Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Homemade Education'

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, Malcolm X’s essay “Homemade Education”, and Robert F. Kennedy’s speech “On the Death of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”, show some type of Ethos, Logos, Pathos in their writing to express their ideas, thoughts and feelings. These 3 authors use facts and statistics to create an argument in their writing to persuade us emotionally, persuade any reasoning we have, and last but not least they want us to respect them by giving them our attention and they want us to identify the point of view they have in the story they are writing because they feel like it is important for us to understand where they are coming from and they also want to show us that their writing is worth reading. On Robert F. Kennedy’s speech, Robert uses pathos to get his readers to emotionally respond to what he has to say when he finds out Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has…show more content…
Malcom X wrote his story "Homemade Education" to persuade his audience that the only way we can empower ourselves is if we get some sort of education, Malcom X gains his readers trust by using ethological appeals in his writing. "At one-hour intervals the night guards paced past every room. Each time I heard the approaching footsteps, I jumped into bed and feigned sleep. And as soon as the guard passed, I got back out of bed onto the floor area of that light-glow, where I would read for another fifty-eight minutes" (18) This quote shows how Malcom X had dedication to reading even when he was in jail, the fact that he mentions he reads when he is not suppose to makes us respect him as a person because it shows that he is a man of integrity and it also show that he is serious about his education. He convinces his audience that by reading books every day you gain knowledge and confidence in yourself because having some kind of education empowers you from those who do not have an
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