The essay Civil Disobedience‚ written by Henry David Thoreau has much to do with Thoreau’s own experiences than a general perception of people as a whole. Thoreau‚ a stellar student from Harvard believed one key idea: change begins with the individual. With this belief Thoreau in 1846 spoke out against the Mexican American War and slavery. His response resulted in the deliberate obliviousness to his taxes. In July of 1846 Thoreau was arrested for not paying his taxes and spent a night in Jail. During
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writing the letter was to explain to the clergyman what he was doing in the town of Birmingham and why he was not “untimely and unwisely.” King uses multiple rhetorical strategies in his letter to make it stronger. Three of these strategies are ethos‚ anaphora‚ and allusions. Martin Luther King Jr. implements ethos in his letter as an effective rhetorical device to gain credibility from the Bible and from his beliefs. First‚ King takes credibility from the Bible saying “Was not Jesus an extremist for
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March 29‚ 1964‚ Malcolm X gave a speech warning of "the ballot or the bullet" (3) from the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights‚ New York. Extending his position to black people living in America‚ Malcolm X used repetition of words‚ epistrophe‚ anaphora‚ and antithesis to convey his message in a forceful and fascinating way. Malcolm X spoke to black nationalists as a plea for action against their white oppressors. He made the point that African-Americans were treated as second class citizens: they
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lower class American access to the opportunities promised by the America value system‚ they have replaced it with the relentless pursuit of money‚ sex‚ and power. Hughes successfully executed his claim to be true by contributing tone‚ connotation anaphora‚ abstract language and personification.
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large part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s success as an orator was due to his uses of rhetoric in his speeches. King also was able to judge the mood and tone of his audience‚ and was able to interact with his audience accordingly. The uses of metaphors‚ anaphora and his ability to interact with his audience made Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech incredibly successful. The use of metaphors by Martin Luther King Jr. allowed him to state his point of view in a more understandable way. A metaphor
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“I Have A Dream” Martin Luther King Jr. On August 28‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that electrified a nation. In Washington D.C‚ King delivered his speech on the steps of the Lincoln memorial and as his powerful voice echoed out across an audience of 200‚000 people‚ echoes of the Gettysburg address could be heard as well as the Declaration of Independence and the Bible. It has been called “masterfully delivered and improvised sermon‚ bursting with biblical language and imagery.”The
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her daily life. In 1981 Kincaid’s homeland Antigua‚ a Caribbean Island‚ was under British control. Kincaid’s perspective of England is evident in her educational viewing of the map‚ in English customs forced upon her‚ and the rhetorical device of anaphora. Jamaica Kincaid’s perspective of the map of England is contradictory of how it is presented to the class by the teacher. The teacher displayed the map as “gently‚ beautifully‚ delicately‚ a very special jewel‚” as though it has value. When Kincaid
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of a young Judd Mulvany. Oates uses may different literary techniques to characterize Judd as a youthful and observant boy who soon realizes that life soon come to an end. The literary techniques Oates uses to characterize Judd are imagery and anaphora. Oates uses imagery to convince the reader that Judd has juvenile thoughts but soon realizes that life comes to an end. Judd says he was “staring down into the water. Fast-flowing clear water ‚ shallow ‚ shale beneath ‚ and lots of leaves.”
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While humans often attempt to act more evolved than their primate relatives it is often obvious that both species continued to evolve at the same rate‚ each one adapted to meet their specific situation‚ but both retained similar primitive behavior that often shined through their complex adaptations. Superiority is oftentimes one of these traits that shined through‚ adult males often develop superiority complexes similar to those prevalent within the animal communities. Some of these people create
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more and inspires them to continue trying for justice and equality. Without using pathos in his speech‚ Martin would not be able to connect as deeply to others. The last rhetorical device that was used by Martin Luther King Jr. is Anaphora. With the usage of anaphoras‚ King can get his point across further by repeating the same phrases. In paragraphs 17-24‚ King says “I have a dream” at the beginning of each sentence. Throughout the speech‚ King repeatedly states that he has a dream‚ a dream of a
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