Similarities Between Kennedy And Martin Luther King Jfk
Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were very powerful individuals that had a huge positive impact on having civil rights for the African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. was the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference which focused on the movement for human rights. King also played a very important role in the civil rights movement. Robert F. Kennedy fought organized crime and worked for civil rights for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy both use ethos, pathos, and anaphora to work towards receiving racial equality.
In the speeches Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy use ethos by being confident and prepared. In MLK’s “I have a dream” speech ethos was shown when King would quote a lot of words from the Constitution and Declaration of Independance. In RFK’s speech ethos is displayed when he was the brother of president John F. Kennedy and a senator from New York (Kennedy). …show more content…
In King’s “I have a dream” speech pathos is displayed when he had the effect of leaving the audience empowered, determined, and grateful. Kennedy utilizes pathos in the beginning of his speech when he says “I have some really sad news for you all” (Kennedy) that is pathos because it prepares them for what he is about to say. MLK and RFK use pathos to give an emotional appeal to what they say.
Furthermore they use anaphora to clearly state what they are trying to say. In the “I have a dream” speech King applies anaphora when he repeats the words “I have a dream” (King 263). As a result from him restating his words multiple times it gets his point across stronger. RFK uses anaphora when he say “What we need” (Kennedy). When Kennedy repeats himself it gives what he is about to say a bigger effect. When MLK and RFK use anaphora in their speeches it is primarily used to make what they are about to say
In the speeches Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy use ethos by being confident and prepared. In MLK’s “I have a dream” speech ethos was shown when King would quote a lot of words from the Constitution and Declaration of Independance. In RFK’s speech ethos is displayed when he was the brother of president John F. Kennedy and a senator from New York (Kennedy). …show more content…
In King’s “I have a dream” speech pathos is displayed when he had the effect of leaving the audience empowered, determined, and grateful. Kennedy utilizes pathos in the beginning of his speech when he says “I have some really sad news for you all” (Kennedy) that is pathos because it prepares them for what he is about to say. MLK and RFK use pathos to give an emotional appeal to what they say.
Furthermore they use anaphora to clearly state what they are trying to say. In the “I have a dream” speech King applies anaphora when he repeats the words “I have a dream” (King 263). As a result from him restating his words multiple times it gets his point across stronger. RFK uses anaphora when he say “What we need” (Kennedy). When Kennedy repeats himself it gives what he is about to say a bigger effect. When MLK and RFK use anaphora in their speeches it is primarily used to make what they are about to say