week 8 comp. america kyle

In the Composing America article from convergences the writer says that we celebrate the independance of our country on a day that a typed document was created, but we give so much attention to a calligraphy edition, which was written at a later date. It shows the importance of appearance not only in society but in our early founding fathers. I believe its celebrated on a different day because of how the constitution looked. They didn’t want to use an old version. They wanted to establish what was being said and then make it look more professional. The fact that it was handwritten and had all of the signatures on it helped its appearance. Norvigs powerpoint presentation The Ghettysburg address makes the speech seem pretty typical and boring. It doesn’t show a lot of the importance in the speech which was how Lincoln was able to evoke certain feelings by the tone in his voice that he used when he gave the speech. During this time period there was a lot going on and a lot of emotional connections to them. Lincoln connects to his audience by evoking the same feelings that America felt in his speech. I think the powerpoint took a lot away from it.