I Have A Dream Speech Dbq

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Speeches can move a person, they can change what a person thinks just like the speech that Martin Luther King Jr gave. " I Have A Dream", is an inspiring speech that can completely change what you think. When I read source 1 and source 2, it inspired me to want to fight for my rights. As you read along you will find examples of logos, ethos, pathos, and rhetorical questions. You will also find similarities between the two sources.
Source 1 and source 2 have many differences, but they also have a lot of similarities. To begin with both sources are directing their speech than audience that they want to encourage to fight for their right and see what the white people were doing. Another similarity would be the occasion, for example, both were

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