William Safire's Gettysburg Address

William Safire links Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address to the first anniversary of 9/11 very effectively. Safire showed how Lincoln shaped his text around images of birth, death, and resurrection to show when heroes die their deaths permit the rebirth of a nation. He links Lincoln’s words to the circumstances that happened on 9/11.

I agree with Safire’s statement that, “the people, not the rulers, are sovereign.” The people get to elect who is in control of their country and if the leader does more harm than good, then they have the power to impeach them. The control of the nation is not held by the leaders as the people get to decide if they are fit to run the country. The leader has the power to control what the country does, but they have to inform the people of their decisions, as America is a democracy.

Slogans are usually only fair to one side of an issue. It only says positive things about the side it cares about, while it only says negative things about the opposing side. The slogan “We Are the 99 percent,” alludes to the majority …show more content…
Jardin defines unfairness as, “the so-called 99 percent who have slept at occupations across the country, there are many well-to-do college students, but just as many, if not more, homeless people.” She is saying that many people do not respect their jobs and expect to receive the same opportunities or goods as someone who tries harder and does not receive as much. I would define unfairness as someone or something that expects to receive or does receive something that they do not deserve, especially if someone else worked harder to get what was offered. Jardin would define equality as everyone having the same opportunities and getting the same amount of pay or the same opportunity to be promoted. She believes that fairness comes from the hard work one does and if everyone had equal opportunity, then everyone would be considered