"I have a dream". In what ways does this extract/s show that Martin Luther King was an effective public speaker?
In what ways does this extract/s show that Martin Luther King was an effective public speaker? In Martin Luther King’s speech ‘I have a dream’ He uses rhetorical devices, emotive language and a careful choice of pronouns to establish rapport with the audience. Before King became a speaker he was a Baptist minister, which means he was used to speaking in public and was very knowledgeable on the bible. The speech was given exactly one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation and was making the point that these promises were made but had not taken place. : In the first paragraph of the extract, King starts with the words “Go back”. This is repeated several times throughout the paragraph and after all, but one, followed by a southern state. The repetition of the two words gives the paragraph a memorable quality; it also stresses that they go back to the racist states in the south. King establishes rapport with the audience in this paragraph first by showing his understanding of the southern states; this causes the audience to have a greater trust in him. Secondly by using emotive language as in “slums and ghettos”, this paints a vivid picture in the audiences mind. Finally by making a promise, the promise that the whole of the audience had come to hear, the promise that “this situation can and will be changed”. All these points combined, King uses to
Martin Luther King.
Martin Luther King Martin Luther King had great expectations for our nation. He was a famous minister and civil rights leader who persuaded many to feel the way he did. He wanted everyone to be equal and have the same opportunities. He believed everyone should have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly and requested - even demanded - these rights for every race, color and creed. Most leaders direct their attention toward their own group, but Martin Luther King wanted freedom and fairness for all. That is why his heroism and independence had an impact on the entire world. His words of wisdom and reality opened many eyes and shaped the nation. Many were moved by his power and touched by the fact that he understood them. Martin Luther King was different because he did something about the loathing, violence and racism. He stood up for what he believed in, which took courage and time. He was assassinated, but he fought for justice to the end. Because of Martin Luther King, people today are not separated by iron gates and stone walls, but work together in hopes of making a better tomorrow. We are free to join hands with people of not only all races, but of all religious beliefs and nationalities. We have the opportunity to grow up in a society where there is an understanding of other religions and races. Martin Luther King stood up for what he believed
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Case Study by Stephen Rowlands Who was King? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of destiny, a missionary of peace who had risen to the lofty heights of spiritual awareness, a towering hero and historical role model whose mission in life was to serve others and one of only a few genuine prophets produced by Western Civilisation. His wisdom, words, commitment, deeds and dreams for a new cast of life were intertwined with the noblest of human aspirations; there is nothing in his life that was not full of hope. He was a charismatic figure who attracted people by the magnificence of his concepts, and the brilliance of his insights. Many people believe that there are no direct connections between the behaviour of an entrepreneur and the behaviour of a human rights activist but there is evidence suggesting that there are common links between both contrasting entities. Like any successful entrepreneur King demonstrated the attributes that went a long way to help change the lives of millions of people. There were a few active successful entrepreneurs in the era of King but their impact was minimal when measured to King's contribution to America, King was an agent of change that shaped a nation. There are many attributes and characteristics of entrepreneurs and they are argued across national boundaries however, successful entrepreneurs share the
Martin Luther King Jr - An Inspiration
Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He is the son of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. He had one sister, Christine King and one deceased brother Alfred Daniel Williams King. As a child King attended segregated public schools in which whites were separated from blacks. At the age of fifteen he had graduated from high school and in 1948 he received his B.A. degree from Morehouse College. He then was awarded the B.D. in 1951 after three years of religious study in Pennsylvania. King finally received his postgraduate degree at Boston University in 1953. King was married to Coretta Scott and had four children. He was the pastor of a Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Martin Luther King Jr. is known well for his famous words "I have a dream that my four 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." He had said this in 1963 in Washington, DC at the time when the famous civil rights march was taking place. This displays King's way of achieving fairness for black Americans. According to King, being non-violently resistant was a good way of obtaining a better life for blacks. King's source for non-violence comes from the highest type of love - love people who hate you. King said that love with
Linguistic Study - Linguistic Analysis of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream', and Abraham Lincoln's 'Gettysberg Address'
Linguistic analysis of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech, and Abraham Lincoln's 'Gettysburg Address' I have chosen to investigate the use of linguistic devices and how they are used to persuade the audience. I will study a spoken form of language, as I think the spoken mode illustrates emotion better than a written mode. The speech I have chosen to study was spoken by Martin Luther King in 1963, and has been given the popular name of 'I Have a Dream'. I will also look at the Gettysburg address, spoken by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, as this links in closely with Martin Luther King's ideals, and is referred to in his speech. Martin Luther Kings 'I Have A Dream' speech is a very moving and interesting speech as it symbolises Freedom of Speech. It is rousing, motivational and filled with emotion. The aim of my investigation is to see how Martin Luther King uses language to create a speech of this nature that will persuade the audience to support the Civil Rights movement in America. It has become almost an defining moment for the cause. Alongside King's speech, I have also chosen study the similarities between King's speech and Abraham Lincoln's 'Gettysburg Address', as Martin Luther Kings refers to this in his speech, and are related as both aim to promote peace and equality. As this is much shorter speech, I will be looking at it in less depth. I have chosen to
Martin Luther King.
