Iaccept this award today with an abiding faith in america
and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. i refuse to
accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of
history. i refuse to accept the idea that the 'isness of
man's present nature makes him morally incapable of
reaching up for the eternal 'oughtness that forever
confronts him. i refuse to accept the idea that man is mere
flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence
the unfolding events which surround him. i refuse to
accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the
starless midnight of racism and war that the bright
daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a
reality
- martin luther king jr., nobel prize acceptance speech
1964
which technique does king most clearly use to emphasize his points in this
passage?
o a. he addresses the audience by saying you
o b. he repeats certain words over over
o c. he compares freedom to "flotsam and jetsam.
o d. he describes how unimportant awards are.