I never imagined myself reading a speech. A speech that with great aspiration and anticipation has been recognized for its hopes and dreams. I read “I have a Dream” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and it has inspired me for change in my life. I have been on this earth for 18 years and never considered what I dream to make a difference in my life. Life to me has always been about letting things be and just trying to make the right choices. If things didn’t go right‚ it was always about things happening
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My favorite image that Martin Luther King Jr. used in his speech is “one day even the state of Mississippi‚ a desert state‚ sweltering in the heat of injustice and oppression‚ will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.” I like this one because Mississippi was a horrible state that threatened African Americans‚ but King gave the people hope that even states like that can change. “One hundred years later” is the repetition that I find the most captivating to me. I love this repetition
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Nonviolent Courses of Action When MLK talks about the “end” I believe he is talking about a conclusion to any situation. Whether it is death or the resolution of a conflict‚ the end can either be good or bad. In one of King’s action programs should always be nonviolent‚ in turn leading to a just and pure endings. When we take war for example‚ the end is undeniably going to end with the loss of soldiers and innocent people fighting for their countries‚ but had the countries taken the nonviolent
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Cree Summer’s song and Martin Luther King’s letter have a lot in common. Both the song and the letter put a strong emphasis on racism and how it’s historically been a part of us‚ and is even still present in society today. “Racism is a set of beliefs that one’s own racial group is naturally superior to the other groups.” (Benokraitis‚ 2010) But racism is much more than that. Racism relates greatly to power. It is about having the power or capacity to transform prejudices and attitudes or feelings
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King is the new Black In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” Martin Luther King Jr. creates a powerful response to a statement by some Alabama clergymen opposing his actions in Birmingham‚ Alabama. The initial explanation of why King is in Birmingham later becomes the background to the letter‚ justifying King’s civil disobedience and explaining the immorality of racial segregation. The letter not only addresses the issues of being arrested in an unjust manner for being an “extremist” of his approach
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Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech on August 28‚ 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington‚ D.C. in front of millions of citizens. Dr. King was a Baptist Preacher and spoke to all those gathered for the March on Washington for jobs and freedom. Since he was a preacher‚ he was familiar with speaking. I found his speech to be just as powerful as it was in 1963. It is one of the greatest speeches of all time. I can imagine being in Washington that day and the
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In Martin Luther King’s “A Letter from the Birmingham Jail‚” he states "In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action. We have gone through all these steps in Birmingham." Despite advocating for equal rights‚ treatment‚ progression‚ and peaceful protests King was considered an “extremist” at the time. Extremism is something that has a negative connotation‚ but he demonstrated
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and Composition 2013 Summer Reading Assignment Part 1 (Susan B. Anthony) 1. Who is Susan B. Anthony? a nineteenth-century champion of the cause of woman’s suffrage. 2. What was the reason for her delivering this speech in 1873? Her reasoning for delivering her speech was for the right for women to vote. 3. What two words in the first paragraph reinforce Anthony’s argument in the speech? Two words that reinforced Anthony’s speech would be “indicted” and “lawful. 4. What statement does
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Com-231 Dr. Martin Luther Kings (Extra Credit) Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. "I Have a Dream" speech At least once in our life time‚ we have listened to a speech‚ or have been asked to give a speech to an audience. At the end of a speech‚ one either leaves his or her audience convinced and satisfied about the issues addressed or unsatisfied. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech can be considered one of the greatest speeches in American history. Over 200‚000 white and black Americans
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Picture Martin Luther King‚ Jr. King‚ Martin Luther‚ Jr. (1929-1968)‚ an African American Baptist minister‚ was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950’s and 1960’s. He had a magnificent speaking ability‚ which enabled him to effectively express the demands of African Americans for social justice. King’s eloquent pleas won the support of millions of people—blacks and whites—and made him internationally famous. He won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for
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