Rhetorical Analysis Of Black Presidents Matter By Tina Dupuy

In his article “Black Men in Public Spaces”, journalist Brent Staples discusses how stereotyping has negatively affected him throughout his life, especially during his nightly walks to ease his insomnia. He outlines when he first noticed this occurrence and the steps he has used to minimize the degree of reactions.

In “Black Men and Public Space,” Brent Staples embraces his identity as an educated black man to communicate the prevalence of racial stereotypes in society and induce contemplation regarding public behavior. Published in 1986 in both Ms. Magazine and Harper’s Magazine, the piece addresses the state of racial inequality that persisted even after the culmination of the African American civil rights movement during the mid-1900s. While maintaining a calm yet potent tone, Staples interacts with his audience: a mélange of both the whites who go to great lengths to ‘clear the public space for him’ and the fellow blacks who experience the same treatment he does. Staples effectively elicits empathy from his audience and conveys the unjustified stereotypes that black men face in public by using the rhetorical strategies of imagery, deliberate irony, and casual diction.

Racism has been a setback in this society for the past centuries and there have not been any real solutions for this issue. During the time this article was published racism and segregation in the inner-cities such as Chicago and New York were at a high tension. In his essay, "Black Men and Public Space" Brent Staples describe how he has been affected by society based of his physical appearance. Staples is an African American who was born and grew up in Chester, Pennsylvania, as he described it "the small, angry industrial town" (614). Staples uses his experiences and his feeling to connect with his audiences and other readers.

The recent uprising against Planned Parenthood has sparked a backlash against them in the media, on the floor of congress, and in satire venues. Gary McCoy, a cartoonist, has also voiced his opinion as depicted in this cartoon of Cecile Richards. Richards, the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, is shown saying, “Black Lives Matter!.. They make up a good part of my car payment.”

To what extent does Michelle alexander depict the corruption of the current justice system through rhetorical techniques? The new American justice system was believed to be a refined version of the previous Jim crow that promised equality and liberty to all races; the term “Jim crow” referring to the practice of segregating people in the Us. The New Jim Crow was published during the year 2010, it is a book written by Michelle alexander, a credible well known American rights litigator and legal scholar. Michelle Alexander is best known for the book (The New Jim Crow). She is a professor of law at Ohio state university Mortez college of law and a civil rights advocate. Through her book, she confesses and examines race-related issues that specifically

Former President George W. Bush gave a speech entitled "Ending Racial Inequality" in 2000. This speech is civil and effective because of his smooth transitions from one concept to another. This helps his speech to flow logically, and it's easy for his audience to follow. George Bush also has ethos because he is the Presient of the United States. His ethos gives the audience reason to listen to his solutions to racial inequality. Saying things such as "I believe in these standards" and listing statistics; "90 percent of the cost of basic health care...," brings logic to his speech, making it more effective. He alluded to Abraham Lincoln, who is, of course, a strong figure in racial equality and stirs up the desired emotions as well as his references

Intellectual freeman, Booker T. Washington, made one of the most famous speeches in American history in the year 1895. The Atlanta Compromise speech was a call for change made by Booker T. Washington towards the President and government in America. Washington’s primary purpose for the speech was to insure that change is needed in the country in order to create a nation equal and fair for all races, specifically the African American ethnic group. He makes his speech extremely effective by using all three of the rhetorical strategies, causing the audience to reflect back on the past and look forward to making alterations in the future. Washington’s speech contains reasoning, emotion and logical thinking to make it one of the most effective speeches he has ever delivered in his life.

Is being a black man in public space a crime in America ? In today's society that question is very prevalent and seems to cause a lot of discussion. Many people often start these kinds of discussions and still do not receive the change that they are looking for. In the essay “Black Men and Public Space,” Brent Staples talks about his personal experiences of him being a black man in the presence of the public. He uses his personal accounts to give off vivid imagery that appeals to the audience in multiple different ways. His accounts are explained in his writing with a plentiful array of words and a use of a humorous style. Brent Staples successfully uses the emotional appeal of pathos and ethos to achieve his main goal of showing how racism and discrimination still exists in today's society.

Mrs. Obama had a speech in August of 2016, at the Democratic National Convention. She is supporting Hillary as a political nominee. Mrs. Obama says that Hillary is a better president because she is a role model to her daughters.Mrs.Obama has faith in Hillary Clinton.

Fredrick Douglas wrote and presented his What the Black Man Wants speech during the post civil war time period to demonstrate his straightforward views on the fact that even though the black race had just acquired freedom, they remained without equality and civil rights which gave their current freedom no meaning. Throughout his entire speech, Douglas rules over his audience with his parallel and emotional diction choice along with his assertive tone shifting towards anger and the answering of his own questions multiple times to emphasize his seriousness.

Dear friends, Alan Brinkley, a Professor of History at Columbia University and the author of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, titles my story, ‘Becoming Obama’, a literature review of the life and rise of President Barack Obama to the presidency of the United State. Ironically, this story, becoming Obama is about the insistence of possibilities to anyone who dreams, it gives hope that the best days of our life is ahead, notwithstanding, the energy, courage, and determination that builds up inside whosoever that reads the story. In this story, you will find passion, tenacity, determination, willpower, and readiness for the magic moment, as Brinkley (2010) writes, “His sensational speech in Boston made him,” (p.

“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union”1 - On March the 18th 2008 Barack Obama opened his speech on race, in Philadelphia, with this sentence. From the open sentence you can see that this speech isn’t any speech, perform by any orator. It’s a speech with a main message, performed for the people, to creates a brighter future for all the American people and to change history.

In the United States of America people of multi-racial foundations feel like they are compelled to pick a piece of the racial character to characterize themselves. Throughout the years, numerous imperative assumes that have existed in the United States have talked on this issue. A standout amongst the most applicable individuals, who have talked on this, is W.e.b. Du Bois. He created a hypothesis called 'Double Consciousness’. This hypothesis expresses that as an individual you have a double personality; one character that is American and the other personality that is dark. This hypothesis relates impeccably the subject of racial character in Barack Obama 's book, Dreams from my Father. In this book, Obama examines racial way of life as an issue to end up in the United States. He does this by permitting the peruser to complete his adventure life, and talking about the encounters that made him doubt his character in view of the numerous trials that occurred in his life.

At the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Michelle Obama the first lady at the time, was endorsing the democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. Using her personal connection with the president and Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama creates a more personal speech. With her credibility as first lady, use of her family and her platform she lead as first lady, she persuades the audience to spread Hillary Clinton’s campaign message. Michelle Obama uses the rhetorical devices including, anaphora, several allusions, and imagery to strengthen her 3 appeals and persuade her audience.

The book centers on the life of Barack Hussein Obama II’s life until his enrollment to the Harvard Law School. There is not much Washington setting throughout the book; therefore, the focus would be the parallels between his life before his presidency as told in this memoir and his life as the most powerful man in Washington, DC. In this paper, the focus will be on Obama and his father, African American history, his way to success, and finally, his experience in Washington.