The cogent speech, "I Have a Dream”, by Martin Luther King Jr. tells the story of how all races should be treated equally. A gay rights activist, Harvey Milk wrote the “Hope” speech which is a powerful story that tells how people are stereotypical to others about their sexual preferences and race. Everyone should be treated with the same respect, no matter their race, sexual preference, or capabilities. Martin Luther King Jr's, "I Have a Dream" speech and Harvey Milk the “Hope” speech can relate because they both discuss equality, discrimination, and how the violence had to end.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Milk both discuss equity. Equity is described as the state of being equal, especially for rights, and opportunities. In King's speech he wrote “One day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” Milk wrote in his “Hope” speech, “And the time has come when the gay community must not be judged by our criminals and myths.” Equality was very important to both King and Milk, both were fighting for it for the minority. Both discuss how all have the right to be treated fairly because …show more content…
Discrimination has had an effect on people's lives for decades and must end in order for all of us to see each other for who we actually are. King wrote, “And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.” That sentence is referring how they (the blacks and minorities) are tired of being discriminated against and are ready for a change. A powerful quote by Milk was “The first gay people we elect must be strong. They must not be content to sit in the back of the bus. They must not be content to accept pablum.” Discrimination should not be allowed or embraced, it should be turned away because it is not right and
Martin Luther King Jr. and Milk both discuss equity. Equity is described as the state of being equal, especially for rights, and opportunities. In King's speech he wrote “One day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” Milk wrote in his “Hope” speech, “And the time has come when the gay community must not be judged by our criminals and myths.” Equality was very important to both King and Milk, both were fighting for it for the minority. Both discuss how all have the right to be treated fairly because …show more content…
Discrimination has had an effect on people's lives for decades and must end in order for all of us to see each other for who we actually are. King wrote, “And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.” That sentence is referring how they (the blacks and minorities) are tired of being discriminated against and are ready for a change. A powerful quote by Milk was “The first gay people we elect must be strong. They must not be content to sit in the back of the bus. They must not be content to accept pablum.” Discrimination should not be allowed or embraced, it should be turned away because it is not right and