Everybody wants to make a difference, and some such as leaders can make a difference. Just like Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, and John F. Kennedy leaders can make a huge difference in the society Americans live in. In their speeches they can be compared and contrasted in ways such as the author’s purpose and time period, theme, length, and tone.
The three speeches are similar and different in the author’s purpose and time period. Abraham Lincoln delivered “The Gettysburg Address” in 1863 to “dedicate the cemetery to the soldiers that died in the war” (Lincoln.) Martin Luther King Jr delivered “I Have A Dream” in 1963 to try and “get equal rights for African Americans” (King.) Kennedy delivered “Put a Man on the Moon” in 1961 to “persuade congress to grant money for the space missions” (Kennedy.) All three speeches are different in what the author’s purpose is and the time period in which it was delivered.
The three speeches are similar and different in the way the authors present their theme. Lincoln’s speech “The Gettysburg Address” theme is “mourning the dead and telling people no matter what to still fight on” (Lincoln.) King’s speech “I Have a Dream” theme is he is “fighting for equality for everyone and is …show more content…
Lincoln’s speech “The Gettysburg Address” was a “passionate speech by Lincoln it was a speech of sorrow dedication the cemetery to the dead soldiers that died in the war” (Lincoln.) King’s speech “I Have a Dream” was a very “passionate speech that was intended to make a change in America so that racism would cease to exist and King poured his heart and soul into his speech” (King.) Kennedy’s speech “Put a Man on the Moon” was a “passionate speech but Kennedy had to be very persuasive in his speech to get congress to grant all the money he was asking for” (Kennedy.) All three speeches are passionate and are trying to do something to help America as a
The three speeches are similar and different in the author’s purpose and time period. Abraham Lincoln delivered “The Gettysburg Address” in 1863 to “dedicate the cemetery to the soldiers that died in the war” (Lincoln.) Martin Luther King Jr delivered “I Have A Dream” in 1963 to try and “get equal rights for African Americans” (King.) Kennedy delivered “Put a Man on the Moon” in 1961 to “persuade congress to grant money for the space missions” (Kennedy.) All three speeches are different in what the author’s purpose is and the time period in which it was delivered.
The three speeches are similar and different in the way the authors present their theme. Lincoln’s speech “The Gettysburg Address” theme is “mourning the dead and telling people no matter what to still fight on” (Lincoln.) King’s speech “I Have a Dream” theme is he is “fighting for equality for everyone and is …show more content…
Lincoln’s speech “The Gettysburg Address” was a “passionate speech by Lincoln it was a speech of sorrow dedication the cemetery to the dead soldiers that died in the war” (Lincoln.) King’s speech “I Have a Dream” was a very “passionate speech that was intended to make a change in America so that racism would cease to exist and King poured his heart and soul into his speech” (King.) Kennedy’s speech “Put a Man on the Moon” was a “passionate speech but Kennedy had to be very persuasive in his speech to get congress to grant all the money he was asking for” (Kennedy.) All three speeches are passionate and are trying to do something to help America as a