Gallery
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
 |  |
Mr. Speaker, Leader Reid, Leader McConnell, Leader Pelosi, Assistant Leader Clyburn; to the friends and family of Rosa Parks; to the distinguished guests who are gathered here today. This morning, we celebrate a seamstress, slight in stature but mighty in courage. Rosa Parks would have turned 100 years old this month. We do well by placing a statue of her here. But we can do no greater honor to her memory than to carry forward the power of her principle and a courage born of conviction. President Obama speaks at a ceremony dedicating a statue in honor of Rosa Parks at the U.S. Capitol. February 27, 2013. Three hundred and eighty-five days after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, the boycott ended. Black men and women and children re-boarded the buses of Montgomery, newly desegregated, and President Barack Obama and congressional leaders from both parties said at an unveiling Wednesday that the depiction was fitting: Parks is shown seated, hands clasped in front of her, eyes President Obama and congressional leaders spoke at a ceremony in Emancipation Hall to commemorate the 150th anniversary February 24, 2016 Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for 1965 Voting President Barack Obama speaks at a statue dedication ceremony in honor of the late Rosa Louise Parks in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol. Rosa Parks’s singular act of disobedience launched a movement. The tired feet of those who walked the dusty roads of Montgomery helped a nation see that to which it had once been blind. It is With words of high praise from Republicans and Democrats, the nation's leaders on Wednesday dedicated a statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks — a statue that now stands in the U.S. Capitol President Obama joins Senate and House leaders to host and deliver remarks at a statue dedication ceremony in honor of the late Rosa Louise Parks. later, President Obama gave a speech to commemorate a statue of Parks in the Capitol Building.” Make a claim, but do not address the writer’s rhetorical choices • • “On the unveiling of a new statue of Rosa Parks, President Obama gave an eloquent speech honoring Parks’ life and activism.” Repeat provided information from the Barack Obama -- former president, civil rights advocate, Christian, husband, father, and African American -- delivers a speech commemorating the statue of Rosa Parks. Such a speech was presented at the National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol building in 2013 in the midst of a time when African Americans were fighting for racial An Analysis of the Rhetorical Choices in Obama's Rosa Parks Statue Speech On February 27, 2013, former President Barack Obama delivered a momentous address in the National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol, dedicated to Rosa Parks, the courageous African American civil rights activist. Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a “President Obama gave a speech in 2013 to dedicate a new statue honoring Rosa Parks, who was an American civil rights activist.” • “In 1955, Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her bus seat; 58 years later, President Obama gave a speech to commemorate a statue of Parks in the Capitol Building.” Obama closes upon his speech by circulating back to his main point - honoring the statue in front of him. Through recognizing Rosa’s statue at the end, Obama brings a valuable message that acknowledges both the statue itself and the reason for why Rosa is receiving a statue in the first place. Obama Rhetorical Analysis In Obama’s speech dedicating the Rosa Parks statue in the National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol building Obama uses repetition, personal experiences and biblical references to convey the impact and power Rosa Parks’s actions had. Speech by President Obama at Dedication of Statue Honoring Rosa Parks at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Mr. Speaker, Leader Reid, Leader McConnell, Leader Pelosi, Assistant Leader Clyburn; to the friends and family of Rosa Parks; to the distinguished guests who are gathered here today.€ ‘ capturing the lofty ideals Obama conveys.” We expe success in their explanations of how their observations conveyed meaning M perspective Question #2 Task: Rhetorical Analysis Topic: Obama Speech Dedicating the Rosa Parks Statue in 2013 Max. Points: 6 Mean Score: 3.53 President Barack Obama speaks at a statue dedication ceremony in honor of the late Rosa Louise Parks in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol. A statue was erected in the National Statuary Hall in recognition of Rosa Parks' valiant resolve to disobey orders and protest racial prejudice 58 years later, in 2103 In his optimistic statement during the statue's dedication, President Barack Obama passionately mentions how Ms. Parks is immensely deserving of this distinction.
Articles and news, personal stories, interviews with experts.
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |