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The United States is a country in which every day is as much as changes in their justice systems, as in the constitution in order to defend the rights of citizens and improve as a country. Is America a country completely free of injustice, discrimination and respect for the rights of citizens ?. There are two things related to the improvement and stability of the country. According to Obama's Speech he was trying to make many changes and implement new laws for equality of all people as well as a fair justice system for all citizens regardless of race. In his speech the appeal rhetorical most used was Logos, after pathos and finally ethos. In the document The Bill of Rights refers to the first ten Amendments to the benefit of all citizens of …show more content…

According To the article The Bill of Rights, states "Congress cannot pass laws That Establish a specific religion for Americans, forbid Americans from practicing Their own religions, or interfere With Americans' freedom of speech, press, the right to gather peacefully, or the right to express disagreement With the government ". Delegates from 13 states gathered in Philadelphia to sign an agreement to conduct The Bill of Rights or also known as the 10 Amendments, as these states wanted to make some additions to the constitution to make sure that the government would not to abuse their power against citizens. The convention of many states wanted all people in the United States were free to be what they wanted to be, as long as they do not break the law. Therefore the first amendment was established. In this way people could have an opinion and have the right to express themselves, even if it is talking about the government. The country could implement new things if citizens did not agree with the laws and improve them to create a better place to live. "Americans can not be forced to be witnesses Against Themselves, Americans can not be tried for the same crime twice, Americans can not be deprived of life, liberty or property without a proper trial" .The United States wanted to be a country with a fair justice …show more content…

The convention of many states established the amendment VIII of the constitution, because all the states want a fair justice system in which people can also keep their rights and those they deserve their rights to matter race, color or social classes, because they are citizens of The United States. According to the Obama's Speech, states "Justice is giving every child a shot at a great education no matter what zip code they're born into. Justice is giving everyone willing to work hard the chance at a good job with good wages, no matter what their name is, their skin or color is, where they live ". President Obama was fighting to reach his goal to completely eliminate inequalities and after 50 years after the Voting Rights Act, the justice is fair and is protecting that rights for all citizens for equality frels people, which means that there was more racial. Therefore segregation or discrimination; one of the similarities between president Obama's Speech and The Bill of Right is that document both are talking about having a fair justice system because in both, the justice system was abusing their power and were looking for ways to solve the problem. Another similarity between the two is that both are using Ethos, because both have absolute credibility. Obama's speech uses Ethos to gain credibility with

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In Roy Clark’s essay, “A More Perfect Union” He talks about Barack Obama’s March 18th speech was shown to the public as power and brilliant. He wants to move the country to a “new and better place.” (685) Clark also says that the speeches immediate purpose was for the white voters to feel like they had nothing to fear from a “Fiery African-American pastor. ”(685) He also states that Obama’s speech sounded better than it was to read.

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Racism has been an important issue that plays a huge role in today’s society. In Roy Peter Clark’s article “Why it worked”, he expressed his views on Barack Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union”. Also comparing it to Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. In Obama’s speech he discussed the constitution and racial segregation in America, and the comments made by Reverend J. Wright, his former pastor. He also tells a little about his racial background.

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In the early 20th century, after serving two terms as President, Theodore Roosevelt delivered a now famous speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, where he outlined a new political philosophy an ideology, which he referred to as New Nationalism. This philosophy was grounded in the beliefs that the United States, somewhere along the line, had begun to falter and stray from its American values. Outlined in his speech at Osawatomie, Roosevelt’s New Nationalism called for political, social, and economic reform in order to create a government and country where the protection of human welfare and equality for all citizens was paramount. President Obama, over 100 years later but at the same location, delivered a very similar speech describing, and at times even directly quoting, many of the same arguments and ideals presented by President Roosevelt. In calling for

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In the 1960’s during the era of the Civil Rights movement, America had been divided by the voting rights that were not given to the African Americans. Although, a decade ago the African Americans had been freed from slavery, but they were still not considered “equal” because they weren't able to vote. The discrimination in the area even had political leaders affected, therefore many of those political leaders during that time attempted to put an end to the several agonizing events going on. Lyndon B Johnson, a white persistent president speaks out to the lawmakers using compassionate encouraging appeals about voting for Civil Rights, in order to unify the nation “to build a new community”. President Johnson utilizes many devices in his speech such as anaphora, emotional appeals, and

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Often times in un-scholarly writing, writers will use Aristotle’s ways or persuasion. He found the origins of persuasion and named them ethos, logos, and pathos. When an author uses ethos, they are trying to establish their credibility. This helps the reader trust what the author is saying. Logos is the appeal to logic.

