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    Analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speech - I Have a Dream In the speech I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ he uses many powerful metaphors that describe the urgency and importance of the change that needed to occur throughout the nation at that time. He mentions in the beginning of the speech that what he will present is going to be the “…greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of [the] nation.” Also‚ he really put emphasis on the level of injustice that was happening and

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are very prominent African American individuals throughout history. They fought for what they stood for but in many different ways. As we all know in history there are no two great men that are alike. Their many beliefs may have blossomed from the households they came from and how they grew up. King grew up in a middle class family and was well educated. While‚ Malcolm X grew up in an underprivileged environment that was very hostile with barely any schooling

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    brown rats ripped through the Germans brains and was still hungry. In fact‚ he got scared so much‚ we tried to hide in No Man’s Land to get away but their snipers shot through him quite literally. By the time it was safe‚ we had finished breakfast from the last of our uncontaminated supplies. And just after that we got on ‘Lice Duty’‚ picking out all those eggs was futile‚ as there were some hidden in the seams of the clothing. Those slugs and beetles were worse than ever‚ crowding the walls of the

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    The speech “I have a dream” by Martin Luther King jr is the most compelling because he uses rhetorical devices to explain to people that everyone‚ black or white‚ deserve freedom. He broke many stereotypes of african americans‚ and told thousands of people how he felt. Most people didn’t think that anyone of his race would stand in front of a huge crowd and fight for freedom‚ only using his words‚ but his words spoke louder than any action could. As difficult as it already might’ve been to stand

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    5/1/16 Martin Luther King Jr "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin" Martin luther King Jr. was the leader of the African American civil rights movement. He was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta. He is the grandchild of the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist. He stood up for African American who wanted to be equal to whites‚ he was the leader of the civil rights movement. Martin luther King Jr. protested for equal

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    Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that his nation would one day have no racism anymore. “I have dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character”. (Martin Luther King Jr.) He wanted his nation to not be judged by their color of their skin but by their personality because he wanted everything and everyone to be treated the same and fair. Also he graduated at the age of fifteen. Let’s all be grateful

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a very stressful‚ concerning life because many people did not respect him. Originally‚ his name was Michael Luther King Jr.‚ but eventually he decided to change his name to Martin. He was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement (Biography.com Editors‚ Last Updated January 5‚ 2017 original published Date n/a) and president of the MIA (Montgomery Improvement Association). Due to this situation‚ Martin’s life was constantly and frequently in

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    r ------------------------------------------------- Draft Letter to Justin King PA110-Professor Rakowski March 30‚ 2013 Tari Dowling Kaplan University March 30‚ 2013 Tari Dowling Kaplan University DOWLING LAW FIRM March 30‚ 2013 623 N. Grant Ave York‚ NE 68467 (402)366-0467 Tdowling1034@yahoo.com Dear Mr. King‚ I really appreciate you talking to my paralegal last week. I know

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    Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream‚ he wanted all to be equal. He wanted no one to be ashamed of who they were. I have a dream that my America’s Got Talent audition went well and I get a call back. My dream has always been to be a professional singer like Ariana Grande or Beyoncé. I had been given an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up. We were going to stay in a beautiful hotel‚ but we decided to stay home. We printed out my paperwork and went to sleep. The next morning‚ my mom and I drove to the

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    As most people know‚ Martin Luther King Jr played an important role in American History. Martin once said “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”. Martin Luther served a successful era as a social activist in the American Civil Rights movement in the mid 1950’s until his death. He had many accomplishments during his time such as; “Being honored with the distinguished award in 1964 with his active and dynamic leadership‚ highlighted by his nonviolent tactics‚ helped

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