Rhetorical Analysis The speech named Apology, was given by Socrates many centuries ago. This speech was made by Plato to highlight Socrates’s defense against Athens, who was another philosopher. To this day, this speech is still considered to be one the best pieces to bridge the gap between literature and philosophy. The reason this speech was given is because Socrates was convicted of corrupting the youth, and challenging the ideas of the sky and what's below the ground. Consequently, Socrates
question Gorgias for as long as he pleased, for he wanted to “hear from him what is the nature of his art, and what it is which he professes and teaches”. Socrates begins by asking Gorgias what he and rhetoric is, to which he responds in a smooth, sophisticated manner, avoiding the questions entirely. He referred to rhetoric as an art. Although Gorgias avidly practiced rhetoric, he was not compelling when answering Socrates’s questions. Instead, he provided short responses. Socrates did not view rhetoric
Over the course of our American history we have seen the African American community fight for civil liberties since the formation of our country till the height of this fight in the 1960s, also known as the Civil Rights Era. Among one of the most belittling policies included segregation which kept blacks and whites separated. This brings us to Birmingham Alabama 1963, one of the most segregated cities in all of America. During this time the Southern Christian Leadership Conference staged many non-violent