Strategies: Theme: “‘I have learned that diversity in human experience gives rise to diversity in thought, which creates distinct ideas and methods of problem solving.’” & “And here in America, we don’t give in to our fears. We don’t build up walls to keep people out because we know that our greatness has always depended on contributions from people who were born elsewhere but sought out this country and made it their home...”
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Theme:
The First Lady, Michelle Obama, decided to centralize her speech about the idea of diversity due to the presidential candidate speeches going on at the time. She uses a theme of ‘diversity’ to open the eyes of the graduates that immigrants have come into these lands in order to build a community …show more content…
The word choice creates a feeling of empowerment to the people who listen because it lets them know that regardless of where they came from, they have every right to create a difference, to help others strive for greatness, and to make a positive impact in the world that they are being released into.
Overall Text Questions:
Michelle Obama’s primary audience is the graduating class of 2016 from CCNY. Her secondary audience is American people who attended or watched from at home.
“No, here in America, we don’t let our differences tear us apart. Not here. Because we know that our greatness comes when we appreciate each other’s strengths, when we learn from each other, when we lean on each other. Because in this country, it’s never been each person for themselves. No, we’re all in this together. We always have been.” This quote from the speech is one of the most persuasive since it persuaded the audiences to think and know that in America, differences are a factor of unity rather than disunity, and that we should not be trying to tear people apart simply because they are
Questions:
Theme:
The First Lady, Michelle Obama, decided to centralize her speech about the idea of diversity due to the presidential candidate speeches going on at the time. She uses a theme of ‘diversity’ to open the eyes of the graduates that immigrants have come into these lands in order to build a community …show more content…
The word choice creates a feeling of empowerment to the people who listen because it lets them know that regardless of where they came from, they have every right to create a difference, to help others strive for greatness, and to make a positive impact in the world that they are being released into.
Overall Text Questions:
Michelle Obama’s primary audience is the graduating class of 2016 from CCNY. Her secondary audience is American people who attended or watched from at home.
“No, here in America, we don’t let our differences tear us apart. Not here. Because we know that our greatness comes when we appreciate each other’s strengths, when we learn from each other, when we lean on each other. Because in this country, it’s never been each person for themselves. No, we’re all in this together. We always have been.” This quote from the speech is one of the most persuasive since it persuaded the audiences to think and know that in America, differences are a factor of unity rather than disunity, and that we should not be trying to tear people apart simply because they are