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Wednesday 12 December 2012

Persuasive Writing


What is this speech about? How does King feel about the subject ? Identify the different techniques King uses in this speech. When does he appeal to reason? When does appeal to emotion ? When does he appeal to shared beliefs? Post your response below?

19 comments:

  1. 1. He appeals to reason when he says "Black men are good as white men. 2. He appeals to emotion when he says "I have a dream!" he appeals to shared beliefs by knowing that the black and whites will put a end to discrimination. By:Adriano

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  2. This speech is about how racism and discrimination to black people should stop and how all of us should be equal. Martin feels strong and proud about what he is saying. One of the techniques he uses is how he repeats "i have a dream".He also uses other words such as segregation, languished. Martin appeals to emotion when he says "i have a dream" and when he list the name of people because he wants racism to stop

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  3. 1.This speech is about how black people are not treated the same as white people. Also he wants to put a end to discrimination. 2. He feels realy upset and strong about this subject because he does not enjoy being treated unfair or unequal compared to white people. 3. He appeals to reason when he says that we were put togther on earth for a reason. 4. He appeals to shared beliefs when he says that we live in the united states all toghter and we should judged by the color of our skin but be judged by the person we are. By: Adriano

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  4. 1.This speech is about how black people are not treated the same as white people. Also he wants to put a end to discrimination. 2. He feels realy upset and strong about this subject because he does not enjoy being treated unfair or unequal compared to white people. 3. He appeals to reason when he says that we were put togther on earth for a reason. 4. He appeals to shared beliefs when he says that we live in the united states all toghter and we should judged by the color of our skin but be judged by the person we are. By: Adriano

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  5. This speech is about how black poeple should be treated with equality and he wants America to change rasicm. King feels strongly about discrimination and freedom. King uses metaphor's, and repetition in his speech. He appeals reason when he quotes a message from the bible"We hold these truths to be self-evident,that all men are created equal. He appeals to emotion when he states his joyful dreams for America "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character". He appeals to shared beliefs when he gives examples to make discrimination gone"And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice".

    by:Alexandra

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  6. The speech tells about how freedom feels like and what we can do to continue the freedom.King talks about how racism is unfair.King feels very sad about how there is racism.He wishes everybody would treat each other fairly.In the speech king also looks happy.He is happy because racism will finally stop. He is also happy because he can finally experience freedom.The techinque King uses in his speech is that he compares freedom to not having freedom.He talks about freedom in a good way and he talks about no freedom in a bad way.Then he tells the audience the advantages of freedom.He shares his belifs after he tells the sad parts in the speech.In the end of the speech his emotion shows that there is hope. Hrishi

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  7. This speech is a about how Martin Luther King wanted to have freedom for all the Negros.So that when we make our friends we don't pick them out by the colour of their skin we pick them out by their personality.That we don't judge pepople by how they look we only care about who they are as a person.Martin Luther King feels very strongly about this subject because he was a Negro so he was being treated like dirt.Finally someone took a stand and it happened to be Martin Luther King.He said that he didn't want no more Negros to be treated like they don't matter in the world. Without them the world wouldn't work as it does now.The King uses reason,character,and emotion.With reason he says that Negros are Christian and should still be treated with respect like the white Christians.He uses character when he says that we all aren't that different from one another so then why do we treat eachother like we are different. He uses emotion when he saying "I have a dream' he makes sure that everyone hears the emotion behind what "I have a dream" means. He applies to shared beliefs because he believes that everyone should get to do everything not each colour does certains things. This is what i believe the Martin Luther King " I have a dream" speech is about.



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  8. This speech, I Have a Dream, is about how colour discrimination should no longer exist. The speaker, Martin Luther King, feels that segregation is wrong and that blacks and whites should be treated equally. He states that one hundred years ago, Abraham Lincoln said that segregation will end and that blacks will be treated the same as whites. King says that one hundred years later, the Negros are still not treated equally. A phrase he says very often in this speech is ‘I have a dream.’ When he says this phrase, he is talking about the dream he has about the end of discrimination and that blacks and whites will be treated the same. King feels disgusted and angry about this subject because he believes every race should be treated the same way. Some different techniques he uses in this speech are emotion, character and reason. He uses emotion near the end when he says his famous line ‘I have a dream.’ He is passionate and makes the crowd feel disgusted on this issue. He uses character in a way in which he knows what the Negros are going through and is saying that he knows it should end. Finally, he uses reason. He uses this technique when he says the verse from the Bible. He is basically saying that if you are really Christian and really obey God, you would listen to this verse which states that all men should be treated equally. This technique worked very well because everyone at the rally was Christian. My ‘gut’ reaction is that this really disguised me because my race used to treat blacks like they were nothing. I feel sad because if segregation was still happening, I wouldn’t have met some of my best friends. I am of course very happy that segregation and discrimination has ended.

