Notes~Unit 4

BATTLE OF BIRMINGHAM-
this was about a protest that was going on. A little girl asked her mom if she could go down and protest too. Her mother said no, but she could go to the church and pray. Later on when the girl went to the church, it got blown up and the girl and other people died.

MALCOM X-
Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. He stood up for the rights of African-Americans.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Mart luther king was a very immportant role model to the african-americans. He was an activist and a leader in the african american civil rights movement. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. Then in 1963 he led the March on Washington where he presented his very famous speech called "I Have a Dream".He was later assassinated for standing up for what rights he should have on April 4, 1968.

COMING OF AGE IN MISSISSIPPI.
Written by Anne Moody. This books shows how much a difference a few people can make. She and two others went to a sit in and the whites or most threw things at them. (Did not sit in the "proper" place for blacks). Things like mustard, ketchup, sugar, pies, and more. (Another thing they did was grabbing one by her hair and dragged her across the floor). They stayed to stand up for their beliefs. A whit woman named Joan even joined them after Memphis was kicked repeatedly in the face and then arrested (along with man who did it to him). She was even taken out of the store, but came right back in. She, like them, would not back down. More and more come to join them, but people still do not back down. They would not get over the fact that they were sitting where they were "not" supposed to. It is just crazy that these people would even think to treat them this way. During another rally they show them that they will keep standing up for their beliefs and overcome in order to do so.

Declaration of Independence

The list of complaints begins with "He..."
1. Why do they repeat it? They repeat it to make it more meaningful. They want it to be really personable; so when they say He, they mean the King. The king is doing all the mean things to these people.
2. Why do they make it personal? To make it more meaningful and dramatic. They want this to really mean something. They are so badly wanting independence from England (Great Britian). They really want England to realize what they are doing to innocent people.


3. How does the D.I. anticipate its audiences resistance to change? it shows that even if they dont really want it, in the end it will be good and nessicary for them to have. Most people want this though. People's lives will be better off.

4. How does the D.I. use parallelism? How does it impact the effectiveness of the piece? it shows that every example is important, one isn't better than the other. Since they make each one such a big deal, it means that this D.I. is so important to the people.

parallelism: when a writer uses similar grammatical forms or sentence patterns to express ideas of equal importance.


5.What to you is the most convincing example stated in the D.I.? Why?
When they say "He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people." I think this because its cruel. The people do not derserve this.