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Along time ago there was a king in England who would take colonists homes, put us in prison, and not tell us why. The king would take our guns which we needed to protect ourselves back then. We got into a war when we were trying to free ourselves from England. We won the war so we created a new government. But we wanted to have some rules the government has to follow so this new government doesn 't do the same thing the old garment did.

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In paragraph 24, Obama states “ These people are a part of me. And they are a part of America, this country that I love.” Prior to this paragraph Obama described the levels of segregation of today, and the hate among the divisions but, in spite of that, he confesses his abiding love. Not to be forgotten, ethos is undoubtedly the most important rhetorical device employed in this speech. Barack Obama, a product of an

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When a reader is reading a story or an article, what grabs their attention? The ethos, logos, and pathos are what grabs readers’ attention. Authors use this appeals to grab readers’ attention with facts, quotations, and by making you feel some type of emotion invoking sympathy. By using this appeals authors are able to get through the reader and make an impact enough for the reader to keep reading. Ethos, logos, and pathos are important for any author while writing a story or article to help get their message out to the reader.

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In 1964 Lyndon Johnson, Democratic President of the United States, passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Directly before signing the bill into law, Johnson addressed the American people in a speech discussing the law, his reasons for passing it, and why Americans need it. While many saw this speech as a large movement for minorities, Ruby and I will be showing through our FOA how different cultures can perceive the same text in different ways based on life experiences, and how Johnson’s speech was not written in celebration of the rights of racial equality, but rather written to soothe uneasy white Americans.

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Obamas political speech was about putting racial differences aside and focusing on more important issues. Such as health care, climate change, terrorist threats, and a falling economy (Barack, 2008). The thesis of Obamas speech was connecting races and pulling the differences into the light. The main purpose of the speech was to answer for racial comments that Reverend Wright had made. The speech barely touches on that and focuses more on the subject of race in America.

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Obama’s use of ethos and pathos in his “A More Perfect Union” speech further helps to persuade his voters to stick with him because he does not have the same views as Reverend Wright. It gives some context as to why some African-Americans feel the way they do towards the government and other races. In his speech Obama also uses irony by noting the old truism that the “most segregated hour in American life occurs on sunday morning” meaning that on a day that's supposed to be dedicated to love and God, the American people are still segregated and racially divided whether it be Black and White or Latino and Asian(Obama). The combined use of ethos, pathos, and irony strengthen Obama's message of unity and equality.

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In the late 1700’s, James Madison wrote the first Ten Amendments that are listed in the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights were written to ensure American citizens that they have freedoms and rights that the government can 't infringe. Out of the Ten Amendments, I believe that the First and Eighth Amendment are the most significant. The First Amendment grants us freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and for people to assemble peaceably.

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One of the events that helped to develop this happened in the House of Burgess. During that time The fourth Ideal is Rights which helps to give the people in the United States the respect and ability to do what they want within those rights that are given to us. The original Colonists were denied a lot of the rights that we have today and they had to work hard to obtain those rights. They had to work hard and protest until Great Britian gave in and lifted their laws one law at a time. It has taken a long time to get all of the rights that we have today.

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Barack Obama’s win for President in 2009 was a historical moment for the United States. His inaugural speech was much anticipated, because this was going to set the tone for his presidency. His speech told the American people that improving the economy is one of his priorities, but there were also other areas he would like to improve like healthcare and the education system. This was a speech that was meant to persuade the American public to take action for them to rise as a nation again, and for them to put their trust into him. His message addressed a couple of specific points like his gratefulness to the American people, the different crises America is facing, how America will overcome these crises, replying to his cynics, addressing the world, and then he reminded America again to be brave like they’ve always been to overcome the hard times (5 Speechwriting Lessons from Obama's Inaugural Speech, (n.d.).

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Rhetorical Analysis of Obama’s Victory Speech Barack Obama was re-elected as the president of the US on November 6, 2012 from Chicago, Illinois. This paper will throw light and analyse various elements Barrack Obama is using to portray his political ideology to audiences through his speech. I intend to focus on the rhetorical effects of the speech. By using various form of rhetorical tools such as Tautology or Anaphora, President Obama gives a speech which focuses on the idea of American life such as the American dream, American promise and the future.

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