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    Martin Luther King’s inner circle said‚ “Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.” he is elaborating further on Dr. King’s “I Have a Dreamspeech saying that the African American community should not be forced into their future by the socioeconomic problems that face them‚ but rather seek to attain the higher goals they dream of. In August 1963‚ Dr. King was led to the Lincoln Memorial by his dreams to stand up for what he believed in‚ which were civil rights for African Americans. Dr

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    I Have A Dream‚ Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther’s words proved to reach people’s heart and made them clearly understand the social and political crucial times in the 1960’s‚ and gave the nation a way to express what was happening. The theme of it all is that people should fight for what they believe in‚ and not give up for what they are asking for‚ which is freedom. It was the time of a revolution‚ on which the blacks demanded their rights‚ and Martin Luther was their leader‚ and inspiration

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    Luther King Jr. was a man with a powerful way with words. At the March on Washington‚ Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dreamspeech‚ which dealt with peace and racial equality. It was one of the most powerful speeches King had ever given‚ and one of the most powerful that American History has ever heard. A famous excerpt from his speech was‚ “I have a dream today. 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

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    Throughout the speech‚ King frequently appeals to pathos‚ but he uses all three of the Aristotelian appeals effectively. He uses appeal to pathos to let his audience realize what type of condition the African Americans are in. He uses another appeal to logos to persuade the African Americans to take actions and also to use it for transitions. He also uses appeal to ethos to keep the readers and the audiences to be interested. According to King’s speech‚ he stated‚ “But one hundred years later‚ the

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    brain? * they are nearly identical despite major differences in the brain’s internal structure * the human brain has many more convolutions * the lower animals have more convolutions and therefore fewer direct connections * human convolutions are less numerous‚ but larger * humans have frontal lobes‚ other animals do not 2. Bilateral symmetry... * is common in the animal kingdom * is unique to humans * is found only in old world primates

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    I Have a Dream… Everyone dreamt as a child. We dreamt to become astronauts‚ cowboys‚ and princesses‚ but as we got older‚ we realized those dreams were childish. We began to mature and set our dreams to plan more for our future. Our dreams evolved into becoming successful in the business world‚ to go to college and succeed‚ to have a relationship with a spouse‚ dreams we were able to achieve. I have a dream to stay strong in my relationship with God‚ and continuing to grow in my faith as a woman

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    I Have A Dream” Martin Luther King Jr. On August 28‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that electrified a nation. In Washington D.C‚ King delivered his speech on the steps of the Lincoln memorial and as his powerful voice echoed out across an audience of 200‚000 people‚ echoes of the Gettysburg address could be heard as well as the Declaration of Independence and the Bible. It has been called “masterfully delivered and improvised sermon‚ bursting with biblical language and imagery.”The

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a Dream” [Type the author name] 9/2/2014 On the 28th day of August 1963‚ at The Lincoln monument in Washington D.C.‚ stands Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a Baptist preacher and civil rights activist. As he is introduced the crowd erupts in applause and cheers. As King addresses the nation to persuade them to take a stand together for equality‚ freedom and to stand up against political and social injustice‚ and to push through the civil rights legislation that

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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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    On August 28‚ 1963‚ 250 thousand people gathered around the Lincoln Memorial to hear Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his “ I Have A Dreamspeech. Today this speech is remembered as one of the best speeches ever given. Martin Luther King Jr. was both a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who aided the cry of equality among the people of the United States. His effective use of persuasive language and rhetoric enabled him to move his audience to open up their minds to see the racial injustices

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