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  9. Christopher.K

    1.What is this speech about?
    This speech is about Martin Luther King JR having a dream that black people would be as equal as any other human being, no matter what color your skin is. It also talks about how 100 years later after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed the black people are still not free from racial discrimination and segregation.King also says that even though we are treated badly we will never let this continue forever and that racism should stop.

    2.How does King feel about the subject?
    When it comes to racism I think Martin feels very passionate,ashamed, and serious about the subject. I know this because one of the quotes of America is "All men should be treated equal" and right now black people are treated lower than other races and he is very ashamed of this.He is very passionate because you can hear a lot of emotion in his voice. He is very serious because he has a very serious tone.

    3.Identify different techniques King use in his speech.
    Different techniques Martin uses in his speech are character, reason, and emotion. He uses character telling the audience who he is and what he wants. He uses reason when he uses quotes such as"WE hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are treated equal." He uses emotion when he uses a serious tone in his voice.

    4.When does he appeal to reason?
    He appeals to reason when he says quotes like
    "The unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

    5. When does he appeal to emotion?
    He appeals to emotion when you hear his tone of voice. It's a very serious tone and when you hear it you know he's not kidding.

    6.When does he appeal to shared beliefs?
    He appeals to shared beliefs when he says to people against discrimination that they should not wallow in the valley of despair and that they should get their freedom.

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  10. This speech is about having freedom for the Negro people and that it's wrong that the white people freedom and the Negro don’t. Everyone should be getting along with each other even if it's whites or blacks. Everyone should be treated fairly. Martin Luther King feels about his subject is that everyone is important and Negro people sound have freedom not just the white people too. He feels that it's not right that the white people's lives are being filled with happiness; he believes that the Negro people should have happiness in their lives too. It is not fair that they treat the white people so good and they don't treat the Negro people as good as they treat the white people. They should not just care about the white people more than they care about black people. The different techniques Martin Luther King uses in his speech is that he say " I have a dream" and " One hundred years later" but most say that this is wrong for what we are doing to the negro people. That justice should be served for the Negro people. They don't get paid as much as the white people do. The Negro people feel deserted for the white people. He appeals to the reason that Negro people don't have things that the white people have. The Negro people are still not free for the white. It was appealing to emotion because he was talking that the Negro people were still not free. When the Negros was separated from life and when the Negros lived in a lonely community. How they were “unalienable Rights” of live and so much more. He appeals to share his beliefs by talking about to the audience that it’s wrong to do all these bad things to the Negros.


    Schenelle

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  11. Martin Luther King’s speech is about how people should be treated equally, how black people should have the same amount of freedom as white people and how black people should be allowed to do everything that white people do. It is also about how there isn’t really a difference between any of these people except for the colour of their skin which really shouldn’t affect anything.
    He feels very passionate about the subject and is very determined to make his dream of equality come true.
    The different techniques he used in his speech are appealing to reason, appealing to character and appealing to emotions.
    He appeals to reason when he says “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 “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 which has come back marked "insufficient funds."
    He appeals emotion when he says “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.”
    He appeals to shared beliefs when he says “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. And so, we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.”

    By Taylor

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  12. Martin Luther King’s speech is about how black people have been mistreated for the longest time. He made many good points on the topic like how you should not be judged by the color of your skin and how black people should be able to do the same things that white people do. He is very smart by putting in repeating parts in the speech to get the crowd’s attention and he uses metaphors really well so then he makes the crowd think. It was a very well written speech because it really grabs you by the gut and shows you how unfairly black people have been treated.
    Martin Luther King felt very passionate about his speech because it was something he truly believed in and he really wanted to change the world’s point of view of black people.
    The different techniques Martin Luther King uses in this speech are appealing to reason, appealing to character, and appealing to emotion.
    He appeals to reason when he talks about how nothing has changed in the past hundred years in the second paragraph of the speech.
    He appeals to emotion when he talks about his children.
    He appeals to shared beliefs when he talks about both black and white people believing in the same equality as sisters and brothers.
    By Tyler


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  13. 1. The speech is about black people fighting for their rights to be treated equally as white people.

    2. Martin Luther King strongly disagrees about the fact the black are treated differently from others.

    3. Martin Luther King uses Metaphors in his speech. He also uses reason.

    4. He tries to reason with them by saying "We can never be satisfied knowing that our children will be striped of their self-hood and robbed by their dignity by signs stating:For Whites Only."

