The Power of Conviction

Illuminating the prejudice of the States on the day of liberty celebration was truly a guessy move, but for unity man, any amount of risk involved was worth deliver the morality of a nation. Although thraldom was culturally accepted at this time, many abolitionists fought to bring intimately an end to this heinous act. On July 5th, 1852, Frederick Douglass presented himself to the Ladies Anti- break ones backry Society of Rochester, New York, include the opportunity to voice his rivalry towards ending slavery to the abolition-sympathetic consultation. Reminding a nation of their morality and ethical motive not only infallible tact and intellect, but nigh importantly, unwavering faith. That meant trusting in his Gods plan, no matter if it meant potential failure. In his oration, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July, Frederick Douglass displays this steadfast effect and diligently enhances his ethos as a man of faith with dear(p) perspective, pious discipline and promi se of a nations redemption. With respect to Gods power and authority, Douglass firmly payes a religious identity that his audience could understand and appreciate.\nDouglas demonstrates his faith with dear perspective on Christianity through with(predicate) creating an analogy between the Statess seemingly Christian acts and of past tyrannical acts. Douglasss viewpoint is an advantage to him as a speaker. He preempt make headwayly see that Americans do not seem to hap the Christian principles that the nation was founded upon, and makes this clear with his speech. And let me warn you Douglass exclaims, that it is heavy to copy the example of a nation whose crimes, lowering to heaven, throw down by the glimmer of the Almighty, burying that nation in irrecoverable ruin! (120). Douglass shares this teaching with the audience and enhances his ethos, or the discernible character of the speaker, by manduction Americas taradiddle of the revolutionary war and establish his credi bility as a ma...