...Imagine that you were there to listen to Martin Luther King Jr give the “I have a dream” speech, that you were in the crowd on august 28th 1963 in Washington dc at the lincoln memorial. You were in the crowd with over 250,00 people, you could hear the enthusiasm he had when he was speaking. All the people around you traveled from different states just to hear his speech, they all wanted the same dream as him and even you, just to be treated equal no matter their skin color. Or imagine you were there for the Gettysburg Address in 1863 listening to the president abraham lincoln during the american civil war. While some differences between the Gettysburg address and “I have a dream” speech are evident the similarities are noticeable Both of...
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...Ever since the formation of the U.S., Americans have been striving to achieve the nation’s founding ideals. After traveling a long, rugged road, the citizens have moved very close to that point in which their country can show that it truly is a nation of freedom and equality. Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. are among those individuals whose actions enabled the country to come so far. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and King’s “I Have a Dream” were crucial pieces of literature that helped them do so. These influential speeches have similarities and differences in their purposes, how freedom is articulated, and their uses of rhetorical devices. When concerning intentions, both Lincoln and King, in their speeches, attempted to lead Americans to achieve the concepts of freedom, unification, and equality, but they guided Americans to take different actions to do so. Lincoln had hoped that his speech would drive the people of the Union to continue fighting in the Civil War and “take increased devotion to the cause” that their fallen allies had died for (Lincoln par. 3). Doing so would allow them to triumph in the war, which would lead to the reunification of the nation and the abolishment of the unfair practice of slavery. Meanwhile, King precisely wanted his words to motivate all Americans to...
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...Both the Gettysburg Address and the “I Have A Dream” speech have the same purpose but different outcomes. They have the same type of appeals, purpose, and tone. Appeals are things like logos, pathos, and ethos. The purpose is why the speeches were written, and the tone is the mood or attitude of the speech. Lincoln’s and King’s speeches use different appeals. In The Gettysburg Address, Lincoln states, “ It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us.” This is an ethical appeal because it shows that the speaker is trustworthy and knowledgeable. On the contrary, King states in his I Have a Dream speech, “ This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of slaves who had been seared...
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...The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln and the I have a Dream speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are two very complex speeches once analyzed. I will be analyzing these two speeches in this paper. Freedom and equality is the main idea in these two speeches. This paper will tell how two very important people in history attempt to make segregation illegal. Abraham Lincoln wrote a speech called The Gettysburg Address. Lincoln wanted to make his audience feel like we, as a nation, need to finish the war the north had started. Perhaps it was so big, that no one knew exactly when it would be over and, eventually the whites forgot about it being so bad. Lincoln says this quote in his speech to remind everyone about all the things going on: “The...
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...How does the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech compare and contrast? Any half-sensible American should at least be able to tell you that they are all crucial pieces of America’s development as a nation, and that they all had different authors and intents. To compare and contrast them effectively, each piece’s purpose, the effect of the document/speech, and the author’s writing style must be analyzed. Each document was written under vastly differing circumstances. In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was constructed by our Founding Fathers to combat the oppressive power of King George and separate ties with Britain. In 1863 the Gettysburg Address was given by President...
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...------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Civil Rights Movement Deyana Faraj On the 4th of July 1776, 56 delegates to the Continental Congress signed a document that would not only declare independence of America from British colonial power but less than 200 years later, become the backbone of a new established America where the walls of discrimination and segregation would finally begin to deteriorate. The Declaration of Independence is a powerful document that has led to the development of equal rights and social justice within societies on a world context. More specifically, principles in this document were instrumental when argued by African American Civil Rights leaders in achieving equality and abolishing racial segregation and discrimination against African- Americans in the United States, during the African American Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968). Before the American Civil Rights Movement, laws known as Jim Crow laws had forced racial segregation of facilities and the prohibition of intermarriage. These laws were similar to the apartheid legislation and it became the law mainly in the south of America. Where there is inequality and injustice within a government, the people of the nation demand change. Since the Jim Crow laws were enacted, the laws that mandated racial segregation in public areas and the prohibition of intermarriage in the Southern United States were socially and morally unjust and this fuelled...
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...I have just learned about how your management does not allow African Americans in your theme park since it is located in Maryland, where things are different from other parts of the United States. I concerned about your decision of not allowing certain people in, as I find that offensive and unjust. Clifton Davis is a young African American boy who tried to enter the Glen Echo Amusement Park for a class field trip, but was unable to enter because of his race. Your establishment should allow Clifton to participate in your amusement park because Abraham Lincoln fought hard for justice in the Gettysburg Address, and Martin Luther King Jr. explains how unjust America is and why we need to fix it in his I Have a Dream speech. You might think it is okay to discriminate against colored people, but the Declaration of Independence says otherwise. First, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address explains that you should not discriminate by color. In the Gettysburg Address Lincoln says, “...that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government birth of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth” (Lincoln 3). This is important because we should not discriminate African...
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...Human Equality Kaleigh A. Butler ENGL-113-ND Willmore Kanyongo, PhD March 1, 2014 The analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech, alongside with Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg address”, reveals that both men had the same idea of human equality. What is the definition of human equality? This is a definition that was brought to the country’s attention by two great men of history. Nearly one hundred years separated two men that both had the same ideals of what human equality means in a free nation. They both came to the same ideal that was set by our founding fathers. All men were created equal and had the rights to liberty and justice, including the prosperity of the American Dream that so many fought for with demonstrations and the wars of our fathers. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln walked on the battlefield of Gettysburg and delivered the Gettysburg address. Compelled by the constitution and the Declaration of Independence, the ideals of the American nation were to be upheld to the highest regard for basic human life. The wars that were fought previously and the war that the President was going through in order to uphold the promises that the founding fathers promised all those living in the new nation. The civil war separated a single nation fighting one another based on the ideals that one man can own another man. This war lasted for 4 years in order to retain what both sides thought to be right. President Lincoln of the Union stated that we were...
