speakers such as Martin Luther King Jr and Abraham Lincoln do this is through speech elements such as rhetoric‚ language techniques‚ successful structure and also establishing a relationship with their audience. The speeches I have a Dream‚ and The Gettysburg Address [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMzY1KJVeo]‚ although performed to entirely different audiences in different contexts‚ share similar values and qualities. In order to gain a complete understanding of the distinctive qualities of the speeches
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Speeches in which this is observed include "I Have A Dream" by Martin Luther King and "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln which have been valued and remembered throughout time as being historically influential and valued‚ as such‚ as they use the values of their time and audience to inspire‚ persuade and unite the public with their message. Martin Luther King electrified America with his pivotal speech‚ dramatically delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC in 1963
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racial equality. King effectively utilizes numerous linguistic devices‚ such as metaphors‚ anaphoras‚ allusions‚ and provides an abundance of specific examples in his address and this all makes the speech more convincing and memorable. But before we look at these rhetorical devices employed in the speech in more detail‚ a brief summary of the discourse may be helpful. It can be divided into two parts. In the first part King depicts the racial injustice in America and calls for action using several
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Throughout time‚ any newly founded societies‚ groups‚ tribes‚ or cultures proved there was an inherent need for order‚ structure‚ rules‚ and regulations to avoid chaos and implosion. Without any sort of codification‚ chaos within the world would dominate. There would be more murder‚ burglary‚ and injuries throughout the nation. To avoid conflict‚ we decided to set rules‚ laws‚ and regulations within numerous documents to enforce order‚ structure and control throughout America. In America‚ from
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your work to your teacher. 1. Comparing Speeches a. Read President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. What emotions do you feel while reading these speeches? What elements of the speeches evoke these emotions? Type your response here: The Gettysburg address strikes emotion in everyone‚ due to the person who wrote it and due to the subject matter. The Gettysburg address evokes happiness‚ sadness‚ and pride in our country‚ In the speech Lincoln makes
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Casey Green 1 09/13/11 SPC 100 Section 14 The Great Debaters This film focuses on being a confident and decisive person in life‚ through passionate and informed topics. Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured‚ deliberate manner intended to inform‚ influence‚ or entertain the listeners.¹ After watching this film it does strike a cord of wanting to be able to reach out to others and share my own opinions in a strong‚ confident
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If Martin Luther King would have stuck to the written text that lay before him‚ he would not be known to the world as the defining speaker of the March on Washington 50 years ago. I Have A Dream‚ his speech about injustice and hardship was delivered to inspire change in both‚ black and white citizens of the United States during the Civil Rights era‚ and to this day his speech is an important part of American history. On August 28th 2013‚ Barack Obama held a speech to commemorate the 50th anniversary
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audience during his victory acceptance speech in a multitude of ways. In terms of structure‚ he opens his speech by directly addressing those in front of him‚ ‘Hello Chicago!’ This creates an instant link with those before him. He then goes on to address those who may have doubted his chance at victory and immediately follows this by thanking ‘the lines’ of voters who have brought him to victory. This personal approach would engage the audience and make them feel directly involved in his success
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hindrance‚ and the speech by Dr. King: “I have a dream” is a symbol of that‚ because during the 1950’s Africans peacefully protested for freedom‚ as so northerner’s did in the 1850’s for slaves to be free. And through other speeches like the “Gettysburg address were people able to realize‚ this land was made to be free‚ from the beginning to the end. And most defiantly was this shown was through ethos‚ a source of credibility by the speaker‚ through the speakers ethos‚ to past experience‚ and even
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Four months after the Battle of Gettysburg‚ Abraham Lincoln delivers an farewell speech to the brave soldiers who was willing to give away their lives for America. Lincoln’s purpose was to emphasize to the audience about liberty‚ freedom‚ and equality within the new nation. He adopts the speech in a solemn and hopeful tone to present to the audience how he felt about the soldiers who commit their lives for America. Through the use of repetition‚ and parallel structure Lincoln illustrates the importance
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