called Antigone and was based on a girl with a royal background who purposely defies the law to stand up to their beliefs and buries her brother Polyneices despite the king’s proclamation. Many centuries later‚ Martin Luther King would be delivering a sermon on the topic of conformity which reflected many of Sophocles’
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Charlie Blondell Lentz Academy English 09 May 2013 A Speech and a Dream “I have a dream today… From every mountain side‚ let freedom ring.” These were the words of Martin Luther King‚ Jr. During the time period set in To Kill a Mockingbird and when MLK lived (1930-1960)‚ racial discrimination and prosecution were sewn into the culture of the south of the United States. The Civil Rights Act through the 1950’S and 60’s was meant to reverse this thinking of hatred and prejudice towards African-Americans
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R5 AP Language September 23‚ 2013 Martin Luther King’s Use of Rhetoric Martin Luther King uses a lot of Rhetoric in his speeches‚ which he addressed to the public back in the 1960s. Most of his speeches where telecast and were watched by the whole nation most famously the I Have a Dream Speech. King used a lot of anaphora‚ antithesis‚ Allusion‚ parallelism and metaphors in his I Have a Dream speech‚ which appealed to people’s emotional side. Anaphora is the repetition of words at the
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Sara Luka Mrs. Ascoli AP English 19 January 2015 Letter From Birmingham Jail On April 16‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham‚ Alabama for leading a protest and parading without a parading permit. As an amazing and inspiring leader he was‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ in his letter “Letter From Birmingham Jail‚” defends his strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism and oppression. King’s purpose of writing the letter was to explain to the clergyman what he was doing in the town
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Before the Philippines were even considered being annexed there were some debate on whether or not to annex them. The people that were for annexing the islands argued that there were business interests in thoughts of new markets and fields of investments‚ the United States wanted to become an empire and so they wanted to expand more. USA‚ especially‚ didn’t want to lose these islands to Japan or Germany.But some people did argue against annexing the islands. One of the biggest things that stood out
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Abraham Lincoln and Martian Luther King Jr. did not just fight for equality and justice‚ but for the right for African-Americans to vote. Currently‚ a right the majority of African-Americans take for granted. Prior to the American Revolution‚ voting in America was a privilege restricted to white males who owned property. Hundreds into the thousands of people‚ black and white‚ died to give minorities‚ women and blacks‚ the opportunity make their voice heard. To understand the importance of voting
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Critical Thinking 1 Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Speech The 1960’s were a changing time for America. Soon to be gone were the conservative fifties as many post-war baby boomers became young adults. The youth of American was no longer content to continue with traditional thinking‚ it was a time for a revolutionary change. The changes would affect values‚ laws‚ education‚ lifestyles and entertainment. All of this would take place during a turbulent time for our country. The Civil
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I have a dream speech Martin Luther King Jr. lost his life trying to better the lives of African-American people. He was one of the greatest American Civil Rights leaders of the 1960s. He was born in 1929 in the city of Atlanta‚ Georgia. Martin Luther King once said‚ "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character." This saying rang bells towards the steps of the Lincoln
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“Black Spot I” by Wassily Kandinsky (1912) A brief formal analysis of the Black Spot I by Wassily Kandinsky (1912) reveals that the black spot in his oil canvas‚ is the middle ground as well as the central location. I will be analyzing his 100 x 130 cm painting by using the elements and principles of design. The black spot is the focal point of the oil painting because the first thing you see while looking at the oil painting. Kandinsky painted this whole composition with abstract views and is
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In this essay I am going to analyse three contrasting speeches. The first is one of the most famous speeches of all time‚ Martin Luther King’s "I have a Dream". This speech was delivered on the 28th of August 1963‚ on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. It has gone down in history as one of the greatest demonstrations for freedom‚ against the merciless environment that black people of America were put in. The second speech is Bill Clinton‚ "This has hurt to many innocent people"
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