John Lewis exemplifies acts of individuals in society being treated unfairly by introducing general topics but later goes a bit more in depth by presenting the case of “three young men who faced the death penalty for engaging in a peaceful protest”. Lewis Immediately addresses the Bill of Rights at the beginning of the paragraph and claims to support it but says only with “great reservations”(Lewis 2). Lewis immediately recognizes the problem as he claims that the Bill of Rights must be honored but is still unequal. The significance that lies in this statement is that Lewis shows he is not completely against what many Americans stand and fought for. In order to reinforce his earlier claims, Lewis mentions the “three young men...who faced the
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Lewis establishes the base of the paragraph by declaring that the ¨voting section of this bill will not help the thousands of black people who want to vote¨, this gives the audience an idea of what points or arguments are to follow. Lewis’ argument is mainly based on the idea modifying the Bill of Rights in order to restore or bring a sense of equality to America, as the African-Americans are not treated with the same amount of dignity and respect as their Caucasian peers. The significance of this statement lies in the differences between the white and minorities, this difference in respect, dignity, and equality is far too significant to be ignored. To reinforce his argument Lewis connects to his people's roots by demanding their vote be worth something with claiming “One man, one vote’ is the African cry. It is ours too. It must be ours too!”. By connecting back to his roots Lewis establishes a strong base of support as he now carries an entire race instead of just generalizing the group of people of which he stands for. Lewis implements the rhetorical strategy anaphora in a sly manner by mentioning “will not help” twice in the paragraph in order to focus the immediate attention on the problems that lie in the Bill of Rights, the
Lewis establishes the base of the paragraph by declaring that the ¨voting section of this bill will not help the thousands of black people who want to vote¨, this gives the audience an idea of what points or arguments are to follow. Lewis’ argument is mainly based on the idea modifying the Bill of Rights in order to restore or bring a sense of equality to America, as the African-Americans are not treated with the same amount of dignity and respect as their Caucasian peers. The significance of this statement lies in the differences between the white and minorities, this difference in respect, dignity, and equality is far too significant to be ignored. To reinforce his argument Lewis connects to his people's roots by demanding their vote be worth something with claiming “One man, one vote’ is the African cry. It is ours too. It must be ours too!”. By connecting back to his roots Lewis establishes a strong base of support as he now carries an entire race instead of just generalizing the group of people of which he stands for. Lewis implements the rhetorical strategy anaphora in a sly manner by mentioning “will not help” twice in the paragraph in order to focus the immediate attention on the problems that lie in the Bill of Rights, the