The Evaluation of i have a Dream Speech

The evaluation of I have a Dream speech:

On August 28th,1963, Five Score years ago comes from the voice speaking as Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his I have a Dream speech in front of over 200,000 American people. Looking amongst the crowd he sees a nation of all races and genders.  Standing there about to address the crowd the thought of the sheer civil rights movement he had put in place runs through him, feeling a sense of pride to be marching on Washington. Walking to the podium located on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial He speaks with a strong a voice, with purpose leading his speech in the hopes of equality of rights and for equal treatment for all of mankind.  His position that day was to guide his audience in fighting for the racial justification for the African American population and to fight together in doing this Dr, King uses ethos, pathos, and logos. He also uses metaphors such as promissory note, bad check and insufficient funds as well as bring to light he then incorporates repetition with such things like I have a Dream and Let freedom ring doing this leads as an attention grabber to his audience as well as keeps their attention.

Dr King made an ethos appeal in his speech that day when he mentions the Constitution and Declaration of Independence He states this by saying When the architeets of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir (Jr. King Martin, 1963).

He uses these events in history to show the concreate proof that all American people whether they are white or black deserve fair and equal civil rights as well as opportunities. Using these historical documents that uphold to high level of authority in America as well as display his character by showing reference to such people as Abraham Lincoln. When Dr, King States

we cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, when will you be satisfied? We can never be satisfied as long as the negro is the victim of unspeakable horrors of police brutality (Jr. King L. Martin, 1963). He uses pathos to show what the African American people have went through for hundreds of years and continued to suffer through. On that warm day in August Dr, King uses logos in his speech when he states facts to his listeners by stating to them We cannot be satisfied long as the negro in Mississippi cannot vote and the negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote, No, no we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like mighty stream ( Jr. King L. Martin, 1963). When he states this, he is talking about the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments that where apart of the Constitution. He brings upon them the notice that after the Civil War all American people could vote. It never stated that due to the color of a person's skin or their sexual orientation that they would not be allowing to vote or have equality.  He also states this fact to show that because of the now in place Jim crow laws voters of another race being African American where given limitations and unjustified segregation. He does this in his speech to show the people of America why they should follow in his fight to bring equality in the world for all African American as well as all of mankind. Dr, King showed fallacy in his speech in the way of speaking of hundreds of years later is still badly crippled by manacles (Jr. King L. Martin, 1963).  In conclusion this speech resonates with the American people and was one of the nations most phenomenal and recited speeches of all time. Dr, King's speech was not only successful but inspiring then and continues to drive and empower all races of American citizens whether they our young or old. What continues to make this speech so memorable is the rhetoric this is when the art or skill of one speaking or writing formally is effective (Driver Helen, Gast Natascha, Lowman-Thomas Susan, 2012,2015). This especially takes place when the person is able to be persuade or in Dr, King's case influences his audience and followers. On that great day he set out to change history as well as the minds of all-American people to help create freedom and jobs for all and give equality to all men and women of all races which initially Dr, Martin Luther King Jr. and his I have a dream speech mastered. 

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