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    Question – How and why is a social group represented in a particular way?‘Dreams of Racial Harmony’Since the establishment of the United States of America, racial injustice has always been adelicate issue that that was frequently being debated by black and white society for decades. In his speech“I Have a Dream”, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deftly delivers a convincing argument to influence thecommunity to develop an idea that all individuals are made equal and, his general argument is thatAfricans-Americans

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    staunch racists and maintain the mindset of superiority to blacks. Injustice is still apparent since blacks are targeted on a daily basis. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” revealed these everyday social discriminations, as he projected his dream of a society that truly exemplified the Founding Fathers’ beliefs that all men are created equal and have the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Without a doubt, racial equality has improved, but many Americans still

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    Firstly, I admire Martin Luther king for his vision that we are equal. Even though African American were no longer slaves to whites, they were living racism, segregation, discrimination by government, neighbors, schools, places and public transport. At that time, Martin Luther king stood up to fight for equality, where everybody is the same. To do that he was dedicated, worked hard to convey the same value of equality to everyone. He did not give up for his ancestor's past or for the limitations

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    Martin Luther King Jr. has made two really good “announcements” to specific audiences and used certain techniques to connect to the audience. Martin Luther King Jr's “I Have a Dream” speech is speaking out to nonviolent protesters at the Lincoln Memorial to gain Civil Rights for all African Americans. Earlier, he has written the “Letter From Birmingham Jail” to eight white clergymen because he is responding to criticism in a newspaper from the eight white clergymen. Both the speech “I Have a Dream”

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    “Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said his “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963. This speech was in Washington at the Lincoln Memorial. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life has greatly influenced modern society and my life by desegregation, organized peaceful protests, and his influences on people. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tried to desegregate the country.Fortunately his plan to desegregate did work. He got the Birmingham's business community

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    I chose the speech “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr because it is one of the most inspirational speeches I have ever heard of in my life. I believe that because of this speech people today have been able to get passed all of the differences in each race and just accept them for who they are because everyone is created equal. In the speech Martin Luther King Jr, talks about how he has a dream. Written on August 28th 1963, he talks about how he has a dream. He says that his dream is that one

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist and first hand witness of mistreatment of African Americans from the mid-1950s until April 4, 1968 when he was assassinated. He was a black man who grew up during a time of segregation and injustice. King Jr. came from a loving and structured home in which his father was an influential role model and a had a big impact on his future professions. Religion was also a large part of his life and was one of the biggest influences for his involvement in

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    prominent civil rights leaders include Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Philip Randolph, and Bayard Rustin. The two main goals of the civil rights activists being, equal rights and treatment for all races. As a result, the “I Have a Dream” speech was written by Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who “Led successful efforts to integrate public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama; founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to work for nonviolent

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    I found the “I have a dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be more compelling. I think this because all humans have the same right. Other people should not be able to take those rights aways from us. Freedom should be experienced by everyone, we might have different beliefs but we should treat everyone the same, we should and need to all be friends not enemies. To start, freedom should be experienced by everyone. I the speech it says, “But one hundred years later the Negro still is

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    Analysis Essay Martin Luther King Jr. Makes the "I have a dream Speech" at the Lincoln memorial. I think that Martin Luther King Jr. did a successful job on the delivery of the speech in a lot of ways. Some of the reasons why he was successful is because he connected to some of the people in the audience and, he used a powerful tone to get his message across and also in his use of words. These are just some of the many reasons why MLK Jr. speech was so successful. Martin Luther King Jr. speech was

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