话语分析-Ihaveadream要点.pptVIP

I have a dream I have a dream 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 have a dream today! I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification -- one day right there 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. I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and 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.? Context About the speaker Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods. King is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other nonviolent means. Martin Luther King Context About the speech I Have a Dream is a very famous public speech made by Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963 to over 200,000 civil rights supporters, in which he appealed to the American people to do sth. What did he call for? civil right, racial equality and the end of discrimination. Cohesion Grammatical Cohesion Grammatical Cohesionreference: colored wordsConjunction: underlined words I have a dream I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will n