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    The Price of Freedom (An Observational Essay on the Freedoms discussed by Kennedy and King) Freedom is not free. A phrase that is heard many times when one is growing up‚ but that is not always pondered and thought about. Throughout the history of the United States‚ there have been multiple struggles for freedom and equality. For example‚ the struggle for the freedom of slaves in the 1860s and beyond‚ or the fight for women’s rights in the 1920s. Anytime one group attempts to gain their freedoms

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    and “grateful.” I try to characterize them as the underdogs right before they win. Finally‚ since it would be incredibly honorable to die fighting for your country‚ right beside your ruler‚ I conclude the letter by saying that I fight beside them. Unlike the letter to the people‚ in the letter to the army‚ I make the audience feel strong and mighty‚ not like underdogs. Once again‚ I make the Chrats sound inferior and evil‚ so that the army will feel like it’s their duty to stop. I also use repetition

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    Convincing them that a personal piece of art‚ whether it be a painting‚ a novel or a movie‚ is different than all the rest. Rhetoricians create an author’s idea‚ their own unique perception of reality‚ for a vast and diverse viewing audience. The Kings Speech is a movie about talking‚ and the importance of talking well. The way humans communicate is really the most important challenge we face in our everyday lives. Speaking is hugely important on an intimate‚ personal level; when the task is to

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    28-2 & Document 28-3 “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” & “The Civil Rights movement: Fraud‚ Sham‚ and Hoax” Coy Swatzell HIS 202 Document 28-2 comes from a letter‚ “Letter From Birmingham City Jail”‚ that Martin Luther King Jr. wrote while he was in jail in Birmingham‚ Alabama. He was in jail because he had been arrested for participating in demonstrations. He directed this letter that he wrote from jail towards a group of white clergymen who criticized the Birmingham demonstrations. Document

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    King Lear: Analysis Analysis: Act 1‚ scenes 1–2 The love test at the beginning of Act 1‚ scene 1‚ sets the tone for this extremely complicated play‚ which is full of emotional subtlety‚ conspiracy‚ and double-talk‚ and which swings between confusing extremes of love and anger. Lear’s demand that his daughters express how much they love him is puzzling and hints at the insecurity and fear of an old man who needs to be reassured of his own importance. Of course‚ rather than being a true assessment

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    Rhetorical Analysis of Martin Luther King ’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr was arrested because he was the leader of non violent protests in Birmingham Alabama. While King was imprisoned he wrote a response to a statement that eight white Alabama clergymen had made criticizing his presence and actions in Birmingham. King responded to the clergymen by writing the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" this is an amazing display of rhetorical skill‚ especially considering that it was

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    Rhetorical Analysis: “I Have a Dream” On August 28‚ 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. introduced his well-known speech “I Have a Dream” in the nation’s capital to 250‚000 people. Dr.King spoke in an emotional tone to persuade his audience. He embedded powerful diction and favorable repetition in his attempt to convince America hat racial equality is essential to become a great nation. The speaker utilized diction throughout his speech to reveal his opinions on discrimination‚ segregation‚ and racial

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    King Leopold is from Belgium‚ he came to Africa to take their natural resources because Africans were rich with resources. Belgians had companies in Africa and they worked their‚ Leopold got really greedy for natural resources and he started to invade in Africa. King Leopold started to make promises with the Africans saying that he was going to keep them very well educated‚ build hospitals and buildings for their needs Leopold didn’t keep his promises because he didn’t take care of the Natives and

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    Dr. Seuss is a very smart man in terms of his poems and children stories. A quality of these rhymes‚ poems‚ and children’s stories is that we cannot get them out of our head. Maybe because it was particularly vivid or poignant‚ or just simply easy to remember. His writing has deep meaning behind what seems to be a simple story; which not only appeals to a younger audience‚ but to adults as well. “The Lorax” written by Dr. Seuss is one of his most explicitly rhetorical books. The story is set in a

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    Essay 1 Throughout the entirety of this essay‚ King pleads with the community and society as a whole to stand back and look at the situation he finds himself in. A society that is crutched by the injustice of segregation. Weakened by the laws that are established in places such as Birmingham. Beaten down by the commonality of police brutality to the African American man and women. A society that is far from the ideals of “all men are created equal”. King writes this essay to persuade individuals to

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