In Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, Dr. King addresses the problem of inequality in America, and challenges black men to protest for equal rights. Dr. King elaborated on the issue by stating that even though the Emancipation Proclamation brought hope to millions of black slaves, it was not enough because blacks were still not being treated fairly. Police were brutal to blacks, blacks were not allowed to vote, and facilities for blacks and whites were segregated. Instead of being satisfied with insignificant change like going from small ghettos to larger ones, Dr. King thought they should fight until all men are treated equally as the Constitution intended. Dr. King also believed that blacks should address this issue through peaceful protest. In his speech he says, "We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline." He believes that once blacks in America are also able to achieve the American Dream the same way as whites can, then they can say they are truly free.
-Bilen Tirfe
Well done, i believe the aspects of stasis theory that you addressed, you addressed very well. However, i think if you discussed how movements similar to Dr. Kings have been succeeding in modern day, then you would really capture all the aspects of stasis theory.
ReplyDelete-Sam Jacobson
I think that you did a really great job of defining the issue with facts and evidence from the equal rights movement as Sam mentioned, but I think your analysis would have been stronger if you had also mentioned the other stasis. When I read the speech, I thought that MLK was also calling his audience to action, and that he had used very strong rhetorical appeals to stir them to do something about the injustices he mentioned. Again, I thought it was a great analysis, but it maybe could have been better with by touching on all four stases.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a very good job with this analysis. However, I think you could add a little more to it by specifically addressing each of the questions asked in stasis theory. Also, make sure that you address all of the stasis and not just certain ones.
ReplyDelete-Scott Newman