Mahatma Gandhi Rhetorical Analysis

While the government will attempt to control you, and generate all the decisions they think are right, the people need to stand against them, for the reason that they need to think for themselves and speak up in order for them to have their freedom. Each speaker challenges the listeners to think for themselves instead of letting the government think for them. However, each speaker uses different concepts on how to convince the people to genuinely think for themselves. Furthermore, they show the audience on how to resist the government. Thoreau and Gandhi had similar ways on why and how to resist the government.

Thoreau and Gandhi apply the same notation on how to peacefully state their opinion. Fighting and protesting violently is not the answer, furthermore Gandhi explains this. “One way is to smash the head of the man who perpetrates injustice and to get your own head smashed in the process.”(Applebee, 377). Furthermore, Gandhi was trying to explain how war doesn’t benefit from anything. In fact, war makes everything worse for countries. Nevertheless, Gandhi and Thoreau's ideas are identical, in the sense that they wish to protest peacefully. Although, they don’t agree with the government, still they refuse to start

any chaos. “One who resorts to it does not have to break another’s head;...He has to be prepared to die himself suffering all the pain.”
(Applebee, 377). Gandhi is saying that we should protest in peace. Even if that means that we may get punished for it. Both Gandhi and Thoreau's ideas connect on how we should resist the government.
Additionally, Thoreau advises the people to determine the issues that are being ignored by the government. It is crucial for the people to not just speak and say what is wrong with the government, yet further take action and advance it. “But a government in which the majority rule...cannot be based on justice...” (Saxby, 2). The government does not control the people, rather the people control the government.
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The people need to get involved in their government and show them the problems they are causing. “That government is best which governs least.” (Saxby, 1). This explains what every other speaker is trying to get at, the people need to run the government. Also, Thoreau and Sojourner Truth associate with the same beliefs on segregation.
Sojourner Truth wants to let the government to perceive how tired she is living like she is not a member of society. Segregation is irrelevant to society, though the government still pushes towards it. “Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles... And ain’t I a woman?” (Gilbert, 253). This reveals how unacceptable African American women are treated. She wants the people to feel sympathetic towards her, therefore they can understand how appalling the government is. She wants the women to realize that they are not being treated right. “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again!” (Gilbert, 253). If all the women work together they can change the world. By saying this she is encouraging women to think for themselves for once, instead of letting the men control them. Furthermore, the people need to stand up for what they believe in. “You may hiss as much as you like, but it is comin’. Women don’t get half as much rights as they ought to; we want more, and we will have it.”
(Gilbert, 254). She tries to encourage other women to not give up, and fight for what they want. Every other speaker emphasizes this in their speeches. Especially Thoreau, the ideas of Thoreau and Sojourner Truth are indistinguishable.
Since both Sojourner Truth and Thoreau believe that the government needs to stop segregating people, and they both come to the conclusion that the government is doing a great deal that is wrong.

“There are thousands who...in opinion [are] opposed to slavery...who yet... do nothing to put an end to them;...”(Saxby, 4). Furthermore, Thoreau shows that people aren't doing anything about these problems with the government. Not to mention, Sojourner Truth believes this too, however she wants the women to watching what is happening and truly do something about the issue. However, segregation is an issue in both of these articles, and both speakers explain that the people cannot watch what the government is doing, nevertheless to do something about

it.
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In addition to all the ideas that have been aforementioned, the key idea of most of these speakers was to peacefully show how they wanted to form a change in government. In the article Don’t Know Much About History the speakers challenge the audience to realize that our government doesn’t know the history of the United States. “Almost no administration’s leading figures know the history of what we have done in the Middle East.” (Ross, 28). This is important considering that this generates the government to realize that they're not so educated in their decision makings. Past and present presidents have handled situations in other countries the wrong way, because of this, it’s causing more problems. They urge to solve the problem by establishing a White House Council of Historical Advisors. However, the people of the United States must state their opinion on this matter and define to the government that this needs to change. Even though all of these countries are going through different government issues, we find a way to help each other.
President Reagan makes this clear by trying to persuade the General Secretary to open the gates of the Berlin wall, to let the people be free. Furthermore, he understands the countries, fear of someone coming in and attacking, but he assures that if that were to happen the United States would help. “...this wall will fall, for it cannot withstand faith;...truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.” (Eidenmuller, 6). However, he is willing to keep visiting Berlin to try to convince their government to knock it down. Though, the people need to have their freedom and not be afraid. He peacefully goes on with his speech, trying to convince the General Secretary to free the people.
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President Reagan voices his opinion in hopes that his speech will succeed and the gates will open. Every other speaker is hoping that the government will listen to what they are saying and make a change. Though, the people know that their government wants to keep the people safe, it may not be the best choice that is out there. “...for we believe that freedom and security go together... human liberty can only strengthen...world peace.” (Eidenmuller, 3). President Reagan is saying that without freedom there can be no world peace. Even though all countries around the world is armed, Berlin still stands proud and secure. “...East and West do not mistrust each other because we are armed; we are armed because we mistrust each other.” (Eidenmuller, 4). President Reagan reassures the people that this city is secure and strong and that they should not worry about what’s on the other side of the wall. Each speaker is fighting for either their own, or someone else's freedom. However, the people need to be safe and secure, but they also need their freedom.
Finally, each speaker wants the people to tell the government what to do and not just watch them tear apart their nation. Even though, all of the speakers are fighting for something different, they're all talking about one thing, resisting the government.