The first eye opening part of the essay is when she insists “either we hide our original word habits, or we completely surrender our own voice, hoping to please those who will never respect anyone different from themselves “(second paragraph). She makes the statement that black people would have to change the way they speak or would have to surrender their freedom of speech because they were still fighting for social justice at that time period. It was the right time for her to write this message to her audiences to persuade or influence them to help make a change in society, which is the perfect example of kairos. Also the death of her brother, Willie Jordan is an example of her using pathos to convince her audience to convey her message. And her being a black woman, a writer and a teacher makes her credible to her targeted audiences. June Jordan thesis is that there are different types of Standard English and how the United States idea of Standard English contributes to white supremacy.