Compare And Contrast Gettysburg Address And I Have A Dream Speech

“The Gettysburg Address” was given on November 19, 1863 and the “I Have a Dream” speech was given on August 28, 1963. The ‘’Gettysburg Address” and I Have a Dream speech are both similar speeches that had to deal with African American civil rights. Also they had 100 years between them being given and they are both some of the most important American speeches. The ‘’Gettysburg Address’’ and ‘’I Have a Dream’’ speech are both similar because of their tone, how it appeals to the audience and the purpose of the speech. These are the reasons these speeches are so similar. First off, the ‘’Gettysburg Address’’ and ‘’I Have a Dream’’ speech are both similar because of the tone of the speech. First, the tone of these speeches make them similar because they both use words like the word score as in years to make them sound smarter. Second, the tone of these speeches make them similar because they both use words to unite the people. Third, the tone of these speeches make them similar because they both allude to important parts of history. Finally, the ‘’Gettysburg Address’’ and ‘’I Have a Dream’’ speech both use words like the word score, use words to unite the people, and they both allude to important parts of history.

First off, both of the speeches appeal to their audience because they both use big words to establish themself. Second, both of the speeches appeal to their audience because they both talk about the difficulties before them. Third, the speeches both appeal to their audience because they both use words that appeal to the people. Finally, the Gettysburg Address and I Have a Dream speech both use big words to establish themselves, talk about the difficulties before them and they both use words that appeal to the