▁powerful ▁is ▁deb ated , ▁but ▁essentially , ▁it ▁came ▁at ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁many ▁factors ▁combining ▁at ▁a ▁key ▁cultural ▁turning ▁point . ▁Executive ▁speech writer ▁Anthony ▁Tr endl ▁writes , ▁" The ▁right ▁man ▁delivered ▁the ▁right ▁words ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁right ▁time ." ▁ ▁" G iven ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁drama ▁and ▁t ension ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁situated ", ▁King ' s ▁speech ▁can ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁dynamic ▁spect acle . ▁A ▁dynamic ▁spect acle ▁is ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁used . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁dynamic ▁spect acle ▁because ▁it ▁happened ▁at ▁the ▁correct ▁time ▁and ▁place : ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁the ▁March ▁on ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Res p ons es ▁The ▁speech ▁was ▁la ud ed ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁event , ▁and ▁was ▁widely ▁considered ▁the ▁high ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁March ▁by ▁contemporary ▁obser vers . ▁James ▁Rest on , ▁writing ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁said ▁that ▁" Dr . ▁King ▁touched ▁all ▁the ▁them es ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁only ▁better ▁than ▁anybody ▁else . ▁He ▁was ▁full ▁of ▁the ▁symbol ism ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁and ▁Gand hi , ▁and ▁the ▁cad ences ▁of ▁the ▁Bible . ▁He ▁was ▁both ▁milit ant ▁and ▁sad , ▁and ▁he ▁sent ▁the ▁crowd ▁away ▁feeling ▁that ▁the ▁long ▁journey ▁had ▁been ▁worth while ." ▁Rest on ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁event ▁" was ▁better ▁covered ▁by ▁television ▁and