MLK and Malcolm X Speeches The two speeches “I have a dream” and “The ballot or the bullet” are very powerful. They both fought for African Americans rights and were written by two important civil rights leaders‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Although King focused on peace and tranquility and Malcolm more to force and violence they both protested for freedom for the blacks. Within the two‚ they both used repetition throughout the speeches. King repeated to the audience that he had a dream
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher’s overwhelming sense of self-confidence and ambition ruled her life from the time she was a small child in Grantham‚ though her Oxford years and during her early years in politics. It led her to become the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain‚ and also helped through her difficult political years as "Attila the Hun". Britain’s first female Prime Minister was born on October 13‚ 1925 in a small room over a grocer’s shop in Grandham‚ England
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I thank my dad for bringing out the skill and mindset of an athlete. I not only use my competitive nature on the field but I also utilize it in the classroom. When I was younger‚ I would despise the person who got a higher grade than me. I wouldn’t actually hate them‚ I would hate that they beat me. But when I would get the highest grade in the class I would feel like I had won the championship football game. Now onto where I am from. I am from Laguna Hills California but I say I am from Mission
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Hello everyone. I am Martin Luther King Jr and I am a very important historical figure. I am an American Baptist minister‚ activist‚ humanitarian‚ and leader in the African-American Civil Rights. Some of my influences were; Mahatma Gandhi‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ Bayard Rustin‚ and Henry David Thoreau. I am going to give you three reasons why you should keep me in the balloon; first I lead the March on Washington in 1963‚ I was in charge of the Birmingham Campaign‚ and I lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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You walk into a room and are instantly greeted by rows upon rows of evenly spaced desks. The only think you have with you‚ is you pencil and calculator. You sit down‚ silently‚ and feel your nerves begin to kick in. You are told that you have only sixty minutes to answer sixty questions. As time ticks down‚ you realize you are not going to finish‚ so you start randomly guessing. This is a real life example of what happened to a fellow peer of mine‚ during the ACTs. The topic I decided on‚ is why
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road. As Margaret stated‚ “The days are alright‚ you’re surrounded by all sorts of people‚ but the nights are so lonely…” This is the case in other celebrities we know‚ such as Jim Carey who said‚ “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” These people were so profound in saying this because outside of the realm of being surrounded and loved by millions‚ the feeling is nearly incomprehensible. Margaret Mead is an
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Great speeches resonate with an audience because of the powerful and enduring ideas that are expressed in a well crafted oration. Speeches that encompass compelling ideas will remain with an audience for a lifetime‚ continue to dwell in our minds and remain relevant to our present context. The issues of reconciliation between Aborigines and non-ind Australians as well as the issue of how to respond to the past injustices suffered by Aboriginals are two timeless issues explored in Noel Pearson’s
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My Name Is Margaret. “My Name Is Margaret” written by Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou is novelist‚ poet‚ playwright‚ actress‚ composer‚ and singer. Actual name is Marguerite Annie Johnson born in 1928. People identify with our name in many ways. Our name is what links us to our family; History and we are the image that is associated with our name. In the outline of the essay‚ the narrator is informative of how it was like to live in that precise time period. Margaret distinguished between
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Analyzing Speeches The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals: 21st Century Skills—You will assess and validate information. Directions Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________ Teacher-Graded Activities Write a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the end of this document to make
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Margaret Are You Drug George Starbuck’s‚ “Margaret Are You Drug”‚ is an excellent example of a colloquial poem. The term “colloquial” simply is a poem that has a style so informal‚ it gives the readers a feeling the speaker is having a casual talk with his subject‚ in this case Margaret. The speaker‚ in this case‚ comes across as one apathetic drug user who talks to another (Margaret or “Mag”) about his attitude towards premature drug-induced death. By incorporating the colloquial characteristics
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