The letter written by Martin Luther King, Jr. titled Letter from Birmingham Jail, is written to put forth a message. Throughout the letter written, King is diving into the concern surrounding just and unjust issues towards the African American community in Birmingham. This argument is addressed when Martin Luther King, Jr. states "One may well ask, 'How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?' The answer is found in the fact that there are two types of laws: there are just laws,…
Speech #1: Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963 The strengths of the speech: In Martin Luther King’s speech, he has a well-organized speech and a powerful voice. He was confident, powerful and forceful in his speech. In the beginning, he used a history story to get the audience attention, which raises the audience interests. The topic of the speech is very clear, and there are many examples to support his argument. He also used a lot of repetition, such as "I have a…
On August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech that went, “down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” King’s optimism and use of emotional appeal, metaphor, and repetition launched the civil rights movement towards success. Throughout the speech, King used metaphors and figurative language not only to explain ideas in a relevant way, but also to create pathos, or an emotional response, in the…
D-Social injustice issue/s relating to the Loyal Men: The social injustice issue depicted is Suppression of individual rights. “Somebody, a traitor, was printing leaflets criticizing the Guide and his Revolutionary Committee”. The quotation refers to how the Revolution Men protect and defend their leader. They would fight anyone who criticizes the Guide or Gaddfi and revolutionary committee. They are abusive as best illustrated by Sharif who, in the story, emerges to search Baba’s house without…
Narendra Modi started many campaigns for bringing change in the society all over. Swach bharat is also one of his motto. Ganga is the holy river, it the most important river in India. But unfortunately it is one of the most polluted river. It is Narendra Modi’s dream to make Ganga clean and not only clean but also beautiful. So making his dream possible he has started a Project Called Namami Ganga to make it unpolluted and beautiful. So this paper will go through the Importance of Ganga, History…
On, August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech with the intention of building a better bond within the American people in order to assemble a remarkable future. During that time in America, most citizens were racially divided and many people of color were looked down on in society. Martin Luther King saw a problem with how segregated they were and him an many other advocates for civil rights planned to do something about it. This speech was a way to motivate…
During the Black Freedom Struggle, The Integrationists believed that racial equality could be obtained in America, and the best way to achieve it was through non violent protesting. On the other hand the Black Power Separatists believed that Non violence would not work, and the only way to enact real change was to start a revolt against the United States. While the Integrationists and the Black Power separatists model of creating change remained contradictory to each other, the overall end goal…
Summary: This article is about honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and what he did in his life. Dr. King dedicated his life to equality, sacrificing his own life for his belief. Back when racism was very common and harsh in the USA, black people had disadvantages just because of their skin color. Dr. King did not believe in what was happening to the black people so he wanted to change it. He fought for the rights of black people and for everyone to be equal despite skin colour. He was successful in…
New Orleans mayor, Mitch Landrieu, gave a speech on May 19th, 2017 addressing the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee. Landrieu does this to show his full support and explain why they are removing the statue. He uses a heavy and empowering tone, as well as facts and references throughout his speech to rally others into seeing and agreeing with his views. Mayor Mitch Landrieu understood that when he gave this speech, there were some things that he had to emphasize by repeating. One of the…
Take a moment to think about everyday society right now. Black and white children play together on the playground, an African-American and a woman have both run for president, and if you flip on the radio, there are women publicly speaking of their political opinions! While America is still walking the road to total peace and equality, the past 242 years have called for a lot of change. Some of the most significant changes in our country were happening in the central 1800’s--- the Civil War era.…