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Why should you read the questions before reading the text?
What is to know what you are looking for.
what appeal is king using when he addresses the clergyman as stated "My dear fellow clergymen".
what is ethos because he is trying to make a connection with them.
what rhetorical device is king using in this quote "It was seen sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego to obey laws of Nebuchadnezzar because a higher moral law was involved."
what is allusion
(paragraph 6) How may of you remember the first thing that the Declaration of Independence said? It said, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that there are certain inalienable rights of the people, and among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"; and it said, further, "We hold the view that all men are created equal."
How does the author utilize quotes from the Declaration of Independence (paragraph 6) in the structure of his argument?
A.The author uses those quotes to support his argument that a totally free market was not the Founding Fathers’ intentions for the United States economy.
B.The author uses these quotes to remind his audience that they have not upheld these American ideals, and that to maintain the wealth gap is to deny impoverished Americans their inalienable rights to equality as well as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
C.The author uses these quotes to remind his audience that they have not upheld these American ideals, and that to maintain the wealth gap is to deny impoverished Americans their inalienable rights to equality as well as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
D.The author uses these quotes to support his central ideas of total equality, that all children born should start with the same allotment of money—nothing—so that they might work for their wealth as equals.
What is B.
Why should you scan the text before reading?
what is to find text features ,structure,bullet points foot notes, and vocabulary.
What appeal is King using in this quote "This reveals that we did not move irresponsibly into direct action"
What is pathos because he is trying to make the clergyman feel a sense of regret and make them feel bad.
"dark shadow of a deep disappointment settled upon us"
what is personification
While reading you should box unfamiliar words staring important or repeating words.
What is annotation.
What appeal is King using in this quote "dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood"?
What is pathos because he is talking about and emotional topic.
Which rhetorical device is king using in this phrase "blasted hopes"
what is hyperbole
What appeal is King using in this quote "I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states"
What is logos because King is logical about the other communities.
What is the impact of King saying "Early Christians, were willing to face hungry lions?
What is to convey that Early Christians preferred to practiced higher moral laws versus following what is right.
when king refers to himself "Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid"
what is a simile
What appeal is king using in this quote "For there is a more excellent way of love and nonviolent protest"
What is pathos because King is emotional and is dedicated to find many different ways of nonviolent protest.
What impact does the text have when quoting "it was 'illegal' to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany"
What is to show that even though it was illegal it was the right thing to do and should have been legal.
When Dr. King says, "everything Hitler did in Germany was 'legal' and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was 'illegal'....."
what is juxtaposition