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    creating an emotional reaction by reminding the audience of their shared history. Reagan uses appeals to religion when he mentions prayer and God‚ appealing to the religious audience. In paragraph 28‚ he says‚ “We are a nation under God… if on each inaugural day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer‚” this statement uses religious dogma to gain support for Reagan. He draws on audience faith to motivate them to follow his plans. The appeal to myth appears in Reagan’s graphic description

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    Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address was about the Civil war that had just ended between the North and South‚ in which the former had won. Lincoln recognized that both sides did not want the war‚ but both had to commit to it so that their goals can be reached. He also noted that neither party could have predicted that the war would become so large and last so long. Lincoln’s purpose of his speech is to unify the North and South parties that were torn apart from this war. With what Lincoln says

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    commemorate the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address given on November 19th‚ 1863. This speech is known and considered as one of the most famous speeches in American history. How could a two minute speech be so highly regarded and enough to be one of the most famous? Abraham Lincoln utilized rhetorical techniques to turn just 10 sentences into one of the most famous and most quoted speeches of all time. “The Gettysburg Address‚” was given by President Abraham Lincoln at the dedication

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    Friends and Fellow Citizens:-- Called upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our country‚ I avail myself of the presence of that portion of my fellow citizens which is here assembled‚ to express my grateful thanks for the favor with which they have been pleased to look toward me‚ to declare a sincere consciousness that the task is above my talents‚ and that I approach it with those anxious and awful presentiments which the greatness of the charge and the weakness of my powers

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    Oratorical Analysis of Marco Rubio: A Response to the 2013 Barack Obama State of the Union Address Marco Rubio serves as a Republican senator representing Florida. He is 41 years old and a Cuban American. He is considered to be a rising star in the Republican Party. Some go as far as calling him the “Republican Savior”. He was picked to deliver the official Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address. His response was delivered in both English

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    JFK used many literary devices in his inaugural address‚ including parallelism‚ antithesis‚ metaphor‚ and alliterations. These devices added a sense of rhythm and tone to his address‚ while helping get his message across to the audience in an easier to understand way. I would say one of John F Kennedy’s favorite devices was antithesis. His famous phrase in this speech was “ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” This is an example of antithesis‚ which is the

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    president of the United States in 1860. He was the first President to let the country know that he was very religious. The South was not happy with him being elected because they thought that republicans wanted do away with slavery. He gave his 1st Inaugural speech on March 4‚ 1861. It was a time in the country that was more dangerous than any time before. He began writing his speech in January 1861. To help write his speech he used 4 historical documents that focused on state rights. The documents helped

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    In the early 1980’s the United States was still dealing with the repercussions of the Cold War. At this time‚ the Soviet Union was considered the United States’ most dangerous enemy and the public feared nuclear attack by the Soviets. Specific incidents such as the Soviet interference in the Middle East‚ specifically in Afghanistan‚ frustrated the United States because it affected oil supplies. Consequently‚ President Ronald Reagan took action in response to the aggressive behavior of the Soviets

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    In the Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln utilizes antithesis‚ repetition‚ and parallelism to reinforce his purpose for this address and deliver an emotional tone that can persuade all people to continue to fight the same fight that these men died for. First of all‚ Lincoln exercises the literary device‚ antithesis‚ to deliver an emotional appeal. For example‚ he states "... as a final resting place for those who here gave their live so that a nation might live." As for‚ the words "gave their

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    Patricia Bjorklund English 111 June 27‚ 2013 John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address The author of this essay is John F. Kennedy and the title of this essay is (Inaugural Address). The Inaugural address is the speech that John. F Kennedy gave on January 21‚ 1961. This speech is about freedom; freedom for all. The Inaugural Address addressed many factors like helping the poor‚ loyalty‚ liberty‚ mass misery‚ alliance for progress and opposing aggression. Kennedy wants all nations to get along

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