The Great Dictator 's Speech By Charlie Chaplin

In 1977, the first American gay politician, Harvey Milk, gave a speech entitled “The Hope Speech”. In the speech, Milk spoke about his passion for young gay American’s to be able to feel that they were part of the community. He mentions the story of how a politician said that God said the drought in California was because of the gays and that the day Milk was elected in San Francisco, it started to rain. Harvey Milk spoke with passion about how gay people were ‘slandered’ and ‘accused of pornogrophy and child molestation’. That as long as non homosexuals could understand that Milk and other gay people were just as human, that the society would be a better place.

“He was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart. He thought there never would be again”. This quote stated by Elie Wiesel from his speech, “The Perils of Indifference”, refers to the day Elie Wiesel got liberated from the Holocaust when he was young. The Holocaust was just one of the many horrific tragedies that occurred during that century. In hopes of changing the future for the better, Wiesel decides to deliver a speech about helping the victims of injustice. He gives this speech intended for the President, Mrs. Clinton, members of Congress, Ambassador Holbrooke, Excellencies, and friends hoping that they will make positive changes for the future. By using rhetorical strategies such as anaphora, rhetorical questions, and ethos, Wiesel tries to help the victims of injustice and prevent future tragedies from happening.

He develops this further throughout his next few paragraphs, beginning them all with the words “let both sides,” addressing not only his nation but also those who oppose him, letting them know that they must make the same effort if they wish for peace. Throughout these statements, he uses diction to create contrast in ideas, telling both sides to focus more on what “unites us” rather than what “divide[s] us” (15). His next statement employs logos to express the need for a clear restriction of nuclear arms, followed by the repetition of the word “absolute” in his press to bring “absolute power” under “absolute control” (16). Next he utilizes ethos in addressing the curious, pioneer spirit of human society, naming several examples of future scientific innovations such as “[exploring] the stars” and “[eradicating] disease” (17) to inspire a sense of eagerness to shift human research’s concentration from violence to civilizational accomplishment. He ends this discussion with an allusion to the Bible, an appeal to the faith of a majority of his listeners, and reciting a quote that is relevant to all, regardless of faith: “‘undo the heavy burdens . . . [and] let the oppressed go free’” (18), another encouragement to contribute to a more moral society.

Abraham Lincoln once stated, "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." The quote from the 16th president of the United States can be interpreted that power will display someone's true character by seeing what that person will do with that power that they have been given. People will follow orders blindly just to feel powerful or superior than others, they will do unthinkable things to people just to have the feeling of power. For example, Hitler wanted to have a superior race, so the Nazi soldiers were seen as the superior race; therefore, the soldiers felt superior

"Never make an attempt to gain our freedom or natural right, from under our cruel oppressor, and murderers, until you see your way clear [6]--when that hour arrives and you move, be not afraid or

As stated in an article from Newsmakers, Ronald Reagan was known as “the Great Communicator” because he was able to clearly speak to the public due to his unusual experiences before presidency (Newsmakers). Every president of the United States has a unique story, but Reagan possessed many remarkable characteristics. Today, many people recognize Reagan as a former president, but few know about the struggles he faced and his success before presidency; his political party transition, handling economic fluctuation, and his attitude throughout his terms in office made him an unforgettable political figure.

Explanation of the Quote: Winston Smith There will be no love, except the love of Big brother.however,war is like you don't have no peaceful and which talks about how you spend your life being a slavery. Also winston had no peace because he had no freedom and being a slavery gives him no rights. So, if there is constant war, the people are constantly giving, sacrificing, and pledging devotion to their government.

In the Holocaust people only thought about the deaths, not the little amount of people who lived. Today you are going to learn about a guy named Elie Weisel who was a Holocaust surivor.

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As Wiesel gives his speech on The Perils of Indifference, he states, “for the person who is indifferent… Their lives are meaningless”. To further explain, Elie elaborates on how people are seen differently to others and for that reason are mistreated and many people don’t do anything to help them. In that case, that’s where he says that those people’s lives are worth nothing once they are ignored instead of helped by those who are bystanders. Furthermore, Wiesel continues his speech by saying, “ Indifference.. is more dangerous than anger and hatred.” Elie’s testimony indicates that due to people’s religion, race, culture, they are judged and abused by others who dislike the aspects of that person. He clarifies that nothing can be worse than being different than others and be discriminated, hated and maltreated. To further add, he points out that indifference is worse than anger and hatred combined because everyone sees the horror those people are put through, yet, they do nothing about the situation and let it happen as if they’ve seen nothing. This being said, Elie wants people to know that it’s worse to be indifferent when coming to the suffering of others; he wants people to open their eyes and observe if this is still occurring and if so, to not be the bystander and ignore the cruelty others are put through but

“For, the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth…” This is what Lou Gehrig said in his final speech at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1938. “When Lou gave that speech tears rolled down his cheek as he gave one of the most memorable speeches in baseball history” said Babe Ruth (Greenberger 82). After that day, Lou knew he would not live to see his fortieth birthday (82).

In any given Sunday as we the football fans watch the sport with friends and family, screaming at our television, chanting and routing for our respecting teams to win, I can honestly say that not one of us think or know what the 26 president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt has done for the sport.

Dictatorship throughout the ages has mainly led to oppression and conflict between people and government. Some of the notoriously bad dictators took office around the 1920’s and 1930’s. There were three main dictators in that time period and they all ran different countries in very different ways. Josef Stalin was known as the dictator of the Soviet Union, he was all about communism and did not care if there was opposition to his ideas. On the other hand, Benito Mussolini was in charge of Italy and all about fascism. Possibly the worst known dictator of all times was Hitler, in charge of, Germany, he was all about Nazism. Each had a different outlook on ruling, but they all did things similarly to lead to nations hatred against them. Basically, their ultimate goal was to do what was best for their countries, however, there want for power tended to get in the way. They all wanted to accomplish many things, they used many different ideas and ways to run their nations. They were all blamed for their nations demise in one way or another. This essay will discuss the similarities and differences between Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini.

I hope you are doing well in your own country. Though you do not live in the now called U.S.S.R, I felt you should know what is going on. Most of the world doesn’t seem to know. After many years of being ruled by the Czars, we now have this new leader. His name is Vladimir Lenin and he claims that these communist ways are going to be the best for all of us. I suspect it will cause many issues. Not to long ago, Lenin was in jail for being a threat to the government, but now, he is leading it!

August 28th, 1963, 250,000 marchers stood in front of the Washington Monument to hear a message. A message from the leader of the civil rights leader whom many of the marchers have come to respect and follow. Marchers from all different backgrounds all supporting the civil rights and jobs for the African American community. Martin Luther King Jr. took the podium in front of these marchers and spoke a message that would inspire not just those present, but all of America to have a dream just like his. A dream in a country that has been stacking the cards against them for a couple hundred years. King took the podium and spoke of his dream, “… a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”” (King npg.). King’s speech resonated with thousands of African Americans and inspired them to dream his dream and start a movement that would lead them their civil rights.