Micaela's AP Blog

    The I Have A Dream speech contains a number of rhetorical devices. Through the use of these writings, he was able to break through to the minds of many people and give a new outlook. Three devices he used that were important are metaphor, repetition, and antithesis.         Dr. King effectively uses metaphor throughout his speech. on page 1 line 7, he states "... millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. He is speaking for slaves who were affected greatly by injustice. Page 3 line 4 says," Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred". He wanted our people to not use hatred to solve problems in order to get freedom.         Repetition is a definite occurrence in the speech. Page 1 paragraph 2, he uses the words "One hundred years later". This directly emphasizes how 100 years after slavery was abolished, people are still not completely free. Page 4 paragraph

    The zany and substantive happenings of my life lately have gotten me to think about a variety of things. How can I spot my small blunders and point them out gratuitously if they could even compare in broadness. As I make stalwart attempts to save the problems, in the end,could oneself still obtain the lone acquisition that is loathed. My own jeering thoughts have made incongruous occurrences almost the inevitable. Once I reach the level of being a septuagenarian the same outlook may blind my eyes. Constant exasperating individual feelings take over my mind or shall it be conquered by ingratiating onto the good side of things.

  The American Dream is a concept that is quite notable in our society. The whole idea is the process of using opportunity America provides to achieve one's greatest dreams in life and aspirations. I have always seen it mentioned throughout my life in all sorts of ways. The general definition is about the same way that I view it. Although this is true, the "dream" is not very easy to grasp as it may seen to be just by the saying. I feel at points that the outlook is somewhat overrated due to the amount of people in america, whether they are born citizens or foreigners, that becoming unsuccessful at this. Even so, I trust that in our society we as people are edging closer to reaching these extensive goals due to growing motivation in all aspects and the increasing opportunity.

As a person   our own thoughts   are unavoidable   An escape   A new reality   endless possibilities   Glorious  wonders   alongside   A perilous    separate world   A different time    A new level   of broken boundaries   In what way    does one  portray   such a concept  

First semester was quite a journey for me. I learned a heap of new things during that time. One thing that I will always remember and was very interesting to me was different cultures in literature. After reading The Sorrow of War and doing a project on it, I felt very enlightened about these topics along with the 7 elements  of culture. I want to improve on my reading comprehension during this new semester. I struggle with it deeply and conquering this problem can further better me as a student and test taker. During second semester I am ready to be further prepared for the AP exam and my writing skills.