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From Segregation to Integration: Rhetorical Appeals in “I Have a Dream.” Martin Luther King Jr’s, “I Have a Dream,” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. is not just a speech. It speaks to men and women of all races. It addresses the issues of racism and how nothing has changed in over 100 years. It reiterates the work that Abraham Lincoln once tried to install with the Emancipation Proclamation. King knew the works of Aristotle with his thought of pathos, ethos, and logos, and he…

“bind up the nation’s wounds”. Due to the fact that this is his second address, he felt that this one didn’t need to be as long, but it still had to be powerful. With Lincoln’s use of emotion, logic and respect of authorities, he creates a feeling of national unity and helps to once again unite the North and South.…

In this quote, Abraham Lincoln states that, he is not concerned about failing, but instead he is concern about being failed and not learning something to pass next time. Lincoln also urges people to keep trying and never give up. Everyone in their lives have failed multiple times and when Lincoln says “...whether you are content with failure”, he means that we should be happy of our failure as long as failure taught us something new, which helps us pass the next time. Lincoln ran for multiple…

That November day in 1863 was undoubtedly filled with many emotions to begin with, but somehow Lincoln managed to bring forth even more from his audience. In particular, the speech was being given on the very ground that the bloody battle of Gettysburg had been fought on just four months earlier. Lincoln had intended on delivering this speech in order to tell the people that this battlefield would be turned into a cemetery for those fallen in battle. But with the civil war still raging on, he…

When comparing and contrasting two revolutionary writers and thinkers one cannot simply do so in 1000 words. However, the main arguments and steller ideas can be shown at a brief. Abraham Lincoln and Edmund Burke, two men that sparked debates in both the 1750’s and 1860’s; more than century apart, held similar ideas when it came to the role and limits of government in changing society. Both men held realist views that led them to take harsh and controversial positions when dealing with…

Taylor In Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, he is addressing the country, it’s people, and it’s soldiers that were fighting in the Civil War at the time. Within his speech, Lincoln has included some anaphoras, specifically towards the end when he states “...that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”. This is an anaphora as he is repeating the phrase “the people” three times in the same sentence. He is using this technique to persuade his…

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Over two dozen cities and towns claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it’s difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. Regardless of the exact date or location of its origins, one thing is clear – Memorial Day was borne out…

Case study 1 Apocalypse and the influence of 9/11 on the apocalyptic movies Apocalypses have always been in people their heads, the thought of the end of the world has been and still is really popular in the film industry. Bendle says “Apocalypses are one of the oldest narrative forms, and they have informed some of the most imaginative and terrifying imagery in cultural history” (Bendle, 2005). In the years before 9/11 the apocalypse movies, books and magazines have been a great and widely…

family members for those that had died in the September 11th, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers. The article focuses on “revisiting” the families and re-evaluating the personal lives of those that had died in the attacks. This presentation is meant as a memorial for those that died on 9/11. Question 2: There were two story forms that utilized video presentation of interviews with family members, as well as written biographies of various family members to a chosen victim of the attacks. The…

The Camden County Drama Club production, of “39 Steps” took place in 1930s Great Britain. The play follows Richard Hannay throughout the play as he seeks to clear his name, upon being accused for the murder of a young spy named Annabella. During the 2 hour play, there were over 15 characters, all of which were portrayed by a total of 4 actors. The play took on an interesting twist with Clown 1 and Clown 2(Cole) in particular, as they portrayed over 5 characters each. The uproar brought to the…