...Freedom and Equality Freedom and equality are both very important to the life that we now live in America. Freedom gives every free man and woman the right to believe the way that they want to believe, as well as they consider to be a way of life. Freedom is why our nation, America, was created. Equality makes every man and woman equivalent, and gives both the same opportunities in life. Freedom is a basic right to all Americans, old or young, Black or White, Catholic or Muslim, male or female. For many years we have fought for this right. Starting back in the American Revolutionary War days, until now, where we are still active in Iraq and Iran, we have and we will always be fighting for this basic right that we have. Equality has been something that Americans, especially minorities, have been striving towards. Since the beginning of this country, the white classes of land owners have always had every right that our government has had. Eventually the White classes of every man in America have obtained the same rights of the land owners. The minorities and females of every race has had a more difficult time of attaining the rights and freedoms of the White men of America. The Founding Fathers of America wrote the constitution, and in the preamble of that document, are the words “We The People”. This starting sentence of our most important document shows that our America and its people, of any race and sex, should be as equals and sharing the same freedoms...
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...“Now we are free. What do we want? We want education; we want plenty of work; we want good pay for it, but not any more or less than anyone else… and then you will see the down-trodden race rise up,” (John Adams 1). After segregation was abolished many people had their view on the world, some spoke out through their actions and speeches, but others like Maya Angelou showed their feelings in writing. “Caged bird” was among those pieces, Maya Angelou wrote this particular poem to show the differences that still stood between the black and whites. Angelou represents the theme that “Even after a change, people may continue to hope and strive for even greater things;” she shows this through her use of extended metaphor and by understanding the historical context of...
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...satisfied until they are free. Martin Luther King Jr. uses imagery and diction to get to this point. This speech impacts all of American’s lives”...unspeakable horrors of police brutality…” (King, p2). This is diction because he uses words like unspeakable to explain that no one has any words to say about what the whites are doing and why they are doing it. “Negro in Mississippi cannot vote…”(King, p2). This is an example of imagery because it gives an example of where(Mississippi) and what(Blacks...
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...Douglas are two documents that portray their own explanation of freedom and independence. These two activists portray their justification in their own way, one heavily towards women the other towards the African American people. Freedom should be for all not for some, it should be for blacks, whites, men, and women. Elizabeth Cody Stanton follows the framework of the Declaration of Independence very closely when writing the Declaration of Sentiments. She uses the wording to show connections between women and the rest of the American people during this time. The Declaration of Independence states, “We hold this truth to be self evident that all men are created equal. However, Stanton throughout her declaration re-phrases this in a way that all men and women are created equal. Throughout the Declaration of Sentiments, Stanton mimics the style of the Declaration of Independence, in this case it directs its anger towards the King of England “He has obstructed the Administration of Justice” and “He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly.” She instead uses the word “He” not to refer to the king but to refer to the controlling males in society during this time period. Along with those issues Stanton also has concerns with the freedom of women in their marriages. While the Declaration of Independence believes the major concern is political freedom, the Declaration of Sentiments points it concerns at marital freedom. In some cases Stanton describes the man as the woman’s master...
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...The Story I Have A Dream written By Dr. Martin Luther King was about Dr.Martin Luther King having a dream that all blacks and whites would get along one day, He had a dream that we all would be equal and treat each other with respect and kindness. Dr.King didn’t want his kids growing up feeling different from the whites. He quoted “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they not to be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character”. This speeh was told at the Lincoln Memorial. Dr. King felt as if blacks was able to dine and eat with whites. Dr. King fought hard and proud to gain freedom for the African Americans. First and for most, Dr. King was someone who had his heart set...
