Inferences
But there is something different about tonight. There is something special about tonight. What is different? What is special?
I, Barbara Jordan, am a keynote speaker.
A lot of years passed since 1832, and during that time it would have been most unusual for any national political party to ask a Barbara Jordan to deliver a keynote address. But tonight, here I am. And I feel that notwithstanding the past that my presence here is one additional bit of evidence that the American Dream need not forever be deferred.
According to these paragraphs, why is the fact that Barbara Jordan is the keynote speaker?
She is acknowledging the significance of an African-American woman giving the speech.
What is most likely a central idea of Barbara Jordan’s speech?
It is up to the American people to decide what they want and work towards that goal together.
What is the connotation.
There is no law that requires that American people to form a community.
Neutral
What is a synonym for
endeavor
Effort
But this is the great danger America faces—that we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups: city against suburb, region against region, individual against individual; each seeking to satisfy private wants. If that happens, who then will speak for America? Who then will speak for the common good?
This is the question which must be answered in 1976: Are we to be one people bound together by common spirit, sharing in a common endeavor; or will we become a divided nation?
What can we infer from this?
Americans will be too divided to help.
Based off of the central idea of the speech, what can we infer that the "common endeavor" is referring to?
If the people come together, they can be more powerful than they would be individually.
Let us restore to social intercourse that harmony...
positive
Deferred is to put off as sustain is to _____
maintain
And now, what are those of us who are elected public officials supposed to do? We call ourselves “public servants” but I’ll tell you this: We as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good if we are derelict in upholding the common good. More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future
Summarize what she is saying about public servants.
Lead by example and be more responsible.
Only one of these are addressed in the speech, which one is:
unemployment
unpopular wars
lack of civil rights
Unemployment
A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility...
positive
What does the word illusion
false impression
Why does Jordan quote Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson?
To show her support for unity and harmony
2 of these are issues are addressed in the speech, one is not. Which issue is not addressed?
criminal activity of elected officials
bitterness and cynicism
hypocritical politicians
Criminal activity
Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of national community.
negative
What is another word for distinction?
honor