The I Have A Dream speech, by Rev. Martin Luther King, is a speech that covers King's views on discrimination in the United States and his desire for people to live as equals. The speech was recited by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th of 1963 to a crowd of civil rights marchers at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. The Sneetches and Other Stories, by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel), is a children's book including a variety of stories, one of which depicting a fictitious race of creatures called Sneetches. In the story some of the sneetches have stars on their stomachs and some do not. The Sneetches with stars view themselves as superior to those without, and while it is a children's story, there is an underlying tone of discrimination.
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speaks of how throughout history society has taken great steps towards creating equality, but there is still much more to be done. The constitution was written by rich white men, and King clearly shows that the constitution does not cover the concerns of all US citizens. “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked “insufficient funds.” The quote explains that other races than white, predominately African American in this case, have not received equal treatment and that they will not rest until they are no longer segregated and discriminated against. The significance of this article is to understand the past, the current and the aspirations of the future for racial equality. The I Have A Dream speech was one of the most significant speeches during the civil rights …show more content…
In the story the Sneetches with stars view themselves as superior to those without. After describing the social setting of the Sneetches a stranger by the name of Sylvester McMonkey McBean is introduced to the story. McBean is the antagonist of the story and he makes profit off of the Sneetches desire to be above one another. Throughout the story McBean charges the Sneetches to either remove or add stars to their bellies. “‘...My friends, you can have them for three dollars each!’” and later he charges the Sneetches to remove their stars, “‘...And all it will cost you is ten dollars eaches.’” The importance of this story is to understand discrimination and how people will take advantage of others for
speaks of how throughout history society has taken great steps towards creating equality, but there is still much more to be done. The constitution was written by rich white men, and King clearly shows that the constitution does not cover the concerns of all US citizens. “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked “insufficient funds.” The quote explains that other races than white, predominately African American in this case, have not received equal treatment and that they will not rest until they are no longer segregated and discriminated against. The significance of this article is to understand the past, the current and the aspirations of the future for racial equality. The I Have A Dream speech was one of the most significant speeches during the civil rights …show more content…
In the story the Sneetches with stars view themselves as superior to those without. After describing the social setting of the Sneetches a stranger by the name of Sylvester McMonkey McBean is introduced to the story. McBean is the antagonist of the story and he makes profit off of the Sneetches desire to be above one another. Throughout the story McBean charges the Sneetches to either remove or add stars to their bellies. “‘...My friends, you can have them for three dollars each!’” and later he charges the Sneetches to remove their stars, “‘...And all it will cost you is ten dollars eaches.’” The importance of this story is to understand discrimination and how people will take advantage of others for