Freedom of speech

internationale non gouvernementale, se donnant pour objectif la défense de la liberté de la presse. Elle a été fondé en 1985. Dans ses communiqués de presse et de publication, Rsf se définit ainsi : > La RSF est membre de l’ International Freedom of Expression Exchange (Ifex), un réseau virtuel mondial d’ONG qui sont supposées surveiller les violations à la liberté d’expression et qui organise, fédère ou relaie les campagnes conjointes ou organisées par ses membres, pour le défense des journalistes

First, King’s choice of words shows a contrast between the situation in the past and how it should change in the present to make a better future. To show this contrast, King uses negative and positive words. He starts his speech by explaining the situation in the past and present, by using negative words such as “discrimination,” “injustice,” “captivity,” and “segregation.” All these words show the strong racial injustice in America. In the second part King paints a future of fairer and better racial

advancement of civil rights, but also to use nonviolent methods to prove that black people must have the same rights than white people. During the 60’s, he fought for liberty, equality and freedom. He fought against racial segregation and racial discrimination, and he had an impact because few years after his dead, the black people were equal. King is most famous for his « I Have a Dream » speech, given in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This

Repeating at the Beginning of Sentences Anaphora (repeating words at the beginning of neighbouring clauses) is a commonly used rhetorical device. Repeating the words twice sets the pattern, and further repetitions emphasize the pattern and increase the rhetorical effect. “I have a dream” is repeated in eight successive sentences, and is one of the most often cited examples of anaphora in modern rhetoric. But this is just one of eight occurrences of anaphora in this speech. By order of introduction, here

have a dream: The “I have a dream” speech by Martin Luther King is one of the most influential speeches in all time. This speech is a masterpiece of rhetoric, King used metaphors to enhance the meaning of his speech and bring out the details. Those metaphors helped him to influence his listeners and to picture in their mind what he was saying. King said in his speech:”the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination”, by using this metaphor

Douglass, “Fourth of July” with either Henry Highland Garnet, “An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America” or Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (excerpt) in terms of their treatment of the question of slavery and freedom in the United States: How do the writers define slavery? How do they define freedom? What is the relationship between the two? During the nineteen century, many people have participated in the abolition of slavery. These figures of history have earned

plantations of cotton and tobacco, and the north, which was much more industrialised. In the south, the plantations required a lot of manual labour, which led the whole economy to depend on slaves. It was therefore understandable for the south to be reticent when the north abolished slavery. After the Civil war though, which lasted from 1860 to 1865, slavery was definitely abolished in the whole country. But the black community still did not attain an equal status. Indeed, an era of segregation

have a dream 2 (2ème partie du speech de MLK) (Commentaire préparé pour l'oral d'anglais au bac, texte divisé en 2 parties) Intro This is a speech by blablabla (auteur / date / lieu) Resituer contexte (Civil Rights movement / 1964 Civil Rights Act) Annoncer plan (First I will explain… Then/Second I will discuss/develop/present...) I/ Acknowledgement of the situation in 1963 The reality of segregation and racism : l.7-8 => MLK talks about "the heat of oppression" l.9-10 => people

sentence of Shakespeare's As You Like It and perfectly summarizes the whole purpose of the play. Act IV Scene 3 sets the scene in the forest “theatre” of life and develops a sense of identification of the audience towards the players through its comic mode. Indeed, Orlando's wicked brother carries out a complete conversion as soon as he enters the forest. This last conversion made, clarification is reached and renewal can occur. This scene emphasizes the passage from conversion to freedom of thoughts

the people.» - the most often quoted words of the preamble of the US Constitution. - an historic and great symbol of America, which is still meaningfull for most American people, even 200 years after their writing. Last year, president Obama began his race speech with these words : "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched