I Have A Dream By Jessica Li

The Montgomery Bus Boycott ∆ Who Rosa Parks Rosa Parks ∆ When 1954 – –1955 ∆ How Rosa Parks refused to yield her seat to other white people and she was arrested. Rosa Parks refused to yield her seat to other white people and she was arrested. --- It sparked a massive scale of bus boycott movement, contributing to Dr. King’s leadership. 2

Martin Luther King, Jr. ∆ Where was he born? in Atlanta in Atlanta ∆ Who influenced him most ? Henry David Thoreau and Mohandas Henry David Thoreau and Mohandas Gandhi Gandhi advocated civil disobedience and advocated civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance to social injustice nonviolent resistance to social injustice 3

∆ What is Somebodiness? Don’t let anybody make you a nobody Don’t let anybody make you a nobody give people a new sense of worth and give people a new sense of worth and dignity dignity ∆ Who killed him? James Earl Ray James Earl Ray He has to serve a sentence He has to serve a sentence of 99 years. of 99 years. 4

The Speech ∆ The Film The Film The Film ∆ Five scores of years twenty twenty One hundred years One hundred years ∆ a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand symbolic shadow we stand Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln statue in the Lincoln Memorial Hall statue in the Lincoln Memorial Hall 5

∆ signed the Emancipation Proclamation ∆ This momentous decree important official decision important official decision ∆ Negro slaves, who had been seared in the flames of seared in the flames of withering injustice withering injustice burned in the fire burned in the fire severe and critical injustice severe and critical injustice 6

∆ It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity. night of captivity. see the light of hope of freedom see the light of hope of freedom slavery was abolished slavery was abolished ∆ the life of Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination discrimination is damaged by is damaged by the injustice, unfair treatment, restriction the injustice, unfair treatment, restriction 7

∆ the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material in the midst of a vast ocean of material property. property. they are segregated from white people, they are segregated from white people, living a poor life living a poor life among among white people are living an affluent life, white people are living an affluent life, and enjoy the freedom granted by the law and enjoy the freedom granted by the law 8

∆ the Negro ---- and finds himself an exile in his own land own land the Negro are driven out of the the Negro are driven out of the American society American society ∆ dramatize a shameful condition to highlight the severe racial to highlight the severe racial discrimination discrimination 9

∆ It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream. a dream that is deeply rooted in a dream that is deeply rooted in Ex. The virtue of honesty is rooted in my Ex. The virtue of honesty is rooted in my mind since my parents put an emphasis on it mind since my parents put an emphasis on it all the time. all the time. everyone has an equal everyone has an equal chance to realize his/ her dream chance to realize his/ her dream as long as he/she makes efforts to it. as long as he/she makes efforts to it. 10

American Dream for immigrants 11 ∆

∆ this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed----. meaning of its creed----. to carry out its creed/ doctrine to carry out its creed/ doctrine ∆ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. all men are created equal. believe N to be adj believe N to be adj these truths are obvious and these truths are obvious and self-proved self-proved 12

Ex. As well-informed consumers, people hold this concept to be partly true that hold this concept to be partly true that inexpensive products are not necessarily inexpensive products are not necessarily good in quality. good in quality. ∆ 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. 13

the next generation can discard the hatred and start to cooperate with each other like brothers and sisters. 14

the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression ---- ∆ the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression ---- a state that swelters with ---- a state that swelters with ---- Ex. Working under the sweltering heat, people tend to suffer from heatstroke. oppression, suppression, repression oppression, suppression, repression 15

♦ stop opposition using military force or strict laws laws suppression suppression ♦ the use of force or violence to control people/ the behavior to control people/ the behavior of someone who refuses to of someone who refuses to show or admit strong feelings that they have show or admit strong feelings that they have repression repression 16

♦ unfair and cruel treatment by a powerful person or government oppression oppression Ex. The ruthless _____on the minor ethnic groups has aroused global concern for Iraq’s chemical weapons. repression/ suppression repression/ suppression 17

Ex. The slaves stood up to fight for freedom because they couldn’t endure the _____ any more. oppression oppression Ex. _____ of true feelings is believed to be blamed for certain cancer; thus, moderate entertainment can help relax oneself and relieve negative emotions. Repression Repression 18

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. ∆ 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. where S+V where S+V not A but B not A but B Ex. What you need right now isn’t your teacher’s compassion but your own iron determination. Ex. What you need right now isn’t your teacher’s compassion but your own iron determination. 19

their inner virtues are seen by people 20

down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification ∆ down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification the racists treat Negro people ruthlessly and degradingly the racists treat Negro people ruthlessly and degradingly dripping with / brimming with / teeming with / filled with dripping with / brimming with / teeming with / filled with exert influence to interfere with justice exert influence to interfere with justice make sth lose its legal effect make sth lose its legal effect 21

Interposition 22

Nullification 23

∆little black boys and girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and girls as sisters and brothers. There will be no racial There will be no racial discrimination in U.S. and people can live in harmony with each other. 24

one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low --- ∆ one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low --- Please find out the meanings of the metaphors Please find out the meanings of the metaphors the position of Negro the position of Negro people shall be lifted the arrogance of white the arrogance of white people shall be eliminated. people shall be eliminated. 25

the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight ---- ∆ the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight ---- When it comes to civil rights, there will be no obstacles or barriers for Negro people, and they deserve the same rights as the white people When it comes to civil rights, there will be no obstacles or barriers for Negro people, and they deserve the same rights as the white people 26

∆ the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. that all men are created equal that all men are created equal all humankind all humankind 27

∆ This is the faith that I go back to the South with. This is the faith with which I go back to the South. This is the faith with which I go back to the South. ∆ With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. hew a stone of hope out of the mountain of despair ( 從絕望之山砍下一顆希望之石 ) hew a stone of hope out of the mountain of despair ( 從絕望之山砍下一顆希望之石 ) With the faith, we can spark people’s hope for equality despite the great barrier ahead With the faith, we can spark people’s hope for equality despite the great barrier ahead.28

∆ With this faith, we will be able to transform the sour notes of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. the disagreements, disputes, interposition of politicians, and the nullification of laws granting Negro people civil rights the disagreements, disputes, interposition of politicians, and the nullification of laws granting Negro people civil rights 29

With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that ∆ With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that one day we will free. to fight for freedom to fight for freedomtogether 30 The Republic of Plato

we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children ----black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics -- - will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: “ Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” ∆ we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children ----black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics -- - will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: “ Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” All humankind can live in a harmonious world where all men are equal. All humankind can live in a harmonious world where all men are equal. 31

we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children ----black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics -- - will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: “ Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” ∆ we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children ----black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics -- - will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: “ Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” All humankind can live in a harmonious world where all men are equal. All humankind can live in a harmonious world where all men are equal. 32