In 1961 John F. Kennedy gives his inaugural speech to the desperate Americans. The American citizens are in need of hope‚ and need to believe this young president is the right man to lead their future. His inaugural speech gave Americans comfort‚ and hope that they needed at the time. Throughout his speech Kennedy uses emotion-arousing words‚ anaphora‚ antithesis‚ and rhetorical questions to encourage Americans to show their patriotism. In the beginning of Kennedy’s speech he uses antithesis. Kennedy
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In 1865‚ President Abraham Lincoln gave his second Inaugural Address to the people of the United States. Americans were surprised with his thoughts and his view on the Civil War. By the time Lincoln had delivered this speech the Civil War was almost over and American citizens were exhausted. He used rhetorical devices such as religion‚ biblical references‚ and pathos to explain high hopes for the future of their country and express to his thoughts. The Civil War was the most vicious war the United
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Arianna Nelson Abraham Lincoln 2nd Inaugural Address Rhetorical Essay Abraham Lincoln’s speech addresses the issues of slavery and how the civil war could have been avoided. Lincoln appeals to the American people’s sense of jingoism and references the bible to create a common ground for the people to relate with. During Lincoln’s inaugural address he appeals to American patriotism by saying "we" and "our" to unite his fellow people. Lincoln states "Fondly do we hope‚ fervently do we pray"
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John F. Kennedy’s inclusive bipartisan affirmation of the commonness of humanity creates a strong sense of national unity among the listeners. John F. Kennedy wishes to eliminate a racial divide. If an American‚ “because his skin cannot eat lunch in a restaurant open to the public‚ if he cannot send his children to the best public school available‚ if he cannot vote‚ if‚ he cannot enjoy the full and free life which all of us want‚ then who would be content to have the color of his skin changed
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of the United States in his second inaugural address to discuss the closing efforts of the civil war and how the war should not go in vain‚ but that it should benefit the country and preserve the nation’s democracy amongst all the nation’s people. In his address he uses biblical references and literary devices to tell how he would ike the effects of the war to be progressive and not without reason‚ In lincoln’s opening paragraph he sets the tone for the speech. When addressing the audience he says
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King Junior. Mr. King was born on January 29 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia did not believe he would become so great. His speech changed the world bring peace and somewhat harmony. The true reason behind this speech and why it was so great lays in what he did. To start‚ one voice can change the tone or the mood of how everything goes. Dr. King would use his voice throughout this speech. His voice raises and lower lots of times. This causes the audience to cheer and stir. He would start to scream of joy
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Anderson Dual Credit English September 24‚ 2013 Kennedys Speech In John F. Kennedy’s speech (April 11th‚ 1962) he states that “Increasing steel prices by some 6 dollars a ton‚ constitutes a wholly unjustifiable and irresponsible defiance of the public interest.” Kennedy goes on to say and back up the thought that increasing the price of steel per ton will‚ in the long run. Benefit society. By saying “If
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Rhetorical Analysis: President Ronald Reagan ’s Farwell Address Rhetorical Analysis: Reagan ’s Farwell Address Ronald Reagan ’s Farewell Address was an amazing example of conveying the fundamentals for freedom through an emotional and visual lesson. It is no wonder that the president known as the "great communicator" was successful in painting for us a picture of who we were‚ past and present‚ and the improvements in the areas of strength‚ security‚ and
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Hook(Quote)“This great nation will endure as it has endured‚ will revive and will proper” -Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address.(Rebuttal) Many people politically disagreed with FDR and his administration‚ although they had major impact during the great depression era.(Thesis) FDR and his administration made the people of the U.S a top priority by establishing and creating new laws and deals. (Topic Sentence) FDR was able to accomplish many things in order get the nation out of the
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Malcolm X- Harlem Speech Malcolm X uses several persuasive techniques to make the speech appealing to the audience‚ and to get them to respond in a certain way. His aim is to make them understand that they are not being treated equally in relation to white people even though its the only way that they know. Some of the techniques used are repetition‚ specific tone‚ inclusive language and shows some signs of constructing a persona. He uses repetition of words and ideas in his speech. Repetition
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