individuals to articulate their ideals and beliefs to a greater audience. The way in which great speakers such as Martin Luther King Jr and Abraham Lincoln do this is through speech elements such as rhetoric‚ language techniques‚ successful structure and also establishing a relationship with their audience. The speeches I have a Dream‚ and The Gettysburg Address [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMzY1KJVeo]‚ although performed to entirely different audiences in different contexts‚ share similar values
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What was the real message Abraham Lincoln was saying in his famous Gettysburg Address? His message was that everyone is equal. During the Civil War‚ almost everyone living in our country was affected. Lincoln also practiced his speech by including everyone‚ who died in the devastating war. We still practice that important message today in America. When the war between our nations began‚ everyone was affected in one way or the other. It didn’t matter if you were rich or poor you would be affected
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November 19‚ 1863 President Abraham Lincoln gave “The Gettysburg Address” speech while the Civil War was still going on “Now we are engaged in a great civil war” (Lincoln‚ Line 4). The Civil War started on April 12‚ 1861 and ended on May 9‚ 1865‚ during this time the Battle of Gettysburg took place from July 1‚ 1863 to July 3‚ 1863. Lincoln gave this crucial speech on the battlefield of Gettysburg to the people of his time so he can urge them to keep fighting. Lincoln wanted those listening to know
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APUSH 3 28 November 2011 Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for Union and Emancipation President Lincoln knew that he would not have an easy job when he took the Presidency. South Carolina had threatened to secede if Lincoln was elected into office and true to their word; South Carolina seceded four days after Lincoln was sworn into office. Then within the following six weeks‚ six more states also seceded from the Union. And with this‚ President Lincoln made it his goal to preserve the
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some though. One moment in history that I think is important is‚ the Gettysburg Address. Why is this an important moment? It is important because of all the soldiers that died‚ it relates to other important moments‚ and is short but one of the most meaningful documents to Americans. Many things have happened in American history. The Battle of Gettysburg is what most will say the turning point in the war. It’s just that Lincoln did not really take the win as a win when he found out the staggering
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On 19th of November 1863‚ Abraham Lincoln was invited to give a speech at the official ceremony for the dedication of national cemetery of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania (Lincoln‚ 2002). The speech was later considered as the Gettysburg Address after reading and analyzing the speech. Though Abraham was not the official and featured orator in that ceremony‚ the 273-word is remembered as one of the most famous speeches in the American History. The speech contained some stylistic devices such as Asyndeton
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Gettysburg Address Rhetorical Analysis The 16th President of the United States of America‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ in his speech‚ The Gettysburg Address‚ recounts the tragedy of the Civil War and the fight for the removal of slavery. Lincoln’s purpose is to state the importance of winning the war along with the importance of liberty‚ freedom‚ and equality. He creates a somber commemorative tone throughout the speech in order to show how serious he is about equality and freedom for everyone. Lincoln
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Inspiration or Plagiarism: The Gettysburg Address Throughout the progression of mankind one thing has virtually been a way to both settle problems and bring a nation together and that is war. When there is war‚ death usually is not too far behind‚ and when there are deaths there are funerals. One hundred fifty two years ago‚ Abraham Lincoln devised a speech known as the “Gettysburg Address.” After comparing the speech to “Pericles Funeral Oration”‚ one can infer that they are similar to each other
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In Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address‚ Lincoln states that our nation should not be in war. He believed that we should end the war with a mutual agreement to cease fighting. He believed that our nation was falling apart and war needed to be no more and so he gave his speech.in his case war should not be a fight to win but an argument unforgotten. Lincoln’s speech was more based around repetition more so than personification. As he spoke he used phrases like “All dreaded it‚ all sought to
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The Gettysburg Adress of Abraham Lincoln written on November 19‚ 1863 has helped his tone during the speech with the use of three rhetorical devices‚ such as : repetition‚ antithesis‚ and parallelism. His goal is to explain why it is important to honor the dead with increased devotion. Lincoln is honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrafice. With the tone of confidence and determination he managed to bring up a powerful speech with a powerful voice. One example of repetition in his speech to help
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