1. Using King’s essay as a model, write an essay on various solutions to a current social or personal problem. Organize your ideas according to a rational scheme relying on the principles of division and classification. Be sure that you have a clear thesis statement and that the division and classification you employ to develop your essay help convince your reader of your ideas and beliefs.
2. King’s use of division and classification in “The Ways of Meeting
Oppression” is simple, logical, and natural. He knows that the
oppressed can’t give in to their oppressors, can’t answer violence
with violence, and therefore must take a third path of nonviolent
resistance to rise above their enemies. Using King’s essay as
model, write an essay in which you discuss how to respond to
prejudice, hatred, competition, greed, aggression, or some other
social force that we all find difficult to overcome.