“An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation... I’ve come to believe that the true measure of our commitment to justice, the character of our society, our commitment to the rule of law, fairness, and equality cannot be measured by how we treat the rich, the powerful, the privileged, and the respected among us. The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.” Explain Stevenson’s argument

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with his analysis.
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stevenson is arguing in the goodness in people and the importance in justice.

explanation:

"our commitment to the rule of law, fairness, and equality cannot be measured by how we treat the rich, the powerful, the privileged, and the respected among us"

importance in justice, no one is above the law, the belief that we are all equal.

"the true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned."

goodness in peole, the kindess of our hearts for every human.

extent to which i agree:

i agree with him compeletly. and to add to that, go far beyond simply being kind to people, or going out of your way to be available or helpful to those in who are less fortunate. be human, be kind, have love for your common man. we all bleed, we all love, we all lie, we all die.

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please treat people with kindness, wear a mask, and have a lovely day.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

can’t really write an essay but think about ur goal and think “how would i do this” sorry if it didn’t