Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. He discusses the 100 years since the Emancipation Proclamation that have not freed black Americans from segregation, discrimination, and racial injustice. King calls for an end to racism and for true equality, liberty, and brotherhood for people of all races. He dreams that one day the sons of slaves and slave owners will be able to sit together in brotherhood and his children will be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
These are the slides from the Symposium presented at the IRA convention April 30, 2012. "Engaging Different Learners: Can't We Foster Inclusive Literacy?"
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Il 100% dei clienti sono persone e se non comprendiamo le persone non comprendiamo il business. Spesso però dimentichiamo che anche noi dobbiamo farci comprendere, perché il significato della comunicazione è nel risultato ottenuto e quello che crediamo di esprimere non sempre coincide con quello che in realtà viene percepito. Migliorare l'interazione con gli stakeholder permette di individuare il minimo deliverable che genera il massimo ritorno sugli investimenti, senza sprecare tempo e soldi per capire come 'targetizzare relazioni sinergiche'.
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Il 100% dei clienti sono persone e se non comprendiamo le persone non comprendiamo il business. Spesso però dimentichiamo che anche noi dobbiamo farci comprendere, perché il significato della comunicazione è nel risultato ottenuto e quello che crediamo di esprimere non sempre coincide con quello che in realtà viene percepito. Migliorare l'interazione con gli stakeholder permette di individuare il minimo deliverable che genera il massimo ritorno sugli investimenti, senza sprecare tempo e soldi per capire come 'targetizzare relazioni sinergiche'.
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1. A clear, complete thesis that is consistently supported by evidence/details from Kafka's "Metamorphosis" and the secondary sources throughout the essay. The thesis should not be contradicted by major details of the story or explanations/arguments from the secondary sources.
2. A framework for your analysis that is one of the frameworks we've covered or a combination of multiple frameworks.
3. An original title that is appealing and accurately reflecting the topic, point, and/or purpose of the essay.
4. An introduction that effectively introduces your topic in a compelling way for your reader, and a conclusion that wraps up your argument and its broader implications for your reader.
5. Paragraphs that focus on specific topics necessary for the development of your thesis and that build logically and fluidly toward the conclusion for the most part.
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I HAVE A DREAM
Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the
history of our nation.
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. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly
crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a
lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still
languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today
to dramatize a shameful condition.
In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent
words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every
American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be
guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It is obvious today that America has
defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred
obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."
But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient f ...
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Public Speaking Techniques
One of the things you may have noticed about this course is that it took us nine sessions before
we start to talk in earnest today about speeches as a part of leadership communication. This
was for a reason. While we as a society inherently focus on speeches as a very public forum to
test a leader's ability to inspire a vision, take charge, and create a sense of magnetism, the truth
is that most leaders communicate much more in other settings which are not so public. Most
leaders spend much more time in small group meetings, interacting with people
person-to-person, making calls, drafting memos, and the like, than they will ever spend making
speeches. These other forms of communication are, in many respects, just as important if not
more so than any speech a leader could giv
But nonetheless, speeches are an important part of a leader's job. While they may be infrequent
for many leaders, speeches provide one of the best platforms for a leader to inspire a collective
vision within his/her followers. They are a very public way of displaying the pathos and ethos of
the leader's message and can provide a memorable way to cement values into a corporate
culture
One of the reasons we spent so much time prior to this week on the topic of knowing yourself,
knowing your audience, and crafting a message is that these are essential elements of any
good speech. Great speeches don't just happen; they require a great deal of foresight, practice,
and cultivation. One of the books we read for this course, Talk Like TED, provides some of the
basics of what it takes to create a compelling speech. We will look at some of these elements
together in this session by looking at Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. While most
of us will never have the chance to speak from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd of
tens of thousands, my hope is that, by dissecting his speech, we can gain some insight into how
to create our own speeches that can inspire others towards a common goal, much as MLK did
with his speech.
Text of the "I Have a Dream" Speech
First, let's read the text of the "I Have a Dream" speech together:
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration
for freedom in the history of our nation.
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. It came as a
joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the
Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.
One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst o ...
I HAVE A DREAM ... (Copyright 1963, MARTIN LtrTHER KING,LizbethQuinonez813
"I HAVE A DREAM ..."
(Copyright 1963, MARTIN LtrTHER KING, JR.)
Speooh by the Rev. MARTIN LuTHER KING
At the "March on vYashington"
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down
in history as the greates•t demonstration for freedom in
the history of our nation.
