Blatant
Original Source:
"In the midst of blatant injustices inflicted upon the Negro, I have watched white churchmen stand on the sideline and mouth pious irrelevancies and sanctimonious trivialities."
"Letter
from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]." Letter from a Birmingham Jail
[King, Jr.]. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jan. 2014. <http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html>.
Definition*:
1. brazenly obvious; flagrant.
2. offensively noisy or loud; clamorous.
2. offensively noisy or loud; clamorous.
*All definitions are from the source found in THIS post.
Second Source:
"It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to over modest truths."
"Jean
Rostand Quote." Quonation. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Jan. 2014.
<http://quonation.com/quote/12555>.
Commentary:
Blatant is used in both sources with the word meaning obvious. King describes the injustices against African Americans as an obvious fact, while Rostand states that obvious errors can lead to a revelation of the truth.
Blatant is used in both sources with the word meaning obvious. King describes the injustices against African Americans as an obvious fact, while Rostand states that obvious errors can lead to a revelation of the truth.
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