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The woman nationally known as the mother of the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks, is truly an inspiration and an advocate for positive change. Her bravery and courageous spirit helped to set in motion a chain of events that started the civil rights movement. Rosa Louise parks was born on February 4rd, 1913 in Tuskegee Alabama as Rosa Louise McCauley. She was the first child of James and Leona McCauley. Growing up, Rosa and her family moved to Pine Level Alabama where she went to school. When…

Collin Rust 11/28/2017 Professor Smith The Case for Reforming Affirmative Action Since affirmative action was first fashioned up and implemented by President John F. Kennedy on March 6th 1961 through the use of an executive order, the program that was designed to help boost the role of historically wronged racial classes (Sander, 2013). This was originally seen by many scholars as an absolutely necessary measure in order to help bring together a nation that had been historically divided by race.…

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior was an extremely influential writer, and speaker. In the 1960’s, there was a large Civil Rights movement that caused much violence, many protests, and the rising of strong speakers. Among them, was Martin Luther King Junior. King was very persuasive in his writings and speeches, and I believe that many of them came off as more of an emotional appeal, or patho, over logical (logo), to convince the public to stand up for Civil Rights. Between King’s “I Have a Dream,”…

text, “Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote,” a common theme is courage. In “I Escaped a Violent Gang,” Ana had the courage to get out of the gang that she had been in for a long time. In “Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote,” Susan had the courage to fight for women’s equal rights. Although these two texts share the theme of courage, there are still some differences. In “I Escaped a Violent Gang,” Ana is trying to get out of the gang, which is something that risks her being killed. But in “Susan B.…

Throughout the civil rights movement, African Americans received no respect for decades and decades, no matter if you were old or young, man or a woman. Martin Luther King Jr. was an inspirational speaker sticking up for what was right. While dealing with the same disrespect all Negroes were receiving. During the civil rights movement King spoke out his hopes and wishes for the world, hoping to change the ways of many. By using appeals to logic and emotion, it helped people understand Kings work…

John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address was a grand event that captured the attention of many. Additionally, documents were released that convey the legacy of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. From John F. Kennedy’s actual inaugural address to an article titled “Inside Kennedy’s Inauguration, 50 Years On” that originated from a website named “Daily Beast” and later migrated to Newsweek to a photograph of the swearing-in ceremony. All three documents use styles focusing of how they convey the legacy…

President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, only seven-minutes long, enthralled the American public. President Lincoln’s captivating speech, presented on March 4, 1865 in Washington D.C., became the unifying force to rebuilding the nation which had previously been torn apart by a civil war. The purpose of the speech was for the nation to march forward in unity; to achieve this goal, Lincoln utilized rhetorical elements such as figurative language, diction, syntax, persuasive appeals,…

In the nineteenth century, European and American women lived in an era described by gender inequality. Women had few of the social, legal, or political rights: they had extremely restricted control over property after marriage, they didn't have the right to vote or even testify in court, and were barred to enrolled any higher education institutions. To add more, Women were expected to remain obedient to their husbands and fathers, their occupational choices were also extremely limited.(Olson,…

Aiming to promote every American citizen’s positive participation in serving their country for the freedom of men, former president of the United States John F. Kennedy delivered one of the most memorable speeches that perfectly fulfilled his purpose and appealed to the audiences in his inaugural address. The use of metaphors, and personal pronouns in Kennedy’s address not only strengthens the speech’s main subjects about civic responsibilities and human rights, but also touches the audience’s…

Payne Essay “Debating the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-68” (Steven Lawson and Charles Payne) is a book that is about how Charles Payne and Steven Lawson look at the people who made the movement a success and how they did it. We are specifically looking at Payne’s point of view, “The View from the Trenches”. Charles Payne was born in March 1948. He studies civil rights activism, urban education reform and lots of other things. He has several organizations that try and address social justice.…