remaining indifferent and nonpartisan towards the South in his 2nd Inaugural Address. In what is considered one of the most distinguished Presidential commencement speeches on record‚ as well as the shortest in length at approximately 700 words‚ the "Great Emancipator" understood the Herculean task ahead of him in unifying the bisected country. By illustrating how slavery was the predominant cause of hostility that halved a nation‚ Lincoln expresses his eagerness for tranquility while heavily referencing
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The first and second inaugural addresses compare and contrast in many ways to show the different views of national identity that Abraham Lincoln shows throughout the speeches. They compare because of issues to end the war or defuse the possibility of war. They contrast in many ways also‚ in the first address Lincoln believes that the issue of a war will pass over the country and not be much of an issue. He also gives chances to the people that have started this conversation to end what they started
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balloting‚ Lincoln had lost the popular vote with 39.9 percent‚ but he attained 180 Electoral College Votes‚ that had put him ahead of the other candidates.On March 4‚ 1861‚ it was Lincoln’s first time addressing the national as the president. In his inaugural‚ he tried to directly talk about the issues concerning the Union and the division of slavery. He approached the topic with a neutral ground since he did not want to ignite any
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elected President‚ his main goal was to keep the United States together and would do everything in his power to keep it that way. Lincoln said in his inaugural address that “I have no purpose‚ directly or indirectly‚ to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so‚ and I have no inclination to do so” (1860). While Abraham Lincoln was the face of emancipation in the United States of America‚ but it was not because of his sole actions
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With a powerful and convincing tone‚ the charismatic world leader‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ confidently proposes to a global audience the agenda of his administration. Kennedy emphasizes that he will promote unity in the United States and around the world; However‚ Kennedy also affirms that he will not tolerate any adversaries that threaten the U.S. or its allies. Through the use of antithesis and anaphora‚ President Kennedy effectively conveys this message to the American people and to all the influential
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three great men‚ three great individuals‚ three great presidents who all used their very distinctive presidential voices to impact the world around them and to instigate significant positive change within the society which they looked over. The individuals who all used their distinctive Presidential‚ Egalitarian‚ and Nationalist voices to impact the environment around them are Abraham Lincoln‚ through his Gettysburg address‚ presented on the 19th of November 1863. John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s
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are doing anything to change the world together. Kennedy made this challenge as his closing statement in his 1960 Inaugural Address. He made sure to make people ask themselves what they have been doing for this country to actually change it and to see if they could work in unity as a whole country. It has been about 58 years since Kennedy gave that speech and i believe that we have somewhat succeeded to live up to his words because we stand up for what we believe‚ more people are voting and we volunteer
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Inaugural Address Good Evening. I am standing here today to not only address the power of The United States of America‚ but to address the background that shapes we the people to be the country of opportunity‚ freedom‚ and love. This beauty of a nation holds years worth of patriotic moments and times of pain‚ but we must learn to face the issues head on. There is no time to waste because from July 4‚ 1776 to present day we have strived and have become a piece of history that no person will ever forget
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Corrina Quesada October 6‚ 2014 Period 5 JFK Inaugural Speech Essay Patriotic yet hopeful‚ John F. Kennedy urges the American citizens to act as a community with the rest of the world. Anaphora and abstract words aid him in highlighting his hopes for the pursuit of community in the world. Hortative and imperative sentences were also strongly delivered in his speech to justify what the citizens of America should be doing to make these hopes become a reality. With these devices‚ the pursuit of
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(Antigone) a Theban Play by Sophocles – Creon’s Inaugural Speech In Scene 1 of Antigone by Sophocles‚ Creon‚ who is now king‚ addresses the elders of Thebes. Read the speech carefully. Complete the “Close Reading Dialectical Journal” and “Argument Analysis” to annotate and analyze the speech as prewriting. Then write an essay in which you identify the purpose of Creon’s speech and analyze how he uses rhetorical strategies to achieve his purpose. General hints: ▪ Use SOAP information
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