The speech I read is the ‘I have a dream’ speech by Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. The speech was delivered on August 23‚ 1968‚ in the American capital of Washington D. C. by a man many people acclaimed to be a great revolutionary. However‚ there was nothing revolutionary about this man‚ but he was only affirming and restating the promises of the country’s founding fathers which is denied to certain people and enjoyed by the white supremacist. Some argued that the speech calls for the emancipation of
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Martin Luther King was an African American and was the leader of the African American Civil Rights Movement. Martin wasn’t against the new law when he was little‚ nor did he accepted it; however‚ his father was just simply against it. Since Martin grew up wanting to be like his father he turned out to be against discrimination‚ well that and the fact that in his adolescence he was treated horribly by the white. Martin decided that it was about time for someone to stand up for their race so he started
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National Mall to hear Martin Luther King‚ Jr. speak. While he had given many a speech‚ across the southern United States‚ this one was to be the most famous and prominent of his life‚ set before the stature of the Emancipator himself‚ Abraham Lincoln. A rousing orator‚ King’s powerful tone shone brightly in his address to the devoted crowd assembled before him‚ his seminal “I Have A Dream” speech. Through the use of expert syntax‚ intense diction‚ and intelligent allusions‚ King creates a tone of insistent
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winning the election by only 115‚000 popular votes‚ John F. Kennedy became the first Roman Catholic president on January 20‚ 1961 (historyplace.com online). Kennedy’s Inaugural Address uses logic‚ emotion‚ and figurative language to make it a remarkable speech. Kennedy’s use of logic is one of the many techniques that make his speech noteworthy. In Kennedy’s speech‚ he describes how people can improve life on Earth during the new era. John F. Kennedy uses many examples of logic to explain how the world
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Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) and John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) were heroes in the era that they shared. These two men gave speeches that forever altered America. These two men were both heroes and champions of their time. A hero is someone who is admired or idealized for courage (Webster). These men were known for their courage and sympathetic attributes‚ but also for their powerful‚ strong‚ yet stern speeches (Jones). The speeches these men gave stole the hearts of the citizens of America with
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Famous Speech Analysis Student Name: Kishel Stubbs Famous Speaker Name: Martin Luther King (I Have a Dream Speech) Directions: Please comment on the following areas by thoroughly commenting on the speaker’s strengths and weaknesses. Introduction: How well did the speaker get the attention of his/her audience‚ motivate them to listen‚ and establish his/her credibility? How effectively did the speaker state his/her purpose and preview the main points of their presentation? Dr. King had a good introduction
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Commentary on Martin Luther King‚ Jr.: “I Have a Dream” Speech (1963) On August 28‚ 1963‚ nearly a quarter of million people arrived in the District of Columbia for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In the midst of the days various events and speeches‚ one stood out: Martin Luther King‚ Jr’s speech “ I Have a Dream”. It is a political text in which he called for racial equality and an end to the discrimination. His oration eclipsed the remarks of all other speakers that day and it is
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Martin Luther King Jr’s I Have a Dream will go down in history as one of the best speeches ever told to mankind. MLK cares so much about black rights that it can be seen in the way he stands‚ heard in how he talks‚ and the word choice he uses.This speech was held at the Lincoln memorial right after the Rosa Parks bus boycott march. Almost all of the black community of D.C walked in the march and came to the speech. MLK came to speak of the segregation issues all around America. I Have a Dream is
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Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most memorable speeches in American history on August 28‚ 1963‚ titled I Have a Dream. His speech focused on expressing the neglect of freedom and rights the country had promised to his people‚ the African Americans‚ that were never fulfilled. The exposition of his speech is constructed with allusions that reveal of important governmental documents and speeches that were important to the freedom of slaves. He starts the first sentence with an allusion‚ “Five
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech is one of the most successful and most legendary speeches in United States history. Martin Luther King Jr. was a masterful speaker‚ who established a strong command of rhetorical strategies. By his eloquent use of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos‚ as well as his command of presentation skills and rhetorical devices‚ King was able to persuade his generation that "the Negro is not free" (King 1). His speech became the rallying cry for civil rights and lives
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