*Flavia 9491438 has requested that you respond to the Main Idea/Thesis:
It is important that the main theme for your paper, is presented within the introduction paragraph ending in a thesis statements that informs and inspires the reader to engage with your paper. Your paper raises the important issue of discrimination and you have decided to look at this through the eyes of Martin Luther King’s speech “I have a dream” and Brent Staples’s essay “Black man in public spaces.” Your introduction needs background about …show more content…
The power of the introduction of this speech is that it is was written in 1963, 53 years ago, and it is as relevant then as it is now in 2017. The reader feels that the power of this fact needs to be added to your paragraph, giving it more power and depth.
When developing the content in your paragraphs, there are three basic strategies that can help you support your ideas. These are analysis, explanation and example. In your paragraph, you refer to the fact that “America has defaulted to keep its promise of the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for black and white people.” And you refer to the reason for this being that there is more poverty and police brutality towards African American people. By explaining these statements and giving examples from credible sources, to support the claims that you making, will add the powerful content to your