and “I Have a Dream” by Doctor Martin Luther King Jr given during the March on Washington. These speeches both have common themes‚ freedom and equality and they both have rhetorical devices to emphasize the purpose. The purpose of the “Gettysburg Address” is to tell the people to continue the fight. The purpose of the “I Have of Dream” speech is to tell the people to demand their rights. This paper will analysis the two speeches and how they use rhetorical devices to emphasize their purpose. The
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Luther King Jr. deliver his “ I Have A Dream” speech. Today this speech is remembered as one of the best speeches ever given. Martin Luther King Jr. was both a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who aided the cry of equality among the people of the United States. His effective use of persuasive language and rhetoric enabled him to move his audience to open up their minds to see the racial injustices being presented by our communities‚ and nation. The purposes of his speeches were to inspire
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The “I have a dream speech” by Martin Luther King Jr. given on 28th August‚ 1963 is one of the most acclaimed speeches in the history of US. The speech resonates in people’s minds and is a testimony of King Jr’s appeal to the crowds and his ability to lead people. The speech has been recorded in US history as a significant moment. The recordings of the speech are found online and the irrepressible energy in the voice of King Jr. reminds of the days when the Negroes were fighting for an equal status
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August 28th‚ 1963 will mark the pages of history as one of the greatest speeches ever told. From the steps of Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.‚ Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech delivered a monumental demonstration for the freedom and equality of African Americans. This is a summary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. A great American signed into law the Emancipation Proclamation‚ which came to the African American slaves as though there was light at the end of the tunnel
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entitled "I Have A Dream." The speech was a critical step toward civil rights movement‚ because without it‚ King’s opinions of freedom and equality would never reach the hearts of his people‚ and they would never stand up as a whole to defend themselves. During the speech‚ King successfully expressed his opinions‚ and emotionally affected many listeners. This success came from his sensitive approach to audience‚ his unique use of style‚ and his inspirational tone. Primarily‚ the speech was
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“I Have a Dream” Speech On August 28‚ 1963‚ a famous speech was uttered in front of the Lincoln Memorial located in Washington‚ D.C. Little did everyone know that this speech would be marked down in history as the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. Racial equality and national freedom were concerns of many U.S. Citizens that needed to be addressed. Giving his “I Have a Dream” speech‚ Martin Luther King Jr. aspired to inform other Americans how big of a problem inequality and racism had become
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a Dream” [Type the author name] 9/2/2014 On the 28th day of August 1963‚ at The Lincoln monument in Washington D.C.‚ stands Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a Baptist preacher and civil rights activist. As he is introduced the crowd erupts in applause and cheers. As King addresses the nation to persuade them to take a stand together for equality‚ freedom and to stand up against political and social injustice‚ and to push through the civil rights legislation that
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heroic individuals took a stand against the laws and fought for their rights either violently‚ like Malcolm X‚ or peacefully. Out of those‚ one who created a sympathetic perspective onto the American society was Martin Luther King‚ Jr. In his ‘I have a dream’ speech‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. used rhetorical strategies such as allusions
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Martin Luther King is an expert on using strong language to effect his audience. We see this often in his speech I have a Dream‚ in this excerpt from the speech he mostly uses language to cause an emotional effect on his audience and to provoke action from them. Repetition in Martin Luther King’s speech is used overall to evoke emotion within the audience members. He often repeats the using sentences that begin with “go back to …”. The repetition of this phrase expresses his passion and relates it
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“I Have A Dream” Martin Luther King Jr. On August 28‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that electrified a nation. In Washington D.C‚ King delivered his speech on the steps of the Lincoln memorial and as his powerful voice echoed out across an audience of 200‚000 people‚ echoes of the Gettysburg address could be heard as well as the Declaration of Independence and the Bible. It has been called “masterfully delivered and improvised sermon‚ bursting with biblical language and imagery.”The
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