Social Inequality In Dr. Martin Luther King's Speech

How does the speakers' rhetoric evoke a reaction from the audience, in the speeches? Political speeches use rhetorical devices to persuade the reader to engage in their speech. "I have a dream” by Martin Luther King Jr, ESPY award speech by Jimmy Valvano, JFK's inaugural address, the Gettysburg address by Abraham Lincoln, 2009 inaugural address by Barack Obama are examples of political speeches that contain rhetoric. Throughout the speeches asyndeton, procatalepsis, allusion, antithesis, ethos, pathos, logo, repetition and parallelism are used.

The “I Have A Dream,” speech at first glance called for Negro rights. With a more in-depth reading the speech called, for the rights of all people and, for the friendship and unity of all Americans. King used this speech to summarize the hopes of the Civil Rights Movement, of the American people. His use of repetition in his speech on the phrases “I have a dream” and “let freedom ring,” enabled him to create an emotional dynamic with his speech. Before embarking on the most emotional part of the speech, King gave a synopsis of the history and the current state of the African American people.

Speaking is form of art that can either be a natural gift or a practiced talent. Much like there are several different ways a person can draw: cartooning, free hand, or realistic, there are many ways in which a person can speak. Nikki Giovanni’s speech “We Are Virginia Tech” makes people cry, rejoice, and move on. A speech is one form of art that can evoke these types of emotions from people.

Martin Luther King Jr in his speech “I Have a Dream” furthers his purpose of demonstrating himself as a leader to his community in regard to fighting against slavery and segregation by effectively employing pathos, logos and ethos.

People need to have a certain type of voice to make a speech effective. To make a speech effective it depends on your tone of voice and how you deliver your speech. If you deliver your speech effectively, it could be memorable and even make a great impact on the world. An example of a speaker that made a great impact on the world is, Martin Luther King Jr, who delivered the famous I Have a Dream speech. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist and he wanted to make a change in America. King wanted American’s to treat each other equally and not have discrimination against people depending on what race they were. King’s speech is effective because of the tone and rate he uses, his reasonable arguments, and his use of repetition

The point of any speech is to connect with an audience (and persuade them) on a far deeper level than any written form can provide. That connection may be through

King wrote one of the most influential speeches ever, and to be able to see if it was effective, an analytical tool could be used called The Rhetorical Triangle which helps the identify the speaker, the audience, and the subject in the speech. The speaker in “I have a dream” is Martin Luther King, Jr. The audience of the speech would be anyone during that time period who believed in the idea of cultures mixing. And the purpose of the speech was to encourage hope in people. He wished to unite white people and black people in peace

Rhetoric gives you an avenue to tell a story from your perspective in a way that connects with the intended audience without having to be one hundred percent substantiated. This writing style is evident in almost everything we read from billboards to Internet ads and even political speeches.

Speeches have been an effective way for someone to share their thoughts and opinions about topics for years. Have they continued to be successful due to changes in the way that they are given, or is it because modern-day orators have continued to use some of the same speech techniques? To determine the answer, a comparison of an old political speech to a contemporary political speech would be required. In both speeches, Speech in the Virginia Convention and We are not Afraid, both Patrick Henry and Hillary Clinton use allusion, restatement, and parallelism to effectively state their views.

presented his most famous and notable speech. King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” moved not only America, but the whole world. King’s speech consisted of social views that blacks and whites would one day live in harmony and unity, regardless of skin color. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” - Martin Luther King Jr. (“I Have a Dream Speech”). His speech set a clear picture of what America should be, and what he hoped to be not only for himself, but future generations as

An effective speaker carefully considers the audience when preparing a speech. Ask yourself these questions:

One time, I was sitting at a concert wondering when the band will walk out on stage. Suddenly, the lights went off and a piano began playing a set of chords. Seconds later, two guitar players joined the piano playing the same melody, causing the crowd to rise in excitement. The drums played the final opening notes, then the main singer sprang forth singing the lyrics to the song that the entire crowd knew by heart. When the individual parts of a song are used together correctly and at the right time, the audience will always have a positive reaction. Similar to a song, rhetoric is most effectively perceived when every technique is used correctly. Rhetoric is the strategies writers and speakers use when they want to have a strong,

The speaker is the source of the speech, it expresses his/her interest or beliefs. Indeed, the orator has five obligations. The first one is honesty, the audience expects true facts and not ideas taken from others without any recognition, or even worst, personal beliefs presented as facts. Integrity

In Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech: “I Have a Dream,” he argues that all people are created equal and racism should be eliminated. He supports his claim by first illustrating an image of the future he believes in by anaphorically saying “I have a dream.” He then addresses the black community by saying they need to take their rights, then he demands America to give the black community their rights, and finally tries to convince America broke their promise. King’s purpose is to explain the black Community’s problems in order to set them free from the prison that is their daily life in America. He establishes a hopeful tone that is meant to represent a promising future for black people, targeted at Whites,

According to Rice, a political speech is “any oral presentation that sets forth a proposal of a political position, particularly one in which the speaker hopes to influence others” (Rice 2007, 18). For this reason, a good speech is essential for a politician. Reynolds in his presentation “Obama delivers speech like a symphony” describe what should be a great speech. He claims, that “there are different kinds of symphony, but a symphony — like a good speech — takes you some place. It has a shape, it has forms. Fast/slow, loud/quiet, all of which may be separated by a short pause or silence. A symphony has different movements and forms, and yet it has a harmonious whole. Symphony has much in common with story as well. A well-crafted and delivered speech and a powerful symphony,