Rhetorical Devices from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech

1. Allusion
   - Ex. 1.) "5 score years ago..." ( Sentence 1, Paragraph 2)
      - It gives the audience a visualization of the time and era that is taking place.
   - Ex. 2.) " My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing." (Sentence 2, Paragraph 20)
      - Gives the audience a visualization of the freedom they have in this country.
Allusion is used in this speech to give the audience a visual thought of change and equality for the better.

2. Antithesis
   - Ex. 1.) "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be  judged by the color of their skin but by the content or their character." (Sentence 1, Paragraph 18)
     - Sets a division between African Americans and their character. This statement shows that not all black people are out to cause harm anybody, they just want to be treated equally.
   - Ex. 2.) "..., Jew and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, ..." ( Lines 4 & 5, paragraph 23)
     - These religions are somewhat related to one another, but not alike. The purpose of this part of the speech was to acknowledge the many different religions, also to make a point that just because there is a difference doesn't mean that you have to be against them or treat them any different than or religions.
Antithesis is used in this speech to acknowledge all of the many differences in the world such as, your race, the color of your skin, and your religion to show that no matter how much you try to avoid it, diversity is going to be here regardless of the circumstances.

3. Repetition
    - Ex. 1.) "I have a dream that one day..." (Paragraph 16-19)
      - The repeating of these words may cause a movement to the audience to have a dream and do whatever it takes to live to that dream.
    -Ex. 2.) " Let freedom ring..." (Paragraph 20-23)
      - This quote promotes the thought of letting freedom be free for all round the nation.
Repetition is used in this speech for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to get his point across and by trying to start a movement for those who are for him.

Terms & Paragraph

1. Blunders - A stupid or careless mistake
2. Zany - Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic; An erratic or eccentric person
3. Incongruous - Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects  of something
4. Ridicule - The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior
5. Affected Tone - Rude or mean tone in voice
6. Superiority - State of being superior; supercilious manner or attitude
7. Gratuitously - Without good reason, unjustifiably; Free
8. Septuagenarian - A person who is from 70 to 79 years old
9 Frolicking - Play and move about cheerfully, excitedly, or energetically
10. Jeering - Making rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice; Shout rude and mocking remarks at someone

                                          Unfortunate Events at the Mall

     There once was a young girl who was the type to have superiority over others at times when it was necessary. She wasn't as perfect as other would think she was. One day while frolicking around at the mall with a few friends, the girl bumped into a guy causing both of their shopping bags to fall out of their hands. The girl didn't find anything funny, however, the guy and his friends did as they all laughed in a incongruous way;she had a piece of cupcake that she was eating on and in her nose, " what's so funny zany boy?", she questioned him in an affected tone. "WhAt'S So fUNNy ZanY BoY?", the boy said jeeringly which caused the girl to gratuitously push him hard enough to send him flying in to a septuagenarian woman. The old lady ended up dropping her cane and the girl rushed over to help her, "sorry ma'am, it was a huge blunder, I didn't mean to cause you any harm." The elderly woman soon called security on  the girl, the boy, and their friends. She told him about their horse playing which caused her to drop her cane. The security guard escorted them all out the mall, and in the midst of this all happening, the girl ridiculed the boy and vice versa.

What is your idea of the "American Dream"?

My idea of the "American Dream" is being free. I believe that the American Dream is having free rights to live how you please, for example, people have their own rules and morals to live by without the government telling them that it is illegal to live that way. Another example of the American Dream would be that I can make money in my own way like, owning my own business or just having a hustle. My American Dream is being able to have my own beliefs and theories on the concepts of life.

That Piece of Life

Life is like a big puzzle,
You have all the pieces right in front of you
But, it confuses you by how you need to merge
It all together in order to make it the way you
May need or want it to be in the end. Puzzles
Can be extremely complex to those who just
Want to rush and get it over, sometimes
Ending with nothing, but for those who are
Patient and try analyze the image from the box it
Came out of, they tend to have the puzzle figured
Out in the right amount of time. What if you had it
together but you were missing that one piece?
Do you give up or do you take it apart and try to
Piece it all together in order to find out where
You made a wrong turn at? What if you had that
Last puzzle piece but the vacant spot of puzzle didn't
match? do you give up or do you mold that piece into
 Something that you're satisfied with?

What I learned and what I would like to learn in Mr.Rease's class

One thing that I learned and that I think would help me throughout high school and the rest of my life is learning how to write all types of essays and these things taught me to think thoroughly so that the essay makes sense. Something that i strongly need to work on would be managing time during assessments. I also need to learn how to annotate short stories and poems better. I don't have anything important that i would feel fond of learning, I just would like for my strategy of learning to be better this semester.