Jasmine K
12/14/2015 09:50:19 am
Johnson end his speech as he did to somehow interact or engage with his audience before before someone agree with you ,you may need to create a connection with the audience .For instance ,Lyndon B Johnson states how their right are not given or equal to the rich.If i was a civil right worker during that time i would have been for it,because why not being treated equally?when we die we all get buried in the ground no matter our skin color,we bleed the same red liquid.Although till today we are still discriminated and we as "black colored men"are brain washed about our color being close to white."dark skinned,brown skinned,light skinned".This are some way we still prove our naivety for instance.
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Lorie M.
12/14/2015 10:01:25 am
The speech on the voting rights act of 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson was a well executed speech. When closing out his speech he made followers and listeners reflect. He made fellow Americans reevaluate the goals of progressing forward as a nation. He made clear what the true enemy was. It was clear that it wasn't race nor anything else as simple as color. It was poverty that keeps the nation suppressed. Ignorance keeps the mind blinded from the truth. Weakening the numbers of disease infected individuals. That's the true enemy. He acknowledged it. That was the step forward that was needed.
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Leynus
12/14/2015 10:07:52 am
The way Lyndon B. Johnson delivered and ended his speech in a way where it made the people of America, white and black alike, ponder upon what are the actual facts and what are the lies that constantly suppress their ability to speak out and protect their rights. He made it so it would have a lasting impact. If I was a civil rights worker, I would have been moved to the point where I would actually help out the cause. His speech would have made me realize that I should do something to protect myself and my brothers and sisters. On the other hand, if I was a white southerner, I would have probably felt as if I was being offended, considering that I was using slaves as a way to do my work.
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Philip
12/14/2015 10:17:34 am
Johnson ended his speech with hope and aspirations for the his country, he believe they will overcome the enemies if they stick together and put their mind to it. If i was a white southerner i would think these people are wasting their time and none of their actions would make a different.
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UKnow
12/15/2015 06:39:17 pm
2pt
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Aliyah P.
12/14/2015 11:39:51 am
Not to start off this way, but in my opinion, Johnson ended his speech the way he did in terms of making a change. By stating, "[poverty, ignorance, disease] they are our enemies, not our neighbor...", says that we, as people of the same nationality, "American's" , are supposed to be united. To stick together and help one another. "Their cause must be our cause too...", means we can all be equal and overcome anything that's keeping us divided. As a nation, we should have same opportunities. Have the same rights. The same name as "Americans". Basically, without that/those, how can any of us be "American's" or call ourselves"Americans? Answer, we can't!
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Kodjovi N'Gonou
12/14/2015 06:09:15 pm
Lyndon Johnson ended his speech that way in order to make or create a connection/relation with his audience because being a civil right worker has an affect on the communication you have with your audience , you would want them to relate some way or to agree with you in order to make change .Johnson started off with a strong and ended with a strong speech so his audience could interact or be engaged to his points or his wishes.
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UKnow
12/15/2015 06:53:45 pm
2pts
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Karen Escobar
12/15/2015 09:40:39 am
The speech of Johnson overall was to inform and persuade us, that true evil was found in division. A nation that is not united lead itself to destruction. Johnson was making it clear that there's no way a nation can have victory without being untied. He believe we shall all be equal and have the same right. Johnson perspective of American citizens weren't based on a skin color but on their bravery, loyalty, and respect. If I was a white southern I would have been angry. Why would I be mad because the truth was being spoken? Well because I as a white southern I was blind by my own selfishness and evilness.
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Kodjovi N'Gonou
12/21/2015 11:35:58 am
I agree with Karen because Lyndon B Johnson definitely in his term seek for a United population to fight back .As a white southern man 's mind was set on superiority and overruling they had no pitty for the black .As Jasmine states ,when we die we all will be buried in the ground no matter our skin color ,culture ,ethnicity or the language we speak we will all be buried down there without exception.Lyndon B Johnson starts and ends his speech as he does to invoke his audience to create a connection and to motivate his audience into the change he wants to acquire ,though he notices the division and segregation occurring ,he still has hope for change and we as a nation should have the same rights and opportunities in compliance.Lyndon B Johnson wanted equality for all but I'm sure one of the issues were action taken,many wanted everything to be resolved but didn't make moves to change it and it somehow still affects our society ,our generation and many others ,we still stereotyping about being lightskin,brown skin or dark skin but fail to realize we are all black just created differently.
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Phoenixx Meggett
12/15/2015 10:20:39 am
The speech on the voting rights act by London B Johnson. was a great speech. When he was closing his speech out he made his crowd react.Nobody wanted to listen or pay attention so they didn't know what the truth was. He gave the speech to open up peoples mind's and protect their rights. It opened up peoples mind and made them listen and pay attention. I believe if i was there i would have been deeply involved because its the right thing to do.
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raniyah williams
3/23/2016 08:39:30 am
you had an ok blog but you didnt follow all the steps that she gave us on how it should be written out.
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Vy Pham
12/16/2015 06:05:10 pm
Lyndon Johnson, “ Speech on the Voting Right Act of 1965”, stated that every man should have the right to be treated equally. At the end of his speech, Johnson made a connection to all people by talking about the civil rights. His conclusion emphasized the hope of liberty and opportunity of each person, he also pointed out that our enemies are not people who lives in the nation, but the poverty and disease. In this way, Johnson helped to contribute in bringing people together, he said, “ This is great, rich, restless country can offer… to all black and white”. If i were a civil rights worker, or a white southerner who believed in segregation, I would have supported this speech because I want to be treated equally. President Johnson asked Congress to pass legislation that allows all citizens to vote free. His purpose related to my wish, so I would have definitely supported his Voting Right Act.
