if not‚ the students will not be going to heaven to live with God. The English III classes read the “Second Inaugural Address” by Abraham Lincoln‚ “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass‚ “Runagate Runagate” by Robert Hayden‚ and “Declaration of Sentiments” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. These pieces of texts show how an oppressed gender and
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Abraham Lincoln was more than qualified to be the president during his first inauguration‚ let alone by the time he was speaking at his second inauguration. In his Second Inaugural Address‚ Lincoln examines the fact that slavery was going to rip the fact that slavery is not only a sin of the South‚ but also of the North. (Basler‚ p.793) He understands the nation to have a progressive aspect built into its very nature‚ and it must overcome any shortcomings along the way. For a nation to erupt in a
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8010886 "So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth."-Baha’u’llah. In his Second Inaugural Address‚ Abraham Lincoln sincerely suggests that all humans are more similar than assumed in order to reveal the causes of the Civil War and to italicize the fact that the nation should unite as one. The similarities of the North and South caused the war. Although both parties "deprecated" and "dreaded" war‚ one side "accepted" war while the other "made" war. Lincoln’s use of
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Following the oath of office at the Presidential Inauguration‚ the newly elected president is given the opportunity to address the American people. On January 20th of 1961‚ John F. Kennedy delivered his first public address as President of the United States. In this speech‚ Kennedy used this opportunity to encourage unity among Americans in order to facilitate change in the world. During this time period‚ fears of nuclear war plagued the United States. Although Kennedy recognized the urgency of that
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Abraham Lincoln Lincoln warned the South in his Inaugural Address: "In your hands‚ my discontent fellow countrymen‚ and not in mine‚ is that the significant issue of war. the govt won’t assail you.... you’ve got no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the govt‚ whereas I shall have the foremost solemn one to preserve‚ defend and defend it." Lincoln thought secession outlaw‚ and was willing to use force to defend Federal law and therefore the Union. once Confederate batteries unemployed on Fort
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Rhetorical Analysis of George W. Bush’s First Inaugural Address On Sunday‚ January 20‚ 2001 George W. Bush spoke to America. Telling us how he would be a great president of the United States of America. How could he make The United States of America more unified? How could he bring us all together and‚ make us understand that together we are abundant? Can we make our children’s future easier in any way? America history‚ repetition and his character are the main focus techniques of his inaugural
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In John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address speech (20 January 1961)‚ the newly appointed president utilizes repetition of phrases‚ use of personal pronouns and antithesis which is the contrasting of ideas in a parallel structure to prove that the United States should unite together to become a world leader and fight together so that the U.S. could find peace with other countries. Inaugural addresses indict the beginning of a new presidency‚ which come with new promises to the American people. In Kennedy’s
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The purpose of an inaugural address is to let the American people know the President’s plan for the country along with how the President will execute it. These speeches are often significant and influential. On a frosty January evening in 1961‚ John F. Kennedy gave an effective and moving speech. Kennedy’s use of rhetoric devices created a broad vision for the country and its citizens. Throughout his speech‚ Kennedy uses parallelism in order to express his points effectively. Kennedy places his thoughts
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Cassie Balfanz Period 5 In the speech given to the divided population of the United States (both North and South) at the time of taking his second term as President‚ Abraham Lincoln announced his vision for the future of his great country once again becoming whole. Lincoln makes mention of many items that drive his view and position on the current happenings of the Civil War. These references calm his “Fellow-Countrymen” so to speak‚ and allow for the future to begin when his speech ends. Lincoln
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Bush‚ or “Old Bush’s” Inaugural Address was a crucial speech among the list of the twentieth-century President’s Inaugural Addresses. George Senior’s Address came at a crossroads not only in American history‚ but world history. In it‚ he used a myriad of figures of speech to enhance its content and revealed underlying themes that occurred not only throughout his speech‚ but during his presidency as well. The themes he touched on included old classics‚ freedom‚ and a rhetorical new breeze bringing in
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