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    mentioned in the slogan ‘REMEMBER DEC. 7th!’‚ refers to the Japanese attack on military targets at Pearl Harbor. It signalled the start of U.S. involvement in the Second World War. The Gettysburg Address The quote “… we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain …” is taken from the Gettysburg Address‚ a famous speech in U.S. history made by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. In it‚ Lincoln emphasized that the goal of the war was not necessarily to preserve the Union‚ but also

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    Abraham Lincoln uses many different language techniques in his speech ‘The Gettysburg Address’‚ these techniques help engage the audience into what is being asked from them. These language techniques are: Positive and Negative Connotation‚ Personal Pronouns and Repetition. These demonstrate the Rhetorical Triangle: Pathos‚ Ethos and Logos. A variety of personal Pronouns are used in Abraham Lincoln’s speech‚ ‘The Gettysburg Address’. Lincoln often uses the words ‘we’ and ‘us’‚ this refers to the war period

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    about two of our country’s presidential speeches. Both Wood and Safire have distinctive opinions and different viewpoints; however‚ they do have resembling writing techniques. In A Spirit Reborn‚ Safire discusses the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 and analyzes the Gettysburg Address in great detail. Wood’s “Victory Speech” demonstrates how President Obama flowed through different ideas and analyzes specific details of President Obama’s speech offering his personal critique. Both Wood and Safire

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    longer to reload than those that we use today. I find three of these parks to be of more importance than the other ones. The first park would have to be Gettysburg Military Park‚ due to the fact that that was where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place‚ leading to the deaths of 50‚000‚ it also caused Lincoln to create the Gettysburg Address. The next park I find of uttermost importance to be kept would have to be the Acadia National Park due to the fact that they had a bit of trouble with

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    Abraham Lincoln’s 1863CE speech “The Gettysburg Address” and Socrate’s 399BCE speech “No Evil can happen to a good man” have withstood the test of time and has given the present and future generations with a speech worth studying. Although both speeches were given at different times‚ in different contexts and to different audiences‚ it has both been momentously delivered and the studies carried out on these speeches help the modern generations to understand the morals‚ values and historical contexts

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    AP Language‚ period 1 Kaitlyn Vallance SOAPSTONE CHART -The Gettysburg Address 30 August 2010 SPEAKER | Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States of America and he help office during the Civil War. During the Civil War‚ the North and South split into two sides – the Union in the north led by president Lincoln and the Confederacy in the south led by president Davis. Originally‚ the Civil War was not an attempt by Lincoln to abolish slavery and emancipate the slaves

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    submit your work to your teacher. 1. Comparing Speeches a. Read President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. What emotions do you feel while reading these speeches? What elements of the speeches evoke these emotions? Type your response here: The Gettysburg address strikes emotion in everyone‚ due to the who wrote it & due to the subject material. The Gettysburg address evokes happiness‚ sadness‚ & pride in our country‚ In the speech Lincoln makes lots

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    Rhetorical Devices

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    powerful words to persuade his audience to take the first step in their obligation of taking action. Uniting the people is the only way to start uniting the country for the people during the hard times of the Civil War. In Abraham Lincoln’s “The Gettysburg Address”‚ Lincoln uses rhetoric to convince his audience to come together. To effectively persuade his audience‚ Lincoln used pathos‚ antithesis‚ and repetition. Throughout Lincoln’s speech he uses pathos to get to the emotions of the audience and

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    Change Essay All change has consequences. In Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address 1863‚ John F. Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Speech 1963 and “Forgotten Jelly” by Megan Jacobson a story from the perspective of an overweight girl who is blinded by her attitude from her friend’s battle with anorexia‚ both the positive and negative consequences of change are explored. The effects of change are demonstrated in many different ways‚ however‚ they all attempt to convey a central aspect of change; that all

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    are‚ the person saying it‚ without a doubt‚ means it. What makes a speech so memorable? Is it possible to find similarities between two completely different speeches‚ such as; Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” and Emma Watson’s “Gender Equality is your issue‚ too” speech? A speech is a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience; however‚ it may seem to be a jumble of words spoken out loud‚ if it is not potent and meaningful. The use of rhetorical devices‚ persuasive techniques‚ and

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