Both of them are addressing their speech when America is in tough situation. So they choose to put the American dreams, their glorious tradition- democracy, the love of their country and the vital role America will take in the near future. By reviewing the history and the efforts made by their forefather who have carried American up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom, they show determination to go along with this convention, leading America to a better day. Besides, they both emphasize the
Third is logos, the act of persuading by providing the audience with logic of the author's arguments. Every aspect of rhetorical appeals was shown in Senator Barack Obama's speech. In the speech, Obama uses these appeals to persuade his audience that we, as Americans, need to come together as a union to solve the problems of our society. Obama begins his speech by reciting the first line of the United States Constitution, "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union" (647). Through the use of the United States Constitution, Obama shows his credibility to write the speech and for the nation to trust him and realize the importance of his speech.
He also remained himself by demonstrating integrity and courage, sticking to his beliefs and not backing down, despite potential opposition (MartinLKingJrDay, 2009). On the other hand, Hitler understood his supporter’s mission of creating equality amongst the classes and desire for stable leadership; he adapted his message to the German people and to empower masses of youth. Hitler demonstrated his independence and ownership of the cause through his political authority (WaffenSS397, 2008). King and Hitler were leaders who built effective visions, one way they communicated them to their followers was through public speeches. Physical delivery is an important aspect of
"I have a dream that one day the nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed… that all men are created equal." For the next few lines of his speech he repeated these words, "I have a dream," which helped arouse emotion in his audience and give them hope. This hope was that they would one day be treated as equals and walk side by side with the all other races. King uses his the phrase "I have a dream today," twice as its own paragraph. This statement was probably spoken with great emphasis since it gave the listeners the desire to change "today" instead of continuing to be discriminated against.
Martin Luther King called out to the right minded people “Now is the time to stand as tall proud unfettered men and it is time to cast off the shackles of oppression and go forth into the light of freedom.” (Reality Magazine 1996-2006) Simply because of the actions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. our entire world has benefited from his strength and trying efforts, because of his outstanding leadership which brought out hope and determination for change to millions people. His philosophy for life and humanity was
In my opinion, he created a light in the mind of others because his speech was coming out from his heart. Dr. King used the language devices in his speech and created the best speech in American history. He used anaphora, reputation, allusions, and metaphors to engage people and convince them to claim their rights hardly. First, he used many anaphors in his speech “One hundred years later, Now is the time, We must, We can never (cannot) be satisfied, Go back to, Go back to, With this faith, and Let freedom ring (from)” which made the speech stuck in people’s minds. Second, he used the reputation in many forms such as “freedom, we, nation, justice, and dream”.
Both Rorty and Dewey were big supporters of maintaining and developing democracy. In order to better democracy, Rorty and Dewey both believe that thinkers of today need to focus their attention to the questions of what is a just society. Rorty is a firm believer that the constitution of the United States created a new era in human history. When the first modern democracy was founded, people were considered and recognized by others as equals and were all given the same respect, laws, and possibilities of creating a life of their own. By creating a system where everyone abides by the same laws and rules, then there can be no threat of a tyrant.
The United States has always had a reputation for being ambitious and outspoken, and always eager to voice their opinions. This American Spirit was especially contagious throughout the 19th and 20th centuries when citizens hoped to gain equal democracy through the right to vote. Having the right to vote positively affects American democracy in that it encourages the active participation of citizens in the government’s decisions. With the extension of voting rights to more of the country’s citizens, we have the ability to improve the lives of Americans, the freedom to speak out and gain the attention of the government, and the achievement of a stronger sense of nationalism. These aspects have clearly benefited the United States, and remind
In both of the speeches Obama get his message across to his audience by using influential logical arguments, establishing his credibility, keeping their patriotism for America and other shared values in mind, and effectively using the setting at each event as a plus on his side. The most efficient technique that Obama uses to persuade his audiences is making logical arguments and backing up those arguments by providing evidence. In these speeches, Obama claims that educated citizens can fortify the nation as whole. He asks his audience to “…learn what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes and in the process…make this democracy work,” at University of Michigan (5). He states something similar at Hampton College as well.
I think this was a smart move because the speech could comfort the citizens and make them realize that they should stand up and fight for themselves. Changing the Talk Card could change the overall message because different characters can make people easily experience the same feeling that Dr. King was experiencing and cheer the citizens up. I think the style of Dr. King’s speech is power because the whole speech was very inspiring and it represented a great power of his desperation towards freedom and justice. The main goal of Dr. Martin Luther King is to express how much the Negros want to have the same rights as white man. They could not stand for the discrimination and they were going fight for justice.