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    "THE PRESIDENT AT GETTYSBURG" In the Chicago Times Editorial‚ "The President At Gettysburg" it may seem Abraham Lincoln is being harshly criticized for his speech because of the cruel and derogatory statements made by the editor‚ yet his claims are reasonably valid. The editor claims that Lincoln’s speech is a waste of time he even states "the ignorant rudeness manifest in the presidents exhibition of dawdleism". This is not referring

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    Martin Luther King’s inner circle said‚ “Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.” he is elaborating further on Dr. King’s “I Have a Dreamspeech saying that the African American community should not be forced into their future by the socioeconomic problems that face them‚ but rather seek to attain the higher goals they dream of. In August 1963‚ Dr. King was led to the Lincoln Memorial by his dreams to stand up for what he believed in‚ which were civil rights for African Americans. Dr

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    I Have A Dream” Martin Luther King Jr. On August 28‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that electrified a nation. In Washington D.C‚ King delivered his speech on the steps of the Lincoln memorial and as his powerful voice echoed out across an audience of 200‚000 people‚ echoes of the Gettysburg address could be heard as well as the Declaration of Independence and the Bible. It has been called “masterfully delivered and improvised sermon‚ bursting with biblical language and imagery.”The

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    I Have A Dream‚ Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther’s words proved to reach people’s heart and made them clearly understand the social and political crucial times in the 1960’s‚ and gave the nation a way to express what was happening. The theme of it all is that people should fight for what they believe in‚ and not give up for what they are asking for‚ which is freedom. It was the time of a revolution‚ on which the blacks demanded their rights‚ and Martin Luther was their leader‚ and inspiration

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    by saying‚ “new birth of freedom”‚ it is good to look at all of the Gettysburg Address and the context it includes‚ historically. It is important to keep in mind that Lincoln’s common thread‚ throughout the address is comparing and contrasting war with the American nation. The key message within that thread is “all mean are created equal” hence‚ the Declaration of Independence. How this all unfolds in the Gettysburg Address is as follows: First‚ Lincoln lays the “groundwork” so to speak by mentioning

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    Luther King Jr. was a man with a powerful way with words. At the March on Washington‚ Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dreamspeech‚ which dealt with peace and racial equality. It was one of the most powerful speeches King had ever given‚ and one of the most powerful that American History has ever heard. A famous excerpt from his speech was‚ “I have a dream today. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin

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    The “Gettysburg Address” by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and “I Have a Dream” by Doctor Martin Luther King Jr given during the March on Washington. These speeches both have common themes‚ freedom and equality and they both have rhetorical devices to emphasize the purpose. The purpose of the “Gettysburg Address” is to tell the people to continue the fight. The purpose of the “I Have of Dreamspeech is to tell the people to demand their rights. This paper will analysis the two

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    The Gettysburg Address Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania November 19‚ 1863 On June 1‚ 1865‚ Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president‚ he called it a "monumental act." He said Lincoln was mistaken that "the world will little note‚ nor long remember what we say here." Rather‚ the Bostonian remarked‚ "The world noted at once what he said‚ and will never cease to remember it. The battle itself was

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    1. How do convolutions of a human brain compare with those of a rat or dog brain? * they are nearly identical despite major differences in the brain’s internal structure * the human brain has many more convolutions * the lower animals have more convolutions and therefore fewer direct connections * human convolutions are less numerous‚ but larger * humans have frontal lobes‚ other animals do not 2. Bilateral symmetry... * is common in the animal

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    Throughout the speech‚ King frequently appeals to pathos‚ but he uses all three of the Aristotelian appeals effectively. He uses appeal to pathos to let his audience realize what type of condition the African Americans are in. He uses another appeal to logos to persuade the African Americans to take actions and also to use it for transitions. He also uses appeal to ethos to keep the readers and the audiences to be interested. According to King’s speech‚ he stated‚ “But one hundred years later‚ the

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