Obama’s Inaugural Barack Obama delivered his Inaugural Address at a critical point in American history. The United States was facing a global economic crisis while skidding deeper into recession‚ two foreign wars were being fought with consistently rising death tolls‚ international relations looked bleak‚ and the outgoing president was leaving with one of the lowest approval ratings in history. Obama’s speech had lofty goals. His mission was to inspire hope‚ unite Americans behind his leadership
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isolation from the equity that America was supposed to abide by. But‚ Martin Luther King Jr. shined a beacon of hope and took action against racism that was tearing the United States apart through his iconic “ I Have a Dream” speech. King effectively uses a plethora of linguistic devices‚ such as extended metaphors‚
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and Pixar‚ Steve Jobs presents his speech‚ about finding and doing what you love‚ to the Stanford graduating class of 2005. Job’s purpose in his commencement speech was to convince and encourage the graduates to follow their heart in their pursuit of happiness‚ no matter what obstacles get in their way. Throughout his speech he adopted a serious tone as he convinced them to “…find what you love…” (4)‚ through anecdotes‚ pathos and ethos. Jobs begins his speech by pouring the most underprivileged
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The way that Alfred M. Green brings up all the struggles they have faced and the hope for the future is what really makes the speech inspirational. Green does a beautiful job of highlighting the struggles that African Americans have endured‚ but he does not focus too much on the struggles but instead brings them to the future in a more positive time. Within the second paragraph of his speech‚ Green
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Rhetorical Analysis of JFK’s Inaugural Speech During the time JFK was elected president‚ our country was going through many hardships. After recovering from the Cold war‚ America needed a leader who would help bring peace and unity to the country. His Inaugural speech was encouraging and attempted to persuade the American’s citizens to do just that. His speech gave them comfort and confidence in him‚ as a leader that they desperately needed at the time. He used many rhetorical strategies
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George Walker Bush was a very influential man in Texas politics. Not only would his family’s endeavors in the oil industry bring development to Texas towns and cities‚ his Governorship would shape politics in the region for the next decade. He takes great pride in having been raised in Texas for most of his life; he speaks in a very cheerful‚ but very down-to-earth tone that many can identify with. Calling himself a “compassionate conservative‚” George Bush led the way for reforms in many different
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Luther King‚ Jr. This quote is important because it summarizes his vision of a nation where every citizen has an equal chance to succeed. Martin Luther King’s ‘’I HAVE A DREAM’’ speech is important because it challenges America to be better. Throughout King’s speech he talks about society coming together. The famous speech delivered at Washington Memorial was inspired by his flaming desire to change a society filled with racial discrimination and segregation. He stressed to us that we are all the
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Kennedy stated in the Inaugural Address‚ “We observe today not a victory of party‚ but a celebration of freedom -- symbolizing an end‚ as well as a beginning -- signifying renewal‚ as well as change.” John F. Kennedy gave his Inaugural Address on January 20‚ 1961. Kennedy captured a sense of security and an outlook of idealism‚ which reassured Americans of their nation’s strengths and inspired them to serve their country and the world. John F. Kennedy presents the audience with Ethos‚ Logos‚ as well
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AP Rhetorical Devices List Anecdote Perspective Aphorism A brief story or tale told by a character in a piece of literature A character’s view of the situation or events in the story A concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief. The writings of Benjamin Franklin contain many aphorisms‚ such as "Early to bed and early to rise/Make a man healthy‚ wealthy‚ and wise." Contradiction A direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency Apostrophe
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Abigael Schneider English IIII George Orwell’s Animal Farm Lesson Review: Writing Activity #1: Review your notes on the questions posed in the ‘before reading’ activity. Use your responses as the basis for writing a short essay in response to the questions below. a. How is Orwell’s Animal Farm an allegory? Be specific and provide examples from the text to support your statements. While George Orwell’s Animal Farm is best known as an expertly written allegory for the Russian Revolution of
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