“We must...” are all examples of repeating the past and now is the future. King repeats his themes many of times‚ “freedom” is said twenty different times and “nation” is said ten times. “Five score years ago…” refers to Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address speech which began “Four score and seven years ago…” This allusion is particularly poignant given that King was speaking in front of the Lincoln Memorial. This happens to be the sentence that I think is the most effective. In honor of a great
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their own speeches so they know how they want it to sound. When I read The Gettysburg Address myself it was from my perspective. Sometimes when I read somebody’s work‚ it’s not as powerful as the original reciter‚ Abraham Lincoln has a more influential voice‚ as a reader we understand how powerful it is but‚ we don’t feel the power behind the words and during the time that Lincoln did his speech about The Gettysburg Address was significant. There was a part in the speech in the beginning to be more
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the Author uses the word “discordant ’’ to describe what this nation was built on stating “That’s because it was built of bits and pieces that seem discordant ‚ like the crazy quilts’’. in “the gettysburg” address‚ we get to see the great effects of society. President lincoln does a great job explaining the importance of us sticking together and working together as a union . He states “we cannot hallow this ground the brave men living and dead who struggled
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thousand soldiers were killed (American Civil War ). One of the most important battles fought during this war was the battle of Gettysburg; it lasted three days and went down in history as one of the most deadly battles of the war (Battle of Gettysburg ). After this battle‚ the president at the time‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ addressed his people with a speech‚ the Gettysburg Address‚ which still resonates though the people of our country today. Although the speech only roughly lasted two minutes‚ Lincoln used
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I have a dream 1. What indicates that King’s words were meant primarily for an audience of listeners‚ and only secondarily for a reading audience? To hear these indications‚ try reading the speech aloud. What uses of parallelism do you notice? This essay has analyzed Dr. King’s "I have a Dream" speech for voice and rhetoric‚ through the analysis of his argument‚ how he supports that argument‚ the voice he uses in the speech and the audience at whom the
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America was not perfect especially during the 19th century when conflicts arose regarding slavery‚ women’s rights‚ politics‚ and corruption. Sojourner Truth and Abraham Lincoln discuss some of those issues that were the highlight of the civil war. Some of the issues they talked about were slavery and women’s rights. Throughout the both well thought out speeches‚ Lincoln and Truth use resembling strategies that were very persuasive. Their persuasive speeches were used in an attempt to further
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Abraham Lincoln uses anaphora‚ antithesis‚ and allusion in his speech‚ "The Gettysburg Address"‚ to motivate and inspire fellow Americans to finish the almost-completed task that the soldiers fought for ‚ equality. In the third paragraph‚ President Lincoln declares‚ "we can not dedicate-we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground." Abraham is referring to the field in which the Battle of Gettysburg was fought. He believes that the Americans should dedicate the field to the soldiers‚ that
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Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg not only memorialized the deaths of the fallen‚ but also‚ through the use of the rhetorical strategies of repetition‚ pathos‚ and syntax‚ served as a away to get the people to continue the war. His syntax was most effective in the way that his speech was only composed of two hundred and seventy-words and still serves as one of the greatest speeches ever made. Lincoln’s repetition was used very carefully concentrating on the words being repeated and finally his use of
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like crossing the ocean in 1492 with Christopher Columbus‚ settling on a new continent‚ and having thanksgiving with the pilgrims? Maybe you have imagined yourself in the civil war fighting in the battle of Gettysburg or standing in a crowd in Washington D.C. watching Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous “I have a Dream” speech. Possibly you have an even bigger imagination and you have seen yourself flying through space‚ passing by the moon and by the other
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Importance of Voting In his Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln called democracy “government of the people‚ by the people and for the people.” It means that we are not here to serve our government‚ but that our government is here to serve us — and we have the right to decide who will represent us and how we want to be represented. It means that we have one of the greatest rights any free people can have: the right to vote. Voting is a right that‚ throughout history‚ many have fought for and
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