Five ~core years ago a great American in whose sym
holic shado·w we stand today signed the Emancipation
Proclamation. This momen:tous cleeree is a great beacon
light of hope to millions of Negro slave·s who had been
~e.arrd in the flames o[ withering injushcc. It came as a
joyous daybre,ak to end the long night of their captivity.
But 100 years late<r the Negro still is no•t fre·e. One hun
dred years later the 1i.fe of the Negro is still badly
erippled by the manacles of s-t•grPg-ation and the chains of
discriminatio11. One hnndred years later the Ne,gro live·s
on a lone,Jy i:"]and of poverty in the mids1t of a va1S1t ooean
of matE>.rial prospc·rity. Out> hundred years later the
~egro is still larugui~hed iu the comer~s o.f Ame·rican
~oci. ety and find;:; himself in exile in his own land. So
wo '''<' come hf'rP torlay to r1r.amatize a s,hameful condition.
In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash
a eheck. Whrn the a. reb it ects of our Re:publie wrote the
magnificent. wonls of the Constitution a.nd the Declaration
o1 Independence, they we·re signing· a promiss'Cl<ry note to
which eve·ry American wa:" to fall heir. 'I'his no,te was a
promise that all nwn-yc::;, bla,ek men as we11 as white
rmm-wonld he g1mnmtPt'd the unalienable rights of life,
liherty a]l(l the pnrsni1 of ha.ppine'Ss. It is obvious today
tha.t Amcri(·a lms <lcfaulted on this promissory note inso
far as hP>r citi7.ens of co.Jo,r arr concP:rned. Instead of
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honoring ih1s sacn'd ohli,gation, America ha.s given the
Nngro p0ople a bad check, a check which has come back
marked ''insufficient fn nds.''
But we refus.e to helieve that the bank of justice is
bankrupt. We rp.fnse to belie\·~~ t.ha.t there are insufficient
fuwls in the grea.t vaults of opportunity orf this nation.
So we've come to cash this check, a check that will give
ns upon oemand the rirhes of freedom and the s·ecurity of
justice.
\Ve haYe a.bo come to this hallowed spot to remind
Ame.rica of the fipJ·ce urgency of now. 'l'hi:-; is no time to
l'llgagc in the luxury of cooling off or to t.ake the tran
quilizing dmg of graduali::;m. Now is the time to make
real the promi~r·s of democracy. Now is the time to rise
from the dark nnll clrsolate valley of segregation to the
,.unlit path of racial justi<·P. Now is the time to li.ft our
uation from the quicksands of raeial injustice to the solid
r()ek of brotherhood.
Xow is t.he time to mak0 justice a reality for all of
God's children. It would be fatal for the nation to over
look the urgency of the moment. This swelt.ering summer
of the i\eg:ro's legitimate disconte.nt. will not pass until
there is .an invigorating autumn of free ...
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Speech Analysis: I Have a Dream
In summary, the general idea that Martin Luther King Junior Jr. is trying to pass across in his “I have a dream” speech is the opinion that there is rampant inequality in the country which is contributing to discrimination in employment and also the thought that African Americans are still not enjoying the freedom that was hoped for. In the speech, Martin pints out that African Americans live in the country as though they are in exile. He explains that the Poverty level is high among African Americans due to lack of jobs.
The other revelation by the speech is the idea that African Americans are not enjoying the right to freedom. In the speech, Martin reveals that whites are exploiting African Americans. What martin means by this is that whites are still using African Americans as a means to their goals. Additionally, Martin reveals that the existing constitution is not being implemented effectively. What martin is trying to achieve through his speech is create a sense of urgency. His main intention in the speech is to restore virtue that is amidst decay. To conclude, the “I have a dream speech” has a prophetic message in it. The prophetic message that this speech is trying to pass across is that good time are coming in the future.
Work Cited
King, Martin Luther. I have a dream. Edizioni Mondadori, 2015.
Myers, Peter. "Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Dream." First Principles 50 (2015): 1-21.
"I HAVE A DREAM ..."
(Copyright 1963, MARTIN LtrTHER KING, JR.)
Speooh by the Rev. MARTIN LuTHER KING
At the "March on vYashington"
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down
in history as the greates•t demonstration for freedom in
the history of our nation.
Five ~core years ago a great American in whose sym
holic shado·w we stand today signed the Emancipation
Proclamation. This momen:tous cleeree is a great beacon
light of hope to millions of Negro slave·s who had been
~e.arrd in the flames o[ withering injushcc. It came as a
joyous daybre,ak to end the long night of their captivity.
