KENNEDY GIVES SPEECH, NEWS SHOCKS AUDIENCE Indianapolis, Indiana Robert F. Kennedy gives a speech that shocked the audience with news of Dr.Martin Luther Ki ng Jr.’s assassination on April 4 th 1968. Robert F Kennedy came to Indianapolis today to deliver a presidential campaign speech, but instead he told the audience about the deppressing news regarding DR. King’s assassination. "What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness, but is love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice towards those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black."
Words can do do so much for their speakers, and their listeners. They can change their hearts, slay the darkness of their souls, and show them the light. Those who speak these words are able to express their thoughts and emotions, and show what they stand for. Words can also be dangerous weapons, for the words that are chosen can have different effects and outcomes; hence, they should be chosen carefully. Although words can only reach a few people in contrast to all the people in the world, words have the power to provoke change, calm people, and inspire change. The strength and meaning words have can cause people to take actions, and many used their voice to reach out to people and push them to take these actions. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one to do so, in his “I Have a Dream” speech, where he says: “ I have a dream right here in Alabama that little black boys and little black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and litt...
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