Washington Consensus

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,…

A broadly known speech that makes evident the power of rhetoric is “I Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King Junior, which was delivered at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. This civil rights leader proclaimed his views about human equality for all African Americans to have equals opportunities in the United States. His speech is known as one of the largest civil rights demonstrations in history. His symbolism, powerful persuasion, tone and diction helped to create an impact on his public…

King had a remarkable trajectory before the “I Have a Dream” speech; in 1960 he gave his first speech about the dream of the much needed civil rights for the black people; he continued fighting for it and the day of August 28, 1963 in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom he deliver the speech that would change everything, a speech…

Jason Do Analytical Essay Per. 9 Lang. Arts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who led the Civil Rights Movement by delivering his speech, “I Have A Dream”. President Abraham Lincoln, who wrote and delivered “The Gettysburg Address” during the Civil War, has a purpose similar to King Jr.’s speech. The purpose of these speeches is to give the audience a sense of urgency in their problems. The prominent theme of these speeches was the idea of freedom and equality. This paper will discuss how…

The 23rd amendment gave the residents in the District of Columbia the right to vote for the country’s president and vice president and representation for D.C. in the Electoral College. Before the 23rd amendment people who lived in the District of Columbia were not able to vote because they didn’t live in a state. Even though the District has the right to vote for president and vice president, they still don’t have the right to vote for members of the House of Representatives or Senate to…

Tiara Perez Mrs. Swain English 3 Honors 17 November 2017 Thomas Jefferson vs Alexander Hamilton Frenemies: Informative Essay Two competing political parties have always existed throughout the United States. One seeking to increase the power of the government and the other one seeking to decrease the government's power. Thomas Jefferson was the Secretary of State during George Washington's Presidency, while Alexander Hamilton was a financial planner. Thomas Jefferson believed that National…

Title: The Electoral College is Failing and should be Abolished Every four years, Americans elect a president and vice-president. Voters are not given the rights to vote directly for the presidential candidates.They actually vote for an elector in their respective state, who had pledged to cast a ballot on voters’ behalf in the election that actually chooses the president. This voting system is called the Electoral College. In the Electoral College system, different In states are allotted with…

The electoral college has been in place since the preamble of the constitution. "The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens."(Office of the Federal Register 1) This nationally recognized system has been a topic of controversy. Some U.S. citizens believe that it is unfair, while other argue that…

Reparations for African Americans: Does it Make Sense? Introduction The idea of reparations in general has been around for a significant period of time. Multiple countries have given reparations to groups of people for atrocities committed in the past. For example, in 1952 Germany paid $822 million to Holocaust survivors in the German Jewish Settlement. Austria, Canada, and the United States have also all given reparations to groups of people in different settlements and treaties (History of…

"I've Been to the Mountaintop"? Was one of the most influential speech in united state history delivered by Martin Luther King Jr On April 3, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, In his inspiring speech he talks about the unfortunate reality of society. He was able to deliver powerful messages of peace through the analogy and different similarities that people could easily relate to. The main emphasis of his speech was that African Americans should have equal rights and privileges as their white…