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    civil rights activist Dr. Martin King Jr. delivered for the first time his "I Have a Dream Speech" at the Lincoln Memorial. During the speech‚ Dr. King offered inspiration and called for an end to racism in America. In fact‚ he spoke on his personal hopes and dreams for people of all races in his country. One of his hopes was that one day people of color would be judged based off their character‚ rather than their skin color. As for his dream that he expressed in speech‚ it was that a day would come

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    I have a dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. Many people across the world recognize the speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Junior as one of the greatest ever‚ as it captured the main issues present at the time. The issue of civil rights was very essential in identifying what to fight against and how it would be carried out non violently. King was able to use rhetoric and good oratory skills to rally people towards the August 28‚ 1963 march in Washington. He was able to feed off the growing outrage towards

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    has been a little over 52 years since Marin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dreamspeech and today society still struggles with racial issues; however‚ making significant progress since then‚ it serves as a reminder for all that still needs to be accomplished. On August 28‚ 1963 Martin Luther King delivered his renowned speech to over 200‚000 people‚ excluding the numbers that watched from miles away in their homes on their television sets. This speech was given in front of the Lincoln Memorial

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist for African-Americans and a leader of the Civil Rights movement during the 1960’s. He is famously known for his "I have a dream" speech‚ which he delivered during his March on Washington in 1963. In the third paragraph of this well-known speechKing acknowledges the unwavering shadow that still lingers over "the Negro" in society. King’s credibility is impregnable as he has lived through the difficulties that he speaks of and has been witness to them happening

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    In August 28 1963‚ Martin Luther King recited one of his most important speeches “I Have A Dream”. In his speech‚ he included evidence‚ such as examples/facts‚ he involves claims and evidence which creates reasoning to develop ideas ‚ and emotive language to increase influence to provoke the emotions of the audience and to add value to the ideas expressed. He used ways of persuasion to support his claim‚ which concentrated on eliminating the dilemma of racism and requesting for civil and economic

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    "I Have a Dream" is the name of a speech Martin Luther King‚ Jr. gave on several year ago while he was on Washington‚ D.C.. In his speech‚ he spoke of his wish for a better future. His wish was that people of different races could live together peacefully in America without segregation. He spoke of the discrimination that the black man has faced even though they were supposed to be treated equal when the emancipation proclamation was signed. Martin Luther King made an important quote on Abraham

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    In the speechI Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. develops the theme of having hope‚ when there are hard times could help in finding a way to obtaining the goal by using the symbol of a bad check and the allusion to “Free at Last”. King argues about how America has defaulted then afterward mentions that “America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come back marked insufficient funds. But we refused to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.” In other words‚ America started

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    On the twenty-eighth August‚ 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ delivered a speech to over a hundred thousand people‚ on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial‚ known by the name “I Have a Dream.” The diction‚ parallelism‚ and syntax used by

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    On August 28‚ 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have A Dreamspeech in front of the Lincoln Memorial. His speech is regarded as one of the most influential speeches in the Civil Rights era as it convinced the public to support his ideas. He inspired the people to join him in his fight for equality‚ appealing more towards their emotions to persuade them to join him. Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer in Maycomb‚ Alabama fought for Tom Robinson‚ and convinced people to support him throughout his

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    Jazz from A to Z Lesson Plan Template Title of the Lesson: Analysis of Martin Luther KingsI Have a DreamSpeech for Rhetoric (logos‚ pathos‚ ethos) Subject: English Grade: 11th grade Common Core Standard for Reading‚ Writing or Speaking and Listening: Reading: Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text‚ including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis; provide an objective summary of the text. (11-12

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