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    railroad cars he explains that it is good to have separate ones. He blames the conditions of the cars on the African Americans. He states to “imagine a nice‚ new passenger coach‚ packed with dirty‚ greasy‚ filthy negroes‚ down South in midsummer‚ and you can readily understand why that car does not long remain as good‚ as clean‚ and a as desirable as a similar car occupied exclusively by white travelers” (Frank Clark praises segregation 37). In

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    come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." -Barack Obama Feb. 5‚ 2009 Change. Hope. Future. All of these words can be used to describe our 44th President of the United States of America‚ Barack Obama the 2nd. He broke barriers‚ shattered stereotypes‚ and killed cliches. President Obama was able to take the position as president as an African American‚ an unprecedented accomplishment. President Obama also took

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    such as Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ 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 King‚ Jr.‚ 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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    Analysis: Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” In April of 1963 Martin Luther King was arrested during a nonviolent demonstration in Birmingham‚ Alabama. While incarcerated‚ he came across a public statement‚ “A Call for Unity” made by eight white clergymen in attempt to criticize his work and ideas. It was then that Martin Luther King wrote his rebuttal “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ using rhetorical appeals to not only under mind the clergymen’s statement‚ but their moral sense

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    hero to me is not violent‚ but brave and warm hearted. He was the worlds voice for equality. Martin Luther king was a civil rights activist‚ and well known for his actions and services. Dr. king has played a major role in the way our country is shaped today. Although king is well known if you have not been inspired by him after you read this‚ may you be inspired by Martin Luther king’s influential actions. King has outrageous accomplishments considering the era he lived in‚ where blacks had their dignity

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    Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to thousands of protestors at the March on Washington D.C.‚ in 1963. The objective of King’s is to motivate people to stand against racial discrimination. In order to achieve this purpose‚ the author employs the rhetorical techniques of metaphor‚ symbolism and anaphora‚ which are clearly illustrated in his fourth paragraph of Norton Sampler 8th edition by Thomas Cooley no page 635-636. The most frequently used rhetorical

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    questioned Andie‚ I glanced up and to my pleasant surprise‚ they were serving my favorite‚ “fettuccini alfredo!” I exclaimed with excitement! “Welp somones a little to excited about that‚ lets hurry to the lunch lines before they get ridiculously long!” We made our way to the million hour lines‚ I couldn’t wait to finally receive my warm plate of pasta. This was the best meal they served all week. “Name?” said the lunch lady‚ In her typical mono toned‚ ‘I hate the world’ type voice. “Jbob‚” “Okay‚

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    second child of Martin Luther King Sr and Alberta Williams King. Along with my older sister‚ the future Christine King Farris ‚ and younger brother‚ Alfred Daniel Williams King. Michael King Sr. stepped in as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. He became a successful minister‚ and adopted the name Martin Luther King Sr.I grew up in the city’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood‚ then home to some of the most prominent and prosperous African Americans in the country. I graduated in 1948‚ King entered Crozer Theological

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    Analytical Essay on Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King Why We Can’t Wait written by Martin Luther King is a book that conveys the actual mind-set of many black Americans toward their freedom and emancipation. The social conditions for Blacks during the 1960’s were not that of freedom and liberty‚ but that of oppression and segregation. Martin Luther King makes use of a variety of stylistic‚ narrative‚ and persuasive devices to display his image of the harsh reality of the supposed “freedom”

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    Chris Terzic Part 1: Speech Critique Studying the Rhetoric of Barack Obama Barack Obama’s Address at the Associated Press Luncheon on April 3‚ 2012 covered a vast variation of topics that we will dissect throughout this paper. However‚ first and foremost‚ Obama’s initial speaking time lasted about 38 minutes. 38 minutes of articulated word choice‚ calculated arguments and style‚ and composed speaking presence is something every aspiring public speaker should be salivating at‚ not to mention be

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