    5. He appeals to emotion by saying "One day in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers."

    6. A shared belief that Martin Lutheer King said was " Everyone will be one, their should be no descrimination."

    By: Lucas

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  14. Hannah, Martin Luther King Junior's speech is about black an white equality. How black people have not been treated right, how they are free but don't feel any freedom. That there was suppose to be a change an that now one needs to happen. King feels very strongly about the subject. He thinks everyone should be treated the same man,woman,black or white. He feels that "the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity" which is a metaphor but not a hyperbole because alot of people back then did feel this way. In his speech King uses appeal to emotion, appeal to reason, and appeal to character. He makes the audience feel that what he is saying is true and we should feel the way he feels. King is a very persuasive writer. He appeals to reason when he says "But one hundred years later the Negro still is not free." he is showing that they have been trying for over 100 years to get the same rights but nothing is happening. He is saying that if you listen to him he can make a change happen all he needs is your help an to believe in what he says. He appeals to shared beliefs when he says "i have a dream that my four little 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'm sure that's what everyone their wants for there kids to not be judged by other people becuase they are black but to only be judged by their personality an decisions.
    By;hannah

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  15. 1. What is the speech about?
    The speech is about how Martin Luther King would want the white people and black people to be treated equally and for people to be friends. He also wants them to have their freedom.
    2. How does King feel about the subject?
    I think that what King is feeling about the subject is that we should all have our freedom and for people not to judge each other by our color of skin.
    3. Identify the different techniques King used in this speech.
    The different techniques that King used in this speech is to appeal to the reason, character and emotion.
    4. When does he appeal to reason?
    He appeals to reason when he talks about how the Negros had no freedom and how black and white people should have rights of life.
    5. When does he appeal to emotion?
    He appeals to emotion when he starts to say "I Have a Dream" at the ending of his speech.
    6. When does he appeal to shared beliefs?
    He appeals to shared beliefs when he talks about having freedom and having equal rights of life.
    -Keithlyne

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  16. This speech is mainly about how black and white people should be treated fairly with the same respect, equality, and justice; not just one race being treated with all the respect and another being treated like dirt. I think King feels very strongly about this subject. I think this, because he was probably one of mistreated people of the America, and he wants to put a stop to it because he doesn't want his kids to go through the same thing as he did. Some of the different techniques King uses in his speech are appeal to emotion, reason, and character. He appeals to reason when he talks about the Constitution and the Deceleration of Independence quoting "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." He appeals to emotion when he talks about the life of the Negro's, and how their still not truly free and equal 100 years later after the Emancipation Proclamation. He appeals to shared beliefs when he is including the audience in his speech for example " But WE refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. WE refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great values of opportunity of this nation."

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  17. 1. What is this speech about?
    This speech is about how Martin Luther King would want black people and white people to be treated equally and for them to be friends. He also wants them to have their freedom.
    2. How does King feel about the subject?
    I think that what King feels about the subject is that he wants people to have freedom and for people not to judge us by our color of skin,
    3. Identify the different techniques King uses in this speech.
    The different techniques that King used in his speech is to appeal to reason, character and emotion.
    4. When does he appeal to reason?
    He appeals to reason when he talks about how Negros are being slaves and people should have more freedom.
    5. When does he appeal to emotion?
    He appeals to emotion when he starts saying "I Have a Dream" at the ending of his speech.
    6. When does he appeal to shared beliefs?
    He appeals to shared beliefs when talks about how black and white people should have rights of life and our freedom.
    - Keithlyne

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  18. This speech is about how Martin Luther King wants racism to end and how he wants the people of America to treat each other equally. The King feels very strongly about the subject because he believes that this issue is wrong and unjust. The King used the techniques reason, emotion, appeal. He appeals to reason when he started using quotes from the bible. He appeals to emotion by making them feel guilty about their actions. He appealed to share beliefs when he started saying the bible, the shared beliefs is shared with the catholics/christans.

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  19. This speech is about Martin Luther King Jr. talking about the segregation of his The United States between white and black people and how he reflects on it, as he has a dream that one day black and white people will be together as one. King feels very angry about this speech as he is a Christian pastor. The different techniques he uses in this speech are persuasive and figurative language techniques. For example he uses quotes, facts, shares beliefs, uses metaphors, repitition to prove points. He appeals to reason when he talks about America giving the black people a bad cheque. He appeals to emotion when he is using the repitition phrase "one hundred years later." He appeals to shared beliefs when he uses the repitition phrase "we can never be satisfied."
    - Mark

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