Malcolm X Speech Essay

Malcolm X speech address to the African American Nation on the topic of “The Ballot or the Bullet” is his most famous speech in his lifetime. Mr. X agenda through his speech was output strongly from the beginning to the end. Martin Luther King, Jr speech on “I've Been to the Mountaintop” is also one of his great speeches added to speech books in America. Mr. King gathered in Memphis to persuade the African American community to stand up for the sanitation workers was well addressed in every line he presented to the people. Both of these speeches was based on calling the African American community to stand up and untie for their rights. Both speech we can feel the passion these men had towards making the black communities in America string

X’s, however Mr. King was a Reverend, who have been prominent activist in the Civil Rights movement. This fact alone is use of ethos. This is exactly what Martin Luther strived to do in his speech. He used elements of logos, to inform his audience about what was happening at this time in the America. How they can do something to help make a change, by marching peacefully. Using careful word choice and creating a common ground, he created an intense call to action that successfully accomplished his objective. He also chose to use metaphors according to the bible to persuade his audience. Mr. King was also trying to call to the Black community to rise up and march for all the right they deserve. March for the garbage men of Memphis who were facing struggles of low wages. While trying to persuade his audience to push forward to support the movement Mr. King was in some ways reminiscing on the past, how far he had come, but the audience could get the feeling that Mr. King felt his death was coming. In his speech he said, ““We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now, because I’ve been to the mountaintop … And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the promised land.” (Malito). Here he uses pathos,