Social Change.

Writing does have the power to enact social change. A form of writing I think that has the power are speeches. When many speeches are given in churches, schools, or a work setting it empacts many. For example, our new President Barrack Obama gave his victory speech on November 4th impacted my life and many other children my age and older. On that day when he was elected his speech was something to remember as an African American today. Obama's speech proved to many that change is coming and no matter the color or race anything good can happen. From his famous saying,"Yes We Can!" shows that all things things are possible if you put your mind to it.
Another form of writing that has the power to enact social change are poems. Song lyrics, raps, and some speeches most of the time include poems of some kind. A poem is a form of writing that shows feelings and emotion and can really make someone feel better about themselves. Also when you hear a poem or read one can make your day better or can help you get threw many struggles.Most rap songs talk about the lives of the street or family struggles which connects others because we all go threw the same trials. Not everyone can go see a speaker but can put a cd or tape into a car or home stereo and listen to the words of a rapper or poet. There are many songs that I can connect to that impacts me in may ways, for example " Champion" by Kanye West.
In conclusion, writing is a big part of many lives and can impact many and it has the power to enact social change.

The Price of a Child

The Price of a Child
This picture shows the first place where Mercer goes when she speaks on behalf of slavery. I chose this scene because it shows that everyone is not the same but one person can bring a whole group of people together. This was one of my favorite scenes in the story because of the struggle she goes threw to tell the people her story. She is relieved at the end of the chapter how the group of people reacted towards her speech. In this drawing, Mercer is speaking to a congregation at a Methodist church in Massachusetts to kick off her speaking tour. She spoke in front of only about twenty-four people and about three happen to be blacks who came to support and listen to Mercer. Mercer was scared of the fact that what she was planning to say would be taking as being arrogant. She was very nervous of the way people were going to react to her speech. Her knees and her hands were shaking, as she was getting ready to speak for the first time about a serious time in her life. She talks about the freedom and “the misery of millions of people”, and the mayhem and murders in many countries. She later comes to realize towards the end of her speech the congregation enjoyed what she had to say.