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Historical Speech Analyses

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Please watch the following YouTube videos.

These links are connected to:Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speechLinks to an external site.andJohn F. Kennedy’s Inauguration 1961 speechLinks to an external site.Both speeches came at a time of much turmoil in the country, and both try to suggest solutions to problems and to rally the country to work together towards a common goal. Please write a short paper discussing your personal reaction to these speeches. In your paper, respond to the following:

 

  • How successful was the speaker in conveying their message? In what way did you think they were/were not successful?

  • Note their use of voice and body language/gesture. Is one more successful than the other in their use of both?

  • Talk about the text of the speech. How was the construction successful?

  • How would you have felt if you were in audience at either of these speeches? Would you have felt inspired? Compelled into action?

 

Your paper should be typed and double spaced. The paper should be approximately 600 words.