MLK “I have a dream” Analysis

On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr delivered his most famous “I Have a Dream” speech where he asserts that all races should be equal. Martin Luther King develops his argument by stating examples of how the circumstances differed between colored and white people. The author’s purpose is to prove to the audience how unequal the races are being treated and he’s demanding change. Throughout my essay I will explain how Martin Luther King uses real life examples and rhetoric to show the audience how poorly the racial equality was during that time.

During the 60’s segregation was at an all time high and the treatment to colored people was unfair. Martin Luther King Jr. opens up his speech stating that he is grateful for everyone who attended “the greatest demonstration of freedom”. At this point this speech is already creating a pathos appeal. He then goes on to create a very logos-like appeal when states that the Emancipation Proclamation gave “hope to millions of Negro slaves who had seared in the flames of withering injustice”. The Emancipation Proclamation was a big step towards more equal treatment between all races. He also uses multiple anaphora examples throughout his speech to appeal to the audience. Dr. King states “the life of the Negro is still badly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination”, “the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity” , “the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land”.

During the 60’s segregation was at an all time high and the treatment to colored people was unfair. Martin Luther King Jr. opens up his speech stating that he is grateful for everyone who attended “the greatest demonstration of freedom”. At this point this speech is already creating a pathos appeal. He then goes on to create a very logos-like appeal when states that the Emancipation Proclamation gave “hope to millions of Negro slaves who had seared in the flames of withering injustice”. The Emancipation Proclamation was a big step towards more equal treatment between all races. He also uses an anaphora through his speech to appeal to the audience. Dr. King states “the life of the Negro is still badly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination”, “the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity” , “the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land”.

Intro: Martin Luther King develops his argument by stating examples of how the circumstances differ between colored and white people. Throughout my essay I will explain how Martin Luther King uses real life examples and pathos to show the audience how poorly the racial equality is.

Body: The authors purpose is to prove to audience how unequal the races are being treated and he’s demanding change.

Conclusion: Write about how the speech had a major impact on the racial equality after it was given

On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr delivered his most famous “I have a dream” speech where he asserts that all races should be equal. Martin Luther King develops his argument by stating examples of how the circumstances differ between colored and white people. The authors purpose is to prove to audience how unequal the races are being treated and he’s demanding change. Throughout my essay I will explain how Martin Luther King uses real life examples and pathos to show the audience how poorly the racial equality is.

Zoom In:

1. Support for Claims:

Are all claims supported by evidence, or are they sometimes supported by more claims?

• “He then asked me for help, we changed his strategy together, and he ran a great race. Big Rally last night. Now it looks like he is going to win. This is a claim
• That is a claim it is not an actual fact. 

1. Credible Evidence: – No it is not any actual credible sources.

Is the evidence used to support the claims from credible sources (relevant, sufficient, typical, accurate)?

1. Emotions: – yes emotions are used in this to make us feel like trump is going to win this election again.

Are emotions used to lead us to make judgments or feel a certain way?

1. Word Choice: “BIG NIGHT FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!” this is using words like “Big”, “Congratulations”. These are happy words making the mood feel good. This makes it biased.

Does the word choice simply present the facts with neutral language?  Neutral language = Fair

Does the word choice lead you to make judgments about the facts or feel a certain way about them? Leading Language = Biased

Zoom Out:

1. Context:

Does the coverage of the story show you the big picture of what’s going on? Fair

Yes this news station is not biased and just stated the overall facts 

Does the coverage of the story show just a slice? Biased

The news source does not only show a slice it shows the whole thing.

1. Counterpoints:

Does the coverage of the story help you understand more than one perspective? Does it provide counterpoints, arguments that help you understand how multiple groups or individuals understand what is going on? Fair

Does the coverage of the story show just one perspective? Biased.

The source gave me a full understanding of the topic and how Trump spent lots of money and in his speech used very intriguing statements to the audience. There were no counterpoints because it just stated the facts of the situation.No the source only states facts and no opinions on Trump’s win in North Carolina 

1. Purpose:

What is the purpose of the news report? What is it trying to get us to believe? Is it to inform or manipulate the audience?

The purpose of this news report is to inform the community on how Trump won his vote in North Carolina and the procedures Trump had to do to get the win.

1. Fair or Biased:

To determine if a source is fair or biased, examine the word choice, context, and counterpoints. (circle fair or biased in each pair)

This source is fair it doesn’t have any bias vocabulary or context. the point of thus source is jus to state the facts and let the audience have their own opinion.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dan-bishop-north-carolina-ninth-district-special-election-results-dan-bishop

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/11/opinions/north-carolina-special-election-good-and-bad-news-lockhart/index.html

• Perserverance

• Confidence

• Writing endurance

• Discipline

What type of content are your top three posts (or most recent) on your timeline? Is this pretty typical for your timeline? What kinds of social groups/communities are you a part of? Compare what you see with what your peers see. Are there more similarities or differences? My top three posts are song lyrics, yes it is pretty typical. Only social group I’m in is my neighborhood forum. In my group our top 3 posts differ because his is memes instead of lyrics like mine. There are more similarities.

What is the relationship between what you see in your social media timeline and what you know or believe? No my followers and people I follow tend to have same opinions on critical issues.

How does your social presence compare with the professional/student biography that you created? Nothing differs because in both I explain how I like to spend time with my friends

Where do you find examples of bias in your social media timelines? Bias tends to pop up on my timeline when News accounts that I follow post

Who do I potentially influence on social media? My fellow friends

Who do I engage with most on social media? My peers/friends

Who am I as a person? I am a very respectful, well-organized person who enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Who am I as a writer? As a writer I’m not so much experienced meaning I am not a high quality writer but I do try my best always.

Who am I as a student? A well organized student who takes obstacles head on and I am a very hard worker. Although there might be some difficult impediments I will try my best.

What roles do I play in society? I am just a common student in society.

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