Eternal Dream of Equality
Crafting a timeless vision akin to Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic dream, this dream emphasizes universal equality. Reflecting on current social issues like police brutality, cyberbullying, and gender equality, the dream encompasses an unwavering pursuit of justice and fairness for all. Drawing inspiration from MLK Jr.'s speeches, with an emphasis on anaphora and parallelism, this dream embodies the enduring quest for a world where every individual is treated with dignity and respect, transcending the boundaries of time and race.
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The Dream that Martin Luther King, Jr. had transcends time and the boundaries of race. His Dream stresses the importance of equality for all. Construct a dream that would transcend time and race just as Martin Luther King Jr. s does. Your response should be a minimum of ten sentences and detail how you see your dream laid out and coming to fruition. Draw from examples in MLK Jr. s speech and keep in mind the different points in history he alludes to within his speech. Tip: What you may want to do first? Define a social issue and make a list of five current social issues that are important to you, ones you are passionate about. Drawing upon your list of social issues, choose one that speaks to you the most and use it as the basis/foundation for your dream.
Possible Social Issues: Police Brutality Cyber Bullying Immigration Gun Rights Abortion Gender Equality Environmental Protection Education Affordable Care Act Affirmative Action Airport Security Capital Punishment Prayer in School Texting While Driving Violence in Media
Anaphora anaphora repetition of words at the beginning of neighboring sentences Example: We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender. Winston Churchill
Parallelism parallelism - the repeated use of similar grammatical structures. Examples: Good students learn to read, to question, and to respond. In the light of this equality, we know that the virtues most cherished by free people love of truth, pride of work, devotion to country all are treasures equally precious in the lives of the most humble and of the most exalted. - D. Eisenhower
Anaphora in I Have a Dream One hundred years later [paragraph 3] Now is the time [paragraph 6] We must [paragraph 8] We can never (cannot) be satisfied [paragraph 13] Go back to [paragraph 14] I Have a Dream [paragraphs 16 through 24] With this faith, [paragraph 26] Let freedom ring (from) [paragraphs 27 through 41]
Anaphora and Parallelism in I Have a Dream We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together. 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. I have a dream today.
Allusion Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text.
Allusion in I Have a Dream We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal. Declaration of Independence. Five score years ago - allusion to Abraham Lincoln s Gettysburg address when he said Four score King used this allusion to the Gettysburg address because he was referencing Abraham Lincoln, who is credited with freeing the slaves. Exile in his own land - Allusion to the Bible.
Allusion in I Have a Dream Numerous Biblical allusions provide the moral basis for King s arguments: It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. [paragraph 2] alludes to Psalms 30:5 For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. [paragraph 8] evokes Jeremiah 2:13 for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water.
Simile and Metaphor A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. A simile draws resemblance with the help of the words like or as . Therefore, it is a direct comparison. A metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics. In other words, a resemblance of two contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics.
Metaphors in I Have a Dream joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity [paragraph 2] the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity [3] rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice [6] This sweltering summer of the Negro s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. [7] sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasisof freedom and justice. [19]
Logos Ethos Pathos The speaker appeals to the audience s sense of reason, using logic, facts, and statistics. The speaker tries to show the audience that he or she is reliable, credible, and trustworthy. The speaker also tries to build a bridge to the audience by using first- person plural pronouns (we, us). The speaker appeals to the audience s emotions, using emotional language, sensory images, and anecdotes.
Logos in I Have a Dream He also uses logos in his analogies. When he states, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked insufficient funds. His analogy is using logic as a form of reasoning. He reasons is that everyone understands money and that the listener is able to relate to being handed a bad check.
Pathos in I Have a Dream Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God s children . This sweltering summer of the Negro s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning.
Ethos in I Have a Dream Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice .. . He refers to the history of America and to Lincoln to establish credibility. He refers to the historical event of the signing of emancipation proclamation and of the goodwill that Lincoln s action meant. By architects of the republic he means the founding fathers of the American nation. The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are documents of historical importance that he refers to for establishing credibility.
The Dream that Martin Luther King, Jr. had transcends time and the boundaries of race. His Dream stresses the importance of equality for all. Construct a dream that would transcend time and race just as Martin Luther King Jr. s does. Your response should be a minimum of ten sentences and detail how you see your dream laid out and coming to fruition. Draw from examples in MLK Jr. s speech and keep in mind the different points in history he alludes to within his speech. Tip: What you may want to do first? Define a social issue and make a list of five current social issues that are important to you, ones you are passionate about. Drawing upon your list of social issues, choose one that speaks to you the most and use it as the basis/foundation for your dream.
Possible Social Issues: Police Brutality Cyber Bullying Immigration Gun Rights Abortion Gender Equality Environmental Protection Education Affordable Care Act Affirmative Action Airport Security Capital Punishment Prayer in School Texting While Driving Violence in Media
