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LANGUAGE AND STYLE
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7. Milk’s speech is filled with repetition. Focus on the language that is being IDEAS IN AMERICAN CULTURE
repeated and consider the effect of the repetition. Why is he choosing to repeat
words or phrases, and how does it contribute to the purpose?
8. Milk ends his speech with a short, simple sentence. What effect does this
syntax have on the audience?

IDEAS IN AMERICAN CULTURE

9. Milk is speaking to the gay community, but the speech sends a resounding
message to other audiences as well. Why is his call to be hopeful a challenge
to the community? Does maintaining hope remain a challenge for different
communities today?

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

10. Arguments are developed logically through inductive and deductive reasoning.
Choose a paragraph that is structured inductively or deductively and then
explain how the structure affects the audience.

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