Dimension Of Culture 2 Midterm Paper: Analyzing Strategies for Justice

In “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr. states: “any law that degrades human personality is unjust” and that it is, therefore, our moral obligation to resist unjust legal systems. King’s “Letter” is among the most widely taught pieces of argumentative writing due to its sophisticated use of persuasive strategies. Drawing evidence and analysis from King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” write a thesis-based essay that analyzes how King makes his counterhegemonic argument that justice differs from legality. Focus your analysis on one particular persuasive strategy King uses in making this argument (see table below) to analyze both the strengths or affordances of the strategy, and its limitations or risks. Persuasive Strategies in MLK’s “Letter” (Choose one particular persuasive strategy King uses in making this argument) 1. Addressing intersectional differences and positionality 2. Specifying what upholds hegemony 3. Humanizing the “other” 4. Making of concessions to build alliances 5. Making ideologies visible 6. Connecting his text to larger sociohistorical context The attached file "DOC 2 WI19 Midterm Paper" has a more detailed instruction about the prompt and requirement. Please follow every single requirement mentioned. You can only cite from the attached file "Letter_Brimingham_Jail" and "DOC2 Reader." Use only course materials (lecture/discussion notes and assigned texts) to write your paper. Do not use outside sources. This is really important! Use related terms mentioned in the attached file named "DOC 1 Keyword Guide" in the essay and try to relate several terms to Martin Luther King's argument in the Letter. This is a rough draft and revision will be asked after the rough draft has been graded. Please revise the rough draft under the advice given by the grader.