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    Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) So many times in the past, those of us who have stood up for the rights of the human race, who have proposed and even implemented change, have been liked by a majority but through the hatred of the minority they are destroyed. Sometimes this destruction is literal, for example assassination. This was the case for Robert F. Kennedy, born on November 20th, 1925 and who died on June 5th, 1968, with three bullet wounds to his chest. This is who I will be talking about

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    people and motivate them for the upcoming positive future. Two such examples of important figures are Bill Clinton and Robert F. Kennedy, with the events being the Oklahoma bombing and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Both of the political figures provided encouraging speeches that employed the same effective appeals in many different ways. In their speeches, Clinton and Kennedy use ethos, logos, and pathos to unite the divided country, at the time, and appease it of the hate conjured from tragedy

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    Robert F. Kennedy Eulogy

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    Edward M. Kennedy: Eulogy for Robert F. Kennedy "We loved him as a brother, and as a father, and as a son. From his parents, and from his older brothers and sisters -- Joe and Kathleen and Jack -- he received inspiration which he passed on to all of us." These few sentences are used to start off Edward M. Kennedy's eulogy for his brother Robert F. Kennedy. Fiends and family gathered together at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York to celebrate the life of Robert F. Kennedy. After Robert Kennedy was assassinated

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    On the night of April 4 1968, people gathered to listen to the wise words of Robert F. Kennedy. What many thought was going to be a political speech soon took a twist, and the news of Martin Luther King’s assassination was announced and out to the public. Gasps and tears quickly erupted while everyone was gathered around Robert Kennedy’s pickup truck as he stood high above all trying to bring hope and comfort to those who lost someone that fought for their equality, rights and freedom. Kennedy's

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    of Robert F. Kennedy? On June 5, 1968, after winning the California Democratic Party primary election for President, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated by a gunshot as he exited the kitchen after a speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Despite personal accounts from witnesses and a large amount of expert testimony with respect to evidence gathered at the scene, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted as the sole assassin and is currently incarcerated for this crime. Even though Robert F. Kennedy was

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    Robert F. Kennedy was the brother of President John F. Kennedy and served as Attorney General during the latter’s presidential administration. He fought for what he believed to be right, which was equality for all Americans regardless of their race. Kennedy supported and fought for the Civil Rights movement and wanted to end school segregation. He believed all humans have the rights and equality as the White-Americans do. In addition, he also argued that people of color have the right to vote as

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    contributions to help create equality throughout the world. People are qualified when they are dedicating years of hard work towards accomplishing the end of discrimination. Robert F. Kennedy deserves the Humanitarian Award because of his contribution to the government and Martin Luther King Junior's assassination. Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on the date of November 20, 1925. Early in Robert's life, his family moved to England. There he

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    The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy and its effects on the modern world. Robert Francis Kennedy was born on November 20, 1925 in Brookline Massachusetts. He was the seventh child, and third son of Rose Fitzgerald and Joe Kennedy . "I was the seventh of nine children," he later recalled, "and when you come from that far down you have to struggle to survive."( Alden Whitman, 2001).Compared to his brothers, Robert or Bobby as they all called him, was smaller and he struggled

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    compelling, and even revolutionary – indeed, these speeches are deliberate, succinct, engaging, and unforgettable. Two examples of such great speeches in both literature and in history are Mark Antony’s eulogy in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Robert F. Kennedy’s On the Death of Martin Luther King. Through the speakers’ use of parallel structure, caesuras, and personal references – three stylistic devices and techniques – not only were both speakers able to embellish their speeches; it also allowed

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    I am bewildered by the fact that one of the greatest American speeches ever written is unknown to the majority of the American public. A speech so powerful that it prevented a major city from rioting. The words of Robert F. Kennedy on April 4th, 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana still persists strong in the sight of his burial in Arlington Cemetery and in the minds and hearts of the individuals who got to witness this live. The speech was known to be so dynamic that some scholarly institutions like that

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