The two speeches by Martin Luther King and Barrack Obama are similar in the way that they both talks about human rights, and they both have a dream that people in America can be free and equal treated. Both of them managed people who were important for them in the speech, like their family. Both of them want to see a change in the American society. They have a proverb they use.
The two speeches are different in the way that Martin Luther King talks about the black people rights and Obama Barack talks about the war in Afghanistan, the global warming and the financial crisis. The change they want to see in the American society is different. Martin Luther wants to see black and white people together as one. Obama wants to see all people believe in good things, treat each other in a good way, and believe that dreams can come true. The proverbs they use are different. Martin Luther King uses “I have a dream” as a proverb in his speech, while Barack Obama uses “ Yes we can” as a proverb in his speech.
In the time passed between the two speeches many things have changes. After Luther King’s speech in 1963, black and white people got the same rights. They started to be together as one nation. Black and white’s started to get the same jobs, go to same schools and ride the same buses, with same rights. All white people were not as happy as other. In 1968 white people shot Martin Luther King, when he was standing at his terrace.
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... black and white, to ... discrimination. King’s inspirational leadership and speeches helped make a local bus protest into a historical event (“King, Martin Luther Jr.”) He gathered thousands of people, both ...
After Obama’s speech in 2008 we can see that the American people have been doing well after the financial crisis, even though it was a really hard time for many people, since many lost their jobs and a lot of money. The financial crisis could have been worse. It could have been a really big problem for the rest of the world. I don’t really know how it is with the American’s health these days, but in American media they talk a lot about a healthy diet. The global warming is still a big theme these days, and they talk a lot about it in media. I hope the American will have enough sense to do something about it.
