I. Introduction
Attention Gainer-( I am going to show pictures of popular brands that make you test your memory, and ask the audience, “Have you ever seen everyday brands spelled a certain way, and you look at it again. And it was never as you saw it.”
Reason To Listen/Credibility- (Then I will Say) Can you imagine yourself at a store, and looking through the candy, food, whichever section you are at, and all of a sudden you see that the popular brand “Febreze” was never spelled “Febreeze”, or “Kit Kat” was never spelled with a dash, “Kit-Kat”. It blows your mind, and you can only help, but wonder how can this be. It test your memory quite a bit and makes you think about how it could’ve changed from the last time you saw that brand to the time it was seen differently in the store that day. The explanation to this phenomena would be “The Mandela Effect.” My interest in this topic came to me when I was walking into an H.E.B, and I saw a Febreze bottle that caught my eye. The Febreze bottle was spelled “Febreze”, and I have always remembered “Febreeze”. When I Got home I went straight to my computer and searched up “Febreze or Febreeze.” The first thing that popped up was the Mandela Effect, and ever since then I have been hooked on this “effect” and its logic. As of right now, I have been looking and searching for more and more theories of this “effect” for a good amount of time, and I believe with my research and study I can show what The Mandela Effect is all about.
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In Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence”, King asserts that the war in Vietnam is a “symptom” (7) of a much larger disease that affects the “American spirit” (7). The disease King mentions is causing destruction where ever it is found, and in the case of the Vietnam war, it has led to their oppression and the death of people. In the section, Strange Liberators, King states, “They move sadly and apathetically as we heard them off the land of their fathers into concentration camps where minimal social needs are rarely met. They know they must move or be destroyed by our bombs” (8). King believed that the disease was leading the United States to take drastic actions against the Vietnamese people. The U.S.
Basically the Mandela Effect is a misremembering of a fact or event. It's not called the Mandela Effect because just one person remembers something differently because that could just be a mistake that that one person had made. The Mandela Effect is something much greater than that. It’s when many people recall something that had happened and it turns out to be false. It had got its name because a large amount of people recall Nelson Mandela, a South American political leader, dying in prison during the 1980’s, but he actually died on December 5, 2013. This could have been just a mistake and people thought they had heard the wrong person when they originally heard the news but that wasn't the case. When people heard he had died in 2013
Racism has always been a major problem in America. However, it was known to be the most problematic in the late 1950s. On August 28 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his infamous speech “I Have a Dream” to America. His dream highlighted the injustices of segregation and discrimination of African Americans that took place in this nation every single day. Dr. King inspired thousands despite the color of their skin, to take a stance against racism, with his powerful way with words. In his speech MLK efficaciously uses, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos by using allusions, developing credibility, in his speech to persuade all Americans to be aware of the problems with racism.
“Hundreds and thousands of Africans are thrown into jail each year under pass laws. Even worse than this is the fact that pass laws keep husband and wife apart and lead to the breakdown of family life.”(Nelson Mandela- April 20,1964 “An Ideal in Which I Am Prepared to Die) This quote comes from a well known African leader Nelson Mandela who fought to help his people in South Africa against apartheid, A set of laws which allowed whites to have all the power in South Africa from 1948 to 1991. He explains in the quote the mistreatment of his fellow Black, Native Africans forced out of homes and jobs due to the white government. Nelson Mandela and many other great leaders used certain rhetorical techniques to convince their people that apartheid is negatively affecting their country. The rhetorical techniques used by Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Steve Biko help to persuade their audiences of their messages of the negative effects of apartheid in South Africa. Nelson Mandela and Steve Biko were both activists in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, while Desmond Tutu is an Archbishop who created TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission). Nelson Mandela soon became the president of Africa, Steve Biko was murdered by police, Archbishop Desmond Tutu continued helping the truth behind apartheid get out so South Africans can have peace. The rhetorical techniques used in Nelson Mandela’s “An Ideal for Which I Am Prepared to Die” were pathos which is used to persuade a reader by making them feel emotional for the cause as if it is important to them as well which is an appeal to emotion, ethos to credit himself for his hard work which is the appeal to credibility , and logos a logical apply which is using facts about how it’s affecting them, Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s “Forgiveness is Liberating” also uses pathos while applying repetition, the technique of repeating a phrase to persuade the reader that what they are saying is correct and anecdote which is to tell the reader a story of the event to convince them, while Steve Biko’s “Black Consciousness and the Quest for True Humanity” also as Nelson Mandela’s “An Ideal for Which I Am Prepared to Die” applied to logic and used the appeal to credibility.
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!"
A fascinating and popular false memory that many people share is from a famous Star Wars scene. “Luke, I am your father” is a well-known phrase from the film but people are starting to realize that’s not what Darth Vader says. Darth Vader says “No, I am your father” which brings up the question why do so many people remember the wrong line? People got angry over this misremembering because it’s such a simple example and there is absolutely no explanation for this besides relating it to the Mandela Effect.The most known representation of the Mandela Effect relates to children’s book series and animated television show The Berenstain/Berenstein Bears. A lot of people distinctly remembering growing up with the series with the title bring called The Berenstein Bears, not The Berenstain Bears. With books and tapes produced with different spellings, it is proof that something happened. It’s not just a bunch of people with false memories, something interesting is going on here, but nobody knows what the cause of all of this is. Those who experience the Mandela Effect may have moved between parallel
Cesar Chavez is an important man who wrote an inspiring speech in September 1965. His brilliant speech explains how industrious farm-workers deserve their rights. As the farmers went on strike, they searched for better working conditions and pay increases. The powerful strike took about six weeks that was still developing. Chavez built an organization supporting farmers in California. Cesar Chavez made a unique speech that left a powerful legacy behind him after people read and heard his speech.
Would you think somebody murder was justified getting brutally killed in front of friends and family? The assassination of Malcolm X was unjust because he was a civil right leader he also was the leader for the nation and Islam. However other believed that he promoted violence.
Stokely Carmichael gave his most famous speech on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley in 1966. His speech, “Black Power,” addresses the issue of black racism in America and gives strategies for advancing black civil rights. His use of ethos, logos, and pathos is successful in getting the audience to engage and connect with his speech.
February 26, 2015, Treyvon Martin is shot and killed by George Zimmerman. One year later a jury would find Zimmerman not guilty of murder, sparking outrage and putting the spotlight on the suspicions borne by African Americans.
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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.
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave the “I Have a Dream Speech” to a large group of civil rights marchers gathered around the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. Martin Luther King Jr. is a great example of how displays of anger must be controlled in order to be effective and lead to good outcomes. Throughout his entire speech he appeals to the emotions of the audience. By addressing that even though the Emancipation Proclamation was signed to free the slaves, and many years later they are still not free. He is constantly reminding the people of color that they continue to be the race being segregated and discriminated by the white people. He blames the white people of being prejudice viewing
The apartheid of South Africa was a time of constant fear and unknown and tested faith in the people who it continuously impacted.