But, he also talked about how men make up the wealth and arms for the country. Benjamin Franklin’s quote speaks truths that are sometimes overlooked. First, Benjamin Franklin talked about the youth of a country and how they are the most important part for the public. This idea can be boiled down to very simple truth: it is easier to prevent something than it is to cure it. All of us should practice this in today’s world.
Kennedy used in his address was Ethos. Ethos his simply, how you appeal to your audience. Many things stood out to me in his speech that connected him to the people of the United States. His most famous quote that comes from the address in the Ethos section is: “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” I personally liked this quote because we often find ourselves looking for what someone else can do for us and we hardly ever give back. I think this quote opened the eyes of the people and made them realize they needed to help the country out and do their part in society.
Here he compares the way Americans get treated, “become men,” to the way Europeans become, “useless plants.” For Americans, “here they rank as citizens” and in Europe, “formerly they were not numbered in any civil list of their country, except in those of the poor.” Crevecoeur tries to get the reader to see that in America, people get treated with respect and are not “mowed down by want, hunger, and war.” Emotional appeal tends to connect to the reader more and helps communicate Crevecoeur’s passion. His use of words, “melted into a new race of men, whose labours and posterity will one day cause great change in the world,” makes the reader want to be apart of that and gets them to feel the emotion about changing the world. Crevecoeur’s use of rhetorical questions with diction, simile, and emotional appeal connect to the reader and let them have a better understanding of American, his passion toward it and why is so much better than any other country. He wants the reader to receive the full aspect of why he feels the way he feels and to persuade them to come to America and
Although the status of the country was far different for Johnson that it was for Roosevelt, the principles each of them based their national plans on were parallel. Both men wanted to unite the community behind leadership and lift the dredges of society up without bringing anyone down. Johnson aimed to continue Roosevelt’s push towards a more equal and balanced society, and his methods were very similar to those used to implement the New
The Wonders of Community In the world today, we have become more independent than ever. Ideas and dreams of living the American dream and being number one flood our minds. Independence is mostly seen as a great accomplishment, but just how much is our independence affecting the world around us? Bill McKibben writes about this in Deep Economy, a text where he takes a hard look on America’s economy. One of his arguments is about the importance of community.
Another example is “With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deed,” this goes back to president Lincoln second inaugural speech. Kennedy uses this to help the people grow and open their eyes to “the land we love.” The president uses these historical allusions for trust and to make the citizens realize they made the correct choice. President John F. Kennedy in his inaugural address’ purpose is to induce a sense of protection and security to the American citizens. He effectively does this by conducting an optimistic tone throughout his speech in order to receive trust from the
Common Sense. It is such a great name for the book written by Thomas Paine. Anyone who has common sense would agree with what he wrote. He was a very smart man and good with words. His book is based on how America should branch away from Britain and become more independent.
Lasheena Jackson English –Comp 101-25 Midterm “Liberators” In my opinion I believe that the Occupy Wall Street protesters deserve the appellation liberator. The protestors are liberators because there goal was to free American citizens from the current state of the American condition. Even though the protestors were not as organize as they should have been, it is no denying that they was able to spark a movement that quickly expanded across the nation. Addressing these people as occupiers to me is disrespectful because it downsizes all of their efforts to bring awareness to the nation’s current state. Occupy Wall Street protesters were a group of brave individuals who took a stand on the issues that they believed in, they should never be addressed as occupiers.
Eyes on the Prize “ I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal.” This quote was said by one of the most important civil rights leaders America has ever had, Martin Luther King Jr. Without these words and other powerful speeches told by civil rights leaders such as Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Boise, we might not be sitting next to the person we do in class right now. They were great advocates who helped to shape America into what it is today, a better, more united, stronger place to live. Our very own Declaration of Independence states that “all men are created equal” and equal is what we are all meant to be. The civil rights movement was a revolution that united our nation for a second time.
I know this firsthand and have felt the inspirational power of this belief, because my own Father came to the United States with very little money, but an incorrigible desire to work hard and succeed. I’m thankful to all Americans who have risked their lives to preserve the ideals of freedom and equality that make the United States unique from all other nations around the world; Freedoms that have been fought for from as far back as our Founding