Summary Of The Speech Shanksville

speech Shanksville which was a commemoration to flight 93 was an appropriate speech, and the historical analogies that he used at the beginning was also effective. His moving words were very powerful and well received by the audience. First the speech was effective because of his comparison of the passengers to the Alamo of Texas. Although they were facing their deaths and had no military experiences their brave actions undoubtedly saved thousands of lives just like the Alamo of Texas. The Alamo’s sacrifices allowed the state of Texas to survived, and so did the civilian of fight 93, their heroic acts save the Capital from a terrorist attack as
remarked by the president. His hands gestures are in ques with his words. His body and arms are open and are inviting the audience in to what he is saying . When he is standing holding the podium is his way of appreciating the fact that he has everyone’s attention and when he is talking about something personal. He extended his hand out when he was talking about President Bush because he doesn’t really care to talk about him. In the end he spoke of himself because he just can’t help himself.