Colin Kapernick's Argument Essay

On August 26th, 2016 a well-known American football quarterback decided to begin his season in an act of protest. Colin Kapernick talked about in the Huffington post article; Why Colin Kapernick decided not to stand for the national anthem, article. Post-game he said “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” Racism and Black lives matter has become an increasingly important issue now days that challenges our citizens and our law makers. Is the American Black lives matter group a new change for equality of all Americans or a group provoking and creating new problems among our citizens.
In the Huffington post article “Why Colin Kapernick refused to stand for the National
CNN writer also references Martin Luther King Jr, when referring to his I have a dream speech quoting the difference between the BLM movement and King was that he was "deeply rooted in the American dream." The article also tried to persuade its readers through pathos or the emotional connection. One of the most powerful emotional connections is in the opening photo of the article. It depicts a young black woman peacefully standing in front of hundreds of armored Police officers in Baton Rouge Louisiana. The picture sparks a lot of emotion and questions to be asked. Like why is she standing there, why are the officers wearing so much protection and what’s behind her that’s so threatening. First this photo sets the tone of the article, its already creating an opinion and a side to take before reading the article, which really has nothing to do with the photo. The third tool the writer uses to persuade his readers is through logos, appealing to the factual side of people. The factual is really what the readers can see in the world and media around them. If you look close at the daily news reports on BLM, Police shootings, protests, etc. you can identify exactly what the article talks about. Where BLM is having problems, how to appeal to white America and to see whether or not the organization will bend or be broken.
Finally, we take a look at a more local occurrence, being the Star Tribune article “Violence distracts from goals of shooting protest.” Milwaukee became a city in despair when a 23-year-old black male was shot and killed by a black officer. Protests and Police hate fueled protests consumed the Midwest city over a weekend. Along with the government’s response of putting the national guard on standby to deal with the protest situation if