Two Extraordinary Men

Running Head: Two Extraordinary Men

Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln two extraordinary men

Mandisa Dingle

Strayer University

Introduction

An awesome speech can be defined as one which has some social, political, rhetorical and historical value. However in some speeches, certain themes and ideas expressed them, transcend the contextual audience, and may be as relevant to modern day audiences as they were to the audience to whom the speech was first presented.

A Speech in which this was observed includes the "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King Jr. which have been valued and remembered throughout time as being historically influential and valued. He used his values and audiences to inspire, persuade and unite the public with his message. With his pivotal speech Martin Luther King electrified Americans from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC sharing his dreams of a new future for black and white people in America.

Another beautiful work of art was from President Abraham Lincoln the 16th president of the United States of America. The proclamation was issued on September 22, 1862, and January 1, 1863. The declaration highlighted freedom of all slaves within any state that did not submit to Union control and specified the states where the proclamation was to be unconditionally applied. The main purpose of the proclamation was to restore peace and Union control amidst the civil war. According to William Wolf, President Lincoln told his callers many times that “his concern was not to get God on his side, but to be quite sure that he and the nation were on God's side”. (Abraham Lincoln)

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15th 1929. He was a pastor, activist and the prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement and is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism. The reason I choose Martin Luther King is because he was the...