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Thesis Information:
Author: Martin Luther King JR.
Prompt Name: I have a dream
Rhetorical Mode: Persuasive
Subject: Equality
Audience: civil rights activists and antagonists of
said cause
Occasion: in front of the Lincoln memorial,
during the marches for equality
Tone: Empowering
Shifts: shifts from the dark oppression of
injustices in society to the bright, joyous
prospect of the future
Purpose: to encourage the people, to continue
fighting until justice prevails, ridding America of
segregation
SQ: Free at last: (37)
Why: to ensure racial equality

Thesis Sentence:

Assertion 1 Concept: Recognize the struggle and hardships of the negro
Author: Martin Luther king Jr.
Assertion Concept: Recognize the struggle and hardships of the negro
To/by Statement: (basic verb: to prove)
Purpose/why:

Assertion Sentence:

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Assertion 2 Concept: bright future for America
Adverbial Clause (Trans. +Previous Ass idea): By recognizing the struggle and hardships of the Negros we can build upon
the fundamentals of America and bring a brighter better future about, that includes equality for all.
Author: Martin Luther King Jr.
Assertion Concept: to realize the bright future for America
To/by Statement: (basic verb: to prove) to prove that America has a promising future by persuading them so.
Purpose/why: to realize the promising future for America

Assertion Sentence:

ADJ + DEVICE + TEXTUAL EVIDENCE: COMMENTARY:
1. Sanguineous + allusion to DOI + all me, yes, black
men as well as white men, would be granted the
unalienable Rights of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.

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2. Earnest + Repetition + Freedom
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3. Encouraging + Pathos + Great beacon light of
hope

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Assertion 3 Concept:
Adverbial Clause (Trans. +Previous Ass idea):
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Assertion Concept:
To/by Statement: (basic verb: to prove)
Purpose/why:

Assertion Sentence:

EVIDENCE: COMMENTARY:
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