State of the Union Address Essay President Clinton has declared that "the enemy of our time is inaction‚" pledging to forge bipartisan agreements on a balanced budget and campaign finance reform within months‚ and to lead a "national crusade" to improve education by the turn of the century. Education‚ Clinton vowed‚ would be his "number-one priority for the next four years‚" and he devoted the longest portion of his address to this. He appealed for "national standards" to improve student
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Declaration of Independence vs. Gettysburg Address The Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address are glimpses into America’s history. They were written in two different time periods: America’s first years in 1776 and the Civil War in the 1800’s. Despite their time gap‚ they are similar because they both explain to the reader what is going on during their time period. However‚ the country was going through different events and so these two documents are diverse as well. Both
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In his farewell address‚ it was obvious that Washington worked hard to convince the country that he should be allowed to retire. In the first few paragraphs‚ it is clear that he felt that the country would attempt to force him to remain in office and that is something that he didn’t want to do. He told the country that he believed he was never qualified to be president and‚ if he accomplished anything that it was as a because of their support and efforts. The purpose of this address was to offer advice
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The Gettysburg Address is a speech that was both written and spoken by President Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln was elected in 1860 and was serving his first term which was also during the Civil War. The cause for the speech was that a three-day long battle ensued between the Union and the Confederates which resulted in thousands of wounded and dead soldiers. Lincoln was requested to speak at the battlefield in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ both recognizing the Union victory but also recognizing
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speeches which are critical to the growth and development that our nation has gone through. Two men from different backgrounds and different times with one common goal‚ equality for all. The Abraham Lincoln’s "Gettysburg Address" and Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream" both address the oppression of the African-Americans in their cultures. Though one hundred years and three wars divide the two documents‚ they draw astonishing parallels in they purposes and their techniques. The battle of Gettysburg
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After reading George Washington’s Farewell Address‚ please answer the following questions. Additionally‚ don’t forget to reply to two of your peers. 1.) George Washington is leaving office after serving two terms as the first president of the United States of America. What do you think is the purpose of this address? Why? 2.) After reading the address‚ how do you think President Washington would feel about our current alliances with other countries? How do you think he would feel about the Paris
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policy’s by just giving a opening speech. If the governor wants to impact a policy‚ he has the authority to “convene special sessions”. Giving a opening speech is a way to tell the people what problems need to be addressed and how they should be address it. The book also says that the governor has the power to use his appointment powers and political powers to make members of the general assembly side
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Summary of George Washington’s “Farewell Address” Scott Craiger GOVT –D12 Prof. Jesse Chupp July 23‚ 2012 The Farewell Address is a speech given by George Washington in 1796 to the people of the United States. This speech was delivered close to the end of Washington’s second term in the Presidential office. The Farewell Address will‚ ultimately‚ be a key element of Washington’s legacy as it was one of the most memorable speeches in American history. In this speech‚ Washington hope
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The Gettysburg Address is still read and significant today because it is the ideals upon which our nation was founded. Lincolns words “government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people” continues to speak for many today. At this time in the middle of the Civil War people were discouraged. Citizens needed something to believe in. In the Gettysburg Address Lincoln described the wonderful things the nation was fighting for. It was a new interpterion of American government and society. It was about
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In the Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln utilizes antithesis‚ repetition‚ and parallelism to reinforce his purpose for this address and deliver an emotional tone that can persuade all people to continue to fight the same fight that these men died for. First of all‚ Lincoln exercises the literary device‚ antithesis‚ to deliver an emotional appeal. For example‚ he states "... as a final resting place for those who here gave their live so that a nation might live." As for‚ the words "gave their
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