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    After Washington’s “Newburgh Address” on March 15‚ 1783‚ civil-military relations became a gateway for improved civil-government and military-government relationships in America. Military-government relations were at a low point during the end of the Revolutionary War‚ yet Washington coaxed his soldiers out of rebelling against the Continental Congress. As a result‚ the relationship between civilians and members of the military improved because civilians did not have to worry about paying extra taxes

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    here are some rhetorical devices of Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln: ll. 1-2 "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" -> historical illusion‚ quote eg. l.3 and l.4 inclusive we -> to involve the listeners l.9 "little note" - "long remember" -> antithesis ll. 5-6 "gave their lives" - "nation might live" -> antithesis l.8 "living and dead" -> antithesis ll.7 "we cannot dedicate‚ we cannot consecrate‚ we cannot hallow" -> anaphora‚ parallelism‚ asyndeton‚ climax -> increase

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    Abraham Lincoln uses anaphora‚ antithesis‚ and allusion in his speech‚ "The Gettysburg Address"‚ to motivate and inspire fellow Americans to finish the almost-completed task that the soldiers fought for ‚ equality. In the third paragraph‚ President Lincoln declares‚ "we can not dedicate-we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground." Abraham is referring to the field in which the Battle of Gettysburg was fought. He believes that the Americans should dedicate the field to the soldiers‚ that

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    This Farewell Address has become a famous momenta of the United States. In this address Washington states how after his two years of presidency he has finally felt the right time to retire. America then established that presidents should only be able to serve a max of two terms‚ this was an unwritten

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    Title is French- The Language of Love. Title translates to: ‘The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy/Pity.’ The woman in the poem speaks French and that’s why the knight misunderstands her. The poem has a circular structure‚ repetition of the first knights’ words at the beginning and end of the poem. The first and last stanzas are almost identical. Lots of lines are repeated throughout. Title taken from a medieval poem‚ romanticism celebrated medievalism and its traditions. Written in the form of a Literary

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    Known as the "Gettysburg Address‚ it’s Abraham Lincoln’s most well-known speeches he had ever quoted. The reason this speech was so important was because it was given right after the war that ended slavery. The speech was at a cemetery where the soldiers who fought in the war and

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    Outline strategies to address climate change by either Government‚ pressure groups or individuals. In the UK the government nationwide has created the clime change act of 2008‚ the UK was the first country in the world to set a legally binding climate reduction‚ and the target is to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050. The targets are created at a 4 yearly interval which are; 22% in 2008 to 2012‚ 28% in 2013 to 2017 and 34% in 2018 to 2022. These reductions are the targeted to be the percentage below

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    God‚ who‚ while dealing with us in anger for our sins‚ hath nevertheless‚ remembered mercy” (Sandler‚ 62). During the Battle of Gettysburg‚ he said he had no fears of losing because he knew God would take care of everything. During his Gettysburg Address‚ he realized that our nation was one nation under God. Before he left Springfield to go to Washington‚ D.C.‚ he gave a speech. He said‚ “Without the assistance of that Devine Being…I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail (Fleming‚ 72)

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    Abraham Lincoln‚ in the Gettysburg Address‚ uses his rhetorical skillsets to help dedicate the land to the fallen soldiers‚ as he uses multiple literary devices. He refers to the colloquial of the founding fathers to this nation and the authors of the Declaration of Independance. He aspires the remaining soldiers‚ and the local people of Gettysburg to continue to fight for a reason‚ equality and liberty‚ the foundation of the United States‚ as he assures that the fallen will not be in vain. Lincoln

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    issue that were addressed by FDR including some of the major problems like bank runs‚ unemployment‚ and even political policies. Overall he talks about the economy of the country and how it has been affected by the Great Depression. He begins his address by referring back to the problem and how it is affecting the society. He starts by talking about how the Great Depression has destroyed the value of banks‚ mortgages‚ loans‚ and credit. He describes the situation and how the value of money has decreased

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