I Have a Dream Speech by Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.

By using pathos, he creates an appeal to the reader from many different aspects. Fear is one emotion he tries to get at. When he

In any powerful speech, the speaker communicates and relates directly to his or her audience. Elie Wiesel does a superb job of doing this in his Perils of Indifference speech, given in April 1999. His use of pathos

Martin Luther Kings famous speech was held on August 28, 1963. It was held at the

In chapter ten, Douglass uses pathos with his imagery and figurative language that provokes an emotional response. Pathos is also seen in his powerful words, phrases and mental images that stir up emotion. Frederick Douglass went from being a slave into being a free man

Through his use of pathos, Malcolm X triggers real emotions by targeting the people whose lives are spent in jail. He establishes his pathos by using other rhetorical devices like, opposition, imagery,

He also includes a lot of emotional parts throughout the speech this is effective as it may get an emotional response from the audience this happens when he says “Your loved ones were daring and brave” and “It is hard to understand, but sometimes painful things like this happen” this is a good use of pathos as it does connect to the emotional feelings of the viewer.

Coates shows his true emotions and connects with the audience through Pathos. The useage of Pathos is seen throughout the novel regarding the “American Dream” for example when Coates says “ when 8 percent of the world's prisoners are black men, our bodies have refinanced the Dream of being white,”(pg.132) Here Coates is trying to say that because so many black males are in jail, they almost wish they were white

On April 28, 1963 over 200,00 Americans gathered at the Washington monument to protest cruelty that was being spread among our country. On that day, one of the most famous speeches of all American history was delivered. From that speech, America experienced a change that has brought us to where we are today. In the famous, “I have a dream” speech proclaimed by Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., many types of rhetoric was utilized to try and stop the racial inequality that was occurring within our country at the time.

Some examples of this pathos include the words spread across the screen claiming, “What you see on the news is a story 150 years in the making” (“13th, Trailer”). This is to say that African Americans have been fighting for freedom for longer than most think or assume, and this documentary is going to get to the bottom of that. This is the same way that the video uses Kalief Browder’s personal testimony to bring the audience to tears and just feel what Browder feels, emotionally binding you to the documentary and causing you to want to see it to empower this man who committed suicide to escape police brutality. Adding to this idea, pictures of the brutality and unjust treatment add to this pathological tempt. It forces the viewer to want to watch the documentary because it makes the viewer feel that bad for all of the people shown in the documentary simply because of how they are being treated. Thus, pathos is an effective tool used to convey the message of the documentary and draws readers

Pathos is a quality that evokes pity or sadness on an actual life experience or literature. Chavez uses pathos in order to appeal to the audience’s emotions, values, assumption and sense of identity. It is an expression of hatred and darkness in the world of literature. For example, Chavez applies this concept of Pathos to the audience when he states, “The fast was meant as a call to sacrifice for justice and as a reminder of how much suffering there is among farm workers.” This assertion appealed to intended audience because it symbolize moral and spiritual uniqueness. Chavez was a devoted catholic who took priority in helping humanity. He wanted the audience to learn about their human rights and worked diligently to humanize them from

Ronald Reagan gave the speech “A Time for Choosing” as part of a pre-recorded program for television called A Rendezvous with Destiny in 1964, for the presidential campaign of Republican candidate Barry Goldwater. Millions of Americans saw the nationally televised program. During the presidential campaign, the economy and the war on poverty concerned the American populace the most. There was also a war occurring in Vietnam at the time. Lyndon B. Johnson, the incumbent president, was sworn into office immediately after John F. Kennedy's assassination.

In his second part of his speech he used pathos to try to win the audience.You can tell he uses it because he tries to get the audience emotion tied to what he is talking about. “Indifference,after all is more dangerous than anger and hatred.” With this quote he tries to scare the audience to explain to them how indifference is very dangerous. Him using this type of approach is very effective when trying to convince them. He also uses example of hitler and World War Two and how we overcame nazism and communism in the same century to show how indifference made an impact on the world during that

King creates an enforced emotional appeal to the audience by using pathos, and he makes the audience feel empathy for the way that whites have treated non-whites for over a century.

In “The Negro Speak of Rivers”, the man is describing the things he has seen and the way his “soul has grown deep like the rivers” (Hughes 3). Hughes uses pathos in this story to relate to the reader and make it mean something to them in the way that the man is so appreciative of simple things such as rivers. He bathed in rivers and lived next to them and still appreciates what they have done for him. This is similar in “Manhattan Buddha” when a man is torn between jumping from a building or burning in it. Even with a choice of how to pass “he sees it all and smiles” (Smith-Soto 8). This relates to pathos to make the readers think about how content and at peace he was with what was happening. It also relates back to the reader’s emotions relating to the events at 9/11. Both Hughes and Smith-Soto tap into the reader’s emotions by their use of figurative

August 28th, 1963, 250,000 marchers stood in front of the Washington Monument to hear a message. A message from the leader of the civil rights leader whom many of the marchers have come to respect and follow. Marchers from all different backgrounds all supporting the civil rights and jobs for the African American community. Martin Luther King Jr. took the podium in front of these marchers and spoke a message that would inspire not just those present, but all of America to have a dream just like his. A dream in a country that has been stacking the cards against them for a couple hundred years. King took the podium and spoke of his dream, “… a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”” (King npg.). King’s speech resonated with thousands of African Americans and inspired them to dream his dream and start a movement that would lead them their civil rights.