...but none of those days compared to this one. The way King spoke to the community, the future of our nation, and even the crowd itself was something unbelievable. The sun beats down on 250,000 men, women, and children who are all here to see the man that, I feel, will change the course of history. The man who will pave the path of equality. Not by violence but with words. Words strong enough to have the same effect as God himself. Martin Luther King Jr. stands in front of the people who have not been given the rights as all man should. King scans the room before speaking with a voice full of sorrow. King rejects the idea to go slow anymore. A man who...
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...Throughout the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the idea that Justice is a Journey prevails as a recurring theme. In both his speeches and the documentary, King demonstrates his desire for a more peaceful world where the use of violence is simply unnecessary. Although many doubted that his stance of nonviolence would be successful, the outcome of his approach was very effective. He states, “I’ve been to the mountaintop and we will get to the promised land,” which shows that this ideal world is a possibility but getting there will be a journey. Through the use of nonviolence and civil disobedience, Dr. King serves as a significant model for a strong social justice character. In each of the marches and planned protests organized by King,...
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...Letter From Birmingham Jail Vs. “I Have a Dream Speech” The first way that a “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and “ I have a Dream” differ are in their intended audience, as one is intended for a group of white clergymen while the other is intended to rally a large group. This difference in audience and how Dr. King chooses to appeal to each of his audiences causes for the choices in language and the purpose of “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and “I have a Dream” to differ. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is addressed to white clergymen, and the purpose of the letter is to defend the demonstrations that were taking place. As Dr. King is trying to defend the demonstrations to these white clergymen, his language choice is quite interesting. One brilliant way that he chooses to defend the demonstrations is by appealing to the white men through his choice of Anglo terms. For instance, in the letter, Dr. King writes, “Just as the prophets of the eighth century century B.C. left their villages and carried their “thus saint the Lord” far beyond the boundaries of their home towns…I am compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town” (King). This choice of wording makes Dr. King’s argument stronger since as these white men disagree with Dr. King and his form of peaceful protest, the white clergymen will not be able to argue back because he is using religious references that if the white men chose to argue against, it would make them look like hypocrites (Eubank). While...
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...Martin Luther King, Jr wrote a one of time’s most memorable, yet powerful speech that touched American citizens all around the world and helped open their eyes to what could be a “perfect world.” He delivered the speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., where nearly a quarter of a million people gathered around to hear him voice his opinion. During this time, he was considered a brave man, for he was black and racism was so harsh on the black community. Knowing this risk, he took a stand for the colored citizens. He became the most predominant leader in the Civil Rights Movements. Many hours of research and preparation went into the making of this speech. Martin Luther King, Jr designed his speech to leave an impact on people that would allow them to remember it. For example King states, “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.” Carefully choosing his words, he...
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...is won, but the community battle goes on.”(Dorothy Day) “I have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. is the most compelling speech. He used figurative language to help support his dream that all men will be able to be given the same treatment. Blacks won’t be satisfied until they are free. Martin Luther King Jr. uses imagery and diction to get to this point. This speech impacts all of American’s lives”...unspeakable horrors of police brutality…” (King, p2). This is diction because he uses words like unspeakable to explain that no one has any words to say about what the whites are doing and why they are doing it. “Negro in Mississippi cannot vote…”(King, p2). This is an example of imagery because it gives an example of where(Mississippi) and what(Blacks...
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...Martin Luther King Jr. was a very influential speaker during the Civil Rights Movement. Kings “I have a dream speech” impacted the country by speaking volume so people on many different levels. He spoke about the injustice in the country and how white and black people were not treated the same. King spoke in a very authorative tone that did not only African Americans but Caucasian people as well. He was very passionate and persuasive with his words by getting those certain people to consider that injustice was wrong. King appealed to everyone’s logic by using examples from the Constitution and his own experiences. He persuaded people to treat African Americans like they were humans and with respect. He adequately uses pathos in his speech. He impacts the public by using pathos to connect with their personal...
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...Do you know who Dr. Martin Luther King is. Well he helped to stop segregations. I am going to tell you about how Dr. Martin Luther King’s child hood influenced his actions as an adult. When Martin was a young boy he experienced these three major events that one day he would hope to change, and he did. His personal experiences with roll models, mentors, and education. His personal experiences affected Martin’s life, when he was six. He knew it was not fair that he could not play with white children. He visited Connecticut when he was fifteen, and so how good the population was since they were not in segregation. Martin knew it was possible to end segregation in the south. Martin role models and mentors taught him to believe in himself,...
