the “I Have a Dream” speech given by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ he explains that his wish for the future is that black and white children can coincide peacefully and that children of former slaves and children of former slave-owners would be able to get along. In “No Name Woman” by Maxine Hong Kingston‚ Kingston learns that she has an aunt that took her own life and her newborn baby’s life. Kingston imagines different scenarios that her aunt could have gone through. These two stories both have an element
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10/19/12 Freedom isn’t Free In 1963‚ when Martin Luther King gave his most famous speech equity of man was not a known thing in the United States. But with King’s eye opening speech it became a known issue that the country would work towards fixing. Kings “I Have a Dream” speech is one of the most memorable speeches of all time and possibly one of the most successful speeches; it made America into what it is today. This speech cost Martin Luther King his life‚ but also mastered the art of persuasion successfully
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Quotation Comment/Purpose “Five score years ago‚ a great American‚ in whose symbolic shadow we stand today‚ signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.” | This was a very good way to start off the speech. Martin Luther King Jr. starts by recalling when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation
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In his famous speech „I have a dream” delivered on 28th August 1964 during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom‚ Martin Luther King mentions a serious problem that affected and still is affecting lives of many Afro-Americans all around the United States. Black people in the whole country‚ but mostly in the south‚ were forbidden to vote even though they had a right to do that as citizens of the United States. He says „But one hundred years later (All right)‚ the Negro still is not free. (My
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech is one of the most successful and most legendary speeches in United States history. Martin Luther King Jr. was a masterful speaker‚ who established a strong command of rhetorical strategies. By his eloquent use of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos‚ as well as his command of presentation skills and rhetorical devices‚ King was able to persuade his generation that "the Negro is not free" (King 1). His speech became the rallying cry for civil rights and lives
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Sacagawea has been depicted as a guide for the expedition‚ she is recorded as providing direction in only a few instances. Her work as an interpreter certainly helped the party to negotiate with the Shoshone. However‚ her greatest value to the mission may have been simply her presence during the arduous journey‚ which showed their peaceful intent. After the expedition Sacagawea and her husband spent 3 years among the Hidatsa before accepting Clark’s invitation to settle in St.Louis in 1809. Sacagawea
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Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most memorable speeches in American history on August 28‚ 1963‚ titled I Have a Dream. His speech focused on expressing the neglect of freedom and rights the country had promised to his people‚ the African Americans‚ that were never fulfilled. The exposition of his speech is constructed with allusions that reveal of important governmental documents and speeches that were important to the freedom of slaves. He starts the first sentence with an allusion‚ “Five
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public with a momentous speech entitled ‘I Have a Dream’. This speech was dramatically delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and is still recognized as one of the best speeches ever given to date. This speech is filled with wonderful examples of how to execute a message deliberately and efficiently. When studying speech‚ you learn that you never have a second chance to make a first impression! The opening paragraph of your paper or introduction of your speech will provide your reader
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I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. There are three similarities between these two works. Both works discuss segregation‚ protest not becoming violent‚ and keeping the dream of equality alive. In Raisin in the Sun‚ Linder says‚ “It is a matter of the people of Clybourne Park believing‚ rightly or wrongly‚ as I say that for the happiness of all concerned that our Negro families are happier when they live in their own communities.” King says‚ “One
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Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. He was a man of courage and conviction. He was a revolutionary and a peace-maker. Most of us wouldn’t think we were capable of dreaming these BIG DREAMS – a grand vision for ourselves and for the world we live in. But I challenge each of us to do just that today‚ in memory of a great man. Each of us carries a dream within us. Our job is to give it voice. Let’s have the courage and audacity to dream and claim our own BIG DREAM. Better yet‚ write it
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