Annotating Guide for Martin Luther King‚ Jr.: “I Have a Dream” Speech Goal: Analyze the print and electronic version the “I Have a Dream” speech by annotating-the-text to identify the author’s purpose and how he utilizes figurative language to convey his message. Paragraph 2: “Five score years ago” Paragraph 2/Sentence 1: What does the phrase‚ “five score years ago” allude to? Circle the phrase and write the allusion next to it. Paragraph 2/Sentence 2: Why would the Emancipation
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Stylistic Analysis of Obama’s Inaugural Speech Abstract Higher level English learners always pay attention to English public speech‚ especially those inaugural speeches. They take them as fine literary efforts and good analysis material. This paper tries to give an analysis of Obama’s inaugural speech from stylistic perspective‚ in order to help to better appreciate Obama’s presentation skills. Keywords: stylistics‚ syntactic‚ lexics‚ rhetoric Barack Hussein Obama was elected to be the forty-fourth
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Introduction After the failure of the Articles of Confederation‚ Americans not only needed a stronger Constitution they also needed a strong leader‚ enter George Washington. On April 30‚ 1789 George Washington gave the first inaugural address after being sworn in as the first President of the United States of America. As the first leader of the United States he had to set the stage for the rest of the Presidents to come after him. Being the first president of the United States presented many challenges
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John F. Kennedy once said‚ “I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party’s candidate for President‚ who happens also to be a Catholic.” In this single sentence‚ he uses a method of Aristotle’s persuasive speech making. One of the greatest examples of using rhetorical strategies is indeed John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address of 1961. John F. Kennedy uses diction‚ syntax‚ and Aristotle’s method of persuasion in his inaugural address that not only made it uniquely his own
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most memorable inaugural addresses in history. Kennedy uses the speech not only to accept his presidency‚ but also to unite the United States with the rest of the world. He utilizes emotional and logical appeals to persuade the audience that together‚ they can accomplish so many goals. He also connects to other parts of the world by explaining that together‚ we are all humans and we are one. Kennedy’s sentence structure and the use of rhetorical devices permeated throughout his speech creates a powerful
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The main theme displayed in President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech is equality among all Americans. Equality among all Americans is a theme displayed in the 2013 inaugural speech. At the beginning of the speech‚ the President of the United States says “All men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights” (Obama). Obama was opening his speech with the first line of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. “All men are created equal” is what defines The
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Kings‚ I Have a Dream speech On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC‚ Martin Luther King JR gave a speech to close to 200‚000 supporters of the civil rights movement. His speech was given in an attempt to put an end to segregation and untie the United States and equality for all people. It had been one hundred years since Lincoln himself had given the Emancipation Proclamation in that very place‚ and they were still working towards the goal of equality that day. The speech was
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Martin Luther King Jr.‚ would become that shift. Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech was given August 28th‚ 1963 in Washington‚ D.C. Dr. King’s use of allusion‚ imagery‚ and repetition has allowed his speech to leave a powerful impact on anyone who heard or read this speech. Dr. King’s use of allusion significantly alters his speech. Throughout the speech‚ King constantly references historical documents. In the beginning of the speech‚ Dr. King says “Five score years ago…” this references to the
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Analysis on the Second Inaugural Address of President Barrack Obama Barrack Obama’s inauguration speech successfully executed crafty rhetoric to ensure our country that we will be under safe hands. The speech draws from ideas straight from the founding documents and Martin Luther King’s speech to establish ‘our’ goal to join together and take action on the many problems facing our country. As President Barrack Obama begins his speech‚ He refrains from using ‘me’‚ ‘myself’‚ and ‘I’ but instead ‘we’
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JFK “Moon” Speech Rhetorical Analysis Rough Draft Precedent John Fitzgerald Kennedy also known as JFK gave a speech during the cold war‚ and the race to space. Saying that we need to go to space not to use as a weapon but as a source of knowledge and explaining why we need to. He believes that most of his audience is skeptical and dost want to go to space. To convince the laudians that we need to go to space he passes himself off as a visionist saying that this is going to be the most important thing
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