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    I have a dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. Many people across the world recognize the speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Junior as one of the greatest ever‚ as it captured the main issues present at the time. The issue of civil rights was very essential in identifying what to fight against and how it would be carried out non violently. King was able to use rhetoric and good oratory skills to rally people towards the August 28‚ 1963 march in Washington. He was able to feed off the growing outrage towards

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    The speech I read is the ‘I have a dream’ speech by Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. The speech was delivered on August 23‚ 1968‚ in the American Capital of Washington D. C. by a man many acclaimed to be a great revolutionary. However‚ there was nothing revolutionary about this man‚ rather‚ he was only affirming and restating the promises of the country’s founding fathers which is denied to certain people and enjoyed by the white supremacist. Some argued that the speech calls for the emancipation of the

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    "I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH CRITIQUE" This speech took place on August 28‚ 1963 millions of citizens‚ children‚ law and policy makers attended while 250‚000 watched on TV as a Baptist Preacher ‚a Boston University Graduate Dr‚ Martin Luther King stood behind a podium. He established an immediate rapport with an ever changing audience and communicated on a meaningful level‚ by appealing to moral conscience of Americans standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He gave the rhetorical demands

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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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    Jamie Cheatham P.3 8/30/13 MLK Analysis 2. In Martin Luther King Jr’s speech he uses a variety of vivid phrases that paint a picture for the audience. For example: "crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination" " the negro is still languishing in the corners of society and finds himself an exile in his own land" "let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred." These phrases attribute to gaining his audience’s

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    In the prominent “I Have a Dream” speech‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prophesied the reality of our present: “One hundred years later‚ the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” Fifty more years of suffrage‚ pain‚ and deceit would be waved into the African American culture. You are a shackle being dragged through the trenches of a prolonging oppression. Learning about the suffrage individuals go through has taught me to appreciate

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    given freedom even me. Do you think should freedom be given? I say yes because‚ everyone has the rights to be given freedom. First I will discuss how freedom was given to us in the Emancipation Proclamation and the Bill of Rights.In the speech “Martin Luther King: I Have A Dream” in lines 4-5‚ Dr. King quoted “five score years ago‚ a great American‚ in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Dr. King was saying that President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was‚ and is still‚ a very influential person in today’s society. In his speech known as‚ “I Have a Dream”‚ he highlights the themes of freedom‚ justice‚ and brotherhood/sisterhood to show the problems that he saw during his time‚ and his hopes for the future. If Dr. King was alive today‚ he would still be working towards his dream for the nation. Consequently‚ there are many events that happen today that oppose King’s themes of freedom‚ justice‚ and brotherhood/sisterhood.

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    with a Dream. “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” One the most famous speeches in American history‚ given by Martin Luther King Jr. one of the most influential men in history. The assassination of this great figure shook the nation to its roots. He is now remembered today through the national holiday‚ Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (Biography) Martin Luther King Jr. was born

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    Simmons 1 Gabrielle Simmons Mrs. Fitzgerald Social Studies 8A 4/27/10 Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a well known and an inspiring man to all cultures of the world. King was and still is one of the most influential heroes. King ’s views and believes helped African Americans through the 50 ’s and 60 ’s to the rights and liberties that was their right. King faced many obstacles on his journey‚ things like jail and even assassination attempts. Despite these obstacles‚ he became a

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