Martin Luther King, Jr gave a heart touching speech on August 28, 1963, “I Have a Dream.” King’s motivation of the speech was to let the world know that we are all human and that the prison of segregation will be ripped away. Soon everyone will be able to look at one another and think, “They’re human, I am human, and we are all human.” King uses ethos, logos, and pathos to give feeling, and logic to the minds of the world. To begin, King uses logos as a way to bring across the idea that segregation and discrimination will be thrown away and replaced with the dignity of relationships with other races, and ethnicities joining hands. “Their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom,” as logic would speak, blacks can’t stand alone, whites
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Martin Luther King, Jr uses many different references to the Bible. “Until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. (Amos 5:24),” he uses that specific verse from the Bible, to emit that they won’t cease until they have the justice to continue living in America without being thrown out like trash. Another verse he refers to is (Galatians 3:28) referring that every soul, every animal, and every living thing is a child of Jesus Christ. A child of Christ is a child that is equal and deserves to have justice for themselves. That each child, and each human being will not have to fight for the rights, or have to bail one another out of jail for common acts. Using Bible verses in his speech created the emotion of how God wants the world to look like and that through the Bible, we can be equal as King …show more content…
King uses repetition to feed into the minds of the nation listening to his speech. He repeats, “we must, we must,” to emphasize that together if we want to become a great strong nation, “we must,” do these things in order for dreams to come true. In addition, he repeats, “I have a dream,” throughout his speech. “I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; that one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” King said these words because he wants the world to know that all black souls , and King himself want the world to join as one. King used these repetitions to create a whole hearted meaning into his speech, and for the world to understand what it is that should happen to the world, not what has happened.
“I Have a Dream,” speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr on August 28, 1963. King’s speech used logos, ethos, and pathos to create a meaning that would forever change the world. The purpose of his speech was to let the world know that the chains and shackles of segregation will be ripped away, and that the world will soon become one whole nation. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr wanted to the world to be one. What would the world be like if King didn’t give this
Martin Luther King, Jr uses many different references to the Bible. “Until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. (Amos 5:24),” he uses that specific verse from the Bible, to emit that they won’t cease until they have the justice to continue living in America without being thrown out like trash. Another verse he refers to is (Galatians 3:28) referring that every soul, every animal, and every living thing is a child of Jesus Christ. A child of Christ is a child that is equal and deserves to have justice for themselves. That each child, and each human being will not have to fight for the rights, or have to bail one another out of jail for common acts. Using Bible verses in his speech created the emotion of how God wants the world to look like and that through the Bible, we can be equal as King …show more content…
King uses repetition to feed into the minds of the nation listening to his speech. He repeats, “we must, we must,” to emphasize that together if we want to become a great strong nation, “we must,” do these things in order for dreams to come true. In addition, he repeats, “I have a dream,” throughout his speech. “I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; that one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” King said these words because he wants the world to know that all black souls , and King himself want the world to join as one. King used these repetitions to create a whole hearted meaning into his speech, and for the world to understand what it is that should happen to the world, not what has happened.
“I Have a Dream,” speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr on August 28, 1963. King’s speech used logos, ethos, and pathos to create a meaning that would forever change the world. The purpose of his speech was to let the world know that the chains and shackles of segregation will be ripped away, and that the world will soon become one whole nation. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr wanted to the world to be one. What would the world be like if King didn’t give this