Hundreds and thousands of people were affected by Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech. This speech was titled “I Have A Dream”. (Martin Luther King Jr.) It takes a lot of skill to have this kind of impact on so many people. But Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't the only person capable of persuading the crowd. In the book “Animal Farm”. (George Orwell) Squealer and Napoleon persuaded the entire farm to take part in a series of harmful activities. In the speeches created and presented by Malcolm X you will find that similar tactics of manipulation and persuasion were used. History is full of people practicing to master the intricate art of persuasion. The art of persuasion is a skill that not everyone possesses, however, Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have A Dream” speech and Malcolm X's “The Ballot or the Bullet” speech; both exercise great use of skill, and many similar practices were used by Napoleon and Squealer in the book "Animal Farm" (George Orwell) in an attempt to persuade animals. The first speech was given and presented by Martin Luther King Jr. and was titled "I Have A Dream." (Martin Luther King Jr.). This memorable speech was delivered on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. That day went down in history as the day thousands of lives began to change. Martin Luther King Jr. designed this particular speech to focus attention on the minds of Americans on the details of the topic of segregation. Not all people were considered equal and he like the others knew this was wrong. But there was still a party who was unaware of the seriousness of the matter, so he took the opportunity to publicize it. In his speech he shows how everyone should be but are not considered equal not only because segregation is wrong and should be stopped. Malcolm X convinced a nation that you should not be ashamed of your beliefs and that you should fight for what you believe. Finally, Napoleon and Squealer convinced an entire farm of animals that what was wrong was right. In the end what really mattered was how much persuasion skills they had and whether it was more the opponent. Works Cited King, Martin Luther, Jr. “I Have a Dream.” Lincoln Memorial. Washington DC. August 28, 1963. Speech.Little, Malcolm. “The ballot or the bullet.” Cleveland Ohio. April 3, 1964. Speech.Orwell, George. A fairy tale story. New York: First Signet Classic Printing, 1996. Print.Peake, Thomas R. “The Speeches of Martin Luther King Jr.” Revised edition of African American literature. Np: Literary Reference Center, 2008. N. pag. EBSCO. Network. April 8. 2014. .