ideals—life‚ liberty‚ the pursuit of happiness. Though we march to the music of our time‚ our mission is timeless. Each generation of Americans must define what it means to be an American. On behalf of our nation‚ I salute my predecessor‚ President Bush‚ for his half-century of service to America. And I thank the millions of men and women whose steadfastness and sacrifice triumphed over depression‚ fascism and communism. Today‚ a generation raised in the shadows of the Cold War assumes new responsibilities
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John F. Kennedy prepared to deliver his famous speech. By using a multitude of devices‚ Kennedy created a speech that would be remembered as a great ‘call to action’ in history. In a time of trouble and confusion for the American people where threats could attack at any time Kennedy had to portray himself as the blanket of warmth in the Cold War. With his use of Scesis Onomaton‚ Consonance‚ and more‚ Kennedy was able to provide an empowering speech to a people that needed it the most‚ whilst still
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sometimes all of those taunting things are portrayed in the media like the news and social media as a society we can not help of being scared of the unknown. This is called national fear which means is when a nation is threatened about a cause. In the Inaugural Address‚ John F.Kennedy was facing issues for citizens to fight for people’s rights and for people to be treated with respect no matter what race or gender. Civil right figureheads had courage and made sacrifices for a better a world that is now
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also a sense of faith. During his first Inaugural Address‚ President Obama vows to rebuild America by forgiving its past and helping them rebuild their future. In order to gain his country’s trust Obama appealed to his audience through emotion and credibility and used rhetorical tools like allusion. With the uses of rhetorical tools‚ Obama was able to create a speech that induced hope and relief in his audience. From the very beginning of his speech‚ Obama addressed the emotions of his listeners
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election by only 115‚000 popular votes‚ John F. Kennedy became the first Roman Catholic president on January 20‚ 1961 (historyplace.com online). Kennedy’s Inaugural Address uses logic‚ emotion‚ and figurative language to make it a remarkable speech. Kennedy’s use of logic is one of the many techniques that make his speech noteworthy. In Kennedy’s speech‚ he describes how people can improve life on Earth during the new era. John F. Kennedy uses many examples of logic to explain how the world can escape
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The Second Inaugural Speech did read as I would have expected. In comparison to the “Lyceum Address”‚ the Second Inaugural speech’s tone was realistic and down to earth. He did not hold back or sugar coat the importance of the Civil War. Lincoln openly admits that the state of the Union rested on the outcome of the war and that while hopeful for the future he hesitates in making any predictions. Further in his speech Lincoln tackled the issue of slavery. Lincoln’s tone was a bit ironic when he commented
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While George Washington was still a General of the Continental Army back in 1775-79‚ he requested his assistants to stop with their vices like: drinking‚ cursing‚ and even getting involved in religious practices. Therefore this letter was addressed to the states’ governors regarding the disbanding of the army in June 8‚ 1783: "I now make it my earnest prayer the God would have you and the State over which you preside‚ in His holy protection‚ that he would incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate
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Inaugural addresses have been a ritual in American history that included the transition of power from one leadership to another. It has been embedded in American civil religion and allowed for the incoming president to address the status of the nation. The term civil religion was first coined by Robert N. Bellah‚ who believed that the American politics follows rituals and ideals that are similar to that of a private religion. During Obama’s first inaugural address in 2009‚ he was able to use civil
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In Abraham Lincoln’s second Inaugural Address‚ the audience expects a lengthy speech on politics‚ slavery‚ and states’ rights‚ but is actually embraced with encouraging words about mending the broken nation after the effects of the Civil War. Lincoln does this by using ethos‚ pathos and tone with in his speech to reach out to his audience‚ and make them feel as if they are held responsible to help they’re beloved nation when it is in need of care. Within Lincoln’s ethos‚ pathos‚ and tone he persuades
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President Barack Obama uses a wide variety of techniques to make a successful victory speech. The main features that allowed this were his choices of language; rhetorical devices; his mode of delivery; paralinguistic & prosodic features; and his structure. Obama’s speech is full of carefully thought out language choices that all give a specific effect on the audience. For example‚ many times in the speech Obama repeats the first person pronoun ‘we’ which makes the audience feel included and
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