shaped by our views and values‚ which naturally leads to preferences to some over others. Background Information Past and Present(Obama’s speech) Therefore‚ two most motivational speeches were “I have a Dream” by Martin Luther King and “ The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln. These two speeches were said by very important people that hoped that one day will change the human world. On October 16‚ 201l Barack Obama made a memorial dedication for Martin Luther King Jr. dedicating that the United
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Safire’s “A Spirit Reborn” he talks about the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 while also analyzing the Gettysburg Address in more depth and as a purpose for writing his article. On the other hand in “Victory Speech” by James Woods he talks about President Obama and how he flows through different things‚ he also offers some critique while analyzing certain details of Obama’s speech. President Lincoln’s famous speech the Gettysburg Address was given after a horrible incident with many
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Abraham Lincoln’s 1863CE speech “The Gettysburg Address” and Socrate’s 399BCE speech “No Evil can happen to a good man” have withstood the test of time and has given the present and future generations with a speech worth studying. Although both speeches were given at different times‚ in different contexts and to different audiences‚ it has both been momentously delivered and the studies carried out on these speeches help the modern generations to understand the morals‚ values and historical contexts
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specifically states : “But let justice roll on like a river‚ righteousness like a never-failing stream!”Another example of one‚ is to Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address when King states “Five score years ago” at the start of his speech‚ which King is directly lamenting to the phrase “Four score and seven years ago” that started in the beginning of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.The biblical allusion that King refers to explains how people think of a stream as being mighty and overwhelming‚ which elevates King’s
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speakers such as Martin Luther King Jr and Abraham Lincoln do this is through speech elements such as rhetoric‚ language techniques‚ successful structure and also establishing a relationship with their audience. The speeches I have a Dream‚ and The Gettysburg Address [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMzY1KJVeo]‚ although performed to entirely different audiences in different contexts‚ share similar values and qualities. In order to gain a complete understanding of the distinctive qualities of the speeches
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Martin L. "I Have a Dream Speech." Speech. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Lincoln Memorial‚ Washington D.C. 28 Aug. 1963. Jefferson‚ Thomas. "The Declaration of Independence." 4 July 1776. Print. Lincoln‚ Abraham. "Gettysburg Address." Speech. Gettysburg Address. Gettysburg. 19 Nov. 1863.
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famous reference to the Emancipation Proclamation was in a speech given on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the 1963 march for Jobs and Freedom. Another legacy was president Kennedy. On June 11 in 1963‚ Kennedy appeared on national television to address the issue of civil rights. He addressed the issue that slaves weren’t fully free and he wanted to fully free all
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submit your work to your teacher. 1. Comparing Speeches a. Read President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. What emotions do you feel while reading these speeches? What elements of the speeches evoke these emotions? Type your response here: The Gettysburg address strikes emotion in everyone‚ due to the who wrote it & due to the subject material. The Gettysburg address evokes happiness‚ sadness‚ & pride in our country‚ In the speech Lincoln makes lots
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has been fought over for centuries. The two most lasting documents of the stand for these values are Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address‚ and Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. Both these inspiring speeches focus on the values of all men being created equal‚ and the unwavering will to achieve that goal. "What led Abraham Lincoln to make his "Gettysburg Address" or Martin Luther King Junior to give his "I Have A Dream" speech? Since even before becoming president‚ Lincoln was strictly
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Critical Essay One Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln‚ the sixteenth president‚ was one of the most decorated commander-in-chiefs in American History‚ due to his never-ending push to mend our broken nation and move to the beginning. Nevertheless‚ many African Americans were forced to come to America to be sold into slavery in 1619. While the treatment of slaves was very unfair and‚ in many cases‚ inhumane‚ and was plagued with a lifetime
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