“ I have A Dream “

By Martin Luther King, Jr

      Martin Luther King, Jr was a famous leader in African – American  Civil Rights Movement. He was like another great leader like  Mahatma Gandhi what he did was to inspire people to change the way  they wanted to see in the world. His speech , “I Have A Dream was known one of the best of the speeches ever given. His remarkable emotion in his voice and body as he made the speech in a way demanding  a fair treatment between races and integrated like a mantra to the black community and provide similarity to the  following generation of America like the USA Declaration of Independence. In this speech, metaphor are used to dramatize ideas so that the messages able to reach the listeners. There are repetitions throughout the speech so that it looks more memorable and give effect to whom it was concerned and listen to it.  These aspect really spice up the speech and provide the speech more flavor to create an impact to the audience. Besides that, there are usage of historical documents to support the  arguments in this speech.

     This speech can be a good authentic material in developing moral values among the students. . It will provide opportunities to students to connect with their thoughts, feelings and experience of people who present outside their own surroundings For example, it can develop in students an awareness of human issues such as segregation which was unlawful and demeaning. It would let them to think and feel how that treatment could be. The students get to expose the value of volunteering which is lacking in present generation. This value can be seen in Martin Luther by  helping the community. It can also  upsurge patriotism among the students by provoking them to have dreams for the future of their nation.