Yesterday, Barack Obama was sworn in a president of America. He made a speech to the American people and the world from Washington. 45 years ago, very close to where Obama spoke yesterday, Martin Luther King made one of the most famous and powerful speeches in history. His speech has been called the 'I Have a Dream' speech. You can find a link to it (on video, audio and in written form) on the link list. How are the words of inspirational leaders powerful?
If you have problems with the video or audio read the speech. If you only read one part of the speech, read the end (from the line "Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends.") This is the part where he talks about his dreams.
Here are some of his words from that speech:
Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends.
And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
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 of their character.
I have a dream today!
I have a dream that one day . . one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today!
How is talking about your dreams powerful? How can dreams lead to actions that change society? What are your dreams? How can you make them true?
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martin luther king is nice and he doesn`t fight with violence.Barack obama is also really good and he gives good speeches
I am happy that Barock Obama becme president on tuesday January 20 2009.Did you know that heis the first black president in United States.He came in a really cool limozine.There were so many people. I like Obama more than Bush because GEORGE W BUSH WAS REALLY BAD.I never want to see Bush again.
martin luther king is nice and he
doesn't fight with violence.barack
obama is also really good and he
gives good speaches.i would vote for him to
i don't like steven harper because
he made wars and fight in the usa
When I grow up.I want to become president.My name will be preisdent Hamzah.i
My dream is to be an inventor and make things to help people live with some of the money buying a house for my parents a nd alittle more for salvation army and with the rest buy equitment. If i want it to come true I need to keep that thouth and dream in my head and keep beliveing.
talking about dreams might lead to positive ways.martin luther king's words and actions changed everybody's life,and burrok obama made sure everyone has the same rights.now you try!belive in your dreams!
Talking about dreams are powerful because you will never know if they will come true like Martin Luther King's speech called "I Have a Dream.
when martin luther king said i have a dream that little black boys and girls will join hands with the little white girls and boys. guess what. his dream came true!
I like Barock Obama because he does the right things and says right. He says to not to make wars he also says to have peace.
I like Martin Luther King because he did the right thing by stoping wars and also said that black and white people could be together.
I have a dream to make the future better like fast cars but it doesn't poulite the air at the same time. So lives can get better and better in the future. Cars and trains can go faster but no one can get hurt or crash into one and another and it goes faster. Cause the world is where we live and we have to take care of it before it's to late. We already made some bad changes. Golobel Warming. So we have to change.+
I agree. I think Barack Obama will make America proud. He's very nice.
Barack Obama reminds me of Martin Luther King.Jr and everybody is happy that Barack Obama is president of America. And I'm happy too that he is president of America. I agree again.
I like peace all the time. I am happy sometimes.
I am happy because I have a pokemon
video game.
I feel lonely sometimes and I want to make more friends.How can I do that.
i play in the computer 5 hours a week
I can buy a gasoline,that the NASCAR car will not polute.
I feel lonely sometimes and I want to make more friends.How can I do that.
One thing i like about Brack.h Obama that he cares for peace.
I can invent the gas that the NASCAR car will not pollute.
Talking about dreams are good because it tells what you really want and who you are...
My dream is that I will be a agent and save the world useing high top cool awemsome wow gadgets and make the world a nice plaace. But I don't care about that. Only AGENTS!!!!!!!!!
My dream is that I will make illusion of dinosaurs and I will be thier comander.
My dream is to be able to find my self in a top classified EAF asignment to stop a global distress singal.
So that the world can have peace.
Barack Obama is a really good president.
My dream is that I will be a agent and save the world useing high top cool awemsome wow gadgets and make the world a nice plaace. But I don't care about that.
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