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    said by Martin Luther King, Jr and, unknowingly, represented his life. He was a minister, and major advocate for the Civil Rights movement in America, and helped to gain equality for African Americans. While many people supported King, many changes he advocated came after his assassination in 1968. This essay will compare and contrast Martin’s two famous literary pieces, “I Have a Dream” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, and discuss whether he was successful with their intents. Dr. King gave his

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    “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” (MLK, I have a Dream) Imagine standing in the crowd when Martin Luther King said this. To have all of your hopes and dreams of equality voiced in such a magnificent way. It spoke to the hearts of the people about the injustices and discrimination that were tearing apart and demeaning a great nation of liberty and justice. The king truly

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    Rhetorical Devices in King speech     Do you know what many famous people use in their speeches? Many of famous people use rhetorical devices. Rhetorical devices has a great affect on a audience. There are three major parts they are ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos has a great affect on a audience because it gives credibility to a reliable source. Pathos also has a great affect on a audience because there is mood and the audience can get persuaded to have the same mood as the speaker. Lastly, logos

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    normal, but there were many things that whites did not like. Obstacles like segregation, which were posed on blacks, arose because of the idea that the white race was superior to the black race. In the novels, “They Had a Dream” by Jules Archer and “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr., the cultural universals of values and communication aided African Americans in overcoming the obstacles they faced. During the

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    people still live in poverty and have low levels of education, though the improvement in raising their human right was in the progress, there are many obstacles for that. For example, according to the law, it is able for black people to vote; there are many unnecessarily elaborate documents to do in the southern states, therefore, only 5% of black people get the right at the end. As a priest and an active leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement, King has strong beliefs that come from

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    Martin luther king is most greatly known for his “I have a dream” speech but there is much more to Mr. Kings life than just that. King led many Civil rights movements since the mid 1950’s using his words and non-violent tactics such as boycotts, sit ins, and protest marches to fight segregation. Born in Atlanta Georgia In January of 1929 King lived with his parents Alberta Williams and Michael Luther, his two siblings, Christine and alfred, and his Grandparents, Jenny Parks and Adam Daniel Williams

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    According to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s, “I Have a Dream” speech, Blacks were denied their equal rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (I Have a Dream). The Emancipation Proclamation, written by Abraham Lincoln, supposedly freed all slaves but Blacks were still treated with disrespect. Blacks needed to have equal rights for many reasons. Blacks were mistreated, they were subjected to injustice and biased laws. Blacks were the “victims of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality”

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    and out of all of them it was Southern Christian group that was led by Dr Martin Luther King Jr. which was most popular group which always put their efforts fighting against the racism in the country. It was 28th August 1963, and the total gathering was more than 250,000 and it was the largest ever demonstration seen in the history of Washington. The speech “I have a dream” was delivered by the great Dr Martin Luther King Jr and the speech is known to be one of the most heart touching and impactful

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    In the speech “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr., from the American Rhetoric website, explains how he had a vision for African Americans to be as equal as white Americans, as segregation was an issue. The speech is especially memorable for King Jr. repeating the title numerous times following scenarios of equality and unity between African and white Americans. As a reverend, King Jr. uses a plethora of rich language throughout the speech, which was unique and new for a speech to the general

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    There are various models of rhetoric that have been applied in speeches, especially in the political and social world. For a long time, the world has been exposed to the persuasive model of rhetoric that has dominated most of the speeches we have had. A different approach to rhetoric has however not received the attention that it deserves. The rhetoric approach is called invitational model of rhetoric. The invitational approach promises to bring more impressive and long term results as opposed to

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