"Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred" This is a quote that was t

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"Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred" This is a quote that was t

aken from Dr. King's "I Have a Dream Speech". In 1 or 2 paragraphs explain what you think that it means and why it's important in today's society.

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Bezzdna [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-11T16:51:30+03:00

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In 1963, and to this day, many people believe that Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was the greatest speech of the nineteenth century, if not the greatest speech ever given. Notice how Dr. King begins what many believe is the greatest speech of the twentieth century as Lincoln did by setting the speech in time. Using Lincoln’s life and work as the foundation for his speech gives it immediate credibility. Note, too, the extraordinary and vivd use of visual imagery. In this paragraph alone you’ll find six such images: a symbolic shadow, a beacon light, seared in flames, withering injustice, joyous daybreak and long night of captivity.

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