Rhetorical Analysis Of I Have A Dream Speech
Well known civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives out a speech entitled " I have a dream" on August 28 1963. In the course of his speech, Dr. King dramatizes the "shameful condition" that the people are living in not only because of the racism or segregation but also because of the lack of humanity and injustice displayed by so many. He spoke out, attempting to reach all Americans, and people, around the world on his thoughts. Dr. King had expressed these thoughts and himself along with his ideals, by creating a settle but displeasing and sorrowful tone in the start of his speech and utilizing a dramatic transition to attain a hopeful tone towards the end. By doing all of this, Dr. King had hoped that the people had listened
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King tries to do this by first informing his audience of America's current condition but with an emotional appeal added to it. He speaks about how it is shameful that "the Negro is still languished" and "finds himself an exile in his own land." He speaks of the " unspeakable horrors of police brutality" that much too many Negro's have experienced. He speaks of this along with many other injustices that the Negro have had to face. He stated all of these wrongdoing committed from the white as his own strategy to hopefully reach out to some extent of humanity left in the hearts of those that have committed these deeds, to realize how much damage they are actually doing to millions of people. He states that he and many others will never be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and …show more content…
King, acknowledges the injustice of racism and segregation by referencing the Emancipation Proclamation. He appeals to his audience's perception of segregation illogicality by saying that the proclamation was for the purpose of freeing the "million of Negro slaves" and then by exclaiming that "one hundred years later the Negro still is no free." This contradiction that he highlights appeals not only to the marches but to the whole nation, as a lack of logic and a broken promise, an appeal that is strengthen by his reference to an important historical legal document. This consistently between law and reality that Dr. King shows increases the impact of his speech and reveals to his audience the injustices of
King tries to do this by first informing his audience of America's current condition but with an emotional appeal added to it. He speaks about how it is shameful that "the Negro is still languished" and "finds himself an exile in his own land." He speaks of the " unspeakable horrors of police brutality" that much too many Negro's have experienced. He speaks of this along with many other injustices that the Negro have had to face. He stated all of these wrongdoing committed from the white as his own strategy to hopefully reach out to some extent of humanity left in the hearts of those that have committed these deeds, to realize how much damage they are actually doing to millions of people. He states that he and many others will never be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and …show more content…
King, acknowledges the injustice of racism and segregation by referencing the Emancipation Proclamation. He appeals to his audience's perception of segregation illogicality by saying that the proclamation was for the purpose of freeing the "million of Negro slaves" and then by exclaiming that "one hundred years later the Negro still is no free." This contradiction that he highlights appeals not only to the marches but to the whole nation, as a lack of logic and a broken promise, an appeal that is strengthen by his reference to an important historical legal document. This consistently between law and reality that Dr. King shows increases the impact of his speech and reveals to his audience the injustices of