Buddy Elias was living in Switzerland when the war broke out and describes himself as “lucky.” (a) Analyze In what ways was Elias indeed lucky? (b) Infer In what ways might he be considered unlucky?

In paragraph 5, president obama remarks: “you know, when trayvon martin was first shot i said that this could have been my son. another way of saying that is trayvon martin could have been me 35 years ago.” how does president obama use rhetoric in this quote to contribute to the overall meaning of his speech?