Outline for Resurrection of the Dream

Karly Walton
Persuasive Speech

Resurrection of the Dream 

Intro: 

Thesis: Today I hope to aid remembrance on what the American Dream truly is and aid perseverance.

 1. Origins of our dream aka the social contract

-Thomas Hobbes/Leviathan

--"poor, nasty, brutish, short"

--"because of the way of one competitor, of attaining his desires, is to kill, subdue, supplant, or repel the other"

-John Locke/Second Treatise of Government

--"men being all equal and independent, ought not to harm another in his life liberty or possessions. 

--"Where there is no law, there is no freedom. For freedom is to be free of restraint and violence from others".

2. appreciation of our governing system

-Thomas Jefferson 

--declaration of independence (basic rights) 

-brilliancies of constitution.
3. Fallacies of Modern Dream
-Apathy
--"of the people, by the people, for the people" (Lincoln)
-Entitlement
--"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" (Kennedy)
-freedom is not free
-manifest destiny
4. initiative towards improvement
-ambition & elbow grease
-we are all accountable
--"I ask you, to join in a reUnited States were we empower our citizens to take care of their own lives, in a world were everyone counts. We need a new spirit of community, a sense we are all in this together, or the American dream will continue to wither. Our destiny is bound of with every American." (Clinton)
-regards to audience/conclusion.

References:
Clinton, Bill.(Nov 4, 1992). U.S. Democratic President Speech, given in Littlerock Arkansas. As quoted in           the Guardian. (London, Nov 5, 1992).
Hobbes, Thomas.(2002). The Leviathan. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications Inc.
Kennedy, J.F. "Ask Not" speech. Youtube.com
Lincoln, Abraham. Gettysburg Address. Abrahamlincolnonline.org.
Locke, John.(2002). The Second Treatise on Government. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications Inc.