Language is the light of the mind. It is an element of civilization that raised man from hunting and gathering to the like of MLK, Kennedy, Shakespear’s,and ect...Man could not become man except by language. An essential point in which man differs from animals is that man alone is the sole possessor of language. No doubt animals also exhibit certain degree of power of communication but that is not only inferior in degree to human language, but also radically diverse in kind from it.
The words of a skilled speaker or writer are inspiration in the minds of others. We instantly visualize what they mean. Their words grab our attention by stimulating our imaginations and touching our hearts. Civil right leader Martin Luther King Jr use of language …show more content…
Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children, ( Language Awareness 276)
He succeeds in making us feel the rightness of what he’s saying because standing on solid rock is always going to feel safer than sinking into quicksand. MLK speech shows us that even abstract words and concepts can be made more pictorial and memorable by presenting them as part of an image or metaphor.
If anyone ever tells you that speeches does not make a difference, point them at JFK's Inaugural Address. Throughout the course of his speech, President Kennedy uses several persuasive appeals to inspire and gain the trust of his audience. Because the purpose of his speech is to inspire and not necessarily educate, the use of logical appeals is not widely used throughout the address. However, Kennedy effectively uses emotional language to make his audience feel included in his goals as President When discussing previous leaders, Kennedy uses a metaphor to emphasise his opinion by stating “But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom, and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside, (Language Awareness 283).” This implies that he does not expect other states to accept and adopt his contention, but rather to support and fight for their own
The words of a skilled speaker or writer are inspiration in the minds of others. We instantly visualize what they mean. Their words grab our attention by stimulating our imaginations and touching our hearts. Civil right leader Martin Luther King Jr use of language …show more content…
Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children, ( Language Awareness 276)
He succeeds in making us feel the rightness of what he’s saying because standing on solid rock is always going to feel safer than sinking into quicksand. MLK speech shows us that even abstract words and concepts can be made more pictorial and memorable by presenting them as part of an image or metaphor.
If anyone ever tells you that speeches does not make a difference, point them at JFK's Inaugural Address. Throughout the course of his speech, President Kennedy uses several persuasive appeals to inspire and gain the trust of his audience. Because the purpose of his speech is to inspire and not necessarily educate, the use of logical appeals is not widely used throughout the address. However, Kennedy effectively uses emotional language to make his audience feel included in his goals as President When discussing previous leaders, Kennedy uses a metaphor to emphasise his opinion by stating “But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom, and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside, (Language Awareness 283).” This implies that he does not expect other states to accept and adopt his contention, but rather to support and fight for their own