Good morning/afternoon year 11 English class and Mrs. Bennett. Would you live in a world where everything stays the same and there is no change? Martin Luther King's ‘I Have a Dream’ speech is a great speech, based on the concept of change used through language techniques to affect momentous change on America’s history and citizens. Change in King’s speech is presented as a necessary stage in American history, once the issue was identified Luther called for action, to help accomplish what his advocacy for African American rights.
Martin Luther King was an activist leader, a protester for the rights of all African Americans, the most important voice during the civil rights movement, and a fighter for freedom. King articulately declared that a significant social and human situation confronted the American country and the world. Just five years before an assassin's bullet found Dr. King, he delivered his
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It is only through our own personal choice that we choose to change, or in some cases, not change. The use of repetition through the words ‘I have a dream’ successfully called the audience to be the change. ‘I have and dream’ is repeated at the beginning of the eight consecutive sentences and in the title of King’s speech. He found value in speaking these heartfelt words, so the audience could feel that there was hope and that he too was looking forward to a brighter future. The audience themselves have this dream, however, it enlightens the audience to hear that King had an emotional connection to the topic he addressed. This enhances the argument of King’s speech being a great speech because it allows his audience to feel like they can relate to him, leading the audience into an emotion of empathy. Martin Luther King’s speech is a great speech because it was the ideal message that helped push African American and American dreams into action, only achieved through the call for