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...Martin Luther king jr. And Nelson Mandela two of the civil rights greatest leaders they both used superb word choice with Mandela using some of the same words King used 30 years earlier they also spoke of peace and freedom for their two country's and for the world. The speaker, one of the world's most recognizable black leaders, was addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress when he quoted America's top civil rights leader. "Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty we are free at last," Nelson Mandela said to a standing ovation, quoting words delivered in a speech whose 50th anniversary comes next week. Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. never met but they fought for the same cause at the same time on two continents. Mandela said he was prepared to die to see his dream of a society where blacks and whites were equal become reality. King was assassinated in 1968 while working for that same dream. Mandela spent 27 years in prison during white racist rule in South Africa. Released in 1990, he went on to become president and shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with the white South African president, F.W. de Klerk. King won his Nobel Peace Prize nearly 30 years earlier. Mandela traveled to the United States after he was released and he spoke at Yankee Stadium, telling the crowd that an unbreakable umbilical cord connected black South Africans and black Americans. There was a kinship between the two, Mandela wrote in his autobiography, inspired by such great Americans...
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...One of my favorite public speakers is Martin Luther King, Jr; I think we all know that he was a compassionate speaker who could easily persuade an audience. In his “I have a dream” speech, people can see that he is confident, open, and honest as he used free speech to deliver his speech which helped persuade many people. For example, when he said, “All men are created equal” the audience started clapping because they respected every word he was saying. Also, at the end of the speech, he said, “Let freedom ring” to try to get people to let everyone live a happy life with the freedom and opportunities they deserve. I got chills when he started talking at the end because you can sense the powerful emotion in his voice as people cheered and clapped...
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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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...On the 28th day of August in 1963, at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC Martin Luther King once said, " I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal." King believed that every one should be equal no matter race, religion, or background they are. On that day of King's speech a majority of African-Americans, which whom the speech was intended for, not only them but for whites who stood for equality. Also foreign citzens that wanted the same rights as Americans. Political Representitives were there because of JFK, all stood to listen to King that gave them hope that one day this would be true. Metaphorically,...
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...“King in New York” is one of the current exhibitions in the Museum of the City of New York. It provides a unique view of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and works, especially his connection with New York and the world. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most important civil rights activists of the 20th century. He spent his life seeking equality and human rights for African Americans. He played a significant role in bringing about such landmark legislation as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. He was best known for his speech “I Have a Dream” that inspired more people to keep peace and gain equality. Instead of talking about Martin Luther King Jr.’s legendary and well-known actions and contributions, the exhibition emphasizes...
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...“I have some very sad news for all of you, and, I think, sad news for all of our fellow citizens, and people who love peace all over the world; and that is that Martin Luther King was shot and was killed tonight in Memphis, Tennessee.” Robert F. Kennedy delivered this news in his speech “Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.” to a predominately black crowd in Indianapolis on April 4th, 1968, only one day after King delivered his final speech in which he gave hope to his supporters of a promise land where injustice and inequality did not exist, in a time when there was more divisiveness in America than in almost any point in history (Spong, 809). Despite riots ensuing in major cities all over the country and a Negro gang in Indianapolis, known as the “Ten Percenters,” scouring the neighborhood gathering militant support...
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...Invention He explained his ideal version of America by using metaphors. Dr. King promptly mentions the problems that he intended on talking about. Martin Luther King wanted to express that he has a strong hope for America to change the current detrimental way African Americans were treated. He believed that with the support of local communities, that people could join together to achieve fairness for people of all races. Dr. King used plenty of expressive techniques throughout his speech. The section that mentioned the letter he received from the young white girl, and repeating the phrase “If I had sneezed” gave his speech a special touch while carrying his representation for loss, Dr. King was able to relate himself and his personal experiences to the experiences of others. Arrangement...
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...Speech Opinions Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech is an important guideline and goal of equality for the world to follow. Even if the performance, and the marching was staged as Malcolm X stated, the morals of the speech are still valuable and relevant in today’s society. However I agree with Malcolm’s dissatisfaction with the people watching the speech and some participating in the march. To throw away personal opinions and pretend to support a cause to seem “chic”, as Malcolm wrote, is disrespectful to the cause. It is also disappointing that money and publicity bring more people together than serious issues that need to be resolved. Even in the present time most people don’t care about other people’s suffering unless it affects them directly. Throughout history it is clearly shown that affecting a nation's money is a sure way to get some sort of change. For example, the United States would have had no interest in being involved with the Middle East if they didn’t have a rich oil supply. Because oil is a profitable and limited product, the United States ensures that the Middle Eastern countries’ affairs don’t affect oil fields. The only thing that matters is profitable oil, not human lives....
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