday of January in the USA, the Day of the black fighter for the civil rights Martin Luther King is celebrated. This holiday is confined to the birthday of King on January 15. The preacher Martin Luther King headed the Movement for the rights of black Americans. This movement was devoted to fighting against racism and discrimination. At the same time, King supported only nonviolent methods of the fight. In 1964, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to him, and in 2004 the American authorities have posthumously appropriated him the Congressional Gold Medal which ...

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Introduction

A film is a story or an event that is a set of moving images or motion pictures and is shown in theater or on television. Films always portray different messages in them depending on the subject topic. The message they portray or carry mainly depend on the plot, setting of the movie and the role the different characters take up in the film or movie. The intent of the film is always in the main theme and this is always the beneficial part of the film to the viewers or the consumers (Merritt ...

Henry David Thoreau and Dr. Martin Luther King are two people who helped to change America for the better with their actions and their words. Henry David Thoreau, in both is writing and in his social practice, developed a new form for citizenship and civic action called Civil Disobedience. He developed Civil Disobedience in response to his government’s support of slavery, but also its support for the Mexican-American War. Over the years, many great leaders of important social movements, both within and without America, have been inspired by the example of the life and social practice Henry David ...

Martin Luther king structured a foundation which is very important in shaping global leadership as well as bridging the gap amongst people of various races ("Martin Luther King, Jr.", n.d.) Martin Luther king advocated for the rights of the black people at the time when the issue of racial discrimination was rampant in America. The black people or rather Negros as they were reoffered to face a lot of challenges in terms of being enslaved, treated brutally by the government, limited job opportunities, they were regarded as second class citizens and they were separate schools for the whites and ...

Martin Luther King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail remains one of the most famous essays written by Dr. King, and demonstrates his mastery of rhetoric as well as ethics. Dr. Martin Luther King penned the letter while in jail for protesting segregation and Jim Crow laws in the South, and for equality and over all civil rights for African Americans in the rest of the United States. King has always been considered the most important of the civil rights leaders of that period, and the eloquence and his masterful use of rhetoric and other persuasive techniques on display ...

Event name and slogan: “The Smart Small Business” “Start small, Work smart, Grow big”

Event description: To promote its new business loan schemes, a national banking group is hosting a meet-and-greet event for young entrepreneurs and investors. Entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 25 will present short films and presentations on the topic “The Smart Small Business”. They will share their stories of setting up a small business in today’s continuously connected world, sometimes using just a smartphone and a little financial help. All attendees will have the opportunity to meet and greet a select group of investors and bank representatives.

Event USP: Young aspiring entrepreneurs get a head-start in their small business ideas.

Event rationale: According to a survey in the UK, the ...

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Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder Nationality: EnglishDate: 1563 Title: Tower of Babel Genre: Religious Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 114 x 155 cm (Tower of Babel, 2016). Pieter Bruegel Pieter Bruegel I, referred to as Pieter Bruegel the Elder is a notable artist from the southern Netherlandish family of artists that were active during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Bruegel, the astoundingly inventive painter, ushered in a humanizing spirit with his works. He was born between 1525 and 1530 in or near Breda. His compositions were sophisticated and brilliantly organized . There is very little known bout Bruegel as the ...

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Introduction This perennial question about the existence of God has always been the favorite topic in many debates. It seems that this issue has never been laid to rest yet. This time, the debate was hosted by Birmingham University, in October 2011, and the protagonists were Professors William Lane Craig, who defended the issue on the existence of God, against Professors Peter Millican, a skeptic and atheist himself, who believes that God does not exist. Both were top calibers in their own field of expertise and they presented their position thoroughly well. I agree with Professor William ...

Q. 1 Dr. King counters the “outside agitator” viewpoint held by the Birmingham clergy by claiming that the affiliates in Birmingham had asked him as well as his staff to engage in a non-violent direct action program if people would appreciate it. According to King, he and his people lived up to their promises. Besides, he distances himself as an outside agitator by claiming that injustice was not only affecting the people of Birmingham, but also people in other cities. Therefore, through organizational ties, he had to help the inhabitants of Birmingham to secure a working solution. Q. 2 ...

Poems usually focus around different topics. “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brook, “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall, “Dream Boogie” by Langston Hughes and “The Red Wheelbarrow” by Williams have a lot of common and different features. It is necessary to analyze each of the poems in order to find them. Gwendolyn Brooks' ballad "We Real Cool" aggregates up the truth that numerous adolescents confronted on the off chance that they cleared out school. Numerous adolescents abandoned the thought of having a future, since they were informed that they had no future; so why attempt. The young men in ...

The need for changes to the situation of African Americans in the last half of the twentieth century is evident in Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr. With 1963 as its original publication year, the document encompassed King’s ideologies on the use of civil disobedience to combat segregation and other racial injustices against the black populace in the United States. Apparently, King and his followers sought to achieve the Civil Rights of the African Americans through peaceful protests; however, rather than listen to the complaining masses, racist whites insisted that the protests defied law and ...