But 100 years late<r the Negro still is no•t fre·e. One hun
dred years later the 1i.fe of the Negro is still badly
erippled by the manacles of s-t•grPg-ation and the chains of
discriminatio11. One hnndred years later the Ne,gro live·s
on a lone,Jy i:"]and of poverty in the mids1t of a va1S1t ooean
of matE>.rial prospc·rity. Out> hundred years later the
~egro is still larugui~hed iu the comer~s o.f Ame·rican
~oci. ety and find;:; himself in exile in his own land. So
wo '''<' come hf'rP torlay to r1r.amatize a s,hameful condition.
In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash
a eheck. Whrn the a. reb it ects of our Re:publie wrote the
magnificent. wonls of the Constitution a.nd the Declaration
o1 Independence, they we·re signing· a promiss'Cl<ry note to
which eve·ry American wa:" to fall heir. 'I'his no,te was a
.
Journal Assignment 2
Journal Assignment
Fredrick Douglas’ “The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro”
Background
In the early republic the annual Fourth of July oration was an important moment of commemoration, celebration, and reaffirmation in which Americans paid tribute to the heroes of the American Revolution and the ideals of American freedom and liberty. Citizens of all walks of life would gather together in their local communities to listen to orations delivered by
prominent statesmen
such as John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, and Horace Mann. A typical Fourth of July Oration would wax poetic about the virtues of America, often praising the Founders in grand terms and asking current Americans to live up to their
illustrious role models.
Former slave
Frederick Douglass’
July 5, 1852 oration “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” stands in stark contrast to the typical Fourth of July Oration. Not only did Douglass look different than the typical Fourth of July orator, but his message was very different. “The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not me,” Douglass told his audience. “The sunlight that brought life and healing to you, has brought stripes of death to me. This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.” Throughout the speech Douglass compared and contrasted what the Fourth of July means to white Americans (freedom) and what it means to African-Americans (slavery) and concluded, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham.”
Douglass was already a famous abolitionist and speaker, but his fiery and dramatic calling out of American hypocrisy in his Fourth of July oration solidified his place as one of the greatest American orators of all time.
Directions
Answer the following questions:
Why did Douglas suggest by inviting him to speak on the Fourth of July the audience may have been mocking him?
Cite two examples of how the meaning of the Fourth of July differed for whites and African-American slaves?
What does Douglas mean by “stripes of death”?
How could Douglas have made such a speech yet still felt that the Constitution was a “glorious document” of liberty?
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1. "I Have A Dream"
by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand 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. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity. But one hundred
years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free.
One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of
segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on
a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One
hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and
finds himself an exile in his own land.
So we have come here today to dramatize an appalling condition. In a sense we have
come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the
magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were
signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on
this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring
this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come
back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is
bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of
opportunity of this nation.
So we have come to cash this check -- a check that will give us upon demand the riches
of freedom and the security of justice. 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 rise from the dark
and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to
open the doors of opportunity to all of God's children. Now is the time to lift our nation
from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment and to
underestimate the determination of the Negro. 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. Those who hope that the
Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if
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2. the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in
America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights.
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the
bright day of justice emerges. But there is something that I must say to my people who
stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of
gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to
satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. we
must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again
we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.
The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us
to distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their
presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny
and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.
We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall march
ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights,
"When will you be satisfied?" we can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with
the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of
the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller
ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot
vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are
not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and
righteousness like a mighty stream.
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations.
Some of you have come fresh from narrow cells. Some of you have come from areas
where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and
staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative
suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.
Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana,
go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this
situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. I say to you
today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still
have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its
creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a
dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of
former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a
dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat
of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I
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3. have a dream that my four 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.
I have a dream that one day the state of Alabama, whose governor's lips are presently
dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, will be transformed into a
situation where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white
boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today. I
have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be
made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made
straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
This is our hope. This is the faith with which I return to the South. 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, knowing that we will be
free one day.
This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning,
"My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers
died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring." And if
America is to be a great nation, this must become true. So let freedom ring from the
prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of
New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! Let
freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado! Let freedom ring from the
curvaceous peaks of California! But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain
of Georgia! Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee! Let freedom ring
from every hill and every molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom
ring.
When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from
every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's
children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be
able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! Free at
last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
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