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    Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream speech.” Was a huge turning point in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. While Dr. King argued for things such as equality‚ empowerment and freedom. “The Negro speaks of rivers” by Langston Hughes argues that the Negro people have always been a vital part of history. From building the pyramids to the building of America they have grown nations while growing as Negro people. Even though Dr. King and Langston Hughes had two separate bodies of literature written

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    speeches from these important men. I heard all of these speeches before but never took the time to actually sit and analyze and understand everything they were saying. Not only did I read “I have a Dream” by Dr. King‚ “The Ballot or the Bullet” by Malcolm X‚ and “We shall overcome” by Lyndon B. Johnson‚ but I listened to the speeches. I must say I was moved by all of them. Each had a different crowd they were giving their speech to and all were talking about similar topics. I believe the content is influenced

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    I HAVE A DREAM” Written By: Momal TahirIQRA University‚ BS (CS) Reg ID: 19077 Email: momaltahirmt@gmail.com In the dark glancing at the sky‚ watching the glowing moon & the shiny stars I wonder & ask to myself. “Did I dream the impossible?” Like all others I also dream but I dream with open eyes & I want to turn my dream into reality. I have a dream to change Pakistan. I have a dream to influence people’s lives in every positive mean I can. I have a dream to spread love and peace

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    A speech was given by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th‚ 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington‚ D.C. This speech was entitled “I Have a Dream” and was delivered in front of a crowd of three hundred thousand Americans. King’s intent with this speech was to support the American Civil Rights movement‚ which was a movement that was designed to provide true equality for all American citizens. Within this speech‚ King spoke of his desires for true equality amongst people of any

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    speeches. He brought about awareness to the nation and his followers with his speechI Have a Dream‚” delivered on 28 August 1963‚ at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. He connected with his listeners through the rhetorical appeals Karios‚ Telos‚ Ethos‚ Logos‚ and Pathos. King’s speech is most remembered because it proved such a crucial step towards the advancement on the civil rights movement. The “I Have a Dreamspeech serves as a prominent piece of historical rhetoric‚ of effective and persuasive

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    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‚ but by the content of their character”(King). Minister Martin Luther King Junior gave the historic “I Have a Dreamspeech‚ which was created to help African Americans receive their rights and gain equality. Consequently‚ Dr. King was a very large part of the Civil Rights Movement and is a very iconic symbol of the act. This powerful address was told on October 28th

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    King Jr. Speech Analysis On August 28‚ 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. recited his “I have a dream speech” from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.‚ his demanding for racial justice and an integrated nation while believing all citizens are created equal fueled the passion behind his words of his “i have a dreamspeech. His main message from the speech is that minorities should be able to have equal rights and not have to deal with criminal injustice. King gives purpose to why

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    Today‚ I chose to analyze MLK”s speechI have a dream” because of the affect it still has on people till this day‚ and because it shows what the peaceful spoken word can accomplish. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was an American activist and leader of the American civil rights movement. He fought to overturn segregation laws and to eliminate social and economic differences between blacks and whites in America. And he is known for his nonviolent resistance. His "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered

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    most powerful and famous speech in the history of the United States. 40 years later‚ no other speech has been able to overcome the effect that this speech has had on the American people generation after generation. Despite the fact that the message of the speech is perhaps the most enduring aspect of the speech‚ the rhetorical strategies Martin Luther King used were instrumental in captivating the attention of millions people then‚ and now. The purpose of “I have a dream” was to awaken awareness

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    In his “I Have a Dreamspeech (1963)‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. conveys the fact that the Negro is still not free despite their freedom for over one hundred years. King supports this conveyance about the Negros bondage by stating tragic facts and then challenges his brothers and sisters to “continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive” (Paragraph 8). His purpose is to put an end to discrimination in order to give African Americans the freedom and equality they deserve. He

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