Megan Johnson President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech After being sworn-in by Supreme Court Chief Justice‚ John Roberts‚ Barack Obama gave his inaugural speech in front of U.S. Capitol. On January 21‚ 2013 Obama addressed the nation as a president for the first time in his new term. Since April 30‚ 1789 Presidents have given an inaugural address after taking the oath as president. Usually an inaugural speech includes their vision of America and the plans they have in mind for building our country
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Writers are faced with decisions of the use of their diction to stimulate a reaction from the reader in order to increase his or her enjoyment of reading. If authors would choose their words poorly books would be boring and uninteresting. This explains why word choice is important for an author to use correctly throughout their book‚ story‚ etc. Visualize this line from " A worn Path" With the use of great word choice. " Big dead trees‚ like black men with one arm"¦" (Paragraph #) Now try visualizing
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In his popular book‚ Walden‚ Thoreau’s particular use of diction helps express his reverence for nature. This is highlighted in the opening paragraph of the chapter “Solitude” (page 103). Among the most significant strategies are connotative and specific diction‚ as well as a balance of abstract and concrete diction. The nouns‚ adjectives and verbs are rich in positive connotation‚ or reflect a sense of awe for the activity of the evening. Phrases such as “delicious evening”‚ “strange liberty in
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Was the JFK Assassination A Hoax? By: Greg Jones One of America’s worst tragedies was President JFK’s assassinations. He was assassinated on November 22‚ 1963 in Dallas‚ Texas. On that day‚ the president was in Dallas‚ Texas for the trade mart. The speech he was going to give that day is now called “The Unspoken Speech” The reason for his assassination is unclear and there have been many theories about his assassination. The number one theory is that Lee Harvey Oswald was a lone gunman. Lee
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this fashion‚ of valuing his pride and ambitions more than those around him. However‚ the legacy left behind often falls short of what those people wanted to create or force them into a shell of themselves to fit current perceptions of them. In his poem‚ “Ozymandias‚” Percy Shelley offers a moral lesson on ambition and pride through the implementation of commanding diction‚ an apathetic tone‚ and situational irony to highlight the shallow nature of legacy. The commanding diction Shelley creates serves
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Abraham Lincoln‚ in his second inauguration speech‚ surprises his audience by not giving a long‚ protracted harangue on politics and states’ rights‚ instead‚ he gives a concise lecture on the evilness of slavery and not charging the south with the entire cause of the war. And through juxtaposition‚ biblical allusion‚ and classical appeals‚ Lincoln articulates his purposes: to urge public amnesty for the south and to reunite the Unites States under one flag. Lincoln uses his credibility as president
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JFK Inauguration Speech Analysis The tone of Kennedy’s speech is extremely confident‚ driven‚ and determined with a youthful energy that lasts throughout. This is developed by his use of rhetorical strategies such as declarative sentences‚ antithesis‚ asyndeton‚ and metaphorical and formal diction. He also uses short paragraphs and sentences to his advantage. One of the most important rhetorical tools used in Kennedy’s speech was the use of declarative sentences. The inaugural address is the
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man who was turned into a vermin bug and his family’s dependence on him. Although after he starves himself to death‚ the family seems to place their dependence on their blossoming young daughter. This passage demonstrates that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa have decided to rely on their daughter from now on. Kafka utilizes imagery‚ diction‚ and irony to show the ways in which the Samsas will now depend on their daughter. Kafka demonstrates through the use of imagery how Grete Samsa’s parents will depend
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Every author models and constructs his/her work based on experiences and journeys throughout their life. With a childhood and adolescence plagued by deaths of those close to him‚ Edgar Allan Poe focuses much of his pieces on the deceased. His poem “The Raven” concentrates on the encounter of a widower and a raven. Questioning the raven regarding his late wife Lenore‚ the man does not receive the responses he is longing for‚ forming a sinister tone towards the perception of death. Meanwhile‚ “Annabel
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enough to judge his character. Othello’s changing diction is an indication of Othello’s poorly developing attitude towards himself. As the accusations against Othello begin‚ he remained calm and composed. His expressed his words with certainty of who he believed himself to be. When Iago informed Othello of Brabantio’s anger‚ about the marriage of himself and Brabantio’s daughter‚ Othello responded‚ “Let him do his spite. My services which I have done the signiory shall out tongue his complaints” (Shakespeare
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