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I have a dream speech

Allusion "My country, tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing..." (pg. 5) is effective in this speech because even though African Americans are living free in the United States they are still being treated like they don't have no rights and Martin Luther King Jr. want everyone to be free Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty (pg.1) is effective because before the slaves were free they were poor, didn't have freedom, rights, justice, etc and now that African Americans are free they still have the disrespect of being low class Repetition Now is the time to (pg.2) is effective because Martin Luther King Jr. was tired of blacks being treated differently so he wanted to tell the world that it was time to change the future of black lives I have a dream (pg.5) is effective because Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed that all people in all colors will come hand in hand and be friends with each other and is trying to show that he want whats best for the peo

Vocabulary

1. blunder- a stupid or careless mistake 2. absurd- wildly unreasonable, illogical,or inappropriate 3. inciting- encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior) 4. zany- amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic 5. incongruous- not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something 6. stout- (of a person) somewhat fat or of heavy build 7. ridicule- the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior 8. septuagenarian- a person who is from 70-79 years old 9.frolicking- (of an animal or person) play and move about cheerfully, excitedly, or energetically 10.jeering- make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice      Many young people make a blunder when hanging around the wrong people. It was very absurd  for the man to hit the woman in front of her children. When the slaves became free whites still were inciting hatred. Malisa likes to talks to her stuffed animals so it makes her seem zany . The c

What is your ideal of the American dream?

       An American dream is the equality of opportunity that is available to American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to achieve. My ideal of the American dream is freedom, democracy, rights, liberty, and justice. Changing the lives of others and trying to make their life better than what it is is an american dream. Martin Luther King Jr. was living the American dream. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream for justice, a dream that no one get judged by his/her color, and many others. 

2nd Semester

What I've learned last semester in Mr. Rease AP class was how to write an argumentative and synthesis essay and how to correctly answer a prompt. I've also learned how to prepare myself the AP exam before the end of the school year. This semester I need to work on my writing pace when answering a prompt. This semester I want to learn how to prepare myself more for the AP exam.