Martin Luther King Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia on 15th January, 1929. Both his father and grandfather were Baptist preachers who had been actively involved in the civil rights movement. King graduated from Morehouse College in 1948. After considering careers in medicine and law, he entered the ministry. While studying at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania, King heard a lecture on Mahatma Gandhi and the nonviolent civil disobedience campaign that he used successfully against British rule in India. King read several books on the ideas of Gandhi, and eventually became convinced that the same methods could be employed by blacks to obtain civil rights in America. He was particularly struck by Gandhi's words: "Through our pain we will make them see their injustice". After his marriage to Coretta Scott, King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. In Montgomery, like most towns in the Deep South, buses were segregated. On 1st December, 1955, Rosa Parks, a middle-aged tailor's assistant, who was tired after a hard day's work, refused to give up her seat to a white man. After the arrest of Rosa Parks, King and his friends, Ralph David Abernathy, Edgar Nixon, and Bayard Rustin helped organize protests against bus segregation. It was decided that black people in Montgomery would refuse to use the buses until passengers
Martin luther king
Do you agree that Martin Luther King was the most important factor in helping blacks to gain Civil Rights in the 1960's? Explain your answer. Martin Luther King (MLK) was a very important person in the campaign for civil rights. His actions helped change the law for black Americans, such as manipulating the media during the Birmingham March and organising non-violent protests, millions of people supported him in the course of this. Without these people, and factors such as the local protests, the support of the president and the anger sparked by WWII, MLK may not have had the success he did. Despite this MLK was the figurehead of the civil rights movement and his leadership helped to inspire others and expedite the process. MLK became the foundation of an accelerated path to equality. In this essay I am going to prove my point that MLK was the catalyst of the civil rights movement, but without the ground swell of public opinion and the support of establishment figures his impacted would have been diminished. Many civil rights leaders of the pre-war period in 1920's and 1930's were often unintelligible and lacked many features of a leader, such as being unified. Booker T Washington took the approach to try and make all black Americans show what they were worth to the USA to abolish segregation. This idea was complimented by Mary Overton who helped to form the National
Martin Luther King- Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King- Civil Rights Movement In today's society Afro-Americans receive the same rights and privileges, set out by the U.S constitution, as the rest of the American population. They are deemed as equal. These rights were established by the Civil Rights Movement in the United States of America. Martin Luther King was one of the most influential individuals in the fight for Civil Rights between 1955 and 1968. He encouraged the form of protest known as civil disobedience and promoted peaceful demonstration. King's method of protest was extremely effective and resulted in equal rights for Afro-Americans. King's involvement in the Civil Rights Movement began in 1955 when he became President of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). This was the organization directing and leading the bus boycott. With King as their leader, the MIA started what became a 382-day bus boycott. This form of civil disobedience was very effective and resulted in The Supreme Court ruling in favour of their case for desegregation. In December 1956, bus companies agreed to allow all bus travelers equal rights regardless of race. This was King's first achievement of many in the fight for civil rights. In August in 1957 King was named as President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The CLC organized and initiated the campaign of 'direct action'. This involved
Martin Luther King and his work
A Dream vs. A Nightmare In the United States during the 1950's and 1960s, the black and white races were in a major struggle over racial inequality. This was a very disturbing realm of racial discrimination that all started down in the Southern states of America. States like Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, to name a few. Many civil rights issues also developed during this time period. During this time, two of the most well known leaders of this civil rights movement were Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Even though both men were fighting for the same end results, their methods, philosophies, and principles were different. Their main differences reflected on their willingness to use or not to use violence as a method to achieve their goals. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born Michael Luther King in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He was one of three children born to Martin Luther King Sr., pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, and Alberta King, a former schoolteacher. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louise Norton Little, was a housewife, who stayed busy with the family's eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and devoted follower of the Black Nationalist leader, Marcus Garvey. King was brought up in a comfortable middle-class family where education was extremely important. His
Critical Analysis - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Critical Analysis - Martin Luther King, Jr. Introduction In this critical analysis I am going to look at Martin Luther King, Jr and the 'I have a dream' speech. Martin Luther King, Jr is very distinguished due to the many outstanding achievements he accomplished throughout his life. He was an American clergyman and he accomplished the Nobel Prize for one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement. King's defiance to segregation and racial discrimination in the 1950's and 1960's helped persuade many white Americans to support the cause of civil rights in the United States. Following his assassination in 1968, King became a representation of protest in the struggle for racial justice. Martin Luther King, Jr, History Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and he was the eldest son of Martin Luther King, Sr., who was a Baptist minister. His father enlisted as a pastor of a large Atlanta church, Ebenezer Baptists, which was founded by Martin Luther Kings, Jr's maternal grandfather. King attended a segregated school, where he excelled. He then entered Morehouse College at the age of 15 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1948. He went on to graduate, with honours, from Crozer Theological Seminary in 1951 and enrolled in Boston University where he achieved a doctoral degree in systematic theology, in 1955. Throughout his
