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Rhetorical Analysis Of This I Believe

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In “This I Believe” (1952), Jackie Robinson claims that free society allows change for the better among people. Robinson elaborates by stating that when people in a free society are allowed “room to breathe and time to think” that the failings of the civilization will “disappear”, though Robinson recognizes that without being willing to “fight for it” people as a whole will not surpass these shortcomings. He writes in order to motivate people to “find the greatness of tomorrow” by impressing upon people the importance of working towards a perfect society. Robinson utilizes an inspirational tone in this speech to garner attention from the American public, encouraging people to fight against the injustices they see, and reassuring them that they

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