“The Checkers Speech” It was the midst of the 1952 presidential campaign when the New York Post’s newspaper story came out accusing Senator Richard Nixon of having a secret political fund. This accusation caused Nixon to face the reality of virtually being dropped as the presidential candidate of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s running mate. On September 23‚ 1952‚ Nixon sat down to address one of the largest television audiences in political history until Nixon’s 1960 debate with John F. Kennedy. While millions
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After listening to this speech I would have to say that the central idea of the speech is equality. He uses this speech to inform us on why he writes the things he does. He also uses this speech to tell us his thoughts on equality. He tells us why he writes these strong women characters. One of the things that stood out most to me is when he talks about his mother. He says all these strong women characters can be traced back to his mother. Also‚ how she influenced him in his writing and in his life
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of apartheid. His speeches in the past had influenced the hearts of millions of fellow South Africans‚ but today his speech would signify a new era and a new page in the history of South Africa. Every word and sentence were carefully chosen in order to serve a specific purpose and address different audiences both within South Africa and the rest of the world. The purpose of his speech was not simply to address the nation as its new president and offer gratitude to those who put him there;
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In this speech there is an abundance of emotion‚ spoken by Antony. He begins the speech by preparing the public‚ he doesn’t have a fun talk ahead of him and knows this. He gains their trust by not sugar coating the problem at hand. He connects to the audience through using emotion‚ this is both staged and real‚ he knows that if they are to handle this issue incorrectly it could cause serious disturbances. Antony appeals to Pathos the most in this speech‚ throughout the entire piece there’s a constant
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“His speech was called a "turning point" by some political observers and "inappropriate" by some republicans” (Radio). To persuade both parties‚ Obama associates himself with the audience’s values and beliefs. He uses the goodwill strategy to connect with not
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Throughout Anthony’s speech‚ she alludes to past successful revolutions‚ and compares historic events to the women’s suffrage to encourage victory. References to the American Revolution and the abolishment of slavery lie throughout Anthony’s speech to establish her point. For example‚ Anthony discusses the dissatisfaction of women with their government by referencing the chant from the American Revolution‚“taxation without representation” (Anthony 1). Incorporating this familiar chant‚ she established
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Senator Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election was celebrated in his hometown of Chicago‚ Illinois. He gave this speech in an open park‚ with hundreds-of-thousands of his supporters. Obama starts his speech by telling everyone that anything is possible in America. Next‚ he congratulates senator McCain on his campaign. Then‚ he starts thanking his supporters and he then talks about the change he hopes to make as president. After thanking everyone‚ he then goes to talk about problems that
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Topic: Donate Blood. Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to donate blood regularly. Visual Aid: PowerPoint / Blood Donation Advertisement. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Step: A. Attention Getter: Are you at least 17 year old? Do you weight more than 50kg? Do you fairly healthy? If your answer is yes‚ you should donate blood every two months. According to the report in Arab Times newspaper Kuwait is in need of 250 blood donors every day‚ and the demand is likely grow to 400 in the next five
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On January 20‚ 1961‚ the world turned on their television to see how the newly elected American President‚ J. F. Kennedy‚ would address the issues of proliferating weapons and the propagating “iron tyranny” (7). Kennedy delivers a speech that aims to ameliorate their many fears and also establish himself as a capable president –one that would take a strong stance for democracy in a war against communism. By employing well-crafted syntax‚ specific diction‚ and explicit tone‚ Kennedy is able to eloquently
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Rhetorical Analysis on Kennedy Steel Speech In John F. Kennedy’s speech calling for stable steel prices‚ many methods are used to persuade. Kennedy uses logos‚ diction‚ and rhetorical modes as means to provoke action in his audience. Throughout JFK’s speech logos is poured into it. There is an obvious logical connection that strengthens the argument. In the third paragraph Kennedy gives a chain reaction from the high costs. He does this in a very logical way not making leaps and assumptions
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