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    it happened nearly 55 years ago‚ and the young national and international audience of that time had become older. They could not forget “the Inaugural address of 1961” by John F. Kennedy. Where Kennedy used the freedom‚ the revolutionary beliefs‚ liberty‚ righteousness‚ and other words as key terms. Indeed‚ through the use of the mentioned key terms used‚ Kennedy appealed to the noble emotions of both Americans and non American people. Kennedy’s remarks pursued to create a feeling of unity through

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    Arianna Nelson Abraham Lincoln 2nd Inaugural Address Rhetorical Essay Abraham Lincoln’s speech addresses the issues of slavery and how the civil war could have been avoided. Lincoln appeals to the American people’s sense of jingoism and references the bible to create a common ground for the people to relate with. During Lincoln’s inaugural address he appeals to American patriotism by saying "we" and "our" to unite his fellow people. Lincoln states "Fondly do we hope‚ fervently do we pray"

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    In 1865‚ President Abraham Lincoln gave his second Inaugural Address to the people of the United States. Americans were surprised with his thoughts and his view on the Civil War. By the time Lincoln had delivered this speech the Civil War was almost over and American citizens were exhausted. He used rhetorical devices such as religion‚ biblical references‚ and pathos to explain high hopes for the future of their country and express to his thoughts. The Civil War was the most vicious war the United

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    With no end in sight‚ the Americans people looked to their government to protect them against starvation‚ hopelessness‚ and perpetual poverty. When Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his First Inaugural Address‚ the United States was middle of the Great Depression. The economy was at rock bottom. In his first Inaugural Address‚ Roosevelt vowed to help the nation recover from the Great Depression. He wanted to stabilize and direct the American economy (American Yawp). He says that the greatest task is to

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    purpose of an inaugural address is to let the American people know the President’s plan for the country along with how the President will execute it. These speeches are often significant and influential. On a frosty January evening in 1961‚ John F. Kennedy gave an effective and moving speech. Kennedy’s use of rhetoric devices created a broad vision for the country and its citizens. Throughout his speech‚ Kennedy uses parallelism in order to express his points effectively. Kennedy places his thoughts in

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    Rhetorical Analysis of Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address The inaugural address‚ spoken by President Barack Obama‚ was largely written by the 27 year old Jon Favreau. “What is Required: The Price & Promise of Citizenship” captured the audience of the American people‚ with Obama’s natural ability to achieve praise without really saying anything. The country was told once again that we are in a crisis and that change is the answer. The speech teaches about Obama’s thoughts on common defense

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    (both North and South) at the time of taking his second term as President‚ Abraham Lincoln announced his vision for the future of his great country once again becoming whole. Lincoln makes mention of many items that drive his view and position on the current happenings of the Civil War. These references calm his “Fellow-Countrymen” so to speak‚ and allow for the future to begin when his speech ends. Lincoln experiments with very specific details to convey his wishes. This almost unveils a hidden imagery

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    Katherine Pham English III B period Dr. Barnette February 17‚ 2015 Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln Issue: There is less of an occasion for an extended address than there was at the First Inaugural Address. Support: Lincoln uses rhetoric to establish ethos throughout his speech. He states in the first sentence that this is his second term as President … that he has established his credibility … and that he has survived four years of Civil War. Lincoln also states‚ “Now‚ at the

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    An Analysis of the Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy In America history‚ every elected president will have an Inaugural Address to use multiple techniques to win their audiences. There is no exception in John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address which invokes the use of many rhetorical devices such as consonance‚ parallelism and anaphora. First‚ let’s talk about consonance which refers to the repetition of the final and identical consonants whose preceding vowels are different. for example‚ -----Symbolizing

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    My Rhetoric Analysis is going to be on The Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy‚ given by Mr. President in 1961‚ he was known to speak on what he believes in‚ conveying clear messages while trying to inspire the people of the nation. President Kennedy used Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos to all of his advantage. Of course criticism comes along with it‚ this was I believe one of the most well written speeches of the 20th century. His audience was every citizen in the United States as well as every

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