Stylistic Analysis of Obama’s Inaugural Speech Abstract Higher level English learners always pay attention to English public speech‚ especially those inaugural speeches. They take them as fine literary efforts and good analysis material. This paper tries to give an analysis of Obama’s inaugural speech from stylistic perspective‚ in order to help to better appreciate Obama’s presentation skills. Keywords: stylistics‚ syntactic‚ lexics‚ rhetoric Barack Hussein Obama was elected to be the forty-fourth
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Ask Not Some consider the 1961 Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy to be one of the greatest speeches ever delivered. It contains the famous call to action “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” Thurston Clark declares the speech to be “the greatest oration of any twentieth-century politician” (qtd in Carpenter 2). James Humes states the speech truly shaped history‚ describing it as “brilliant eloquence” and inspiring “American hopes” for
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Oliver Stone’s JFK (1991) does an excellent job depicting Jim Garrison’s breakdown of what he thought happened during the assassination of JFK. The scene itself incorporates Garrison’s narration (played by Kevin Costner)‚ fictional reenactments of the JFK assassination and real footage to bring home the logic Garrison was arguing. Through aspects of continuity editing‚ audio continuity‚ and complexity editing‚ Stone makes sure that all the pieces fall in line to create a coherent 4 minute scene.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton once said that “There cannot be true democracy unless women’s voices are heard.” In 1995‚ Aung San Suu Kyi delivered the speech “Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women” through a video‚ attempting to gain the rights women. Similarly‚ Margaret Atwood presented the speech “Spotty-handed Villainesses” to numerous conventions in 1994‚ with the idea of increasing the dimensions of feminism. These powerful speeches use a large variety of language forms and techniques
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John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address of 1961 is a classic example of a speech that makes excellent use of a variety of Rhetorical strategies. His use of archaic diction‚ oxymoron’s‚ parallelism‚ allusions and tone helped create a sophistication and eloquence that had a more powerful and patriotic impact on his audience. It helped establish his creditability and be able to transmit assurance and hope to his audience. The use of these strategies allowed him to outline his purpose of communicating to
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John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address Friday‚ January 20‚ 1961 Heavy snow fell the night before the inauguration‚ but thoughts about cancelling the plans were overruled. The election of 1960 had been close‚ and the Democratic Senator from Massachusetts was eager to gather support for his agenda. He attended Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown that morning before joining President Eisenhower to travel to the Capitol. The Congress had extended the East Front‚ and the inaugural platform spanned
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Course Project CRMJ 430: Crime Scene Investigation JFK Assassination 1 JFK Assassination: Introduction November 22‚ 1963 is considered one of the darkest days in the history of the United States. Dealey Plaza in Dallas‚ Texas was the setting for one of the most horrific moments ever captured on video‚ in what has become one of the most controversial topics in US history. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy has raised many theories about what exactly happened that day in the fall
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Rhetorical Analysis: Dave Chappelle Dave Chappelle returns to his hometown of Washington D.C. in the year 2000‚ during his tour around the country‚ to perform for the people of D.C. During his show “Killin’ Him Softly” Chappelle effectively uses rhetorical strategies by engaging his audience‚ understanding the culture he is addressing‚ as well as exemplifying the problem with racial stereotypes and the disparity of police brutality between the African American community and the white community
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During History class‚ we watched a documentary on JFK’s last moments as well as his assassination. The movie first started with JFK attending a breakfast in Texas. He gives his final speech here and is presented with a cowboy hat. He does not put it on but promises to when he returns to his office Monday morning. He never did return there. Next‚ we see him reach Dallas and see the American people welcome him. They’re all ecstatic that he is there. About a half hour later he is in the backseat of
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also became more apparent. In the midst of this changing environment‚ in 1960‚ John F. Kennedy was elected. On January 20th‚ 1961 John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the president of the United States before delivering one of the most famous and iconic inaugural addresses in our countries history. On that night‚ in disregard to the heavy snow that had fallen the night before and of the bitter cold in the air‚ President Kennedy stepped in front of the podium‚ wearing only a suit. As Kennedy began to deliver
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