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    In his speech, there was so much power it was incredible. His speech had a few main points mainly it was about black discrimination and how they aren't completely free even after Abraham Lincoln ended slavery. This speech can give you a sense of being open minded because of the perspective of the Negros that were free but not completely free. Even though, slavery…

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    in the strife,” - these bold and encouraging words mark the end of Frederick Douglass’ famous speech “Love of God, Love of Man, Love of Country (“American”). Douglass was a former slave who was nonviolent and a pro-abolitionist, as seen in his aforementioned speech (“American”). He is important because he played a significant role in making it known just how poorly the slaves had been treated. His speech “Love of God, Love of Man, Love of Country” is important because it shows a primary source…

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    The speech ‘I Have a Dream’ is by Martin Luther King Jr. He gave this speech on August 28th 1963 just outside of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Jr, gave this speech to make the american people realize the color of the skin should not matter because everyone in this country is human and the color should not be a motive to judge them but the character of the person should. Meaning the character of the person should matter more than just the color of the skin. This…

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    to the Declaration of Independence, The Gettysburg Address, and Martin Luther King Jr.`s I Have a Dream speech discrimination is not justified. First, The Declaration of Independence applies to all people and not just Mr.Granger. For example,”We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal” (Dec. of Ind.). This shows Mr.Granger`s rights are supposed to be the rights the Logans have. By denying the rights of the Logans, Mr.Granger is being hypocritical. In addition, The…

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    his “I Have a Dream” speech, argues that African Americans are not given the equal rights that they deserves. He supports this claim by using allusions, metaphors, and anaphoras. King’s purpose is to persuade his audience to take action in order to end the injustice of segregation and to peacefully achieve equality of all colors. He adopts a motivational tone for the whites and blacks who came to the March on Washington and others interested in the topic of Civil Rights. King opens his speech by…

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    Although he did not get to live to see that we have achieved his dream we have made a difference throughout all the years and ended segregation. Dr. Martin Luther King ¨ I have a dream speech.¨ King had made the heroic and historic speech on August 28 1963. His speech was about wanting equality and freedom for all people of America. He wanted to achieve his dream of freedom for all men and women by using nonviolent acts of protest. Martin Luther King’s dream has been achieved greatly with the…

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    My Anti-Slavery Experience

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    I wake up to the church bells, just like every other day. Walking over to my milkshake shop, Dee’s Drinks, and meeting new people was always the highlight of my day. Even when some people avoided me because of my race. Back when I was enslaved, my mother, Joanne Dee, taught me how to read and write. My mother always believed in me. She taught me to read and write because she knew I was going to grow up and be successful one day. It breaks me that I had to leave her to escape. I am a grown man…

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    each side of the national value. When Martin Luther King Jr. stated, “If we do not stop our war against the people of Vietnam immediately, the world will be left with no other alternative than to see this as some horrible, clumsy, and deadly game we have decided to play”. He explains that if the nation is not willing to come together and make an agreement to solve this problem. Our civilization would be a plague in a reality that war is acceptable. If we want the war to truly end, we must atone…

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    Many great speeches have been said by very good orators in last few decades, but few of them had the effect like Martin Luther King, Jr. had on his audience with “I Have A Dream” speech. But when he made the “Beyond Vietnam-A Time to Break Silence” speech on April 4, 1967, it was not recognized and given full appreciation but it was just as compelling as his “I Have A Dream”. The speech “Beyond Vietnam-A Time to Break Silence” was a conviction speech addressing about what was going on in…

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    to influence people from all over to end slavery. In his speech Martin used many rhetoric devices to persuade his audience. Martin Luther King Jr’s writing style painted a picture of freedom, and unity for everyone. Although Martin Luther King Jr used many rhetoric devices, he often uses repetition in his speech. “ We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging…

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