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    Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr both said amazing speeches‚ Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” and Dr.King’s “I have a dream”. Although Lincoln was an American president and Dr.King was an African-American civil rights leader‚ both King and Lincoln told their speeches for the reason of urgency for freedom‚ but conveyed it in different ways. The common theme between their speeches is the demand for immediate change. Both of these speakers used rhetoric to affect their crowd‚ for example‚ when

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    "I Have a Dream" is the name of a speech Martin Luther King‚ Jr. gave on several year ago while he was on Washington‚ D.C.. In his speech‚ he spoke of his wish for a better future. His wish was that people of different races could live together peacefully in America without segregation. He spoke of the discrimination that the black man has faced even though they were supposed to be treated equal when the emancipation proclamation was signed. Martin Luther King made an important quote on Abraham

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    On August 28‚ 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have A Dreamspeech in front of the Lincoln Memorial. His speech is regarded as one of the most influential speeches in the Civil Rights era as it convinced the public to support his ideas. He inspired the people to join him in his fight for equality‚ appealing more towards their emotions to persuade them to join him. Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer in Maycomb‚ Alabama fought for Tom Robinson‚ and convinced people to support him throughout his

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    I Have A Dream On August 28‚ 1963‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ gave a speech titled‚ “I Have a Dream.” The very title of his speech‚ “I Have a Dream” was probably taken from his true desire‚ which is present throughout his speech. “I have a dream that one day the nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: we hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.”(531) The next verses of King’s speech repeated the words‚ “I have a dream‚” which

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    Dr.King’s “I have a Dreamspeech inspired a lot of people. His dream is one yet to become a reality but Civil Right’s have been give. However racism is still out there and affect African Americans lives and the country as a whole. To make his dream a reality‚ racism will have to end. Assuming a white shot a black on his color on purpose must stop‚ society will have to accept what each other race is capable of and how not everyone white or black is evil. According to King‚ they(protesters) must

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    In the prominent “I Have a Dreamspeech‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prophesied the reality of our present: “One hundred years later‚ the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” Fifty more years of suffrage‚ pain‚ and deceit would be waved into the African American culture. You are a shackle being dragged through the trenches of a prolonging oppression. Learning about the suffrage individuals go through has taught me to appreciate

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    Does a powerful speech require numerous rhetorical appeals in order to effectively portray a message? Martin Luther King used multiple forms of rhetoric to convey his notion‚ establishing an influential speech. He was known to be a powerful leader through his oratorical speeches. In his speech‚ "I Have a Dream‚ Martin Luther King essentially used pathos‚ logos‚ and ethos to transmit his message to his audience. Martin Luther King displayed pathos in his speech to initiate an overall ambience of empathy

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    Pramila Paudel English 121 Sushila Heath June 12‚ 2018 Rhetorical Analysis Essay "I Have a Dream" Usually‚ all the individuals within the family‚ society‚ country and also the world worry regarding their future and build a thought to try to one thing which will modification their life completely. no one cares regarding second person’s want and feeling World Health Organization are around them whereas they’re creating a thought to develop their carrier and their life due to the attribute. however

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    I HAVE A DREAM” by MARTIN LUTHER KING Martin Luther king was an afro-American born in Atlanta (1929). Most of his life was dedicated to the struggle against races discrimination. We can define Martin Luther King as a pacifist who fought for peace and the equality of the human rights‚ a dreamer who fight for a better world and an apostle of justice. During the 1950s and 1960s he dedicated the most time of his life to abolish the differences between whites and blacks; this is to say‚ to end up with

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    Commentary on Martin Luther King‚ Jr.: “I Have a DreamSpeech (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 speechI 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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