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    August 20‚ 2013 Period 2 Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” Rhetorical Analysis In 1851 Sojourner Truth gave her powerful “Ain’t I a Woman” speech at a women’s convention in Akron‚ Ohio. Although Truth was illiterate all of her life she had a wonderful way to connect with people. Despite the fact that most of her audience was women there were also a few men that attended and she made a point to include them. Truth’s historic speech was all about gender equality and encouraging women to fight these

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    Sojourner Truth‚ used rhetorical strategies in her speech‚ “And Ain’t I a Woman?”‚ to challenge the idea that women‚ specifically African American women‚ are inferior. Truth establishes her credibility and logically appeals to her audience to achieve her purpose of fostering equal rights between men and women. To begin‚ Truth establishes her credibility through the utilization of anecdotes. Among her personal anecdotes‚ Truth states‚ “I have ploughed and planted‚ and gathered into

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    “Ain’t I a Woman?” Analyzing the Argument 1. What is the claim?- a. The Claim is that sojourner truth deserves equal rights as White men and women 2. What is the main point the writer is trying to make? – a. The main point is that she give a compelling case that she is well deserving of having Equal civil rights b. Is there a clearly stated thesis‚ or is the thesis merely implied? - i. My thesis: 1. My thesis is that sojourner truth is justifying that she deserves the same civil rights equal

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    Ain’t I a Woman? Sojourner Truth’s famous speech “Ain’t I a Woman” was an extemporaneous speech given on May 29th‚ 1851 at the Women’s Convention in Akron‚ Ohio. Truth gave the speech to call attention to the lack of rights held by her as a black woman; she represented a double minority group. The question “Ain’t I a Woman?” is repeated often in the most widely recognized version of Truth’s speech. She begins her speech by listing the actions men take to protect white women‚ such as helping them

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    points) Type your draft here: My news story the person I am questioning does not want to be identified... On October 10th‚ 2013‚ 16 East Side Boys were arrested during the process of the Twin Cities Operation Screeching Halt. These boys were involved in a gang and considered to be the most dangerous and violent individuals in the metro area. I sat down and talked to a officer that I know that works in the area where they were arrested. I had asked him what the gang was involved in and how old

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    “Veneration without Understanding” Veneration without understanding by Renato Constantino‚ the article that I have read regarding to our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal is very meaningful and essential not only for us students but also for all the Filipino citizens. It is because as a Filipino‚ his ideologies have contributed a great influence in all of us as we grow up not only for us individuals but also in the society. This article offers a perspective that many of us don’t know. It is suitable

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    eighth grade year. Not to mention the countless documentaries the History Channel cranks out each year detailing the horrid details of the genocide. Because of all of the media I have taken in over the years‚ I went into reading this book with few expectations of being introduced to something I hadn’t already been told. I Have Lived a Thousand Years did just that. The book singled itself out to me as an insightful and fresh perspective of the Holocaust in a strong way. The story starts with Bitton-Jackson’s

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    Imagine if you‚ were a jew during the Holocaust. How would you have felt? Probably pretty awful. Although you may not want to live during the Holocaust‚ there were many who did and they didn’t have the choice. The Holocaust involved many people including rescuers‚ children‚ and adults. As a rescuer during the Holocaust‚ they faced the threat of the death penalty if they were caught helping a jew. By hiding a jew‚ Polish people put themselves in great danger. This threat was also feared by and extended

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    The Internet is a world wide network of interconnected educational‚ governmental‚ and business computers. Anyone with a personal computer and a modem can communicate across the Internet. Internet has become the most common media of interacting with the rest of the world. Also known as the World Wide Web‚ it is a network of computers connected together from all over the world‚ allowing users to share and transmit information. The Internet has positively changed the face of modern day communication

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    a white was 4.3 times more likely to be sentenced to death than a person accused of killing a black" (Moral Arguments 1). Imagine the statistics when one adds the rest of the states in our country. Capital punishment is murder. It really doesn ’t matter how you look at it. The end result is still the same. "What is the difference between the state killing and an individual killing" (Moral Arguments 1). It adds up to be the same end result. It is "one more dead body‚ one more set of grieving

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