In Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚” he describes the countless acts of terror and discrimination that are imposed on him and his fellow black members of society at the hands of the privileged whites. He writes‚ “when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate-filled policeman curse‚ kick‚ and even kill your black brothers and sisters…” (Charters 28-9). Due to all of the atrocities they
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On March 18‚ 2008 before he was elected President of the United States‚ Barack Obama delivered his speech‚ "A More Perfect Union‚" at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ in which he focused on the racial separation that has plagued our country even after the signing of The Declaration of Independence. His desire was to promote a unity of all people‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ or walk of life. He is passionate that there be equal rights for all people. A tall‚ thin
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A More Perfect Union As inevitable as the U.S. Constitution feels today as the foundation on which the United States of America and its political system are built‚ it was not the first document ratified by the former British colonies to establish a union. During the years of the American Revolutionary War and the years directly following it‚ the newly formed United States of America were essentially a collection of thirteen more or less sovereign states loosely held together in an alliance by
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In response‚ Dr. King wrote a powerful letter to the “genuine” clergymen announcing his strong opinions and beliefs toward segregation‚ discrimination‚ and racism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. executed such an overwhelming piece of writing expressing the poor treatment of African Americans‚ the explanations of his actions‚ and his opinions regarding a true and better government. He expressed his desire and faith for the greater good and change in this letter with the use of emotional appeals such as
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In 2008‚ then Senator and later President Barack Obama presented a moving speech entitled‚ “A More Perfect Union.” He spoke mostly about race‚ but also talked about religion‚ gender‚ and other qualities that make the American population so unique and diverse. In this presentation‚ Obama used many literary devices to make his speech convincing and moving. One of these devices that reoccurs is a propaganda technique called Card Stacking. This is when an author slants a message in some form or another
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Chris Ryden Ryden 1 Mrs. Wenker Engl 1310.23 20 Sept‚ 2012 Perfect Union? Barrack Obama’s speech of "A more Perfect Union" uses rhetoric to describe his personal life and how it correlates to racial problems across the United States to help with his political campaign. A lot of his speech was meant to put certain views into new perspectives‚ to interest people‚ such as myself‚ and possibly‚ unintentionally‚ anger others as well. He also writes about topics that have meanings
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writes‚ “Letter from Birmingham Jail” conveying corrupted leadership in America effecting African Americans. His writing bursts with examples of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos ensuring nation-wide attention to the oppression taking place. Throughout King’s life in the spotlight he continuously faced opposition‚ demanding him to live transparently. His credentials continued to propel him forward throughout all he encountered. Being well educated‚ he
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Breaking Down Obama “A More Perfect Union” was a speech given by Barack Obama on March 18‚ 2008 during the presidential race. Obama addressed the issues of race and the scandalous comments of Reverend Wright‚ his former pastor‚ and shortly before the speech‚ was part of his campaign. Obama discusses the issues of racial tension and white privilege in the United States. He also strives about coming together as a nation‚ by improving each other and our outlook on this country. The use of these three
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to address his audience’s statement “in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.” He starts off like this because King wants everything to be peaceful and drama-free. In paragraph two‚ King said‚ “Several months ago the affiliate here in Birmingham asked us to be on call to engage in a nonviolent direct-action program if such were deemed necessary.” This piece of evidence is explaining that he was there to take part in something nonviolent. This connects back to what he said in paragraph one
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Barack Obama: A More Perfect Union (2008) Barack Obama speaks of the time before the civil war‚ when the founding fathers made the declaration of independence. The declarations of independence were good‚ but not perfect‚ it had been left unfinished. The great question of slavery wasn’t properly answered. But separation isn’t over; Obama wants this generation to keep fighting for equal rights among gender‚ creed and color. Obamas tells about his past‚ how he grew up with his white grandparents‚ in
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