For English II I'm supposed to write a persuasive essay on a speech such as the "I Have A Dream Speech" or similar. I don't particularly care for King's speech. What are some other speeches I could use?

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http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html

http://www.feminist.com/resources/artspeech/genwom/sojour.htm

http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm
Look up a few on youtube... pretty interesting.
African slaughter rituals should be allowed in the suburbs
another good speech is chief joseph's speech.