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    with snow. Langston Hughes compared what life would be like without dreams; where others have equated life with dreams. In an excerpt from the transcript of Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on civil rights delivered at the Lincoln Monument in 1963‚ [Dr. King states and I quote:] Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. I say to you today my friends – so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow‚ I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the

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    country‚ In the speech Lincoln makes lots of references to the was that had happened‚ & he also makes lots of reference to how great The united states‚ which makes people think that everything will be alright & that the country is strong enough to endure this civil war. As for Martin Luther King Jr’s speech it invokes different emotions such as disgrace in our country & sadness‚ the elements that invoke these emotions are Kings way of speaking‚ the way he references Lincoln‚ and the fact that he remains

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    you and your partner on the same line. b. Spell your teacher’s name properly. c. After name of the course‚ put the hour in parenthesis. Ex. Oral Comm. (1) d. Title should include writer and name of speech on one line and in boldface. Ex​ . Abraham Lincoln‚ “Gettysburg Address” e. Double-space throughout f. Font: Cambria‚ 12 point (same font in entire document) 4. Keep the paragraphs in your speech‚ and indent each paragraph. 5. Get rid of extra lines between paragraphs. (This is MLA formatting.)

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    The video that I was designated to watch was the 1963 March on Washington‚ which stood for Jobs‚ and Freedom was on. The march was organized to push for comprehensive civil rights‚ including public school desegregation‚ voting rights protections‚ and a federal program to train and place unemployed workers. Civil liberties is the state of being subject only to laws established for the good of the community‚ especially with regard to freedom of action and speech. In addition‚ Civil Rights is the rights

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    speech given by president Abraham Lincoln and the main purpose of the speech was to dedicate a cemetery for the brave men who died at the battle of Gettysburg. President Lincoln was also encouraging the men and women to be dedicated citizens of America. When I was listening to the speech it was hard for me to understand some words President Lincoln used. The language President Lincoln used was meant for his time not the current time. For example when President Lincoln said “we can not consecrate” the

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    long and took only two minutes to deliver. But it had a profound effect on the nation—both then and now. President Lincoln was not even the principal speaker on November 19‚ 1863 at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery‚ just four months after the battle there. The key speaker was Edward Everett‚ a renowned orator who talked for over two hours. Later Everett wrote Lincoln to say that "I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion in

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    In President Abraham Lincoln’s address‚ the syntax moves from one long sentence to choppy and finally to a mix of long and medium sentences that repeat certain words. In the beginning President Lincoln uses phrases that are no longer commonly used and parallelism. This emphasizes a tone of unity and strength needed to win the war.He uses repetition and anaphora in order to captivate and inspire his audience‚ emphasizing the main idea that the United States must emerge from the adversity of the Civil

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    his audience had struggles and so did he so he related them CONTEXT: Context refers to the environment or situation in which the speech occurs. Why is the location of the speech significant to the message? It’s the same place that Abraham Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation. Its significant because that’s where slaves were freed. MEMORABLE CLOSING: A memorable closing helps the audience to remember the

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    person I was supposed to be. But whatever it was‚ I always helped. I found pleasure from helping someone. I remember in history class we would always read about people who did amazing things in their lives. Like Martin Luther King Jr‚ or Abraham Lincoln. How they persevered and kept going. That’s the way I want my life to be. I want to be remembered for making a difference. I don’t want it for the fame or the glory. It could even be something that made a very small difference but still impacted someone

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    Law of Attraction

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    friend you have not spoken to in a long time and later get a phone call by them? That’s the evidence of the law of attraction working. It has been no secret to philosophers‚ inventors‚ and heroes of our time. Ghandi‚ Martin Luther King‚ Abraham Lincoln are just a few that new how to use the law of attraction to their advantage. Learning how to turn a negative thought to a positive one can be challenging‚ but becomes natural when practiced frequently.

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