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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On March 4‚ 1865‚ Lincoln presented himself to the public to deliver his speech; days before the Civil War came to the end. Lincoln’s anguish is displayed as he summarized the events that led to the Civil War. Trust was destroyed between the North and South and Lincoln was left with a nation in turmoil fighting over slavery. He reminded the people that they were one nation‚ not two independent nations warring against each other. He did not want to throw accusations to one side and chose to show the
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intended meaning of the speech. Interpretation 3. • Explain the meaning and significance of the speech. Suggested Speeches Martin Luther King‚ Jr. "I Have A Dream" John Fitzgerald Kennedy “Inaugural Address” Franklin Delano Roosevelt “First Inaugural Address” Franklin Delano Roosevelt “Pearl Harbor Address to the
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The two inaugural speeches By former president Barack Obama and our Founding Father George Washington had certain topics that made them different‚ yet also had similar connections. Here in this essay‚ I am going to list a number of things that they said‚ which made them both different and similar. The things that they said are similar and different at the same time but are both important. I’m going to put an important detail what they said when they said it how they put it‚ as well as comparing them
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Abraham Lincoln had a strong grip on where to go and how to fix the United States in his Second Inaugural Address that didn’t exclude anyone in the U.S. when he alliterated and reiterated the words of unity and mixed in subliminal persuasions of ending the Civil War. Even when being a President of a powerful nation‚ Lincoln did not succumb to “Me" and “I"’s and‚ in fact‚ only refers to himself once in his address when he “trusts” that their “progress…is…reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all”
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In Franklin D. Roosevelt’s final inaugural address during WW2‚ gave analytical reasoning when encouraging commitment. Roosevelt justified the concept on how to overcome the tragedy based on the nation success and comprehension which lead to a correspondence. Dating back to the Declaration of Independence‚ the United States had always been a country of commitment‚ when we come in contact with an obstacle‚ the only goal of the U.S. is to overcome that obstacle and move on. Those were the brief wording
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Even though‚ 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
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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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The Second Inaugural Speech did read as I would have expected. In comparison to the “Lyceum Address”‚ the Second Inaugural speech’s tone was realistic and down to earth. He did not hold back or sugar coat the importance of the Civil War. Lincoln openly admits that the state of the Union rested on the outcome of the war and that while hopeful for the future he hesitates in making any predictions. Further in his speech Lincoln tackled the issue of slavery. Lincoln’s tone was a bit ironic when he commented
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Ronald Reagan’s Second Inaugural Address‚ 1985 Balance of Power‚ Defense‚ and Security In reading the excerpt from Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural address‚ the three concepts that I found to be of meaning to me are the Balance of Power‚ Defense in terms of military strength‚ and Security for the means of protecting this nation at a time when super-power uncertainty between the United States and the Soviet Union was unbalanced. In 1985‚ the United States and the Soviet Union relations
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