In 1933‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his first inauguration speech to the people of America. In an objective yet sympathetic tone‚ he addressed the citizens of the United States on the crisis of depression the country was facing‚ alongside proffering solutions such as the ethical rebuild of citizens and increase the rate of employment to this problem. His skillful employ of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos in conjunction with his craft of various grammatical devices formed the magnificent speech
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delivered a very unique Inaugural Address‚ not only because it was his second‚ but because it was structured very different from others. Lincolns first term had followed the war closely‚ and it was a great feat to be reelected for a second term. Lincoln’s reelection showed the faith of the people in Lincoln’s ability to lead‚ and to bring the nation back under one banner. Just as at Gettysburg‚ Lincoln’s speech was concise‚ and only contained what he felt necessary to address‚ which is where the uniqueness
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As president of the United States‚ 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
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William McKinley‚ in his first inaugural address on March 4‚ 1897‚ explicitly stated that according to the principle foundation of the U.S. government‚ it is his duty to keep peaceful relations with foreign countries. Directly adopting George Washington’s advice in his farewell address of 1792‚ McKinley states‚ “ It will be our aim to pursue a firm and dignified foreign policy‚ which shall be just‚ impartial‚ ever watchful of our national honor..”.1 Essentially‚ McKinley entered office with the belief that it is only best to have a
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presidency upon the downfall of Marcos in the People Power uprising of February 1986‚ she remained a widely respected figure in Philippine politics until her death from cancer in August 2009. This sense of destiny figured prominently in Noynoy’s inaugural speech last June. “I will not be able to face my parents and you who have brought me here‚” he proclaimed‚ “if I do not fulfil the promises I made. My parents sought nothing less‚ died for nothing less‚ than democracy and peace. I am blessed by this
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individuals involved in war. During Lincoln’s second Inaugural Address‚ he makes his purpose clear to the nation by using deliberate parallelism to appeal to each side‚ obvious reasoning to the audience’s desires to demonstrate his position‚ and by building his character and trust. Lincoln’s notable eagerness can be attributed to how he chooses phrases that provide a way of including everyone with a positive sense of respect. While referring to his last address‚ he claims "All dreaded it‚ all sought to avert
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During the Civil War‚ President Lincoln’s position on the practice of slavery changed from the start to the end of the war. He expresses his views about slavery through a variety of primary documents; both of Lincoln’s inaugural addresses‚ his letters to Horace Greeley‚ the Emancipation Proclamation‚ and the 13th amendment to the United States Constitution. Through these documents‚ Lincoln demonstrates his initial feeling towards slavery as being neutral/indifferent for his priority was to keep the
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In his inaugural address‚ he stated‚ “I am loath to close‚ We are not enemies‚ but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained‚ it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory‚ stretching from every battlefield‚ and patriot
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On January 20‚ 1961‚ the world turned on their television to see how the newly elected American President‚ J. F. Kennedy‚ would address the issues of proliferating weapons and the propagating “iron tyranny” (7). Kennedy delivers a speech that aims to ameliorate their many fears and also establish himself as a capable president –one that would take a strong stance for democracy in a war against communism. By employing well-crafted syntax‚ specific diction‚ and explicit tone‚ Kennedy is able to eloquently
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Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address When Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860 the Union was divided. He accepted his presidential duties knowing that he was working with a nation that no longer remained united. Seven of the southern states had already seceded from the Union and were beginning to refer to themselves as the Confederates. What he had now were free states and slave states. When Lincoln gave his Inaugural Address he attempted to do so in a way that would not dissuade his
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