Both Elie Wiesel and Susan B Anthony fought for human rights. Elie Wiesel, who was a Jewish, born in 1928, had faith in God was fighting for human rights, the indifference that people are showing to each other; whereas Susan B Anthony born in 1820 , raised in a Quaker family fought for Women’s Vote rights, who are not being given equal rights as men. Here we discuss about one of the speeches that Wiesel has given during the white house millennium “The Perils of Indifference’ and Anthony’s speech “Women’s right to Vote”, after casting an illegal vote during the presidential election in 1982, when women didn’t have the right to vote. In these speeches, both Anthony and Wiesel use pathos to convince their listeners that equality is a human right;
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Anthony refers to the constitution preamble reminding everyone what is promised in the constitution (para. 3) which evokes and reminds people what they have to follow in the country as it is made for everyone. In his speech Wiesel says “What will the legacy of this vanishing century be?” (para 3. line 2) reminds all to remember what has happened in the millennium- the assassinations, bloodbaths and the tragedies.In these speeches, both Anthony and Wiesel use ethos to convince their listeners that every human has a right to live with dignity and equality. Anthony in her speech “I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen 's rights, guaranteed to me and all United States citizens by the National Constitution, beyond the power of any state to deny.” (para 2. line 5) points out, that it is a violation of the supreme law of the land, if not women are not respected. Wiesel refers gratitude in this part of the speech “And now, I stand before you, Mr. President -- Commander-in-Chief of the army that freed me” (para 2. Line 1) reminding one that the past cannot be forgotten and he is thankful to the help he has …show more content…
Anthony led the protest against the government to pass the bill to have the constitutional changes to include women’s rights. Anthony in her speech “Being persons, then, women are citizens;” (para 7. line 3) shows the intensity off the need for women to vote same as men. Wiesel when “But indifference is never creative” (para 7. line 5) asking for what has made people so indifferent each other, as indifference is more than hatred. Wiesel reminds us of the wars, the assassinations, the blood baths, and inhumanity that occurred in the
Anthony refers to the constitution preamble reminding everyone what is promised in the constitution (para. 3) which evokes and reminds people what they have to follow in the country as it is made for everyone. In his speech Wiesel says “What will the legacy of this vanishing century be?” (para 3. line 2) reminds all to remember what has happened in the millennium- the assassinations, bloodbaths and the tragedies.In these speeches, both Anthony and Wiesel use ethos to convince their listeners that every human has a right to live with dignity and equality. Anthony in her speech “I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen 's rights, guaranteed to me and all United States citizens by the National Constitution, beyond the power of any state to deny.” (para 2. line 5) points out, that it is a violation of the supreme law of the land, if not women are not respected. Wiesel refers gratitude in this part of the speech “And now, I stand before you, Mr. President -- Commander-in-Chief of the army that freed me” (para 2. Line 1) reminding one that the past cannot be forgotten and he is thankful to the help he has …show more content…
Anthony led the protest against the government to pass the bill to have the constitutional changes to include women’s rights. Anthony in her speech “Being persons, then, women are citizens;” (para 7. line 3) shows the intensity off the need for women to vote same as men. Wiesel when “But indifference is never creative” (para 7. line 5) asking for what has made people so indifferent each other, as indifference is more than hatred. Wiesel reminds us of the wars, the assassinations, the blood baths, and inhumanity that occurred in the