view across to the audience. John F Kennedy’s Inaugural Address‚ 9th Earl Spencer’s Eulogy for Princess Diana and George W. Bush’s 9/11 Address to the Nation are all speeches‚ which makes it easier to hear the distinctive voice within each one‚ along with the numerous language techniques‚ stylistic features and their structures. John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address took place in Washington D.C on 20th January‚ 1961 and was his very first speech as president. Kennedy spoke from a strong moral and
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Lincoln begins his second inaugural address by creating himself as a trustworthy and humble speaker. He concedes to his audience repeatedly‚ sharing that he understands they do not want to listen to a lengthy self-righteous speech at this point‚ he cannot give them any new information‚ and “with high hope for the future‚ no prediction in regard to it is ventured.” By showing great understanding and sympathy for his audience‚ he lets them know he is on their side and will not lead them astray. If
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Introduction After the failure of the Articles of Confederation‚ Americans not only needed a stronger Constitution they also needed a strong leader‚ enter George Washington. On April 30‚ 1789 George Washington gave the first inaugural address after being sworn in as the first President of the United States of America. As the first leader of the United States he had to set the stage for the rest of the Presidents to come after him. Being the first president of the United States presented many challenges
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cycle theory. The world today is having strikingly similar problems as the world was having in the sixties. One of the first things that Kennedy says in his speech is that “the world is very different now.” The world is still a different place now‚ but there are fundamental similarities. Although John F. Kennedy delivered his first inaugural address in January of 1961‚ his speech is a rare work that has the ability to transcend time and embodies the messages that America needs to hear in January of 2017
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Analyzing “Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech‚ 1961” This text will be featured on the final exam What effect does Kennedy hope to have on his audience through his speech? What is a possible theme from the speech? What is Kennedy’s tone? Read Kennedy’s speech and break down the paragraphs: Example: …In your hands‚ my fellow citizens‚ more than in mine‚ will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country was founded‚ each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony
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created anger among the people of America. In the beginning of the Civil War‚ Abraham Lincoln stated that he believed there were never opponents‚ and that there shouldn’t be any opposition among the people of the United States. In the First Inaugural Address‚ the speech was primarily addressed to the people of the South‚ and it was intended to succinctly state Lincoln’s intended policies and desires toward that section‚ where seven states had seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States
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John F. Kennedy’s assassination was‚ and still is‚ a difficult one to understand. On November 22‚ 1963 President Kennedy was shot twice: once in the back and out the throat‚ and another in the brain‚ with a third bullet missing Kennedy. He arrived in Dallas‚ Texas and started his route in an open limo. When the limo glided down Elm Street‚ Kennedy was shot. Three shots were heard among the crowd and the President had been fatally wounded. The Zapruder Film captured the assassination. It showed Kennedy
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Inaugural addresses have been a ritual in American history that included the transition of power from one leadership to another. It has been embedded in American civil religion and allowed for the incoming president to address the status of the nation. The term civil religion was first coined by Robert N. Bellah‚ who believed that the American politics follows rituals and ideals that are similar to that of a private religion. During Obama’s first inaugural address in 2009‚ he was able to use civil
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I think Robert F. Kennedy did a good job in using ethos‚ logos‚ or pathos. "I had a member of my family killed‚ but he was killed by a white man. He used ethos and pathos in telling the crowd that he has had a family member be killed before. The credibility is that he has had a family member been killed and the pathos is that he is getting on the personal emotional side. I think it is persuasive because he brought a lot of people together and prevented possible big riots and fights. "For those of
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stepped to the podium to give the anticipated Oath of Office and Inaugural Address. The Inaugural Address of 1993 provided a sufficient amount of evidence that if looked back on‚ would show that Clinton had kept the promise of “change” that the speech and campaign had been built around. Clinton worked to get the Family and Medical Leave Act‚ “Don’t ask‚ don’t tell”‚ and to raise overall economic growth. In the Inaugural Address Clinton said‚ “When our founders boldly declared America ’s independence
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