own speeches so they know how they want it to sound. When I read The Gettysburg Address myself it was from my perspective. Sometimes when I read somebody’s work‚ it’s not as powerful as the original reciter‚ Abraham Lincoln has a more influential voice‚ as a reader we understand how powerful it is but‚ we don’t feel the power behind the words and during the time that Lincoln did his speech about The Gettysburg Address was significant. There was a part in the speech in the beginning to be more precise
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Cameron Analysis Essay #1 AP Language and Composition December 8‚ 2008 George Washington resigned from office in 1796. For the occasion‚ he wrote a farewell address directed to the citizens of the United States. He was certainly aware that his audience would include other politicians as well as dignitaries and officials from foreign nations. Washington feels that the citizens need his closing remarks before he steps out of office. He is informing the citizens of how he feels about his
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both were established presidents in their own ways. In George Washington’s Farewell Address he advised Americans to not get entangled within foreign countries’ problems and conflicts and to not have everlasting alliances and treaties. Washington also did not like the idea of having diverse political parties‚ and he also stressed the magnitude of religion and morality. Thomas Jefferson‚ in his first Inaugural Address states that a superior government will be able to permit its citizens to be well mannered
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contrast between the lives of those who fought and the life of nation and the emotional connection about personal losses‚ made the audience feel as if the lives lost meant something bigger than just a victory for the union‚ but for the entire Nation. Without these rhetorical devices‚ Lincoln’s speech would most likely not have been as effective in memorializing the deaths of those who had fought and in getting people to be in favor of continuing the
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next four years of the presidency. These speeches motivate and inspire the citizens. Most of the time‚ the president gives the speech to set a tone based on the current issues and struggles of the country. President Roosevelt and President Kennedy address fear in their speeches in similar and different ways. Both Presidents discuss the fear of citizens and consequences faced by the country. President Roosevelt addresses the fear during the Great Depression. Roosevelt wisely advised the people that
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President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address is a well known speech given at the end of his presidency. In it‚ Eisenhower expresses his worry for the future of The United States of America. Eisenhower starts off his farewell speech speaking of four major wars in the past century. Being bias‚ he states " despite these holocausts‚ America today is the strongest‚ the most influential and most productive nation in the world" ( P.1). Obviously since he was the president of the nation‚ he feels a sense of
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of devotion” should be highly esteemed for the sacrifice they made. Lincoln establishes his ideas through the usage of rhetorical devices such as‚ an appeal to ethos‚ parallelism‚ and juxtaposition. Lincoln never uses the words “I‚” or “you‚” to address his audience‚ but instead uses “we‚” “our‚” and “us‚” to establish ethos and connect with the audience -- the North and the South. He repeats these words through out the entire speech‚ using similar diction to tie the whole piece together. The phrase
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of Gettysburg; it lasted three days and went down in history as one of the most deadly battles of the war (Battle of Gettysburg ). After this battle‚ the president at the time‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ addressed his people with a speech‚ the Gettysburg Address‚ which still resonates though the people of our country today. Although the speech only roughly lasted two minutes‚ Lincoln used various devices that appealed to the people and caused them to agree with Lincoln’s opinion that all men should be treated
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Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address of reconciliation was an attempt to convince the Union to restore friendly relations with the South and heal the torn nation. Lincoln takes his audience to the past‚ present‚ and future by mentioning his First Inaugural Address‚ the nation’s current condition and position‚ and his blueprint of the future and how to achieve such desired goals. His placement of blame and his stunning hope for reunification and reconstruction is best achieved through syntactical
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What would it be like in the Civil War? November 19‚ 1863 President Abraham Lincoln gave “The Gettysburg Address” speech while the Civil War was still going on “Now we are engaged in a great civil war” (Lincoln‚ Line 4). The Civil War started on April 12‚ 1861 and ended on May 9‚ 1865‚ during this time the Battle of Gettysburg took place from July 1‚ 1863 to July 3‚ 1863. Lincoln gave this crucial speech on the battlefield of Gettysburg to the people of his time so he can urge them to keep fighting
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