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    Martin Luther King‚ was a man of equal and respectful treatment. In 1963‚ with a frustrating yet respectful tone‚ King gave a speech “I have a Dream” which had the intriguing purpose to inform the nation on how African-americans should be granted the same freedom with no violence. This speech was presented in front of 250‚000 people‚ mainly those who were for King’s cause. While listening to this speech the main rhetorical device‚ metaphor‚ is presented. He used metaphor when he referred to

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    Famous for his many speeches‚ the most well-known being his “I Have a Dream” speech‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr changed the world. Not all of his speeches were viewed with such positivity. King’s speech on the Vietnam War received harsh words and spoiled critiques. This however did not stop it from being one of the most influential. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr used repetition‚ metaphors‚ personification‚ and rhetorical questions to intrigue‚ persuade‚ and influence his audience. Dr. King’s speech

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    State of Consciousness What do Dreams Mean? Amanda Guzman Mrs. Nazario PSY 2012-385 Abstract Dreams can be the unanswered questions to ones thoughts or can create new questions by dawn. The phenomena of dreaming has been researched and studied since the study of the human mind has been studied; psychology. The works and wonders of the human brain is still unknown to many scientists. And that is because it is the most complex component of the human anatomy. The brain is working twenty-four-seven

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    delivery. Each speech was delivered in a time of crisis from Ancient Rome civil war to the 1960s civil unrest. The distinctive voices of each speech becomes apparent when examining the words on the page as well as the method of delivery. MLK’s I have a Dream speech is characterised by having a sermon like manner.This is not evident by simply examining the words on the page but by rather listening to its actual delivery. Fortunately we live in an electronic age where texts such as JFK’s inaugural address

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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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    speech I read is the ‘I have a dream’ speech by Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. The speech was delivered on August 23‚ 1968‚ in the American capital of Washington D. C. by a man many people acclaimed to be a great revolutionary. However‚ there was nothing revolutionary about this man‚ but he was only affirming and restating the promises of the country’s founding fathers which is denied to certain people and enjoyed by the white supremacist. Some argued that the speech calls for the emancipation of the

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    I dream of strange horizons‚ where the sun never sets. I dream of strange lands where the sky is strange to me. I dream of landscapes that are new and strange‚ I dream of lands that only I have ever seen. I dream of travels around the globe‚ looking at a new sunset every day‚ at a new sunrise every morning. I dream of crawling through tiny spaces and looking at the small beaches no one ever visits‚ at the sand no one ever treads on. I wish to wake up every morning not knowing the road will

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    JFK’s speech was one to remember. It will always be thought as a memorable speech that is just as or more aspiring than Martin Luther King’s “I Have a dream Speech”‚ although it’s also more responsive and engaging with more people. The audience was the United States (U.S.) as a whole‚ and was as effective as it could be. The speech inspired many to change and make America greater‚ lifting it from when it had falling in the Great Depression a few years back. Many Americans are still moved to this

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    reconstruct America. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. gives his speech “I Have a Dream” on equality between races during a march where hundreds of thousands attended. Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers an empowering presentation on how he is going to provide comfort‚ strength‚ and guidance during the Great Depression. They both attempt to bring America back to its original state where success lies. However‚ after carefully considering both speeches‚ I feel Franklin D. Roosevelt does a better job of persuading Americans

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    large-scale violence several years later-end slavery. With slavery abolished by order of the government-true‚ a government pushed hard to do so‚ by blacks‚ free and slave‚ and by white abolitionists-its end could be orchestrated so as to set limits to emancipation. Liberation from the top would go only so far as the interests of the dominant groups permitted. If carried further by the momentum of war‚ the rhetoric of a crusade‚ it could be pulled back to a safer position. Thus‚ while the ending of slavery

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