Mlk "i Have A Dream"

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1963

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The year the "i have a dream" speech was written and spoken.

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Premise

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-a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion."if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true"

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Reasoning

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-the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way."he explained the reasoning behind his decision at a media conference"

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Divine providence

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-According to believers, God governs creation as a loving father, working all things for good.

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"Loaded Language"

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-loaded language (also known as loaded terms or emotivelanguage) is wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes. Such wording is also known as high-inference language or language persuasive techniques.

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Skeptical

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-not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.

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Parallelism

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-the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.

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Rhetorical

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- of, relating to, or concerned with the art of rhetoric."repetition is a common rhetorical device"synonyms:stylistic, oratorical, linguistic, verbal"rhetorical devices"

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Analogy

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- comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification."an analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies"

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Symbolism

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-the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities."he has always believed in the importance of symbolism in garden art"symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts."the old-fashioned symbolism of flowers"an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. It originated in late 19th century France and Belgium, with important figures including Mallarmé, Maeterlinck, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Redon.

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Simile

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-a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

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Metaphor

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-a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable."“I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression,” said Mark, who was fond of theatrical metaphors"

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Syntax

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- syntaxdetermines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence. Most often than not, adopting a complex diction means a complex syntactic structure of sentences and vice versa.

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Allusion

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-Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers.

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Alliteration

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-the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Ethos

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-the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations."a challenge to the ethos of the 1960s"

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Pathos

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-Pathos is a quality of an experience in life or a work of art that stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy and sorrow. Pathos can be expressed through words, pictures or even with gestures of the body. Pathos is an important tool of persuasion in arguments.

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Logos

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-Logos is a literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic.

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Pacifists

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-a person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable."she was a committed pacifist all her life"