As one of the youngest American presidents ever to be elected‚ President John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivered an eloquently crafted inaugural address to millions of Americans and people of the world when he took office in 1961. Through the use of the artistic tropes of interpersonal diction and the felicitous scheme of cumulative sentences‚ Kennedy effectively creates a sense of unity to incentivize Americans into serving their country as well as to reassure the nation and the world of America’s grand
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JFK’s Message John F. Kennedy is one of the nation’s most popular and recognizable presidents of the 20th century. Kennedy is most famous in his presidency for his powerful and inspiring speeches. His positive energy and young yet wise personality made him easy to listen to for all audiences. In fact‚ on January 20th‚ 1961 John F. Kennedy delivered one of the most remembered speeches of all time; his inaugural address. At a time of racial tensions‚ economic hardships‚ and lingering fears of war
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appeals to convince people to one side of an argument or another. However‚ the most common appeal used by Antony is logos. This can be seen when he talks at Julius Caesar’s funeral‚ when he convinces Brutus and Cassius not to kill him after Caesar’s death‚ and when he asks if anyone else would leave their estate to the Romans like Caesar did. One of the most obvious times Antony uses logos to persuade a crowd is at Caesar’s funeral. Here‚ he speaks of how Caesar never betrayed him and was a benefit to
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Former President Barack Obama‚ in his 2009 “Inaugural Address” speech talks about how he will change America for the better. He uses a persuasive tone in order to let the audience know what he is doing and also that it is serious and that he will accomplish everything he wants to alter in the country. Obama’s purpose is to give a good speech as the new president. Obama uses rhetorical devices like anaphora‚ preamble‚ and allusion. “On this day” “On this day” “On this day” these are examples of
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Analyzing the Rhetoric of JFK’s Inaugural Address Topic: John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address Grade Level: 9-12 Subject Area: English Language Arts Time Required: 1-2 class periods Goals/Rationale An inaugural address is a speech for a very specific event—being sworn into the office of the presidency. The speeches of modern presidents share some commonalities in referencing American history‚ the importance of the occasion‚ and hope for the future. Each president‚ however‚ has faced the particular
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was going to fight to remind people that the “rights of man come not from the generosity of the state‚ but from the hand of God.” Although early in his presidency‚ Congress opposed many of the ideas that Kennedy had in mind‚ but that didn’t stop him from fighting for what he believed. Kennedy began his speech by recognizing that his audience was not one group of people listening‚ it was people from all over the world that had a large part of his plans for the future. He reminded them that this
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president. Reagan was faced with a task comparable to Franklin Roosevelt and his inaugural address needed to reestablish confidence in the American economy. As well as the economic crisis‚ Reagan was handed a continuing crisis in the Middle East. This crisis not only included a hostage situation at the United States embassy in Iran but also growing tensions between Iraq and Iran. It was Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address that would cover these issues and give the American people the confidence they
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base. Many as Abraham Lincoln cared to “bind up the nation’s wounds” especially after the battle for civil rights. Personification can be referred to as a description of the post war society as it implies the country needing a fix with an appeal of ethos. A message of optimism is therefore sent to convey the presence of aspiration in Lincoln’s mind‚ even in a time of division and sorrow. Credibility of Lincoln is to be tinkered with as he claims such with determination seen to be deemed relevant for
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united as a country‚ is so important. John F. Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address” and Martin Luther King Junior’s “I Have a Dream” are both great examples of such historical speeches. Both these speeches have many similarities such as‚ referencing the past‚ wanting change to happen‚ and both desired peace. Yet with all these similarities‚ each one had a different style‚ was given to different audiences‚ and about different topics. In Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address”‚ he is expressing how the country needs
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citizens. When John F. Kennedy took office in 1961‚ America had been dealing with the Cold War‚ the Space Race‚ and the Civil Rights Movement‚ so America needed a speech the would send hope and strength to themselves and the rest of the world. President Kennedy used pathos‚ varying modes of writing‚ and numerous literary devices to send hope and encouragement to the American people‚ but he also wanted to make sure that message was known by the rest of the world. Kennedy used pathos to encourage and
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