“The Gettysburg Address”‚ was an empowering piece that gave comfort to the public when the Union most needed it. The other speech‚ “The Second Inaugural Address”‚ was an influential speech about Abraham Lincoln returning to office for a second term. Both speeches‚ utilizes rhetoric through the use of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos to support Abraham Lincoln’s viewpoints of the Civil War. Ethos is shown throughout “The Second Inaugural Address” more than the “The Gettysburg Address”‚ though both speeches
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Taylor Tompkins Mrs. Petersen/Pd. 3 JFK Rhetorical Analysis 12/3/11 JFK Inaugural Speech Rhetorical Analysis John Fitzgerald Kennedy is considered one of America’s greatest speakers. In his inaugural speech he utilized many rhetorical devices to convey his message and established ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. He skillfully persuaded the millions listening‚ whether in the live audience or watching it at home‚ to trust him and accept him as president. Immediately‚ Kennedy established ethos‚ “We
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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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Madison Temme 2/7/14 AP Lang. Period 4 Kennedy’s Inaugural Address John Fitzgerald Kennedy won the U.S. 1960 election by one of the smallest margins in history. With a win by only a tenth of a percent almost half the country felt that Kennedy should not be president. The new president was left to convince that half that his win is one of the best things that could have ever happened. In his inaugural address he states not only what he was going to do in his time as president but bring the
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the other hand‚ the Union was anti-slavery and wanted to abolish it. When Abraham Lincoln was 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
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around them are Abraham Lincoln‚ through his Gettysburg address‚ presented on the 19th of November 1863. John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s
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President John F. Kennedy did what no other president had done and challenged the citizens to question if they 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
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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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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 to write your introduction
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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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