Ich Bin Ein Berliner; JFK

1.  What is the author arguing?

Jonh F. Kennedys arguement was on the berlin wall that seperates the democratic west from the communist east. he exspressed his deeply resentment a man denided to make free choices and dislikes the way families were kept seperated."as long as one german out of four denide the elementry right of free men, and that is to make free choices". He also express what to me seemed that he was agenst the exspasion of Communisum.

2.  How does the author appeal to logos (logic), pathos (emotional quality), and ethos (the writer’s perceived character) with their argument?

 President Kennedy used multiple tactics a appeal to these topics. his approach toward the logistical problems was by simply mentioning no family, or peoples of the same backgroud/nationality should  not be seperated by such means. "Separating families, dividing husbands and wives and brother and sister and dividing people who wish to be joined together!". he mentions that man deserves the the right to freedom. every german deserves the rights to presue peace for there nation. the character he his talking about is the berliners. he is attempting to gain simpithy for the german people seperated and apressed by the "Evil" communist goverment.

 

3.  What is the historical significance /relevance of this document?

JFK made his ideal on the spread communisum clear. And around this time communisum was spreading all over the world. Places such as eastern europe, central and south america, asia, and even africa. which would lead to america attempting to halt its spreads, even through military actions such as the conflict's in vietnam.

4.  Do you find the author’s argument convincing?  Why or why not?

After finding more information about JFK's speech and the siutuation in berlin at that time i do find this spech convincing. the reason why is because he targeted peoples emotions. Anger, sympathy and fear were his main points and arsenal in persuading the people. He used fear by mentioning that it is rapidily spreading. He wanted the people to feel sympathetic for the plight of the Eastern Germans. He voiced his anger against what was believed to be the evil communist.

Black Nationalism; Malcolm X

1.  What is the author arguing?

 The author is arguing about the "race problem" in the Unites States. He talks about all of the actions taken which were suppose to crush the "race problem" which did not work. He also talks about promises made by a president which were broken, and how that same president said that he could not do something for blacks because a law had not been violated, but just a little while later he took action for whites who were going through almost the same things that the blacks were just going through. He also argues for the rights to citizenship for African Americans.

2.  How does the author appeal to logos (logic), pathos (emotional quality), and ethos (the writer’s perceived character) with their argument?

Malcolm X mentions the actions that whites take for their own kind but not for African Americans which had an effect on their safety, how the police were letting their dogs bite "black women and black children and black babies in Birmingham, Alabama." This appeals to the logical part for the wrong morally that was done by the government and the action which was not taken. It also appeals to the emotional part by the harm and emotions that the black people had gone through from this experience, especially the babies being bitten by the police dogs.

3.  What is the historical significance /relevance of this document?

During this time, blacks were suppose to already be treated as any other man, the "race problem" was suppose to already be gone but it was not. Malcolm X was the one who stood up for all blacks stating the facts that false promises were made to blacks, the actions that had been taken did not make a difference. Like Martin Luther King Jr, he had a impact on African Americans being discriminated much less. He was a great influence on many black people and still is to this day.

4.  Do you find the author’s argument convincing?  Why or why not? 

  

Malcolm X was very convincing. He made great points in all his speeches and opened up many eyes and spoke for many mouths. From his speeches you can tell that he was very motivated to stop discrimination and have every man be treated equal. He says "One white man named Lincoln supposedly fought the civil war to solve the race problem and the problem is still here...and then another white man named Kennedy came along, running for president, and told Negroes what all he was going to do for them if they voted for him, and they voted for him 80% , and he's been in office now for three years and the problem is still here." He also stated an incident that had happened which had made his speech even more convincing. His facts about events and discrimination that were going on in our nation and his clear motivation had made his speech very convincing.

Textile Workers Strike for Better Wages and Working Conditions

During the 1920s and the 1930s, mill owners and textile manufacturers were giving textile workers bad paychecks and loads of work, which the workers knew was totally unfair. Many people were looking for jobs but could not find one because mill owners were putting the work of two or three men, onto one man. The workers would just put up with everything because they were afraid of losing their jobs until September of 1934 where workers went on strike until the passage of the NRA, a code which provides a maximum and minimum number of hours one may work and minimum wage one may earn per week. To the workers, everything seemed too good to be true, and it was. Mill owners did not go by the code but continued doing what they were doing before, giving low wages and a lot of work to workers. Workers had gone on strike again but had failed at making a difference due to "the combination of the mill owners' intransigence, the Textile Workers' Union's lack of resources, the mill workers' increasingly desperate financial situation and Roosevelt's focus on the need for industrial peace to achieve economic recovery.

1) Why did it take so long for workers to go on strike? What had given them the courage to go on strike and risk their jobs?

2) What kind of impact did the mill workers have in the job industry?

Was There a Sexual Revolution in the 1920s?

Yes, there actually was a sexual revolution in the 1920s. During this time, many things about sexuality had changed. Youths and middle class men and women had felt more free to discuss their own feelings about sex to one another, sex talk spread into the media across the whole nation, and women started changing the style of they had dressed and the way they danced to skimpy and sexual. They had started tlaking about sex like it was nothing and that had led to many things during this time. Dating was caused by the "house of prostitution on wheels" which had then led to "petting" which 92 percent of women had admitted into engaging in. During this time contraceptives had been acceped so there had been much more premarital sex going on, the culture was changing. Many didn't think much of "petting" or premarital sex being too wrong because people would only engage in these activities to someone who they had believed they were going to marry in the future. Women were getting more and more rights which had led them to engage in better jobs and their economic lives were reflected in their sexual attitudes. Some women were brave enough to deny the "double standard" and believed they had the same rights as men sexually. During these times, America had changed sexually and I believe that this was the start to the kinds of attitudes and beliefs many have about sex now days which really is more open within people and the media like it had become in the 1920s. Women in the 1920s also started doing things like smoking, drinking, and staying out all night like the men during that time which they still do to this day.

1) How did most perceive the nations sexual change in the 1920s?
2) How was America economically changed duing this time due to women getting more rights and expressing themselves freely?