Political Speech: A Presidential Candidate

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From growing in a respectful childhood, I was raised to implement the means of being humble: to understand the needs of others, to reach out to people with disabilities and people who need a supporter. I was raised with a qualifying belief that in this world we need to leave a mark of humility and leave a legacy for human kind. The world is filled with many disadvantaged people that cannot speak up and do not have any voice. The contradiction through this medium is that not all people feel the same way. I had the opportunity to take a glance at a political speech where a presidential candidate made a wrong embark on disabled people. The way this speech made an effect on me and the world was through a clear example of humiliation. The presidential

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