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    A Raisin in the Sun Act 2 Scene 3 In the book A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Act 2 Scene 3 Ruth started of the scene by dancing in in the family’s house. She’s very excited that they are going to be moving out in a week‚ to live in Clybourne Park. The man (Karl Linder) arrived at the family’s house and he told the family why they shouldn’t move in or buy the house in Clybourne Park. He stated to them that the younger ones will destroy their community because they are black‚ all the residents

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    1963 in America‚ two important figures in the Civil Rights movements now have given important speeches at respectable venues . We have George Wallace giving the “Segregation now‚ Segregation forever” speech upon winning the Alabama governorship in Montgomery‚ Alabama. In Washington D.C. Martin Luther King gives his “I Have A Dreamspeech at the Lincoln Memorial coinciding with the Washington March for jobs and freedom. I‚ we will attempt to define these speeches by way of Rhetorical appeals; Kairos

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    King’s "I Have a Dream Speech" evokes genuine emotion inside me each time I read it. Its intense message is ageless‚ and will ideally beat all biases: the past‚ present‚ and future. The energy and feeling King injects in his words give the discourse a gravity far weightier than numerous compositions of a comparable topic. His utilization of reiteration specifically struck me in its accentuation of his articulate conviction in his position on existing conditions and the eager eventual fate of hued

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    The speechI Have a Dream‚” by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ is looked at as an argumentative speech. He is calling the Negroes to rise above their persecution and that all men‚ women‚ and children should be free. King made that calling solely on his values. He valued the principle of all people no matter race‚ should be treated as equals. After reading and analyzing the speech; I made different observations about the speech‚ such as‚ cited documentation‚ imagery‚ repetition‚ similes‚ and metaphors. Dr

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    In Martin Luther King Jr’s‚ “I Have a Dreamspeech‚ he mainly relies on pathos by using loaded language to invoke anger among the audience. He evidently uses relatable content that resonates with the audience and delivers his speech in such a manner that the victims of oppression are reminded of the struggles they faced. For instance‚ in the quote‚ “One hundred years later‚ the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.” MLK Jr speaks

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    What’s your dream? Some desire love‚ others want money‚ while some try to get that girl they like to go out with them‚ it’s a major example of commitment and trying‚ but none so hard to reach than freedom‚ like Dr. King‚ as he said: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Being a topic that’s still around today‚ freedom is the ability to do something without hindrance‚ and the speech by Dr. King: “I have a dream” is a symbol of that

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    the play‚ Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Beneatha searches for her identity and starts to find it when her African friend‚ Asagi‚ introduces her to his culture. Beneatha joins groups/activities to discover what her interests really are in hopes of finding her identity. She often gets into activities and never completes them; so when she tells her family she’s taking guitar lessons they poke fun at her: “Mama (Smiling) Lord‚ child‚ don’t you know what to do with yourself...I just wonders

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    family. Personally speaking‚ being nurturing means to love‚ care for‚ and show concern over someone. Analyzing Mama ’s relationships with family members can show us her view on parenting and ultimately show us her devotion to her family. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Mama is a nurturing mother who cares for and protects her family in her struggle to keep them unified. Not only does Lena Younger protect Travis from getting yelled at by his mother‚ but also she protects his feelings

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    Class and Generational Conflicts I know he’s rich. He knows he’s rich‚ too. Class and Generational Conflict happened through-out the play repeatedly. Teens and young adults began to see life in a new light and thought in much different ways than the older generation did. They began to play around with idea of God and religion. The classes also had a large differences‚ the rich got to explore the world and see other cities while the poor barely had time to things other than work and taking care

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    Rhetorical Analysis of “I Have a Dream”  Racism was and still is a big issue in the United States‚ during the mid-20th Century‚ which the most prominent form of racism was that of African-Americans. Although all blacks were supposed to be free‚ they were victimized mercilessly by the “White Man.” Therefore blacks decided to try and increase the amount of civil rights activists and change the corrupt law system. The most famous activist of them was Martin Luther King Jr. of the Southern Christian

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