Favorite Passage:
This is no time for ceremony. The question before the house is one of awful moment to this country.
Essential Question:
As my essential question mentions what will happen to a community when the American dream is not attainable to all. In the Speech "Give me liberty" the colonist are being denied there Dream because of the British. Thus causing people like Patrick Henry, to motivate people to fight for there dream causing a revolution with in the community.
Logos, Ethos,Pathos
Logos- that he tells them that all wise men should be joining the revolution.
Ethos- by saying it is ethical for all to attain freedom. Patrick Henry particularly uses Pathos in this selection.
Pathos- speaking of ideas such as Patriotism, he also appeals to their religious emotions in his work.
Reflection:
Give me Liberty or give me death is written to inspire Americans to have a revolution against the British. He gave the speech in March of 1775 in St. Johns church in Richmond VA. Patrick uses strong words such as revolution and states that there is not time to waste so they must act quickly. I noticed his pride of being American and the emotion he but in his poem thus Saying "Give me liberty of Give me death". Thus meaning that he is willing to die for his country if we go into the war.
Diary Entry: Wow, to day in St. John’s one of America’s hero’s came to speak to us, his name Patrick Henry. He gave us a speech that has inspired us all to rebel against the Brits. He has told us there is not time to wait we as Americans have to take action to protect our selves immediately. So tomorrow me an some friends will begin to plan out plans to over run the British in Philadelphia. Sincerely, John William
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