Jack's AP American Blog

What stuck out for me in this speech was is obvious oration, which I noticed before even listening to the speech. The most obvious device he used was his anaphora. Most famously, was his anaphora of "I have a dream", where he stated reforms he wished to see. But, what stuck with me more was his anaphora of freedom. His use of "let freedom ring" and allusion to the My Country 'Tis of Thee song was more important than ever at this time. In 1960's America, "the negro had been given a bad check, marked 'insufficient funds'". As pointed out by Dr. King African Americans of the time were subjected to police brutality, confined to ghettos, and constantly discriminated against. As he said, "1963 was not an end, but a beginning", a beginning of what we would later refer to as the civil rights movement. This movement was structured upon demands from men like Dr. King, and Malcolm X. In this speech these demands came in the for of his dreams...

Wilson begins his inauguration by emphasizing that House, Senate, and Executive branch have all become primarily democratic following his victory in the election of 1912. This is attributed to the evolution of the peoples perspective of politics. He states that that the people wanted to rid themselves of suffering, and achieve prosperity. He uses this to support the reform of the government and that they could now help bring this want to the common people. Essentially, he is stating that the government will be able to prevent monopolies with the motivation of the people. Wilson mentions that the benefits of previous administration have also brought consequences. Although the economy has succeeded, the government has forgotten about the environment and the American citizens. He concludes that it is now the time to correct the wrong doings which arose due to the rush to succeed as a nation. For example, he planned to fix the harmful tariffs, the lack of environmental protection,...

On October 15, 1914, the Clayton Anti-Trust Act was passed in order to strengthen the previously implemented Sherman Anti-Trust Act in order to combat the rapid formation of big businesses and monopolies. Hence, removing the anti-labor interpretation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. There were four main points of emphasis involved in the Act: sales, mergers, acquisitions, and price discrimination. Price discrimination meant that the price of a commodity could not be altered based on the consumer. Furthermore, the principle of Sales clarified that buyers didn't deal with the competitors of the seller. The Mergers and acquisitions ensured that no one was a director of two or more competing corporations. Ultimately, Vendors are  not allowed to purchase goods and then resell them with altered prices. Corporations are not allowed to assume control of other corporations in their market with the purpose of creating a monopoly. This helped eliminate discrepancies in the Sherma...

The primary purpose of The Keating-Own Child Labor Act of 1916 , "To prevent interstate commerce in the products of child labor, and for other purposes." This act disallows the conduction of distribution, or commerce of products that were manufactured using child labor.   The qualification for child labor is that thirty days prior to the commerce of the product, a child under the age of 16 worked for long hours. Additionally, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor will form a committee that will create regulations to enforce and strengthen the act. Furthermore, officials will be continuously monitoring offices, mills, and factories to help oversee a proper workplace. Also, the state and attorney general to present all available evidence when quarries or mills or any such industry is being inspected. If child labor is discovered, there will be fines, jail sentences, and procedures for conviction. Another main point of emphasis is properly ...