"I Have a Dream"

The SOAPSTone
argument
The speaker in this

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speech is Martin Luther
King Jr.He was a leader
in the civil rights
movement. He was a
Minister and a good
SPEAKER
motivational speaker
arrund the time this
speeecj was given
The occasion of this source is
that it is taking place during the

o
height of the efforts of the civil
rights movement around about
August 28th, 1963. Around the
time that this speech was given
civil rights and the treatment of
all minorities was a hot topic in
OCCASION
households and political debates
alike.

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set up your
environment to be
distraction free. A
cluttered workspace
AUDIENCE can limit your
productivity.

MLK created this piece to

p
emotionally appeal and sway to the
hearts of the public. He wanted to
persuade them to keep fighting for
civil rights and take action so
something will change. MLK knows
that the more people that joined in
on the effort the better, so that’s PURPOSE
why he wrote his speech.

The author is really trying t

get at the issues within the

s
public and how they operat
He said that he had a dream
about equality making it se
SUBJECT so unrealistic that without
change it is just a dream wh
everyone can be equal.
 "I Have a Dream"
The SOAPSTone
argument

The author’s passionate and for this

tone
subject, the terminology that he has
around the aspiration and goal of
equality is some terminology that made
me feel this way. Also if you listen to the
speech the tone of voice he speaks in and
TONE at times he yells passionately toward the
audience to grab their attention as well.

this speech has two very

important components
that make it a very
effective piece. the two the verdict
highlights of it are the
purpose and tone

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Purpose
the purpose behing this piece
is also so effective, he wrote
this to motivate people, using
the purpose of the greatest
good to sway his audennce
WHY?
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