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Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American Leader During the Civil Rights Movement. Mr.King was also a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 at the age of 39. He had 4 kids and a wife named Coretta Scott King. King was most important during the Civil Rights Movement. He was a very effective Civil Rights leader. He has many many speeches during his lifetime. His last words in public were I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!"

When Patrick Henry gave his famous Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death speech he proved that pens are indeed mightier than swords. That speech undoubtedly lead to the formation of the great nation that we now live in today.

According to Patrick Henry, “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” (Henry 7). Patrick Henry was able to give an outstanding speech at the Virginia Convention, regarding the actions needing to be taken by the colonists. This speech included the criticizing and denouncing of Great Britain, along with the urging of the colonists to fight for independence. This including that the colonists need to become prepared because the unjust actions of the British were not simply going to go away. Henry urges the colonists to fight for the freedom that they rightfully deserve, and he does it extremely well. In Patrick Henry’s ‘Speech to the Virginia Congress’, he demonstrates passionate pathos appeals and rhetorical questioning to persuade the colonists to stand up for themselves and join the fight for their freedom.

On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry, one of the crucial motivators of the American Revolution, delivers a speech in the Second Virginia Convention regarding gaining independence from Britain. Henry’s diction, allusions and counterarguments aid in his purpose of making the delegates feel the tyrannical rule by the British and believing in going to war with them is the only option in attaining freedom.

Freedom, the one thing that America is know for. Freedom doesn’t just happen, it is earned. Patrick Henry was the man who said the first words that needed to be heard to bring about the freedom the we have today. Patrick Henry was born May 29, 1736, he lived his life defending people who couldn't defend themselves and became a attorney. In 1776 and 1784 he became the first and the sixth governor of Virginia. He was married twice, the first was in 1754 to Sarah Shelton, who later passed away in 1775 to what was believed to be postpartum psychosis. He was then married to Dorothea Dandridge in 1777 until he died on June 6, 1799.

During the American Revolution, there were many politicians who helped the cause towards rebellion. Patrick Henry was one of these statesmen. He was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1765. Shortly after being elected, Henry delivered a speech that spoke against the Stamp Act. But, his most famous speech was the “Speech in the Virginia Convention” in 1775. This speech flamed the Revolutionary spirit and led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. How did Henry achieve such a positive response to his speech? He accomplished this by developing ethos, pathos, utilizing repetition, and choosing an urgent tone.

John Adams is known by most Americans today for his contributions to the formation of the American government. However, what many do not know is that while he was a supporter of patriot values and beliefs, Adams’s first priority was his job as a lawyer: defending those under trial regardless of political beliefs or nationality. After the Boston Massacre in 1770, during which British soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Bostonian rebels, killing five, Adams defended these soldiers, who were thereby acquitted. Adams’s argument in his defense of these soldiers is that by swaying the verdict on the basis of patriotism over devotion to the law itself, colonists stoop to the same level as the British, whom they have condemned as tyrants. Adams used ethos, pathos, alliteration, epizeuxis, and rhetorical questioning in his closing argument to effectively convince the jury to recognize that the soldiers were acting in self-defense and to defend not only the law, but also his morals as a colonial lawyer.

Patrick Henry was an American attorney and the former governor of Virginia during the mid 17th century. At the time, America existed as a colony of Great Britain and the tension between the two groups had been on the rise. Henry is most famous for his impact on the decision to wage the Revolutionary war through his famous speech, ¨Give me Liberty or Give me Death.¨ Patrick Henry uses repetition, tone, and imagery in his profound speech to persuade the president of the House of Burgesses to declare war on Great Britain in order for the Americans to gain their freedom.

In 1775, the citizens of America were under duress by the pressure coming from Great Britain and also their own country. The citizens wanted their liberties back, however, the country as a whole was more reluctant to push the issue to a state of war. In his speech at the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry argues how war is crucial for Americans to regain their liberties by explaining that the British invasion is inescapable, and by illustrating how the citizens are ready and prepared to fight.

“We are all gathered here tonight to talk about a recent series of events that has come to my attention,” said Cotton Mather as he looked out at the group of board members. Anne Hutchinson was always the one to speak at these kinds of meetings, but I guess she allowed Cotton to take over for the night. Everyone sat eagerly at the edge of their seats except for Anne, who already knew what this breaking news was. The other board members were Jonathan Edwards and William Penn, two men who never seemed to get along with each other. William just wanted things to be peaceful, but Jonathan always took to more dark and violent route. They sat at opposite ends of the room, and rarely said a word to each other - well, at least not any kind ones. “Two

In Patrick henry’s speech at the second Virginia convention on march 23rd 1775 he powerfully assert that the British are about to change their way of life, and that they need to take steps to prevent them from destroying their newly founded country. Patrick Henry becomes a very unsuspecting leader in order to save his country from the impending doom of the British invasion. but in order to become a leader must one always risk life or limb.? or must they lead troops into battle? A leader should be able to know what is best for his people. Patrick henry never stepped foot on a battlefield, nor did he lead troops into battle. He was just an intellectual that saw a danger and he addressed it.

After reading and analyzing Dr.Kings “Remaining Awake during a Revolution” commencement speech that he presented at Oberlin College during his graduation ceremony; he wanted the people to have a good visual on what he was explaining and talking about. King wanted to inform the people about what was going; so he used allusions, statics, and logos.

Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Second Virginia Convention riveted the men at the convention to the brink of the beginning of the Revolutionary War. The speech was delivered at a time of great need, where the leaders of the colonies were fed up with British rule, but did not know exactly where to go with their hatred. Henry’s speech ignited a burning passion inside all of the revolutionaries to consider the idea of declaring war on the crown of England. Henry called these men into action, and pointed them towards the direction of a true revolution. Henry’s speech became one of the final straws for the leaders before they declared outright war on Britain. Through the usage of comparisons, word choice, and passion, Henry delivered an impassioned plea for the ages, forever changing the complexion of the world.

John Adams is portrayed in the John Adams miniseries as a man with a strong moral compass, someone who prioritizes rights and trusts national institutions to enforce them. Although overshadowed by the more passionate revolutionaries, such as Thomas Jefferson with “his aura and his glamour,” he is driven by a sense of moral duty and acts as a stable backbone to the revolutionary cause.1 This obligation to the institutions that defend human rights shapes the tone of his closing remarks in John Adams, where Adams emphasizes the importance of fact and the crucial role it plays in the judicial system. Despite the feelings of animosity that members of the jury may harbor for his clients, the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, he