Distinction between just and unjust laws?
8. lines 205-210: what two references or allusions in this passage were chosen to
appeal to king's audience of fellow clergymen? why are these references well
suited to king's audience?
9. lines 216-237: identify the specific examples king provides of either unjust laws
or the unjust application of just laws. why are concrete examples such as those
king provides important here?
10. lines 247-264: what allusions are in these two paragraphs? how does king use
these allusions to support his argument in favor of civil disobedience?
11. lines 265-267: what tone does king create through his word choices in these
lines? what effect does this shift in tone have on king's audience?
12. lines 282–290: in his letter, why does king discuss white moderates, who were
generally sympathetic to the cause of civil rights? what implied counterclaim does
king address here?
13. lines 299-336: using text evidence, state king's counterargument to the
assertion that the actions of birmingham's african american community

explanation:

the intellectual community is a place like a university where people with high marks, or original thought or an outstanding interest in something gather. they take classes together. they discuss things. they argue sometimes, and not always in a friendly way. but if they argue, it is because they are passionate about something, and there is nothing the matter with that.

lately i've been hearing rumors that it is not the way it was when i went to school. the one thing all schools used to have was free speech. the 1st amendment rights were sacred. now i'm hearing they are not. students can be reported and disciplined for giving an off the wall opinion.

that is shameful.

intellectual ideas are meant to be discussed. they are meant to be chewed up and worked on. that is the primary responsibility of every intellectual community. if that is not the way it is, then that is not a school to go to.

social media, in my opinion, and this is just an opinion. i wouldn't take it too seriously, complicates everything to do with human communication. you can want to share things and others feel they have the right to be very critical or sarcastic or mean about what you share. lack of respect is an immeasurable intolerable condition and social media abounds with that sort of thing.

one of the things i really like about is how careful people are because they must have some idea that the mods are exactly what the word says they are. they police this board very well, and what is so remarkable about them is that they are no older than the average grade 12 student.

my hat goes off to them (which means i respect them quite a bit).