Words are dangerous, words travel to the very heart of a person and change how they look at the world. When presenting to a group of people, using normal conversational words will not be enough. In history there has been many great speeches; two great ones were given by John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. In the speeches President Kennedy's Inaugural Address and “I Have a Dream” they have multiple similarities and differences. The similarities are a passion for what they say and how they address a problem they face. A difference is the reasoning for delivering their speeches.
Theodore Roosevelt once said, “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care”. This is why passion is a common emotion shown while giving a speech. Mr. Kennedy and Mr. King, both show how much they care about what they are saying. The reader is easily able to interpret their voice in their writing; being able to relate to their fears, idealism, and vision of the future. “we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace”(Kennedy,381). Mr. Kennedy at this time is showing that he not only cares about the life of the people in his country but lives in others. Mr. king also shows passion by using the common pronoun …show more content…
Kennedy and Mr. King were leaders. Mr. Kennedy lead over the whole of the United States, and Mr. King was a leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. One responsibly a leader has is to fix a problem that affects said group of people. Mr. Kennedy main focus in his Inaugural Address; was the threat of nuclear warfare from Russia. He wanted to let Russia know that the United States are not going to back down from a fight, but it will be best for the rest of the world if we did not go to war. Mr. King’s whole purpose was to convince the American people that African-American and white people are the same. He shows this clearly by not holding back and expressing the desires of his heart to the American
Theodore Roosevelt once said, “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care”. This is why passion is a common emotion shown while giving a speech. Mr. Kennedy and Mr. King, both show how much they care about what they are saying. The reader is easily able to interpret their voice in their writing; being able to relate to their fears, idealism, and vision of the future. “we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace”(Kennedy,381). Mr. Kennedy at this time is showing that he not only cares about the life of the people in his country but lives in others. Mr. king also shows passion by using the common pronoun …show more content…
Kennedy and Mr. King were leaders. Mr. Kennedy lead over the whole of the United States, and Mr. King was a leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. One responsibly a leader has is to fix a problem that affects said group of people. Mr. Kennedy main focus in his Inaugural Address; was the threat of nuclear warfare from Russia. He wanted to let Russia know that the United States are not going to back down from a fight, but it will be best for the rest of the world if we did not go to war. Mr. King’s whole purpose was to convince the American people that African-American and white people are the same. He shows this clearly by not holding back and expressing the desires of his heart to the American