Read the excerpt from dr. martin luther king’s “letter from birmingham jail.” to put it in the terms of st. thomas aquinas: an unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. any law that uplifts human personality is just. why does king use this allusion? to appeal to his critics’ sense of duty to describe an historical precedent to commemorate a famous leader to encourage a consideration of ethics

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.i ask, gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? in this excerpt from his famous virginia convention speech, patrick henry employs which literary device? questiondeclarative statement

The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in peace

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.