with violence‚ but with words and pacific demonstration. In his famous speech “ I Have a Dream” Dr. King affirms the urgency of the African Americans to obtain what for so long has been denied to them. King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” justifies and validates not only his presence in Alabama‚ but also the actions of the Civil Rights Movement to the clergymen who wrote the newspaper article “ A Call for Unity”. In both his speech and his letter King employs Biblical allusion‚ emotional appeal and
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Hannah Smith 30 December 2012 Clinton Speech Summary The main idea of William J. Clinton’s speech “Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of God in Christ” is that the United States is becoming more violent every day‚ many innocent children are dying every day‚ and that he wants the American people to start doing something about it. In his speech Clinton spoke at the church where Martin Luther King Jr. last delivered a sermon about freedom. Clinton used the opportunity to address issues of
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The Power of Words Plato once described rhetoric as the‚ “art of enchanting the soul.” When I read Martin Luther Kings’ I Have A Dream speech‚ the power of his words stayed with me. His use of simple compelling words such as; exile‚ brotherhood‚ freedom‚ dream‚ and now show he knew how to connect with America. King spoke with such electricity and power‚ yet was able to control the mood of his listeners. One powerful phrase that reflects the emotional state of America in 1963 is‚ “One hundred
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Jr. spoke of a dream in which the social norms at the time would shed away and life would take the form of the America originally envisioned by its founding fathers. It was this speech that portrayed the struggles of African Americans and the struggles of America as well. Furthermore‚ "I Have A Dream" expresses the need for the social acceptance and equality for not only African Americans‚ but also people of all gender‚ race‚ and religion. Nevertheless‚ in criticizing this speech‚ the model for
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s speech “I Have a Dream”‚ is a speech that will be remembered forever in history. Not only for the message that was given‚ but also for the way it was given. This speech has many aspects of what makes a great speech. Viewing Dr. King’s speech was an excellent way to see how a great speech should be conducted. I am now going to discuss the use of repetition and metaphors in Dr. King’s speech. I will give a clear definition of what repetition and metaphors are and how the use
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The Summary Response January 26‚ 2013 DUE: February 1‚ 2013 The Summary Response builds on summary in two ways. First‚ before you can respond to a text‚ you must be able to summarize its main points. In other words‚ you must understand a text on its own terms before you can express an opinion about it. Second‚ the Summary Response expands textual meaning by including reader response. It’s the kind of reader response‚ however‚ that distinguishes a good Summary Response from a bad one. A
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Rhetoric Analysis Essay Have you ever wondered how other people can say things to get you to stand up for something you or others people believe? In this essay i will talk about how in Martin Luther King Jr’s‚ “Ihave a Dream” speech and in Mary Fisher’s‚ “AIDS” Speech they both talk about how the people need to stand up for themselves and in these next paragraphs there are examples of how they persuae people to look things through their own eyes. Both Martin Luther King and Mary Fisher successfully
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I have to write a paper to see the papers I need so this is what you get...I’m sorry for any inconvenience because of me...I just need one more paper!!!! My essay is too short you say? Well then I guess I’ll have to make it longer...hmmmm what should I write about? I know!! I’ll write about how today’s education system is awful and terrible. Today’s education system is whack. They cause students to want to kill themselves because of stress...today’s average high school students have higher stress
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good person would ever want ready access to a loaded firearm. Between these two extremes we must find grounds for a rational discussion about the problem of gun violence. Unlike most Americans‚ I stand on both sides of this debate. I understand the apprehension that many people feel toward “gun culture‚” and I share their outrage over the political influence of the National Rifle Association. How is it that we live in a society in which one of the most compelling interests is gun ownership? Where is
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SPCH 2010-103 Informative Speech Date: TITLE: Dream Interpretation Type of Informative Speech: Speech Design: Categorical I. Introduction A. Attention Material: “Dreams feel weird while we are in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange (Inception‚ the movie).” Have you ever been curious about what your dreams actually mean? B. Credibility material: There have been many times in my life where I have either woke up in the middle
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