The selections in this section affected those who first heard or read them in many different ways, but the most important thing was the way it provoked emotions. In all of these selections, the speaker makes a powerful point which emotionally affects the audience. In Martin Luther King Junior's speech, he influenced many emotions, but he mainly inspired his audience. In Robert Kennedy’s speech, he had presented the terrible news of Martin Luther King Junior’s death, but he reassured his audience, and gave them hope that they would still continue to improve the country. In every speech that Martin Luther King Jr. presented, he conveyed powerful emotions. This is especially shown in his “I Have a Dream” speech. Throughout this speech, he described the problems involving civil rights, along with what could be done to change it. He started his speech off by describing the injustices that he and other African Americans faced. He described how awful segregation was, and how something needed to be done or changed. When describing this, he put emotion into his words. When he added …show more content…
He started this speech with the announcement of Martin Luther King’s death, which held a large amount of strong emotion. The most prominent emotions were sadness and despair. The audience also felt this way, which is evident from hearing the shrieks and cries following the announcement of Dr.King’s death. As the speech went on, the feelings and emotions changed. Robert Kennedy described his hope of what could change for the better in our society. This part of the speech now had a more lighthearted feel, but was still powerful and conveyed the ideas. Robert Kennedy discussed his hope for a future that continued Dr. King’s teaching, despite him not being there. The audience understood this and agreed, and by the end of the speech, the crowd was excited, hopeful and