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Dwight D. Eisenhower – Atoms For Peace Rhetorical Analysis
The speech, Atoms for Peace, spoken by Dwight D. Eisenhower is able to strongly send the message to the audience. During the time period of the speech the world has been going through a lot of technological advancements, but also devastating wars. The United States has been testing with nuclear weapons, and has used atomic bombs during World War 2 on Japan. But as the United States has advanced their nuclear weapons they have kept their progress very secretive, until Eisenhower’s speech, which revealed a lot of what has been going on.
Part of Eisenhower’s message was to educate the audience, in this case the American citizens. But also, Eisenhower hoped to ease the fear the Americans had about nuclear warfare. Eisenhower eases the fear of the Americans by stating, “The United States knows that peaceful power from atomic energy is no dream of the future. The capability,already proved, is here today.” He explains that the uses of nuclear weapons will be to promote peace rather then using it to simply kill. As the rhetor, Eisenhower clearly explains the message of promoting the use of nuclear weaponry for peaceful acts and as a defensive tactic against the other countries building up their nuclear weapons. While the audience of Eisenhower’s speech is the citizens, the rhetorical audience is the United Nations General Assembly. This is evident because Eisenhower’s speech takes place in the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, and the council members are also able to respond to the situation and are able to affect the decision and change it. While addressing the General Assembly, Eisenhower also understands that the American citizens will hear the speech, as a result he speaks to both throughout the speech.
The audience of Eisenhower’s speech is the American citizens. This is clearly expressed because of the in depth explanations of the weapons. He explains that the government was keeping the
The speech, Atoms for Peace, spoken by Dwight D. Eisenhower is able to strongly send the message to the audience. During the time period of the speech the world has been going through a lot of technological advancements, but also devastating wars. The United States has been testing with nuclear weapons, and has used atomic bombs during World War 2 on Japan. But as the United States has advanced their nuclear weapons they have kept their progress very secretive, until Eisenhower’s speech, which revealed a lot of what has been going on.
Part of Eisenhower’s message was to educate the audience, in this case the American citizens. But also, Eisenhower hoped to ease the fear the Americans had about nuclear warfare. Eisenhower eases the fear of the Americans by stating, “The United States knows that peaceful power from atomic energy is no dream of the future. The capability,already proved, is here today.” He explains that the uses of nuclear weapons will be to promote peace rather then using it to simply kill. As the rhetor, Eisenhower clearly explains the message of promoting the use of nuclear weaponry for peaceful acts and as a defensive tactic against the other countries building up their nuclear weapons. While the audience of Eisenhower’s speech is the citizens, the rhetorical audience is the United Nations General Assembly. This is evident because Eisenhower’s speech takes place in the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, and the council members are also able to respond to the situation and are able to affect the decision and change it. While addressing the General Assembly, Eisenhower also understands that the American citizens will hear the speech, as a result he speaks to both throughout the speech.
The audience of Eisenhower’s speech is the American citizens. This is clearly expressed because of the in depth explanations of the weapons. He explains that the government was keeping the