yet it has not always been given to all. American values and beliefs have changed overtime causing today’s beliefs to be different. By comparing and contrasting the perspectives of Frederick Douglass‚ who in his speech “What to the Slave if the Fourth of July?” presents his viewpoint on the need to end the act of slavery‚ and Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ who in her speech from Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention argues the need for equality between men and women‚ it is
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In the summer of 2012‚ my mother and I decided to go up north to Medford‚ Wisconsin. This weekend it was a special day! The Fourth of July! All I was worried about was fireworks. I love fire my parents always called me a pyro as a little kid. Son we packed up all our stuff for the weekend and headed out for the long car ride ahead of us. The first thing I saw when we pulled up was a huge landscape filled with trees and small‚ leafy brush everywhere! In the middle of it was a gigantic pond‚ I guess
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Fireworks on the Fourth of July is a tradition since 1777‚ where every year 247‚550‚000 pounds of fireworks are bought giving the fireworks industry a yearly revenue that reaches up to a billion dollars‚ a statistic that should not be risen further (statisticbrain.com). People light the fuse‚ and watch them fly up into the air‚ ready to see the magic happen; With all these fireworks thrown up into the night sky only to explode in a brief flash of light‚ there isn’t much danger‚ since so many people
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Although Douglass was speaking to a diverse audience‚ it was more to show slave owners the life of being a slave by using rhetorical strategies. In Douglass’ story “What to a Slave is the Fourth of July”‚ he was trying to give all slaves a voice. Obviously‚ this did not end slavery entirely but it did help the fight. What Douglass achieved in this story was giving a voice for slaves without physically protesting. Throughout the story‚ he told stories of his fellow slaves being burned alive and
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In Frederick Douglass’ speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” he compels his audience to make a stand against slavery. This newfound motivation to abolish slavery established within the audience members is derived from his strong use of rhetorical devices such as pathos‚ and tone. Although we cannot audibly hear his tone‚ Douglass’ tone is most clearly seen in his speech through his choice in diction. At first he is humble and patriotic which is precisely what his audience expects from
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In her essay “The Fourth of July”‚ Audre Lorde conveys her anger toward American society. Her anger is caused by the racism and discrimination in her country. Although she clearly establishes her claim‚ Lorde uses irony to express her opinions yet control her anger. Lorde’s essay was written in response to her family’s trip to Washington D.C. the summer after her graduation from eighth grade. In it‚ she writes‚ “the waitress was white‚ and the counter was white‚ and the ice
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Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro “This Fourth July is yours‚ not mine. You may rejoice‚ I must mourn.” (Douglass‚ 337). In This speech which was delivered in 1852‚ by Frederick Douglass titled "The Meaning of Fourth of July for the Negro" covers into the regular Realism type. This speech was delivered to a white audience‚ which was a reflection of Realism. Realism which means the practice of accepting a situation as it is. The speech talked about the discrimination of Fourth of July celebration
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What to the Slave is the 4th of July by Frederick Douglass “Without a struggle‚ there can be no progress.” Those were words from an African-American social reformer‚ abolitionist‚ orator‚ writer‚ and statesman. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery‚ but overcame that along with other obstacles to be the great man that we read and hear about today. What to the Slave is the 4th of July was a speech Douglass said in New York‚ explaining how the fourth of July was nothing to the slaves‚ as it was
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BORN ON FOURTH OF JULY "Born On The Fourth Of July" is an extremely realistic portrayal of one American’s changing beliefs and faith in his country. Tom Cruise plays Ron Kovic‚ an excited young American ready to serve his country. After experiencing the war firsthand‚ Ron’s views and feelings regarding the war change drastically. The movie opens up in the beginning of Ron Kovic’s life‚ as he experiences his childhood. He’s a boy who loves his country‚ and longs to fight for it‚ but as the
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Goodkind’s literature resonated with one of my favorite quotes by Audre Lorde: “There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issues lives." Goodkind and Lorde argue that individuals can hold multiple oppressions which intersect to produce varied experiences of discrimination or disempowering relations‚ and as a society‚ our issues intersect. I agree with the primary argument presented by author Goodkind. For example‚ the discrimination of black women in the workplace
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