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His first question to his audience is “what is the true state of the so called “American dream” today?” By asking this question he arises a personal connection with his readers by considering what the American dream means to them. King then askes the American people “is it still around, waiting to be achieved by those who work hard enough, or is it effectively dead, killed off by the great depression and the economic hardships that many Americans have come to face?”. (Page 610, para #1) Now that he has his reader engaged he then gives his readers an uplifting opinion on what he calls the new American dream, and then backs this statement up with a quote from James Truslow Adams “is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability and achievement regardless of social class or circumstances of birth” (Page 611, Para #1) king builds from Adams quote and says “I would redefine the American dream today as the potential to work for an honest, secure way of life and save for the future.”(Page 611, Para #1) It is safe to say that king draws the picture for his argument by appealing to his reader emotions. This is not the only place in kings article that he provides an emotional picture for his reader, in fact most of kings argument he is persistent in being optimistic in getting his readers to understand that he strongly believes the American dream is alive and stronger than
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He does this by discussing hardships that the American people have overcome, such as the Great Recession of 2009, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Economic panic in the late 70’s. King uses these pivotal moments in American history to prove that the American Dream has made it though, and prospered in spite of these tragedy’s and is stronger than ever in today’s society. King states in his article “Despite the harshness of the Great Recession, a 2009 New York Times survey found that 72 percent of Americans still believe it was possible to start poor, work hard and become rich in America” (Page #611. Para #2) he also tells his audience “As a nation we have dealt with economic down turns in the past and the American Dream has faced trials and tests before. The economic panic of the late 1970s and after 9/11 terrorist attacks are both prime examples.” (Page #615, Para #15) these examples show that King makes his optimistic tone know, reaching the heart of his audience by bringing up such tragedy’s and then turning it around by stating his hopefulness on the current state of the American Dream. While providing a moving emotional picture by discussing these unforgettable hardships, he also uses this to provide logical facts that implement logos in his
He does this by discussing hardships that the American people have overcome, such as the Great Recession of 2009, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Economic panic in the late 70’s. King uses these pivotal moments in American history to prove that the American Dream has made it though, and prospered in spite of these tragedy’s and is stronger than ever in today’s society. King states in his article “Despite the harshness of the Great Recession, a 2009 New York Times survey found that 72 percent of Americans still believe it was possible to start poor, work hard and become rich in America” (Page #611. Para #2) he also tells his audience “As a nation we have dealt with economic down turns in the past and the American Dream has faced trials and tests before. The economic panic of the late 1970s and after 9/11 terrorist attacks are both prime examples.” (Page #615, Para #15) these examples show that King makes his optimistic tone know, reaching the heart of his audience by bringing up such tragedy’s and then turning it around by stating his hopefulness on the current state of the American Dream. While providing a moving emotional picture by discussing these unforgettable hardships, he also uses this to provide logical facts that implement logos in his