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...President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech address the theme of American democracy in many ways. Some similar ways, but others different. In both speeches they talk about how everyone needs to be equal, and treated fairly. Not everything in the two speeches are the same, but very similar. They both just want equality, and fairness between all. No matter what skin color, hair color, eyes. No matter what clothes you wear. We are all equal, and that's what everyone needs to know. That was the point of the two speeches. To give people hope, and motivation during hard times. I defiantly think that President Lincoln's speech was more to empower everyone, and make them feel less helpless. But,...
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...masterpiece of political rhetoric. In Dr. King's I have Dream Speech the use of rhetorical strategies is seen throughout his speech with metaphors, Allusions and anaphora being most useful in getting his whole point around. With these rhetorical strategies Martin Luther king Jr. uses anaphora to emphasis through repetition makes these phrases more memorable, and, by extension, makes’ King’s story more memorable. Another rhetorical strategy he uses is allusion from the great Gettysburg’s address to show the equivalent worth of both cultures. The last major rhetorical strategy martin Luther king Jr. uses is metaphors, which he uses to this strategy to make point in his speech. Dr. king uses anaphora throughout his speech to gain momentum with each line to erupt in cheers after a few repetitions. For instance dr. king uses the phrases” one hundred years later, the negro is still not free” throughout his speech. Dr. King uses thus phrases...
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...Abraham Lincoln's, Gettysburg, speech and Martin Luther King's, I have a dream speech, represent equality and freedom. Abraham Lincoln gave his speech at Gettysburg to symbolize freedom for all the people who gave their lives for the freedom of the slaves. Martin Luther King gave his speech so that African American could be treated the same as whites. Both of these speeches have impacted the lives of many and has given rights to American citizens. Today police have failed to understand we have rights. For years police have taken our rights. Police have been killing and beating citizens for making little mistakes. I have seen videos of police beating a citizen for jaywalking, not only do they beat and kill us they get away with it to. According...
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...Explain and discuss how the War of Impendence, the Declaration of Independence etc. influences the understanding of the US today. America has been independence since 1776 and the idea of the US has followed it the whole way through until now and definitely the way forward. I have always seen The US as a great country, a superpower which always stands in the front of their beliefs and the worlds. The US is in one way the centre of the world and always has the leading part. I have never seen the US as a country far away from my own, Denmark, but the culture is a total difference anyway. The history of the US has influenced the understanding of the US in every way; in values and in beliefs. The whole concept in how and what the Americans aims at can you find in a document adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776. The declaration of Independence have sat the goal for this nation, Gods Nation, and marked every important speech, speaker and every American. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”(Declaration of Independence) The declaration of Independence sets the standard in the very beginning of text. The document contented many of the ideas that separated the US and the other colonies from England and thus began the process of creating the US, a free country. Religion or freedom of religion was a core idea in...
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...and acclaimed civil rights leader -- is possibly the best remembered for his effective speech, “I Have A Dream,” in which he expressed his ambition for peace and racial equality. The 17-minute speech was given to thousands of people at the Lincoln Memorial and televised live to millions on August 28, 1963. King urged America to acknowledge people of all races to be united and free. He used his knowledge as a preacher and used anaphora, parallelism, and historical references to grab the attention of his audience. King’s experience as a preacher and as a civil rights activist was evident in the artistry of the speech. With King’s experience as a preacher, he has given numerous sermons in his lifetime. He has formed a technique that he continuously practices in his sermons, so his audience can relate to him and make the sermon more effective. His technique includes rhetorical devices such as anaphora and parallelism. An essential element of a preacher is being charismatic. This is a part of his technique because that charm is so compelling that it inspires devotion in others. King’s charisma also affects his...
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...rights and equality for all. From the time of Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” to the time of D.H. Lawrence’s “Franklin’s Virtues” the people of the United States still believe in doing what they feel is necessary. No matter how much time passes and how society changes the American dream and the backbone of our society and culture remains very much the same, as seen through our belief in freedom and human rights and our views on what is right and wrong. In the case of Thomas Jefferson’s “The autobiography” and Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “I Have a Dream” both men were working towards the same goal, equality and human rights. Despite that the documents are nearly 200 years apart from one another their goal and hope for the future was the same. Both men wanted to better America and bring it out of a time of prejudice and inequality, whether it be separating from England or ending segregation. Jefferson’s autobiography spoke of the declaration of independence and the colonies goal in creating a free and prosperous nation. Martin Luther King speaks about the end of segregation and the hope that “one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.” Both Jefferson and Martin Luther King had a dream in which America would be a nation where everyone has human rights and is treated equally. Today, both men’s actions have greatly changed the society in which we live in, from having...
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...Different. Diversity. Future happiness. Have you ever wondered what it’d still be like in 2015 with segregation? If it wasn’t for two important, history making men with their speeches, ,we wouldn’t have freedom today. “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King, Jr. and “The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln,, had a purpose of trying to insure freedom and end segregation. The two seminal documents develop the theme of freedom by persuasion, rhetorical devices, and a call for unity. In the speech “The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln, the importance of preserving the freedoms in which the United States was founded upon is addressed. Lincoln persuades his audience to not forget those who died for our country’s freedom and to emphasize...
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