A Rhetorical Analysis Of John Downe's Letter

In Thomas Paines excerpt describing America in 1971, he provides many key points explaining what America was then and it gives a great basis to compare to what it is now. He starts off explaining tthat America is a melting pot of people of all different nationalities and cultures, then he moves onto the civil unison of our government and people, and lastly he talks about taxes and the rich vs. the poor.

The central idea is that church and state should not be considered mutual. In the article, “Letter to Danbury Baptist,” Thomas Jefferson respectfully rejects the Danbury Baptist pursue to making their religion the only religion known to state. He also explains that the separation of church and state is a part of the first amendment and it is one that we are going to keep and adhere to. Another article, “First Amendment to the US Constitution” it states the first amendment and all the freedom we have as Americans. An image, “No Union Upon Any Terms” shows how religion is not part of state. Therefore, church and state should be separate.

The quote delivered by the passionate and determined Benjamin Banneker states, “The present freedom and tranquility which you enjoy you have mercifully received and that it is the peculiar blessing of Heaven” (Banneker 10). As young man of parents who were both treated unfairly and living under the gates of slavery, Banneker expresses how those with freedom take it for granted and don’t realize what a blessing it truly is. He wants all slaves or people who are treated poorly to enjoy life of freedom and happiness that others get to savor. Thomas Jefferson was a United States Secretary of State and the former of the Declaration of Independence. He wrote words that have left a lasting impact in the Americas. Jefferson however did not

In John Downe’s nineteenth century letter to his wife, he cries for his English family to come converge with him in the United States. Downe employs multiple rhetorical devices throughout his message in order to persuade his spouse to follow in his footsteps. He enters his qualification through a narrative lense and describes his profoundly improved experience in the States. Recounting an exaggerated, favorable encounter with a farmer, he states “...I was welcome to come to his house at any time; they had on the table pudding, pyes... and everything that a person could wish...” (8-12). He conveys an innocent, amazed tone while discussing the striking differences between the behavior of where he originated, and where he has now found himself. The new businessman then provides a rich description of the benefits bestowed upon him in the U.S., indicating a lack of those [benefits] where his family now resides. Providing a solution for his family’s financial deficit, he lists: “...a barrel of cider holding 32 gallons, for 4s.... 100 lbs. Beef for 10 s.... Lamb is about five farthings the pound...” (16-20). Through the heavy use of examples and an educated diction, Downe’s claims serve to reassure his wife of the guaranteed

Throughout history, authentic sources have made kings seem like, either, tyrannical beings or beings that have turned a country over from a depressed past. Who the citizens celebrated or detested, but were too scared to protest because the power of the king was too overbearing to challenge his authority. King Charles II was the king of England from 1630 to 1685, and during his reign the citizens of England criticized him for his efforts, or lack of in his governing. Sir George Savile, a member of Charles’ Privy Council, in an essay, used rhetorical devices to portray King Charles II as an ordinary person, that gets to live the life of royalty.

Simply put, America is the land of opportunity. In the past, immigrants have left most of their family, memories, and familiarities with their homeland in search of a better life in America, where jobs were easy to find and the economy was booming. These immigrants formed almost the entire American population, a demographic anomaly in which people from nationalities separated by land and sea; these people come from countries separated by expansive distances can live within the same neighborhood. Both Anna Quindlen with her essay “A Quilt of a Country” and John F. Kennedy with his essay “The Immigrant Contribution” have documented the story of these immigrants and what they have done to contribute to the great country of the United States of America. Both authors have written in their own unique style which has changed the reader’s perspective of their accomplishments, contributions, and sense of community in their new nation. In the essays “A Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen and “The Immigrant Contribution by John F. Kennedy, they show similar writing styles by both using the formal diction in their writing, and contradict in the way that Quindlen takes a more poetic approach in her writing, while Kennedy, being the President of the United States, uses more sophisticated dictions.

Benjamin Banneker, the son of former slaves, constructed a letter regarding slavery and its primary effects, which is written to Thomas Jefferson during the early 1790s. Throughout this document Banneker’s ultimate goal was not to abolish slavery, but argue against the wrath slavery causes slaves. Throughout Banneker’s work he effectively uses several rhetorical strategies. Such as anaphora, allusions, and pathos over the course of his letter. In doing so, Banneker creates a provocative tone, which will leave an eternal impact not only on Jefferson but the reader.

Adams’ son is on his second voyage to France with his father. In her letter, Adams is writing from home to her son addressing his known reluctance of the trip. Adams endeavors to give reasons and her opinion on why traveling on important.

Benjamin Banneker wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson and George Washington in it he states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” which presents the facts that all men should be treated equally (Banneker 21). This is not happening, therefore Benjamin Banneker was obliged to write a letter. In his letter, he suggests the abolition of slavery because, as stated in his letter, “all men are created equal” (Banneker 23). In Benjamin Banneker’s letter to Thomas Jefferson he exploits fear tactics and formal diction to effectively persuade Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.

The subject of environmentalists is one that is just asking for a series of childish bickering amongst fully grown adults. No one can ever agree to disagree because everyone wants to be right. Of course, that is impossible, but God forbid that people just come to a reasonable agreement to leave opinions as they are, opinions. Mr. Edward O. Wilson does a very good job illustrating how pointless these political arguments are. How does he do this? He simply writes his own passages, setting himself in the shoes of both of the opposing parties.

Thomas Jefferson was a brilliant politician and intellectual who had a major impact on the revolution of the colonists to gain freedom from the British. However, was he also a hypocrite? Historians revealed that Jefferson, like many other white men at the time, owned slaves at his home estate. In a letter from Benjamin Banneker, the son of former slaves, Jefferson is argued against about the injustice of owning slaves and the freedoms he possesses that enslaved people are unable to receive. Throughout the letter to Jefferson, Banneker uses the rhetorical strategies diction, syntax, and figures of speech to convey his attitude and tone towards slavery and send the message that all men should be treated equally.

What thoughts come to mind when someone says the word slave? Uneducated, poor, and mistreated. That was the complete opposite of Benjamin Banneker, a fearless man and the son of former slaves. In 1791, this well-educated man wrote to the most important man at the time, Thomas Jefferson, the framer of the Declaration of Independence and secretary of state to President George Washington. The letter Banneker wrote to Jefferson contained rhetorical strategies to argue against slavery.

In 1791, a former slave’s son, Benjamin Banneker, wrote to Thomas Jefferson to persuade him on a very important topic. Banneker wrote Thomas Jefferson with the motive of persuading Jefferson to see the injustice of slavery. Banneker used several rhetorical strategies to achieve his motive such as; tone, pathos and ethos, and he is mode of discourse.

English emigrant, John Downe, in his letter addressed to his wife explains why she should move to America with the kids. Downe’s purpose is to convince his wife that America is better than England. He adopts a hopeful tone in order to convey that the trip across the Atlantic ocean is worth the trouble.

Jaycee’s main purpose for putting her eighteen years of torture into words was to inspire everyone to stand up for themselves and what they believe in. Jaycee believes that if someone thinks something is not right, that person should speak up, even if they are scared to do so. Jaycee mentioned in her memoir, “The officers said that if I didn’t tell them my name and the truth, I would be taken down to the police station and fingerprinted and then they would find out who I was,” (208). The way Jaycee describes the moment she was released from her restraint, delivers the impression of how crucial it is to question a condition that doesn’t seem correct. The cops investigating Jaycee’s life at the time were not convinced by the answers of Phillip