B. R. Ambedkar

“Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions”: A Stance on Suffrage The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 is marked as the official start of the suffrage movement in the United States. In a chapel holding roughly two hundred women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton makes a stance with her speech “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolution” (Burns). Stanton makes bold statements in this piece about inequality and the oppressment of women by a government where men solely held office and calls for radical change.…

MRAs feel as though women have more reproductive rights than men. Women have multiple forms of birth control, plan B, and in some states, access to abortion, while men only have the male condom. MRAs would argue that this “gap” in mens reproductive rights is an issue; however, feminists would argue that these reproductive rights, such as birth control methods, put…

In 1969, World War 2 survivor Kurt Vonnegut published his anti-war novel, Slaughterhouse Five, which addressed the issue of supporting war in America, specifically the highly controversial Vietnam War which the US was currently embroiled in. By painting a vivid picture of the true nature of war Vonnegut builds upon his argument that states that the glamorized nature of war, causes soldiers to be unprepared for the repercussions it will have on their nature. This is seen in the devastating…

During the climax of the Cold War, newly elected United States president, John F. Kennedy, delivered his inaugural address and presented his political agenda for the upcoming years as president. Kennedy’s purpose in his inaugural address is to unite nations and peoples across world to promote worldwide peace and international security. To achieve his purpose and inspire the audience, Kennedy employed a variety of rhetorical strategies. Throughout his speech, Kennedy uses juxtaposition to…

In 1964 was the height of the civil rights movement. This was also during election time, (when John F. Kennedy was elected into presidency). Malcolm X is giving a speech to Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio in April 3, 1964. The speech was given to warn African Americans that they must vote wisely in these elections that if could change legislature in regards of the Civil Rights Movement as well as black autonomy. His other purpose was to warn his enemies that if they could not gain…

A president’s inaugural address is perhaps one of the most defining aspects of their entire career due to the inclusion of carefully woven emotional appeals and blandishments that encourage the citizens to become more politically active. The enticing nature of these empty promises infiltrates virtually every American’s mind, signifying a beginning to a promising era that results in feelings of patriotic optimism. However, it was not only the Americans that were subjected to this versatile…

Johnathan Shay’s book Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character compares the Vietnam soldier’s experience of war with Achilles experience in Homer’s Iliad. Shay's argument is that "the nature of catastrophic war experiences not only cause lifelong disabling psychiatric symptoms but can ruin a good character." Both the Vietnam War and Trojan War changed the psyche of the soldiers that had experienced traumatic events. These soldiers from two distinct time periods…

August 28th, 1963 will always be remembered as the day when 200,000 people gathered to witness the birth of a new chapter in the history of America. During “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom”, Martin Luther King – minister, speaker and renowned civil rights leader captivated his audience within 17 minutes of sheer eloquence. The sixties marked the apotheosis of racial victimization; it was during the most cynical time that Dr. King rose with a message of peace and equality, staunchly…

Id number:000549183 Imagine having to fight against injustice in today’s world, how would you go about with your mission? Would you risk your life just so you can lead to help others just like Harriet tubman?, or would you refuse to give up something you deserve just like how Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. Maybe you might even have to go to jail to prove your point just like how Nelson Mandela spent 20 years in jail for his opposition to the racist apartheid…

.In 1971, women’s activist Judy Brady wrote the legendary feminist piece “I Want a Wife.” The essay looks at women through the eyes of married men and their seemingly endless expectations of their wives. When the essay was written, it was “first delivered aloud in San Francisco on Aug 26, 1970. Judy (Syfers) Brady read the piece at a rally celebrating the 50th anniversary of women’s right to vote in the U.S., obtained in 1920,” (Napikoski, Linda). Many men of the time dismissed the essay, but…