famousspeechI Have a Dream 马丁路德金.ppt

I Have a Dream Martin Luther King We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. __ Martin Luther King, Jr. context Biographical data of Martin Luther King The speech audience The historical context The purpose of the speech The strength of the speech The significance of the speech “I have a Dream”, which is written and then addressed before the public by Martin Luther King, is a classical rhetoric example for its beautiful language and a great number of rhetorical devices skillfully used in it. It has acquired a good reputation in both speech circle and rhetoric field across the world and all through different times. Main idea Biographical data of Martin Luther King Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American political activist, the most famous leader of the American civil rights movement, and a Baptist minister. He fought for polity rights for black people in the USA. He demanded that blacks shouldnt be treated as slaves but should have equal rights. In 1963,he gave the famous speech I have a dream in Washington D.C. which inspired people to fight for equality. Then he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was murdered in 1968.During his life, he put his heart and soul into fighting for equalities and he had already changed the society.  Dr. Martin Luther King The speech audience They are protestors against discrimination They are the compatriots of Martin Luther King They all approved of equality, freedom, and happiness The historical context leadership: Dr. Martin Luther King fuse incident：Rosa Parks, a black woman was sent into prison because of refusing to give her seat to a white person African-American Civil Rights Movement The historical context reason: racism segregation and discrimination was still popular in the USA time:1955-1968 goal: strive for the rights of democracy The purpose of the speech In a sense we have come to our nations capital to cash