In 1946 George Orwell wrote, ”Politics and the English Language," the essay explains the relationships between bad writing and bad thinking as well as the political effects. According to Orwell, Modern English and especially written English are full of bad habits; As a result, people imitate each other, and the bad habits spread. Orwell argues that by following the rules he presented people will stop the tendency of writing or speaking bad English. One person that follows these rules is John F. Kennedy. In 1961, John F. Kennedy, who was the United States 35th president, presented his inaugural speech. President Kennedy's inaugural speech is said to be one of the best speeches made. During his inaugural speech, he was not only talking to the people of the United States but the people of the world. He was facing numerous of issues including segregation, Cold War, and conflicts with communist countries. He did a marvelous job in telling people of the world what needs to be done and what will be done. Because John F. Kennedy speech was similar to
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In Kennedy's speech, he was straight to the point didn't use excessive words to really get his point. For instance, Kennedy says "For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life." Kennedy was straight to the point didn't try to add extra verbs or nouns he practically stated mankind has the ability to end poverty and the human race. Someone that was not to the point and adding unnecessary words would have said " the human race can play a leading part in ending all sorts of evil and happiness." This sentence is very vague and doesn't get to the point. Words in the sentence can be taken out and replaced with just a single verb. However, Kennedy said specific things mankind can do and didn't need to cut out any words because he moved towards what a man’s hand can
In Kennedy's speech, he was straight to the point didn't use excessive words to really get his point. For instance, Kennedy says "For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life." Kennedy was straight to the point didn't try to add extra verbs or nouns he practically stated mankind has the ability to end poverty and the human race. Someone that was not to the point and adding unnecessary words would have said " the human race can play a leading part in ending all sorts of evil and happiness." This sentence is very vague and doesn't get to the point. Words in the sentence can be taken out and replaced with just a single verb. However, Kennedy said specific things mankind can do and didn't need to cut out any words because he moved towards what a man’s hand can