Amazing Grace

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The Civil War was a time full of many sad and terrible things. One of the most terrible things was slavery. Slavery was a big issue during the time. It was something many people argued about and the abolishing of it even became the goal of the Civil War. People who opposed slavery, abolitionists, fought and spoke out against slavery throughout the country. Some were more successful than others. I believe wasn’t successful as other abolitionist during his time because he was too quick to anger, he was probably insane; and he was financially irresponsible.

In the second paragraph of the speech, Henry points out that all men are the same because they prescribe to the “the illusions of hope.” In the face of true adversity we “shut our eyes against [the] painful truth, and listen to the song of siren[s] till she transforms us into beasts.” Henry theorizes that freedom without fighting is nothing more than an illusion and can never become a reality. He argues this point by metaphorically comparing Britain's false assurances to the colonists, solely to keep them at rest and to Circe from the Odyssey who turns men into animals as punishment. This makes a fool out of America and in turn they must use rhetorical questions to wonder about the type of mess that they are in. He builds trust with the group of men and challenges them to ask themselves “when shall we [become] stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?” Henry emphasizes the need to not stand idle in a time of despair and to not wait for change, but instead be the change that they all want to see. This highlights the appeal to ethos because they have built a sense of community and integrity which they now have to rely on. The use of metaphor and rhetorical questions captures the audience’s attention and connects with them on a personal level. This encourage them to see that they need to declare independence from Great Britain and take part in material

At first glance and after reading through Amazing Grace, it seems that Jonathan Kozol is going to take us on a journey through the lives of the underprivileged, but similar to the ones you read about, or hear in the news. However, this is not the case; the real underlying theme seems to be how the life and society they live in is very alike to a life in a prison, not because it talks explicitly about prison conditions in this area, but also because their lives are portrayed as being a prison. Kozol uses the views of children and adults throughout this book to emphasize this theme through their living conditions and personal lives, background and struggles.

Patrick Henry influenced his society to go to war with England. The speech states, “Gentlemen may cry, “Peace! Peace!”- but there

During the 1780s and 1790s Reverend John Newton, preached against the horrors of slavery and spoke of his participation in the slave trade. He converted William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament, worked with Thomas Clarkson and Granville Sharp to end the slave trade. Through their writings speeches and meetings they spread knowledge of its evils. They proceeded to join the efforts of English Quakers and in 1806 they successfully convinced Parliament to abolish the slave trade. Elizabeth Coltman Heyrick's (an English Quaker) tract Immediate, Not Gradual Abolition published in 1824, helped transfer the ideas of British antislavery across the Atlantic. Inspired, William Lloyd Garrison took her idea and added his own of not compensating slave owners. He also supported full rights of citizenship for slaves and that they be allowed to remain in the country.

“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?” (Henry)

The campaign was finally started. May 12, 1789 was the day that Wilberforce introduced the bill for abolishing the slave trade. The total length of the proposal was three and a half hours. It was said to be one of the best and most complete proposal ever given. In the speech, he gave twelve resolutions to the slave trade. He did a remarkable

By the time that the slave trade had been abolished in Britain and her colonies in 1807 eleven million men, women and children had been snatched from their homes. For historians understanding the factors that led to the abolition of the trade remains an important task. Whilst there is clearly a consensus on the main factors that led to this seismic and historic event there is obviously a difference in opinion on the most important due to the degree of subjectivity the question poses.

The beginning of this chapter quotes an iconic legend during this time frame by the name of Patrick Henry. Henry protested British Tyranny with such aggressive vigilance that he caused an uproar of protestors to follow him. Henry’s words were quite

Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?” This effectively puts the audience into a panic of a future under the British, luring them more into Henry’s ideas of war. The audience, already hyped from their boosted sense of independence since the beginning of the speech, is now completely vulnerable to Henry’s words.

"Nobody wishes more ardently to see an abolition, not only of the trade, but of the condition of slavery; and certainly,

“We are all guilty-we ought all to plead guilty, and not to exculpate ourselves by throwing the blame on others; and I therefore deprecate every kind of reflection against the various descriptions of people who are more immediately involved in this wretched business,” stated William Wilberforce in his, “Abolition Speech.” William Wilberforce was an English politician and he campaigned for the conclusion of slavery. One of the main aspects of slavery that he focused on was the transportation of slaves in awful conditions. Wilberforce delivered this speech at the House of Commons May 12, 1789. The purpose of this speech was to change the audience's beliefs on the slave reform.

“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work

In the British Parliament, antislavery voices grew stronger until eventually a bill to abolish the slave trade passed both houses in 1807. The British, being the major carriers of slaves and having abolished the trade themselves, energetically set about discouraging other states from continuing. The abolition of the slave trade was a blow from which the slave system in the Caribbean could not recover.