Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Ohio

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Ohio

• "Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We're finally on
  our own. This summer I hear the drumming Four
  dead in Ohio." ("Ohio" lyrics by Neil Young)
• May 4th 1970 Kent State Protest.
• Song released days after massacre

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Ohio (cont.)

• Song banned as anti-war and anti-Nixon.
• Brief explanation of events

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Artists Objective

• Bring awareness to the National Guards actions
  during the Kent State Massacre
• Protest Nixons decision to call in National
  Guard

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Intended Audience

• American Public
• Nixon Administration
• Congress

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Examples of Logical Arguments

• Tin soldiers and Nixon coming
• Nixon administration commanding military to
  disperse protest
• Were finally on our own.
• Colleges and universities closed in protest of
  murders
• Independence of adulthood/college
• Separation of students views and the views of
  the Nixon administration

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Logical Arguments (cont.)

• Four Dead in Ohio.
• Refers to the death of four student protestors by
  the Ohio National Guard.
• Makes audience ask how this could happen in a
  country where freedom of speech is protected .

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Emotional Elements

• Repetition of Four Dead in Ohio
• Call to action
• Drumming (repetition)
• How can you run when you know
• Importance of human life.
• What if you knew her and found her dead on the
  ground

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Reason for Choosing Ohio

• I had heard of references to the Kent State
  protests and the song Ohio but did not know
  much about it. I wanted to learn more.
• Ohio uses many elements of persuasive writing
  to influence the songs audience to believe like
  Neil Young did.