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Voting Patterns: Race and Gender Race, gender, and other minority groups play a key role in politics, significantly in Britain. Three specific chapters from Sex Lies and the Ballot Box: 50 things you need to know about the British Elections, shed light on the key roles of ethnic minority MPs, gender differences in voting, and ethnic group norms, which effectively illustrate the importance of these elements in political system in Britain. Maria Sobolewska, author of the chapter titled “The…

Malcolm X was an advocate for the equality and rights of African Americans in the mid-twentieth century, at the height of the civil rights movement. In his famous speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet”, Malcolm X is targeting African Americans, capturing the rage that many people felt due to their oppression from the years of white superiority. Throughout the speech, Malcolm X makes it a point to say that African Americans need to become independent, and take care of solely themselves. By doing this…

One of Malcolm X’s famous speeches includes “The Ballot or the Bullet.” When he gave this speech in 1964, he was a leader fighting against the white people and supporting the black Muslims. Through this speech he tries to persuade the black community to defend themselves against the white government. Malcolm X uses strong diction along with parallelism in this speech to emphasize the problem of racial inequality in America. For instance he describes the African population in America as “Africans…

In this week’s discussion, I will be giving my thoughts about on a speech that Malcom X delivered. The speech that I will be covering is “The Ballot or the Bullet”. You will notice that most successful speakers have mastered the use of logos, ethos, and pathos. These are important elements that must be added to make a persuasive speech better. Malcom X used all of these elements in his speech that he gave. Malcolm X exhibited a great use of logos throughout his speech. He argued that black…

Northwestern University. Ari Berman’s concentration is American politics as well as foreign policy. His first book is titled Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics, published in 2010. In the book, Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights In America by Ari Berman, Berman discusses the evolution of American Democracy under the Voting Rights Act. Berman uses intensive research and conducts interviews in order to bring validity to…

Nationalism in the 1950s and 1960s (Malcolm Little). One of his most important and significant speeches is “The Ballot or the Bullet” which was delivered on April 12,…

Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. led the charge of civil rights despite disagreeing with the basic factors of method and intention. Malcolm X’s famous speech The Ballot or The Bullet remains integral to his methods for attaining his goals. King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail communicates his intentions as well as his celebrated methods of civil disobedience. Malcolm X and King often critiqued the other in their work either in speeches or in writing; in his speech, Malcolm X calls attention to…

The world contains many famous figures who have taken a stand against important issues that they believed to be inhumane or morally wrong. Malcolm X was a man who played a large role in the civil rights movement to help unite black and white people in America through any means necessary. As exemplified throughout Malcolm’s speeches, he strongly believes that one must put his religion aside to fight against the common enemy, in this case, the white people. Malcolm’s role in the Nation of Islam,…

Malcolm X’s The Ballot or the Bullet is a speech about re educating the black community about their economics and separating the church from the civil rights movement. X relies heavily on Pathos, Logos, and Ethos throughout his speech. This rhetorical well-roundedness is a part of what made this speech so incredibly successful. Malcolm X started his speech with Ethos to establish his position and his ability to make this speech, he then used pathos to get the attention of the audience then…

There are controversy over the use of voting machine versus the paper ballots. Some say that the machine can be rigged so we should go back to paper ballots. Texas stated they had some voter to press straight Republican tickets but had Clinton/Kaine pop up instead of Trump/Pence. Fessler, Pam (2). We often discover that it is caused by a user error. Therefore, North Carolina should keep their voting machines because they are less time consuming, cheaper, and most importantly, all votes are…