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    civil rights activist Dr. Martin King Jr. delivered for the first time his "I Have a Dream Speech" at the Lincoln Memorial. During the speech‚ Dr. King offered inspiration and called for an end to racism in America. In fact‚ he spoke on his personal hopes and dreams for people of all races in his country. One of his hopes was that one day people of color would be judged based off their character‚ rather than their skin color. As for his dream that he expressed in speech‚ it was that a day would come

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    On August 28 of 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr gave a speech at the March on Washington that changed the nation. It was given the title “I Have A Dream”. He spoke in front of thousands and thousands of people that day. His accomplishment that he wanted to purfil during his speech was to have everyone‚ whether they were white or black or if they were a Catholic or Jewish to listen. To understand that it was finally time for everyone to accept each other’s differences. He protested the racial inequality

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    of this began with a dream. The whole world would soon know this as the “I Have a Dreamspeech by Martin Luther King Jr. He made us visualize that the world would get better because there would be no segregation‚ that was his dream for white boys and black girls to hold hands and be happy together as if there was nothing wrong with doing that. Martin Luther King Jr. was born into a black family on January 15‚ 1929. In 1948 MLK became a minister at a baptist church (Major King Events Chronological

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    The speechI Have a Dream‚” by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ is looked at as an argumentative speech. He is calling the Negroes to rise above their persecution and that all men‚ women‚ and children should be free. King made that calling solely on his values. He valued the principle of all people no matter race‚ should be treated as equals. After reading and analyzing the speech; I made different observations about the speech‚ such as‚ cited documentation‚ imagery‚ repetition‚ similes‚ and metaphors. Dr

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    1963 in America‚ two important figures in the Civil Rights movements now have given important speeches at respectable venues . We have George Wallace giving the “Segregation now‚ Segregation forever” speech upon winning the Alabama governorship in Montgomery‚ Alabama. In Washington D.C. Martin Luther King gives his “I Have A Dreamspeech at the Lincoln Memorial coinciding with the Washington March for jobs and freedom. I‚ we will attempt to define these speeches by way of Rhetorical appeals; Kairos

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    Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech is one of the most successful and most legendary speeches in United States history. Martin Luther King Jr. was a masterful speaker‚ who established a strong command of rhetorical strategies. By his eloquent use of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos‚ as well as his command of presentation skills and rhetorical devices‚ King was able to persuade his generation that "the Negro is not free" (King 1). His speech became the rallying cry for civil rights and lives

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    I Have a Dream… Everyone dreamt as a child. We dreamt to become astronauts‚ cowboys‚ and princesses‚ but as we got older‚ we realized those dreams were childish. We began to mature and set our dreams to plan more for our future. Our dreams evolved into becoming successful in the business world‚ to go to college and succeed‚ to have a relationship with a spouse‚ dreams we were able to achieve. I have a dream to stay strong in my relationship with God‚ and continuing to grow in my faith as a woman

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    Nhat Nguyen Patrick Clayton Cantrell English 1010-051 23 October‚ 2012 Analysis of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a DreamSpeech Amidst the bigotry and racial violence of the Civil Rights Movement‚ there stood a shining example of brotherhood‚ unity‚ and an undying thirst for equality. In what was known as the March of Washington‚ an estimated total of 200‚000 people of all races—observers estimated that 75–80% of the marchers were black and the rest were white and non-black minorities—took

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    Comment/Purpose “Five score years ago‚ a great American‚ in whose symbolic shadow we stand today‚ signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.” | This was a very good way to start off the speech. Martin Luther King Jr. starts by recalling when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation‚

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a Dream” [Type the author name] 9/2/2014 On the 28th day of August 1963‚ at The Lincoln monument in Washington D.C.‚ stands Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a Baptist preacher and civil rights activist. As he is introduced the crowd erupts in applause and cheers. As King addresses the nation to persuade them to take a stand together for equality‚ freedom and to stand up against political and social injustice‚ and to push through the civil rights legislation that

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