Martin Luther King uses rhetorical strategies in his speech in order to do many things. These rhetorical strategies can be seen throughout the Letter from Birmingham City Jail by Dr. Marin Luther King Jr. The main purpose of this letter is to fight for freedom and end segregation between the Whites and the African Americans.King utilizes pronouns to include the audience to persuade his audience that as a nation we are all in this together. King says‚ “We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage
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The system of electing our president has been fairly consistent throughout the past 50 years and one thing that has not changed since our constitution was written is the use of an electoral college to elect the president. By using an Electoral College voters do not directly vote for their next president‚ instead they submit a vote that is then tallied by the electors and whichever party has the most votes at the end gets all of the Electoral College votes from that state. The use of an Electoral
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Electoral college is a process that is set up by our founding fathers in the constitution; it is a “compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens” (U.S Electoral College). Electoral college is an example of indirect democracy; therefore‚ we do not choose our president directly. Thus‚ electoral college is not democratic. Electoral college is a group of people appointed by each state‚ who formally elect the
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When looking at open and closed societies‚ the differences between the two are more thought of than the similarities. During World War II‚ Germany was a closed society. The citizens were told what to do in every aspect of their lives. The German government wanted to try and create a “perfect race”. In an open society‚ like the United States‚ each individual is able to be just that‚ an individual. There are no set standards that Americans have to reach. One of the biggest ways these two societies
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Compulsory Voting Compulsory voting is the system that citizens are compelled to vote in elections or at least attend a polling place the day of voting. Is compulsory voting the right electoral system for the United States‚ should the United States replace their current system of voting for compulsory voting? If the United States were to change the law so that citizen were obligated to vote what would be the consequences for those who chose not to vote? If the government fined those who didn’t
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Fakedonia is currently being represented by 5 diverse tribes; to help unite the citizens under one government‚ there would need to be federalist political system. With federalism it provides shared power between the tribes and national government. Transitioning into a federal government will not be easy considering that Nationala has controlled Fakedonia for over a century. To make the process smoother; after independence is gained from Nationala on January 1st‚ citizens will be allowed to choose
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I believe the most effective selection method for an entity’s chief executive is through appointment. I also believe that the current structure of the United States does not allow for the appointment of the president due to the current system of checks and balances and separation of powers in place in American government. While the structure of the United States government could be altered to allow for appointment‚ it wouldn’t solve any major issues in candidate selection. I presume that the best
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Azocar as president. Due to the 1980 constitution‚ however‚ Pinochet was able remain as army commander for eight years. 2.2. Consolidation of power & attitude towards opposition General Pinochet utilized many horrible and brutal systems for guaranteeing his long term control over Chile. Firstly‚ Pinochet understood that for him to achieve what he wanted‚ he would need to change the way the Chilean government worked. He did this by remocing every single political partie‚ which disposed of
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One hundred years after the signing the Emancipation Proclamation‚ Martin Luther King Jr. firmly expressed his opinion about the prejudice facing African Americans at the time in his inspirational I Have a Dream Speech. King is able to state his viewpoint so solidly through his allusions to the past‚ use of figurative language‚ formal and informal voice‚ and his picturesque diction. Kings purpose for giving such a powerful speech was to give hope to the individuals who were able to gather together
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Essay Component In order to understand how some candidates of the United States of America because to be president without winning the popular vote‚ we first have to understand the process which this country uses: The Electoral College. Each state has a different amount of electoral votes based on the members the state has in the House of Representatives and in the Senate. However‚ because the population of a state may change‚ so does the amount of administrators in the House of Representatives
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