transcend the contextual audience‚ and may be as relevant to modern-day audiences as they were to the audience to whom the speech was first presented. Speeches in which this is observed include "I Have A Dream" by Martin Luther King and "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln which have been valued and remembered throughout time as being historically influential and valued‚ as such‚ as they use the values of their time and audience to inspire‚ persuade and unite the public with their message.
Free American Civil War Abraham Lincoln United States
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.
Premium Martin Luther King, Jr. United States Declaration of Independence Abraham Lincoln
In Abraham Lincoln’s speech “The Gettysburg Address”‚ he explains why the great civil war was fought and keeps on urging the public to continue fighting. His argument developed through rhetorical devices of juxtaposition‚ repetition‚ and diction. His purpose in speaking is to encourage the American population to go on battle in order to unite the nation and keep their pride. His primary audience is the American public‚ especially those with the capability to fight. First of all‚ Lincoln starts
Premium
Abraham Lincoln was our president during the Civil War who wrote Gettysburg Address. Dr. Martin Luther King was a Civil Rights leader who gave the I have a Dream speech by LIncoln Memorial. President Lincoln and Dr. King both addressed the issue of freedom in their speeches. Both used rhetorical devices such as‚ repetition and parallelism. Each speech had its own purpose.Lincoln’s purpose was to finish the war the north had started; while Dr. King’s was to demand a change for blacks across America
Premium United States American Civil War African American
A critical analysis of a U.S. propaganda poster of the Second World War By Mike van Veen Introduction The following is a critical analysis of a poster printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office in 1942 and was designed by Allen Russell Saalburg . The poster can be found at the end of this document as Appendix A. I will first point out the various elements of the poster and point out their characteristics. Following that I will explain what these elements portray‚ providing historical
Premium United States American Civil War Abraham Lincoln
Justice for All- “I have a dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. On August 28th‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. gave the infamous “ I have a dream” speech‚ a speech that became a pivotal moment in the history of Civil Rights. King’s address took place during the march on Washington rally‚ where 250‚000 civil rights activists had gathered to join the peaceful protest. Martin Luther King Jr.’s purpose is to unite and inspire those fighting for justice‚ through the use of repetition devices‚ syntax devices
Premium Gettysburg Address Martin Luther King Jr.
hundred fifty years after the conclusion of a bloody war that decimated America‚ I was selected from a national pool of applicants to be one of a handful of high school students to receive a scholarship to attend the annual Civil War conference at Gettysburg College. With everything from lectures about Chamberlain to a bus tour tracing Robert E. Lee’s final retreat to discussions with renowned historian James McPherson‚ my erudite group was buzzing with excitement upon arrival. Every lecture‚ panel
Premium United States Abraham Lincoln American Civil War
If Martin Luther King would have stuck to the written text that lay before him‚ he would not be known to the world as the defining speaker of the March on Washington 50 years ago. I Have A Dream‚ his speech about injustice and hardship was delivered to inspire change in both‚ black and white citizens of the United States during the Civil Rights era‚ and to this day his speech is an important part of American history. On August 28th 2013‚ Barack Obama held a speech to commemorate the 50th anniversary
Premium Gettysburg Address Gettysburg Address United States Declaration of Independence
Abraham Lincoln uses anaphora‚ antithesis‚ and allusion in his speech‚ "The Gettysburg Address"‚ to motivate and inspire fellow Americans to finish the almost-completed task that the soldiers fought for ‚ equality. In the third paragraph‚ President Lincoln declares‚ "we can not dedicate-we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground." Abraham is referring to the field in which the Battle of Gettysburg was fought. He believes that the Americans should dedicate the field to the soldiers‚ that
Premium United States World War II American Civil War
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
Premium United States United States Gettysburg Address