Cuiusvis hominis est errare; nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare
Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream...
During classes recently we have discussed the literary device anaphora. It was a term new to all of us and while researching its meaning I found that Martin Luther King's I have a dream speech was a working example of anaphora.
Anaphora is the repetition of a sentence or phrase throughout a piece of information. It works to highlight a point and make a strong impact on the audience. Without doubt it worked magic for Martin Luther King, I have a dream is arguably the most memorable speech of all time so far.
So, it was quite incredible to discover that many of us had never heard of the I have a dream speech. It is worth considering this part of history in terms of our Encountering Conflict Context. Find the speech embedded below for you to listen to and view at your own leisure. You will find that there are many links between the issues King addresses and our set texts, The Rugmaker and The Secret River. Leave comments about links you can see and/or what you think in response to the speech. Some of you might be inspired to do some background research into King's battle against racial injustice in America during the the 1950's and 1960's and post your own response to an area of our blog.
It is through educating ourselves, remembering and learning from the past that we work towards creating an all round better world in the future. It has been said that the civil rights movement in America was started by Rosa Parks. One day, she decided she would like to sit at the front of the bus...incredibly, this was a choice that changed the world!
Anaphora is the repetition of a sentence or phrase throughout a piece of information. It works to highlight a point and make a strong impact on the audience. Without doubt it worked magic for Martin Luther King, I have a dream is arguably the most memorable speech of all time so far.
So, it was quite incredible to discover that many of us had never heard of the I have a dream speech. It is worth considering this part of history in terms of our Encountering Conflict Context. Find the speech embedded below for you to listen to and view at your own leisure. You will find that there are many links between the issues King addresses and our set texts, The Rugmaker and The Secret River. Leave comments about links you can see and/or what you think in response to the speech. Some of you might be inspired to do some background research into King's battle against racial injustice in America during the the 1950's and 1960's and post your own response to an area of our blog.
It is through educating ourselves, remembering and learning from the past that we work towards creating an all round better world in the future. It has been said that the civil rights movement in America was started by Rosa Parks. One day, she decided she would like to sit at the front of the bus...incredibly, this was a choice that changed the world!
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