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...Is freedom worked for or a birthright? On July 4, 1776 Americans got free from the king and declared this land as a land of freedom and singed the Declaration of Independence. That declaration declared freedom to all men, but the declaration broke their promise of freedom for all. Black men did not get their freedom until Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech on August 28, 1963. Freedom is being able to do and think what you think is right, and these people had to work for that freedom. Blacks were not respected like the humans and in the whites' eyes did not looked like people. Robert Kennedy said in "Eulogy of MLK", but we have to make an effort in the United States, we have to make an effort to understand, to go beyond these rather difficult...
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...American History of Freedom Throughout history, the word “freedom” has taken on many definitions. After all, freedom is a relative concept in general. There is no one set definition, as the word itself changes over time and is based off the society in which the word is being applied. As Eric Foner points out, “The Story of American freedom is not simply a saga of a fixed set of rights to which one group after another has gained access, but a tale of debates, disagreements and struggles, with lots of bumps and wrong turns along the way.” Throughout our history, America has been through several wars and problems, each causing a change in its definition of freedom; helping form the free country that it is today. Freedom has always been a topic in the American way of life. This does not mean however, that freedom has meant the same thing to all Americans at all points in time. In fact, over time, the focus of freedom has changed dramatically over time. During the American Revolution, soon-to-be Americans fought in the name of liberty and independence. Britain had always had a view of freedom as the submission to authority. When Americans arrived on the land, they realized this was no longer appropriate. Thomas Jefferson maid this clear as liberty was included as one of the “unalienable rights” in the Declaration of Independence. (http://www.dannyscl.net/academic/). The problem, however, is that the Declaration of Independence asserted that “all men are created equal.” While this sounds...
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...Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.” This helps the audience/reader gain a sense of King’s background knowledge of the subject. Another example of such an allusion is brought forth from the Bible, in which King includes the line, “No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” The...
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...The treatment of African-Americans had been inferior for years. Racial discrimination was tearing the nation apart. Then during the 1960’s, Martin Luther King began to speak up. He was a simple minister from Alabama, until he became the figurehead of the Civil Rights movement. King had witnessed racial injustices for many years, but even he couldn’t have imagined the impact he would make by standing up to those injustices.He organized boycotts, led rallies, and gave speeches; however, he is best known for one speech. The "I Have a Dream..." speech was given during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Over 250,000 civil rights supporters witnessed one of the most famous speeches in history. King used powerful, emotional metaphors, repetition, Logical appeal, and Emotional appeal to rally the audience by painting a picture of what the world could be. At the time King gave his...
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...understanding of my case. My name is Dred Scott, I was born a slave in Virginia around 1800. I was bought by Peter Blow and worked on the family farm until 1819. The Blow family moved to St. Louis, Missouri and opened up a boarding house called the Jefferson Hotel. Peter Blow rented out my services to the river boats on the Mississippi River. In 1832, I was subsequently sold to an army surgeon, Dr. John Emerson for five hundred dollars. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Emerson went to live at Fort Armstrong in Illinois. Illinois was a free state and did not allow slavery. Three years later, Dr. Emerson was transferred to Fort Snelling on the Mississippi River in the Wisconsin Territory, again another slave free territory. During this time, Dr. Emerson purchased a female slave named Harriet Robinson. We fell in love, considered ourselves married and eventually had four children. Following a short period at Fort Jessup in Louisiana, Dr. Emerson returned to St. Louis with his wife Irene and my family. In December 1843, Dr. Emerson died and bequeathed my family and me to his wife. After the death of Dr. Emerson, I tried to purchase my families freedom from the widow Mrs. Emerson. When she refused to sell our freedom, I filed a lawsuit for our family’s freedom. On April 6, 1846, the lawsuit was filed where I claimed that I should be given my freedom because I had spent long periods of time with Dr. Emerson in areas of the country where slavery was banned. There is legal precedence established...
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...The “I Have A Dream” and “Gettysburg Address”, both president Abraham Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. address the same theme which is “freedom”. Abraham discusses his speech during the civil war and Martin Luther discusses his in the Civil Rights Era. In both of their speeches they discuss their examples of what freedom is and they convey a message of a democratic revolution. This paper will analyze the way president Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther explains their purposes and how they use rhetorical devices to give the audience a better perspective. Lincoln's purpose was to focus their attention to win the war, to honor the brave, living, and dead and to dedicate the national soldier’s cemetery to commemorate the Gettysburg battlefield....
