Speech Analysis: Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream"
The Listening/Analysis Paper is a 250-300 word paper where you look at a great speech from the past and analyze it for some of the concepts that we discussed in class (such as delivery, language, ethos, pathos, logos etc...). Pick one from the following that are available on Films on Demand from the SMC Library databases under the title "Great American Speeches: 80 years of Oratory" (I will have them available in the Modules).
John F Kennedy Inaugural Speech (from Kennedy and King)
Martin Luther King "I have a Dream" (from Kennedy and King)
Ronald Reagan Inaugural Speech (from Great Modern Speeches)
Mario Cuomo Convention Speech (from Great Modern Speeches)
Jesse Jackson Campaign Speech (from Great Modern Speeches)
Grammar/Paragraphs. 15 points
Content- quality of analysis 25 points. More the concepts and terms from the class, the better.
Length 10 points
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Speech Analysis: Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream"
Morally, discrimination is a negative outlook from an individual's perspective, and it takes in many different forms (Altman). Martin Luther King's speech stands that racial discrimination should be revoked and speaks that all men should be considered equal (King). This paper will provide a brief analysis of the speech made by Martin Luther King, entitled, 'I Have a Dream.'
There are three ways to have a persuasive speech are ethos, logos, and pathos. First, ethos pertains to the image that the speaker holds (Altman). In Martin Luther King's speech, his image was like the representative of all black people discriminated against. As he experienced discrimination as of young, his image and sense of character to people were more potent and credible. The way he delivered his speech and his tone in speaking was realistic and persuasive. Second, pathos is about the emotions the speaker delivers to ...
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