Rhetorical Analysis Of 'Impudence In The Streets'

In his speech, “Impudence in the Streets,” Vice President Spiro T. Agnew said, “ It is time to stop dignifying the immature actions of arrogant, reckless, inexperienced elements within our society. The reason is compelling. It is simply that their tantrums are insidiously destroying the fabric of American democracy.” Vice President Agnew said this as a call to end protests that stemmed from the “New Left”. I believe that it is unright for the citizens who have been apart of protests to be called arrogant, reckless,and inexperienced just for protesting which Americans have the right to do. Protesting is protected by the freedom of speech and the freedom of assembly making it unjust to attack a group just for protesting. After reading the articles

Even though radicals have the view of a utopian society I believe that based on these documents most radicals were looking for compromise and equal rights hnot a total change of government. In document four, “Columbia University Students Explain Their Protest,1968” the students said the goal of their protest was six demands; the basic theme for their demands were self-determination and a call for democracy. Within the groups of students who occupied buildings there was a democratic system, which shows that this group was serious about what they stood for. They weren't just going to protest for it, but also use the systems within their groups. In document one C. Wright Mills calls for a new left because of the assumption that in the West there are no more major issues. I think that by saying that there should be a new left because America is ignoring major issues is something that needed to be done. Even though it was the 1960’s the civil rights movement was still in action as well as other fights for different minorities rights. To say that there was no major issues in the Western society is wrong because there are still issues today that are being addressed. C. Wright Mills called for a new left to fight for the battles that America had dismissed not to create issues. The students for a Democratic Society talks about their growing up in comfort to realize that not everyone had the same life they did. In document two they discussed the dangers of nuclear weapons, the bigotry that they have witnessed, and the decline of America disguised as the Golden Age. While they discussed a utopian society I believe they showed that their main focuses was the smaller changes for equality to work their way to the perfect society. I also believe that wanting change is part of a healthy society and not a threat to national