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...1865 February 10, 2014 A Tireless Road2 It was long and tiring for African Americans on the road to freedom. Slavery was abolished in 1865 but not as they had hoped. It took many decades for it to come full circle and be properly finished. There were so many people and events that finally led to the complete freedom and equality for African Americans. I believe that the most significant events that led to a final resolution were the Amendments and Civil Rights Acts passed and signed by our government. Although, it was hard for proper implementation of the laws at first, I believe that they were all extremely important building blocks for the movement to finally get to where it is today. The first event that started the Civil Rights Movement was the abolishment of slavery. Ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment did just this, it restricted state power federally and outlawed involuntary servitude. What this meant is that nationwide, it was illegal to claim ownership over another person. “Although its full effect was not achieved for nearly a century, it began the process of dismantling involuntary servitude as a widespread form of labor relations” (Rutherglen, 2012). With that being said, this was the first real law of its kind, so its implementation was crudely regulated. Yes, slaves were free to now go about and live as they see fit, however, even with freedom they could not regulate their own lives, there were still no laws stating that they had to be treated...
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...or regulations. However, a Utopia's goal of perfection in itself is a contradiction, because of its goal of being "more perfect and less free" (Huxley 1). As a matter of fact a utopian society would be like a heaven on earth. At the same time there is not really a unified view of utopia. All views of utopia involves change which affects human systems and institutions. How can a society aim to be perfect when by definition freedom is needed in order to be perfect. In fact that's something people still find hard to understand and today's society. Have you ever ask yourself what is freedom,it's the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Foremost this is something they didn't have at the time of the utopian society. Well by definition a utopia is a perfect world where everything is prefect and equal but you have no freedom to do what you want; Basically your life is scripted like a book. However if you want a perfect and equal world you won't have freedom and if you want freedom you won't have a perfect and equal world. Ironically, that's exactly what describes the whole idea of Utopia in many books. It is up to the author to decide what they believe is a perfect society. In Brave New World, where the World State's motto is "Community, identity, and stability" comes the authors...
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...The civil movement began around 1950s-1970s period. The United States before everyone have full of freedom as this time, they have to patient and fight for their freedom. Because since in the history people were racism and like to separate race and gender. It’s just like the white guy had the most freedom in the United States since in the beginning since there was still a third teen colonies until 1950s. According to African american’s and women’s right. They both have many thing similar and different with each other. However they both were movement for get more freedom and right. the main reason may not exactly same things but they all same about they were looking at their liberty and equality. The United States already end the slavery since...
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... They are called "human rights" instead of "privileges". 1. We are all born free and equal All humans are born free and each should be treated in the same way. They have a reason and conscience and they have a friendly manner towards each other. 2. Do not discriminate Human beings come from all different places, in all different shapes, colors, sizes, and flavors. But we are still human and so we all have the same basic human rights. 3. The right to life We as humans have the right to live and live in freedom and safety. 4. No slavery No one has the right to treat you as his slave and you should not make anyone your slave. 5. No torture No one has the right to torture you. 6. You have rights wherever you go You should be protected in the same way everywhere, and be treated like everyone else. 7. All are equal before the law The law applies to everyone. 8. Your rights are protected by law If your rights are ever disrespected, you can ask for legal help. 9. No unjust arrests They can’t put you in prison, or to send you away from your country without a good reason. 10. The right to trial The people who try you should not let themselves be influenced by others. 11. We are always innocent until proven guilty You are always an innocent person unless it is proved with evidence to be otherwise. 12. The right to privacy No one has the right to interfere with your privacy. 13. Freedom of movement You can move anywhere in your country, you can move...
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