Plato‚ a great philosopher‚ once said “rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men” (Plato). He accentuates the importance of rhetoric in persuading the audience to support a cause or take action. In his speech addressed at the 50th anniversary of Selma march‚ President Barack Obama uses rhetoric to persuade his audience‚ Americans as a whole‚ to discourage racism in the United States. President Obama appeals to the rhetorical strategies‚ uses rhetorical devices‚ and applies a presentation style;
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The three Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 were part of the Voting Rights Movement underway in Selma‚ Alabama. By highlighting racial injustice in the South‚ they contributed to passage that year of the Voting Rights Act‚ a landmark federal achievement of the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement. Activists publicized the three protest marches to walk the 54-mile highway from Selma to the Alabama state capital of Montgomery as showing the desire of African-American citizens to exercise their constitutional
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Selma is a 2014 American historical drama film written by Paul Webb and directed by Ava DuVernay. The main actors include David Oyelowo as the King and Tom Wilkinson as the president. The film documents a violent three-month period in the year 1965 as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a campaign to advocate for equal voting rights in Selma town. The film highlights the difficult moments they encountered as they marched from Selma to Montgomery. The march ended when the president signed the Voting rights
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Case Study Analysis – Montgomery Ward Year 9 * In the year‚ the company witnessed a significant increase in accounts receivable‚ which could be due to acquisition of Lechmere and its assets may have been added to Montgomery’s revenue * The company also witnessed an increase in its accounts payable—this could also be a transfer from Lechmere * Montgomery’s cash outflow from investing activities increased drastically due to the acquisition. To finance this acquisition‚ the company had
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Do you think civil disobedience during the SELMA period and civil disobedience during current times are the same? Civil disobedience during the SELMA period was not good‚ people would be attacked and sometimes killed. Civil disobedience now isn’t as bad as the SELMA period‚ our present time civil disobedience is not as bad‚ now people just get arrested and charged with trespassing. Civil disobedience is the refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws or commands of the government. Civil disobedience
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when Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. led a campaign to get equal voting rights for African Americans. He went against the face of violent opposition to try and get equal rights for African Americans with nonviolent approaches. He led a march from Selma to Montgomery which concluded in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This was one of the most significant moments for the civil rights movement. This movie tells the story of how the movement that altered history for the better and began
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segregation and discrimination. Martin Luther King did multiple marches and said many speeches to show his point and to protest against segregation and of course discrimination. Martin Luther King’s most famous speech was the “ I have a Dream” speech which he said in front of two hundred and fifty thousand Americans at the Lincoln Memorial. Now Martin Luther King did not just learn the speech in one day and he did not always have successful marches. It was his hard work and determination that got him where
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The next ethnic group is African Americans from the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ March of Washington‚ freedom summer‚ and Selma March all for their hope of equality. In Alabama there was segregation laws all over the state the separated whites from blacks‚ and the state bus was no different (2). The Montgomery Bus Boycott started because Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man (2). The law states that blacks must give up their seats for a white man in the black section if there isn’t enough
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Selma and Lincoln are two historical movies about important events that happened in history. Did the directors include all the important details in their movie? Selma is about the Selma marches‚ lead by Martin Luther King. Throughout the movie‚ there is a debate between Martin Luther King and President Lyndon B. Johnson. Specifically‚ King tries countless times to try to persuade Johnson to help King achieve voting rights for black people‚ but every time Johnson refuses he becomes more annoyed by
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struggle of life for the blacks‚ who had to be careful to not disrespect any white person. They had the fear of God in them to not break their set rules. The blacks eventually had enough and began to protest. One of their protest is the March from Selma to Montgomery. The March on Washington was one of the biggest “riots” in history. But‚ to be claimed as a riot‚ it sure was a quiet one. This protest helped the blacks get voting rights in the South. No one screamed‚ or showed out‚ Martin Luther King gave
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