On the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices

On the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices

Human Rights

We know—human rights as an important motif in a speech called "On the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights"? Bet you didn't see that one coming.Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated much o...

Freedom

Throughout "On the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," Eleanor Roosevelt mentions freedom quite a bit—and not in a way that encourages a large group of people to start chantin...

Magna Carta

We know what you're thinking—Eleanor Roosevelt mentions a couple of pretty important historical texts in her speech, not just the Magna Carta.And you're totally correct. But, while she says the p...