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Martin Luther King: A Motivational Speech Analysis

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In the year 2020 I can see myself presenting a motivational speech. Not really, but Martin Luther King gave us a very motivational speech saying that everyone should created equal and not based on race. The speech we hear most about is the “ I Had a Dream” speech. Martin Luther King said “If you can’t fly, then run, if you can’t run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” (http://parade.com/) Martin Luther King Jr. was not well known when he was born when he died almost all of the world knew about him. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very historical character. “We cannot walk alone.” (www.goodreads.com)
Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. King was an inspiration even when he was younger to help his community. For example, he was a minister and pastor in many churches because of his belief in God, he fought against racial prejudice, and became a sharecropper family in a poor farming community. King quoted “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?” (http://parade.com/) As inspiration in our life we can learn how to help one another instead of learning based on race. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, …show more content…

More than 200,000 people came to hear this speech. He is an inspiration to me because he looked at us as equals. King said “I have a dream that one day right there in Alabama little black boys and little black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” (http://www.deseretnews.com/) Today every one works together as a team not seperate teams. People all around the world are different races, religions, and people but we are all one community. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” (

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