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    position such as‚ Martin Luther King Jr. He led a mass of people on the March of Washington‚ when he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech without holding a title. Martin Luther King Jr. is a good example

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    in Riverside Church‚ New York City Martin Luther King‚ Jr. delivers a speech called Beyond Vietnam He initiates‚ “War is not the answer. Communism will never be defeated by the use of atomic bombs or nuclear weapons. Let us not join those who shout war and‚ through their misguided passions‚ urge the United States to relinquish its participation in the United Nations.” (Martin Luther King) Dr. King presents facts and evidence to act against communism. Dr. King influences the audience to have a positive

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a moral hero who fought for the equal rights of African-American citizens against the government as well as a large portion of the nation‚ in a non-violent way. King once said “Non-violence means not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man‚ but you refuse to hate him.” Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil‚ and economic rights non-violently‚ unlike another hero‚ Malcolm X. Martin Luther King Jr. noted

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    American‚ in whose symbolic shadow we stand today‚ signed the Emancipation Proclamation.” (King). The most compelling speech is “I have a dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. In the speech‚ he persuades America to treat everyone‚ of all color‚ as equals and to give everyone the rights promised in the Declaration of Independence. The speech was very impactful and included many rhetorical devices. Martin Luther King Jr. incorporated ethos and imagery in his speech to express how deprived of freedom African

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    The speech I have chosen to write about is "I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martins Luther King. It is recognised as one of the best speeches ever given Speech. In August 28th‚ 1963‚ Dr. Martin Luther King cause a great excitement for America with his Prodigious speech "I Have A Dream" which was delivered at Lincoln Memorial. According to research‚ it is estimated that between 200‚000 to 300‚000 people attended the shared speech (Hansen‚ D‚ D. 2003‚ p. 177.) including some brave leaders like Jesse Jackson

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    Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X had very different ideas on how to approach the Civil Rights Movement Act. MLK decided to do it in a calm manner and a peaceful protest about it and wanted the race to come together and stop the hatred and violence and see if everyone could be peaceful with one another. Malcom X has a more different view than MLK did he felt that integration would destroy the black and white man. He felt that American Blacks should be more concerned about helping each other.

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    In the speech “ I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. develops the theme of having hope‚ when there are hard times could help in finding a way to obtaining the goal by using the symbol of a bad check and the allusion to “Free at Last”. King argues about how America has defaulted then afterward mentions that “America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come back marked insufficient funds. But we refused to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.” In other words‚ America started

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    Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. did great things in their life times. They were civil right activists who took a form of action to obtain equal rights amongst their society. But which one was more effective during his time? The answer to this question is somewhat biased‚ usually depending on your race‚ geographical location‚ and if you or someone you know has directly experienced the effects of the actions of these men. An Indian would choose Mohandas Gandhi over Martin Luther King Jr. without even

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    such as Martin Luther KingJr.‚ Nelson Mandela‚ Malcolm X‚ and Mahatma Gandhi. Today I am here to talk about Martin Luther King and his dream for an equal world. I want to show that despite some progress over the past five decades‚ African Americans have not yet achieved full parity with white U.S. citizens. Martin Luther KingJr.‚ was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia. His father and grandfather were both Baptist ministers. Dr. King was always an intelligent man and

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    buy an indulgence! You need to purchase one to forgive your sins and for tonight only Pope Leo X is willing to sell you one.” Fear rushes over you. As you look around you see a monk. That monk’s name is Martin Luther. You don’t know it yet but religion is going to change thanks to Luther. Martin Luther was a german monk and

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