Rhetorical Analysis Of King's Why We Can T Wait

He wants his readers to imagine the pain and humiliation of the ill treatment that African Americans endure on a daily basis. King writes of vicious mobs lynching people’s mothers and fathers, policemen killing people’s brothers and sisters, a man and his wife not receiving the proper respect they deserve because of their skin color, and the notion that African Americans feel insignificant within their communities; this is why these peaceful demonstrators of whom the clergymen attack “find it difficult to wait” (King, 20). However, King believes that soon, injustice will be exposed, like “a boil that can never be cured so long as it is covered up” (King, 30). This vivid description helps arouse an emotional response, driving shame into the hearts of his white readers.

During the 1960's, Black African Americans had to face multiple social conditions and attitudes. Many were living in poverty or low-income communities, with either no education or very limited education. This certain community during this time period was neglected, rejected, and disrespected by the American society. In Martin Luther King's book "Why We Can't Wait", he uses rhetorical strategies and devices like parallelism, repetition, imagery, and rhetorical questions in order to seek social change in the United States.

King continues on by affecting the reader, on an emotional level, by going through and explaining some of the unending amount of torturous events that the black community had to endure daily. In an essay by an anonymous writer it says, “He uses a dialog that reaches into the pit of your soul and places you on an emotional rollercoaster.” When he says, “when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate-filled policemen curse,

Dr. King also makes it a point to share his ideas and hopes for the future as he talks about brotherhood and justice for all of “God’s children” not just limited to African Americans. To illustrate the idea of the struggle, King compares the feelings and “discontent” of the African Americans to the feeling that one gets during a very hot summer. He then uses autumn to compare the relief that it brings after the summer to the relief that will come to the people of color once they’ve gained freedom and equality. King makes sure to address the fact that the event is not just one in which the Negroes are venting nor are they just feeling the need to get something off their chest, but an event where they expect change to take place soon and thereafter. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual (Dr. Martin Luther King, 1963). In addition to addressing the oppressors, Dr. King also addressed his people and the ones supporting the movement. Drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred is something that Dr. King encourages the people not to do; he does not want the need for freedom and the weariness of struggle to cloud their vision. The fight is one in which King believes should be done with the heart and soul, not with fists and

On December 14, 2012, almost a month after Obama’s re-election, the Sandy Hook shooting occurred. In this terrible tragedy, twenty children and six adults were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut. Two days after the incident, Barack Obama delivered a speech at an interfaith vigil to those who lost their loved ones. In this speech, Obama discussed the need for change and stricter gun laws in order to keep schools safe. He stated, “These tragedies must end….. We can’t accept events like these as routine.”

Witnessing the president of these United States, sing the spiritual hymn Amazing Grace at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, SC, during the eulogy of falling spiritual warrior Rev. Clementa Pinckney in June, must have been not only surprising but also an overwhelming emotional moment for many. It seemed to stir a feeling of connectivity to the people of Charleston, the families of the victims and humanity. One can surmise many around the world watching the home going ceremony identified with the words, reason and necessity for that song at such a contentious, but celebratory moment.

In the book “Why We Can’t Wait,” Martin Luther King Jr. provides information about the non-violent movement against racial segregation in the United States. There are three topics that caught my attention the most. They are the Negro Revolution, a New Day in Birmingham, and a Letter from Birmingham Jail. All these things occurred as Blacks were trying to get equal rights. Even though the white race harmed the black race, King encouraged them to practice non-violence.

Throughout history, when it comes to a national crisis, many leaders and politicians tend to advance towards what the people want to hear. In order to gain their audience’s support, most political leaders and public speakers use the practice of demagoguery to have useful influence held towards their argument. In Patricia Roberts-Miller’s article “Democracy, Demagoguery, and Critical Rhetoric,” analyzes what demagoguery is and how it affects the audience. Speakers or authoritative figures that engage with demagoguery use strategies such as scapegoating and polarization in order to establish a separation between in-groups and out-groups; in-groups tend to form hateful discrimination on out-groups and define them with negative features. An example of demagoguery that Roberts-Miller uses is in Adolf Hitler’s speech about how he wanted German people to change their views and beliefs on the Jewish. Her article however, also consists of several fallacies and may seem somewhat unethical. Throughout Wayne LaPierre’s speech on the Newtown Tragedy in 2012, there is usage of what Roberts-Miller claims to be demagoguery. Wayne LaPierre is the Vice President of the National Rifle Association (NRA). After the shooting that occurred at Sandy Hook elementary, LaPierre expresses his sympathy for the families of the loss and he then gathers the attention of parents who may be uneasy about their children’s safety at school. Throughout

The news making the headlines this past couple of days is the genuinely shocking unforeseen improvement of six ladies and three men including a minister who were shot dead at 9 p.m. on Wednesday June 17, 2015 at the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston South Carolina , a chronicled church which was developed in 1816 as a standout amongst the most settled African-American holy places in the United States.There were three people who survived including a five-year-old young woman whose grandmother prompted her to play dead and that is the methods by which she survived. (Bankoff and Hartmann). Gun control is a greatly delicate issue with different sides and viewpoints. One side feel it is tricky to take away a man's privilege

In Martin Luther King Jr. ‘s I have a Dr. King utilizes pathos to build a relationship with his black and white audiences. This shows through the references he makes to the black and white children and adults in his audience. “To the millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in flames of withering injustice.”

President Obama’s speech for the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney was great where he used his words carefully and effectively as he addressed this to people. The incident or tragedy to what happened to Reverend Clementa Pinckney was really sad and awful knowing that he was a good man who set as a good example to help people. In President Obama’s speech, he used abstract language and connotative meaning in the idea of grace. President Obama said: “The grace of the families who lost loved ones. The grace that Reverend Pinckney would preach about in his sermons. The grace described in one of my favorite hymnals -- the one we all know: Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. (Applause.) I once was lost, but now I’m

It is interesting to see and reveal the misconceptions of President Obama’s motive to the speech for more gun control and how politicians and individuals are stressing an emotional and safety concern.  Within this political environment, and with a charismatic and persuasive use of the pentads, the rhetor’s motive was to implement legislation regarding gun control.

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” (Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘Why we can’t wait’) The book ‘Why we can’t wait,’ has been written by Martin Luther King , Jr.

I had heard enough. This young boy hadn’t experienced the traumatic repercussions of rape. He hadn’t experienced the excruciating pain of rape on an 8-year old body, he hadn’t felt the exclusion from being an outcast, he hadn’t felt distant from his own family, he hadn’t dealt with segregation by both the whites and the Black male population. King’s words were a dagger to my heart: they had epitomized the causes of my silence over the past 5 months. I felt the tears streaming down my face and (describe sadness) “You just shut up!”, I retorted.

“And were it not for God’s favour upon you, [O man,] and His grace, and that God is a wise acceptor of repentance...!”