Political leaders have written numerous speeches throughout the years, in order to persuade countless people to adhere to resolving a problem they may have. The language of political figures can bring about change, however others may argue their speeches exhibit horrendous diction. In George Orwell’s, Politics and the English Language, he makes it clear that the English language has been spoiled by human beings and offers solutions to make our writing more acceptable. Martin Luther King’s, Letter from Birmingham Jail, discusses that segregation needs to end due to the injustice it inflicts on the lives of many African Americans. People are constantly being bombarded by political leaders to enact change to the problems our society is facing, however these alterations cannot come about if this leader does not understand how to use the proper words get his point across.
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• Orwell indicates that may people interpret words differently from what the writer intended.
• “Words… are often used in a consciously dishonest way. That is, the person who uses them has his own private definition, but allows his hearer to think he means something quite different” (Orwell 5).
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• Orwell understands what would not be said in regards to political writing.
• “Consider for instance some comfortable English professor defending Russian totalitarianism. He cannot say outright, ‘I believe in killing off your opponents when you can get good results by doing so’” (Orwell 7).
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• Martin Luther King Jr. uses unimportant words in his response, proving Orwell correct.
• “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (King 1).
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• Not all of Martin Luther King Jr.’s statements may be interpreted in the way he
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• Orwell indicates that may people interpret words differently from what the writer intended.
• “Words… are often used in a consciously dishonest way. That is, the person who uses them has his own private definition, but allows his hearer to think he means something quite different” (Orwell 5).
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• Orwell understands what would not be said in regards to political writing.
• “Consider for instance some comfortable English professor defending Russian totalitarianism. He cannot say outright, ‘I believe in killing off your opponents when you can get good results by doing so’” (Orwell 7).
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• Martin Luther King Jr. uses unimportant words in his response, proving Orwell correct.
• “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (King 1).
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• Not all of Martin Luther King Jr.’s statements may be interpreted in the way he