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    "I Have a Dream" Analysis

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    "I have a dream" Analysis Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech is most likely one of the greatest speeches in American history. An audience of 200‚000 white and black Americans gathered in Washington D.C. on August 28‚ 1963 to hear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his groundbreaking speech. This essay will analyze the speech for voice and rhetoric by showing MLK’s main argument‚ how he supports that argument‚ identifying the language he used and the audience at whom it was

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    AP English 3 September 2013 Response to “I Have a Dream…” I can’t even imagine what it would be like to be a Black American during this time because of the huge difference Martin Luther King Jr. has made. Even though I never experienced this era‚ I can feel the hatred and mistreatment that racism has caused to black people through this speech. I can sense the urgency to have equal rights‚ because Martin Luther is clearly speaking from his heart‚ his own feelings. The way he starts his speech

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    In The speech I Have a Dream by Martin Luther‚ which was one of the best speeches in the world‚ Martin Luther used several types of techniques in his speech to give better understandings to the listener. He uses techniques like‚ repetition‚ which was the main technique used by him to associate with the people‚ he also used inclusive language and emotional language in his speech. He used such ideas to explain his ideas and give hopes to the people that racism will end one day. Martin Luther used

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    I Have a Dream Summary

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    want to see slow change over time; they would rather see significant change immediately. The reason for “I Have a Dream” massive impact is due to the tense social mood of the time and that it reflects the conditions of the time‚ giving black activists a vision for the future. It struck directly into the hearts of blacks across America‚ made whites ashamed of their actions and willing to have a new start and shook society to its roots. In just 17 minutes‚ King influenced and informed the generations

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    I Have A Dream Allusions

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    Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ in his ever so memorable speech “I Have A Dream” utilizes allusions to historically significant documents such as Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence in order to prove the point that America was originally based off of all men being treated equally‚ yet not all civil rights are given to the African Americans. King is trying to truly convince all Americans‚ not just the audience listening to the speech in Washington‚ that African Americans

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    Mya. Holliday 7th hour Ms. Cline Dialectical Journal “I Have A Dream” 1) Cite the lines that state King’s purpose. What other seminal U.S. documents does King cite in his speech? The other U.S. Document that cites the Kings purpose is “The greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” The other U.S. documents are the Emantion Proclamation the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. 2) Reread lines 17-31 and notice the extended metaphor King uses. What is the meaning

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    I Have a Dream Speech

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    I Have A Dream‚ Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther’s words proved to reach people’s heart and made them clearly understand the social and political crucial times in the 1960’s‚ and gave the nation a way to express what was happening. The theme of it all is that people should fight for what they believe in‚ and not give up for what they are asking for‚ which is freedom. It was the time of a revolution‚ on which the blacks demanded their rights‚ and Martin Luther was their leader‚ and inspiration

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    I "Too" Have a Dream

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    I Too Have A Dream by: Kiara Mayo I too have a dream‚ that one day the world will become a better place. This world of ours is full of pain and suffering. I dream that the people will see the thing in the world as the opposite word of absurd. I dream that homelessness and poverty will end. I dream that rapist will stop raping and murders will stop murdering and thefts will stop stealing and killers will stop killing. I too have a dream‚ for the USA. The USA one of the wealthiest countries

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    I Have a Dream Speech

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    I Have a Dream… Everyone dreamt as a child. We dreamt to become astronauts‚ cowboys‚ and princesses‚ but as we got older‚ we realized those dreams were childish. We began to mature and set our dreams to plan more for our future. Our dreams evolved into becoming successful in the business world‚ to go to college and succeed‚ to have a relationship with a spouse‚ dreams we were able to achieve. I have a dream to stay strong in my relationship with God‚ and continuing to grow in my faith as a woman

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    Mlk " I Have a Dream"

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    For my MLK activity‚ I watched the famous “I have a dream” speech‚ “But if not” speech‚ and read articles about Martin Luther King’s life and his career as a clergyman‚ activist and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. In my opinion‚ Martin Luther King is a great example of a social entrepreneur. His work to improve the civil rights in America holds true with the definition of entrepreneurship‚ which is “a process of pursuing opportunities without limitation by resources currently

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