Read the excerpt from dr. martin luther king’s “letter from birmingham jail.” of course, there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience. it was evidenced sublimely in the refusal of shadrach, meshach and abednego to obey the laws of nebuchadnezzar, on the ground that a higher moral law was at stake.
king uses this allusion to

forge a connection with familiar figures of faith

An allusion is a reference to a literary work. In the excerpt, Dr. Martin Luther King is referencing the Bible when he talks of Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and Nebuchadnezzar. He is trying to show that the Bible condones civil disobedience as long as it doesn't violate moral laws. By alluding to the familiar figures, MLK is able to reach a large audience and an audience that is supposed to be following all the same moral laws.

D. forge a connection with familiar figures of faith.

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for me, i'd go with (c) satisfied or (b) overjoyed because if you read it a couple of times, it makes since that it is c or b. it can't b (a) angry because booker was never angry about anything. at the end of the paragraph, booker states, "i think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that i " i think that sentence kind of gives away the also, some words in the paragraph can also you like for example, "indulged," "calmly," "perplexity," "privilege," and defining words that you don't know, can you understand more of that paragraph and it can also increase your comprehension. : )

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