Analysis of Seagull Reader Essay on Frederick Douglass and 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

Overview of 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?' Speech

The following is your third Seagull Reader essay. It is worth 100 points. It is to be two pages with your third page as your works cited page. Only work cite The Seagull Reader. You do not need to do any research unless the topic asks for research. Be sure to write a full two pages. Pick from one of the following topics below.

Frederick Douglass was one of the great voices against slavery. As a slave Douglass learned how to read and write, decided he had to escape the South and became one of the great voices against slavery in the North.Douglass gave a speech ‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? ’It is considered to be one of Douglass most powerful speeches. Analyze the speech. How does Douglass use logos, pathos and ethos? Did he include any fallacies? Why do you think it is considered to be an important speech?

You can find a copy of the speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"

Teaching American History (Links to an external site.)

“What to the Slave is 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Read Watch on

You can watch the speech read by the descendants of Douglass ‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants

We have looked a World War 1, the role of propaganda and the World War 1 poets. There were several other World War 1 poets other than Wilfred Owens. Here is a link to several of the World War I poets.

The Poetry of World War I by The Editors | Poetry Foundation (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

Pick at least two World War I poems. What was the argument of the poems? What do they tell us about World War 1? Analyze them in terms of logos, pathos and ethos. Convince me that I should use these poems in my future class.

Dr. Kings Letter from Birmingham Jail is in our Seagull Reader. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the Rogerian argument. Evaluate King's argument with regards to logos, pathos and ethos. How does King use the Rogerian Argument? What was your overall impression of Dr. Kings Letter?

Robert Kennedy gave a speech the night that Martin Luther King was assassinated. It is general considered to be one of the most powerful speeches of the 20thcentury. It is also considered to be an example of the Rogerian argument. Be sure to read the forward to the speech so that you understand some background to the speech and to understand that Robert Kennedy was not President, he was John Kennedy's younger brother. Evaluate Bobby Kennedy’s speech Do you see examples of logos, pathos and ethos? How does Kennedy use the Rogerian argument? What was your reaction to Kennedy’s speech?