In “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr., he states how strongly he feels about needing a world without segregation and one with fairness amongst African Americans and whites. He believes the world needs to abolish slavery; along with, more rights and freedoms given to African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. wants the world to come together as whole and to all become family and friends no matter the color of our skin. He professes the many dreams he has and all of them being along the lines of needing to end racism, gain freedom, and gaining justice. Martin Luther King Jr. is very honest and open about his dreams. Most of his dreams are dreams that many others may have hoped for but weren’t as open about. Martin Luther King Jr. imagines
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He mentioned things about the color of people 's skin, religion, and freedom. All making people diverse. Not everyone has freedom, has the same skin color, or even religion. Because of diversity, slavery once existed and was legal. If you were African American you were more than likely born to be a slave and treated poorly. If you were white you were born being free and with more power. In Martin Luther king Jr.’s speech, he talked about his dream he had and it was that all were to be equal and slavery to end. He says, “...the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land” (American Rhetoric, 2001). He is trying to get across that African Americans are once slaves for a really long time. He later then talks about his dream of “...when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands…” (American Rhetoric, 2001). Martin Luther King Jr. is trying to get across that he wants all to come to be as one. He wants no more isolation and or unfair treatment among people just because of their race or religion. Because that is just what happened. With that being said, Martin Luther King Jr.’s essay easily teaches us about diversity. In the essay it basically says how if you were different from someone else then you were treated different and in worse cases born …show more content…
In Shah’s essay she really teaches us about how everyone has different beliefs and cultures in every country. Shah is of Afghan heritage but grew up in Britain. Because of this and the cultures and beliefs being so different, she never thought she belonged to that heritage. Shah says she has “...been cut off from her origins” (Shah 38). So, she tells us how when she went to go to see a family member of hers get married, her uncle wanted to arrange her a marriage. That was of course because to them at her age she should have already been married or is at just the right age to get married. She was going to do it but didn’t and that is because she didn’t feel as if it were right and wasn’t right for her. That is because the culture and beliefs she grew up with, that wasn’t normal or at least not necessary. This shows how in some countries you can or must be married at a very young age but in others you are free to get married as old as you want. Shah also tells us about how “He would often generously withdraw a half-chewed delicacy from his mouth and lovingly cram it into mine…” (Shah 37). This was the Afghan norm and the way of showing acceptance. In other countries the way of showing you are accepted and valued is different. Like in the U.S., we usually just tell the person verbally how we feel or buy them something. Shah’s essay was really able to get across how different peoples
He mentioned things about the color of people 's skin, religion, and freedom. All making people diverse. Not everyone has freedom, has the same skin color, or even religion. Because of diversity, slavery once existed and was legal. If you were African American you were more than likely born to be a slave and treated poorly. If you were white you were born being free and with more power. In Martin Luther king Jr.’s speech, he talked about his dream he had and it was that all were to be equal and slavery to end. He says, “...the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land” (American Rhetoric, 2001). He is trying to get across that African Americans are once slaves for a really long time. He later then talks about his dream of “...when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands…” (American Rhetoric, 2001). Martin Luther King Jr. is trying to get across that he wants all to come to be as one. He wants no more isolation and or unfair treatment among people just because of their race or religion. Because that is just what happened. With that being said, Martin Luther King Jr.’s essay easily teaches us about diversity. In the essay it basically says how if you were different from someone else then you were treated different and in worse cases born …show more content…
In Shah’s essay she really teaches us about how everyone has different beliefs and cultures in every country. Shah is of Afghan heritage but grew up in Britain. Because of this and the cultures and beliefs being so different, she never thought she belonged to that heritage. Shah says she has “...been cut off from her origins” (Shah 38). So, she tells us how when she went to go to see a family member of hers get married, her uncle wanted to arrange her a marriage. That was of course because to them at her age she should have already been married or is at just the right age to get married. She was going to do it but didn’t and that is because she didn’t feel as if it were right and wasn’t right for her. That is because the culture and beliefs she grew up with, that wasn’t normal or at least not necessary. This shows how in some countries you can or must be married at a very young age but in others you are free to get married as old as you want. Shah also tells us about how “He would often generously withdraw a half-chewed delicacy from his mouth and lovingly cram it into mine…” (Shah 37). This was the Afghan norm and the way of showing acceptance. In other countries the way of showing you are accepted and valued is different. Like in the U.S., we usually just tell the person verbally how we feel or buy them something. Shah’s essay was really able to get across how different peoples