MLK/Obama Comparative Essay On September 18‚ 1963‚ in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ tragedy struck Sixteenth Street Baptist Church when a bomb planted in the basement detonated and killed four young teenage girls‚ who were changing into choir robes. Nearly 50 years later‚ a similar tragedy occurred in Newtown‚ Connecticut. Twenty-six were shot multiple times at Sandy Hook Elementary school‚ 20 of those killed victims being kindergarteners. After the bombing‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a public eulogy
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African American activists and supporters but also white elected officials and government officials as well as average white citizens. The purpose of King’s speech was to convey the difficult life African Americans have been faced with ever since Americans forcibly brought African natives to become slaves and work for the white men. King is speech‚ he effectively succeeded in motivating and aspiring the nation to ponder giving equal rights to their fellow African American citizens. On the steps of
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better of hundreds. Martin Luther King knew going into protests fellow protestors would be killed‚ but the sacrifice of these individuals for the better of millions later is a small price to pay. Also‚ no price is too large in the name of justice. MLK Jr embraced the rules of fighting for justice and sacrificed himself and many others for us and many other minorities to live in safety. Malcolm X‚ although had different approach to fighting for freedom‚ was ready for the loss of some live for living
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rhetorical styles and differences in their tone and message. As seen in “I Have a Dream‚” MLK has a more civilized and peaceful solution to the nation’s problems; whereas in X’s he has a will to do whatever it may take to solve the problems. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X use the same rhetorical strategies to enhance their message in their speeches. One device or strategy is repetition. In King’s speech he repeated the phrase “I have a dream’ in order to emphasize to his audience the importance
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get the point across efficiently. For my sources I’ll be using: digital history‚ ‘Where We Are Going’ Dr Martin Luther King Jr. 1967 book‚ workers world Malcolm x and the global black struggle Abayomi Azikiwe‚ and Dr Martin Luther ‘I have a dream’ speech. Malcolm x and Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in different environments. Malcolm x came from an underprivileged home; he was self taught‚ however with the little school he was able to obtain greatness due to his own determination and knowledge. On
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Cited: "I Have a Dream Speech" 07 Dec. 1997. 28 Jan. 2006 . King Jr.‚ Martin L. "Letter From A Birmingham Jail." May 1963. "Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚" Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2005 .
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civil rights for African Americans and are both remembered today‚ though their tones and diction were completely different. Along with their tones and diction‚ the audiences that these speeches were read to were different. John F. Kennedy presented is speech to the entire American audience on live television. Martin Luther King presented his in the shadow of the great Abraham Lincoln‚ to a smaller but still great amount of people‚ mainly African Americans. Kennedy’s tone was scolding or disappointed.
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reading this letter and it will make it easier for his readers to connect to what he is saying. Also all of these sources all talk about human equality in some way. The Gettysburg Address was a speech by Abraham Lincoln where he talks about bringing true equality to all citizens of the US and this speech was that in common with Dr. King’s letter. The Declaration of Independence of course is what this country was founded by. The very important line in it is the line that all “men are created equal”
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King‚ Jr. believed heavily in nonviolence. To achieve equality with nonviolence‚ he used sit-ins‚ marches‚ and protests. He traveled from city to city to spread his message of nonviolence because he felt “compelled to carry the gospel of freedom” (MLK). King felt that the answer to equality was intelligence and high morals. As blacks furthered their education they would gain rights‚ equality‚ and respect from whites (“Martin Luther King - Biography” 1). His nonviolent leadership tactics got many
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which helped him use references in the bible to form his speeches. Martin Luther King Jr. believed that violence was not the answer. Martin got approximately 250‚000 people to gather in front of the Lincoln Memorial to hear his famous “I have a dream speech”. Amazing how one man could have such a tremendous impact in the United States of America. Malcolm x’s approach to the civil rights movement was a whole lot different from Martin Luther Kings. Malcolm x once said‚ “by any means necessary‚” meaning
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