most powerful and famous speech in the history of the United States. 40 years later‚ no other speech has been able to overcome the effect that this speech has had on the American people generation after generation. Despite the fact that the message of the speech is perhaps the most enduring aspect of the speech‚ the rhetorical strategies Martin Luther King used were instrumental in captivating the attention of millions people then‚ and now. The purpose of “I have a dream” was to awaken awareness
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of Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural Address Great inaugural speeches can be inspiring‚ revolutionary‚ and even unforgettable. Two great examples of inaugural addresses are Barack Obama’s inaugural speech in 2009 and Nelson Mandela’s inaugural speech in 1994. They are both the first black people to be elected as a president in their country‚ grabbing the great attention of their audiences. Both Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela use the inaugural address to persuade their citizens that their
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the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty‚ we are free at last!”(American Rhetoric). These where the famous words spoken by the famous Martin Luther King Jr.‚ the African American Civil Rights leader‚ in his “I have a dream speech” delivered on August 28‚ 1963. One hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation passed on January 1‚ 1863‚ which freed all the
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Luther King’s ’I have a dream’ speech There are few more well-known or powerful speeches that that given by civil rights leader Martin Luther King on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28‚ 1963. The most famous paragraph‚ embedded in the middle of the speech‚ is as follows: "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day
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I have a dream I have a very interesting dream. I dream to be a man. When I was a little girl in the countryside‚ I was told to do all kinds of housework‚ cooking‚ washing and cleaning. One time‚ when I was washing clothes for my elder brother‚ I asked my mother: “mum‚ brother never does any housework‚ can’t he even wash his own clothes?” Mum patted me affectionately on the head and said: “well‚ you’re a girl‚ dear‚ we should serve the men.” “But why? Are girls inferior to the boys?” Just at that
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“I Have a Dream” Big city‚ bright lights‚ loud noise are all a small town girl like me dream about. Being born in a small town and living in the country most of my life I never had a chance to see what the big cities were like other than on vacations. Although‚ it was like biting into a piece of my favorite pie and then throwing it away‚ in other words going on vacation to places like New York and having to come back to the country was a tease. I appreciate where I come from though. It has its
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“I HAVE A DREAM” Written By: Momal TahirIQRA University‚ BS (CS) Reg ID: 19077 Email: momaltahirmt@gmail.com In the dark glancing at the sky‚ watching the glowing moon & the shiny stars I wonder & ask to myself. “Did I dream the impossible?” Like all others I also dream but I dream with open eyes & I want to turn my dream into reality. I have a dream to change Pakistan. I have a dream to influence people’s lives in every positive mean I can. I have a dream to spread love and peace
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Within Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech‚ a significant amount of time is spent discussing previous government action in order to expose American hypocrisy. Beginning with “Five score years ago‚” a powerful allusion toward Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg address‚ King reminds the audience of the man who originally freed the slaves. In doing so‚ he simultaneously asks his audience to question the ludicrous amount of time it is taking for Black Americans to be not only free but truly
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August 2009. This sense of destiny figured prominently in Noynoy’s inaugural speech last June. “I will not be able to face my parents and you who have brought me here‚” he proclaimed‚ “if I do not fulfil the promises I made. My parents sought nothing less‚ died for nothing less‚ than democracy and peace. I am blessed by this legacy. I shall carry the torch forward.” As everyone in the crowd was aware‚ the torch of leadership wouldn’t have been in Noynoy’s hands if not for the legacy of his parents. No
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“I Have A Dream”‚ is the most famous speech given by an American Legend‚ Martin Luther King Jr. He was born on January 15‚ 1929. He became a Baptist Minister and social activist who fought tremendously for equal rights. King declared‚ “We shall not be judged by the color of our skin‚ but by the content of our character.” Kings famous words inspired black americans to stand up for their civil right through the use of rhetorical appeals‚ and rhetorical devices. Martin Luther King‚ led the Civil Rights
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