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Sandra Connell
12/17/2015 01:04:25 pm
The speech by Lyndon Johnson was great he had a reaction at the end of the speech , he gave the speech to give people and show people an open mind about voting rights. Johnson was making it very clear that with out unity in a nation , that nation will have no victory. He believes that's every single person should be treated equally and to me that is a strong subject, because no one should be singled out due to their skin color, there fore Lyndon Johnson gave a very engaging and interesting speech therefore allowing his audience to be interested and in touch with the specifics of voting rights.
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raniyah williams
3/23/2016 08:35:32 am
i think this is a very well put together blog post. it lays out all the proper steps needed and gives a clear understanding on what the speech was about.
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Cristina Aragon Figueroa
1/13/2016 11:52:47 am
I agree with the speech on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson, because there were many discrimination by Southern men because of the color of people. Racism is ironic because we are the same! We are humans, of flesh and blood, color is not important, what matters is personality! Johnson wanted the country to have equal rights so that people can be united, regardless of race or color that each individual had, because the idea is to help us have a better country, but even today we continue having inequality, and it still exists between people today. I disagree with racism, I think we all have to be treated equally.
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Abdirahman Mohamed
1/15/2016 12:18:18 pm
the voting rights act speech of 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson was a well executed speech. When Lyndon Johnson closed out his speech he made followers and listeners reflect. He made fellow Americans reevaluate the goals of progressing forward as a nation. He made clear who the true enemy was. It was clear that it wasn't race nor anything else as simple as color. It was poverty that keeps the nation suppressed.Johnson wanted the country to have equal rights so that people can be united, regardless of race or color that each individual had, because the idea is to help us have a better country,
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Arieonna Randolph-Stewart
1/15/2016 12:26:04 pm
I agree with Lyndon B. Johnson, when he closed his speech people were so engaged afterward. He made people think so much deeper and reflect on their actions. They began to stop questioning the opposite race. They realized that there is nothing wrong with that race, but instead something was wrong with them as an individual. I personally believe, that no one should have to be limited, judged or stereotyped because of their race. No matter what that race may be. we all bleed the same color, we all get buried six feet deep and honestly no one will know what race their laying next to. Were all humans we all want the same things in life. Love, success, and peace. So why should we stop one another because of their pigment on top of a layer of bones. That if and when it is cut into has the same layer of light meat, that pours the same red blood to signify that we are all human.
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Ram Dhimal
1/15/2016 12:28:20 pm
That was really strong speech because it caught my attention. Throughout his speech Johnson connected to his audience. Johnson ended his speech in a way that would affect everyone. He used strong dictions during his speech to connect to the audience. He used words such as blacks, whites, northerners, southerners, etc. He said that everyone should have equal opportunity no matter the race or the color, no matter whether you are southerner or an northerner. He ended his speech saying that black people are not the enemy, poverty, disease, ignorance are the enemies and we should try to overcome them.
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Aimee
1/15/2016 12:32:47 pm
The speech of the voting rights address was very formal and great to read because it talked about the equal rights in every race mainly in the African American male community. As I read this part of the speech "There is no Negro problem. There is no southern problem. There is no northern problem. There is only an American problem.", it gave me a clear understanding that this man was about true equality. I see racism as a wrongful act that should have never happened. Lyndon B. Johnson said that men and women in many places in the country are kept from voting simply because they are Negroes, one can tell the sympathy he felt for the race and trying to make a change. At the end of the day all men... or should I say people are created equally.
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Pedro Saenz
1/15/2016 12:38:36 pm
well this article has provide a very good point. This is an "American problem." If our great founding fathers said "give me liberty or give me death." Why are a lot of us dying. This is an american problem. "Every man is equal" if that was true then why do we still fight for our rights till this day. Its not only the white mans fault but the colored as well. We do not need to result to war or to destroy our own community. If we work together we can make a difference it takes more then one to make a change. MLK jr did not die for this or any of the civil rights movements leaders. If we make no change this is a problem that will grow and evolve into something later on we can not change or stop.
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Nathalie Gutierrez
3/23/2016 08:22:34 am
In the speech "Speech on voting rights act of 1965" , by Lyndon.b.John son, explains the importance of equal voting rights.Lyndon uses repetition and ethos to ask congress for new voting rights legislation. In lines (3-6), it says, "I urge every member of both parties Americans of all religions and all of the colors from every section of this country to join me in that cause". We can see the writer wanted to persuasive the voters to join this revolution to skill the audience. The reader can tell it was persuasive she ravels the fact she wanted to argue for the Americans rights, "There is only an american problem" (lines 15-16). However there is a conflict between congress and Lyndon Americans rights, While the writies write what happened from the day it started he revels the fact of why this was great for congress (in the current speeches). Lyndon uses these retorical devices to analyze about voting rights. She expresses feelings that are strong and confident, and standing up for your own country while allowing the reader to create a statement. When Lyndon Johnson shifts to different emotions for the reader. In the end Lyndon's speech had a big impact on me, you can expect anything in a debate of elections and voters that we should not expect changes with rights you should expect the worst.
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Raniyah Williams
3/23/2016 08:32:32 am
In the speech "speech on voting rights act of 1965" by Lyndon B.Johnson, explains the importance of equal voting rights. Lyndon uses ethos and some figurative language like repetition to ask congress for new voting rights. In lines 3-7 it says, "I urge every member of both parties of every religion and country to join me in this cause.
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