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Thesis Information:
Author: Martin Luther King Jr.
Prompt Name: IHAD
Rhetorical Mode: Persuasive
Subject: Racial Inequality
Audience: Civil Rights Activists and antagonists
of said cause
Occasion: Civil Rights Movement
Tone: Empowering
Shifts: shifts from the dark oppression of
injustices in society to the bright, joyous
prospect of the future
Purpose: to encourage audience to continue
fighting until justice prevails, ridding America of
segregation
SQ: Free at last (P 37)
Why: to ensure racial equality

Thesis Sentence:
In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s I Have a Dream speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial, he persuades Civil Rights
Activists during the 1960s to continue fighting until America is no longer suffering from segregation by empowering them
to believe in their cause through a dark, oppressive introduction of the social injustices and contrasting it with creating a
bright, joyous future with ensured racial inequality where a Negro will be free at last (P 37). Great job! Add in the
location of where he delivered the speech as it is pivotal to his purpose.

Assertion 1 Concept: Recognize the struggle and hardships of the Negro
Author:
Assertion Concept:
To/by Statement: (basic verb: to prove)
Purpose/why:

Assertion Sentence:

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Assertion 2 Concept: bright future of America
Adverbial Clause (Trans. +Previous Ass idea): after describing the struggles and hardships of the Negro
Author: MLK
Assertion Concept: introduces a bright future for america
To/by Statement: (basic verb: to prove) to promote
Purpose/why: a racially equal America.

Assertion Sentence: Accompanied by an elaborate description of a Negros struggles and hardships, Dr. Kings prospect
of a bright American future creates the idea of to promote a nation with racial equality possible through the Civil Rights
Activists perserveranceperseverance.

EVIDENCE: COMMENTARY:
1. anaphoric connotation of dream places in series of sentence at beginning of each
anaphora followed by juxtapositions of past
oppression on Negro and an equal/unified future
where there is an aspect of family between all
humans regardless of race (placement syntax)
functions as motivator through aforementioned
juxtaposition, MLK is able to motivate through
Comment [e1]: Not sure about this verb
introduction of parts to the whole of a bright
future one by one right after one another this
repetition gains enthusiasm in cause to end
segregation by repeating dream over and over
followed by something good all of audience will
hope for (function)
- develops tone of empowerment through
motivation juxtaposition that motivates
also makes idea of reaching these goals
possible bc if they have survived the past,
they can reach a future. It cant be far. --- also
conn. Of dream is positive (future, optimism,
idea, desires) as desires are finally outspoken,
audience now see clearly what they are
fighting for in the struggle for justice (tone)
repetition of dream with pos. conn. Of
optimistic desires encourages audience to
continue to fight segregation until justice prevails
HOW? By subtly drilling in to minds of audience
this is what they wanted all along, he is finally
saying it outloud for the world to hear and also
remind them for the mustve forgotten after such
a horrible period drilling into their minds
through word dream this is something good,
that will benefit all, so continue the fight to
establish this brotherhood among all men (WB
to purp)
persuasive through appeal to emotions appeals
to emotions through conn. Of dream (personal
aspirations, hope for future); through use of such
personal noun MLK touches hearts of audience as
a dream is not something shared to such a
immense crowd yet as he does is pushes them
towards action as once it is said outloud, they can
finally realize yes, this is truly what they have
wanted all along they simply couldnt put it into
words after so much hardship (persuasive)
leads audience to strive for racial equality
through dreams of brotherhood and freedom
and justice allusion to DoI in P 18 that all men
are created equal strengthens idea of equality bc
it was written by founding fathers therefore it is
Am duty to attain this conn of brotherhood (
family, deep connections) also encourages
equality bc such a deep relationship can never be
reached if they do not see each other as equals
(WB to why)
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2. Inspiring allusions to the Bible
- Anaphora of with this faith in P27
- Parallelism, juxtaposition, imagery
Places after allusion to bible so faith that
glory of the Lord shall revealed also follows
anaphoric monologue of MLKs dreams
important because MLK then is not only
Comment [e2]: Both are really good. I would
pull in supplementary baby devices to bolster this as
well.
introducing a bright future, but also describes it
and what attaining their dreams will lead to
(placement)
Parallel structure to work together, to pray
together, to struggle together, to go to jail
together, to stand up for freedom together
this parallelism depicts what racial unity will lead
to, and imaginative, optimistic future with
harmony between all men by creating this idea
of the future, MLK encourages them to pursue
racial equality bc audience will want this bright
future and once they realize it is attainable, they
will fight toward it (WB to why)
Antithesis of the jangling discords of our nation
into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood
follows pattern of hardships followed by
optimistic future imagery created within
antithesis creates image in the mind of this shift,
appealing to their emotions through their senses
as they imagine this bright future (persuasive)
Important because furthers persuasive aspect of
speech provides a clearer image of what
fighting for these dreams will lead to
(importance)
Encourages them to strive for abolition of
segregation through images produced through
parallelism a future of brotherhood where no
one is alone in what they do, where they gain
support of their brothers, which include
everyone a utopia. (WB to purp.)
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3. Optimistic shift from we to personal PN I
when does he do this? Why does he do this? Make sure that it fits
with this assertion ideamaybe you could pull in the pn usage of
we as well
Shifts to I halfway through speech signify shift
from past struggle to optimistic future placement
significant because we develops credibility in I
statements (organization) we have struggled
through all these things together (many struggles
he describes prior) therefore I have an idea of
the future we want makes bright future
described attainable as all of audience will be
working toward it (placement syntax)
PN usage functions as shift indicator from past to
future (how function)
Shift empowers audience we describes
troubles they have and are still struggling through
they have not yet given up, they have continued
fighting all throughout history therefore they have
power to keep fighting so I empowers them by
giving them specific aspirations lists things they
must now continue to fight for and hope that in
near future these goals will be accomplished
(contrib. to tone)
- WHY? To empower audience by giving them a
reason to not give up they are close to giving
up all hope seems lost- so must redeem hope
and resurge power in them so they are able to
continue fighting
I pn builds important part to speech makes
speech personal to audience bc I does not really
mean MLK, means all of them dreams he
speaks of are shared among them all and thus
encourages them to make these dreams come true
and preceding we allows them to realize they
have the ability to do so for they have fought for so
long already they can still fight (importance)
Affects audience by reminding them of what they
have been fighting for and giving them reasons to
not give up: bright future just out of reach
ancestors fought hard future for children unity
and equality - uses PN to strengthen this appeal
bc we establishes credibility and emotional
appeal (credible bc actual struggles each has been
through and still goes through emotional bc
difficult times, may lead to memories trigger
emotions) (affect audience why)
PN usage promote racially equal Am we depicts
am w/o racial equality therefore audience will
strive for the brighter future with racial equality
described by I I pronoun makes future
desirable to audience by appealing to them on
personal level w references to homes, cities,
children so w those in mind, audience have reason
to fight for this future so what is dear to them will
have good future (WB to why)
Encourages to continue fighting by empowering
with hopes introduces with PN I friends
America men are created equal slavery
brotherhood freedom and justice children
all aspects that personally affect audience
members so w these new dreams to share with
each other, to unify them under the same cause of
ridding Am of segregation, so now they are
encouraged to continue fighting to reach this goal
(WB to purp)
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Assertion 3 Concept:
Adverbial Clause (Trans. +Previous Ass idea):
Author:
Assertion Concept:
To/by Statement: (basic verb: to prove)
Purpose/why:

Assertion Sentence:

EVIDENCE: COMMENTARY:
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