Stylistic Analysis of Obama’s Inaugural Speech Abstract Higher level English learners always pay attention to English public speech‚ especially those inaugural speeches. They take them as fine literary efforts and good analysis material. This paper tries to give an analysis of Obama’s inaugural speech from stylistic perspective‚ in order to help to better appreciate Obama’s presentation skills. Keywords: stylistics‚ syntactic‚ lexics‚ rhetoric Barack Hussein Obama was elected to be the forty-fourth
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JFK Inaugural Speech Rhetorical Essay John F. Kennedy‚ the thirty-fifth president‚ was inaugurated on Friday‚ January 20‚ 1961. He delivered one of the most powerful speeches that provided a strong claim to ethical appeal‚ emotional appeal‚ and logical appeal. Kennedy used rhetorical strategies and devices to persuade the nation to trust and accept him as president. Throughout his speech‚ Kennedy used ethos to help the American people take his side ‚ and prove his credibility. Kennedy displays
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On March 4‚ 1865‚ Abraham Lincoln gave his second inauguration speech as President of the United States‚ which he gives after the victory over the secessionists in the American Civil War. In his second inauguration speech‚ President Lincoln says‚ “If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which‚ in the providence of God…and that he gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due…that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.” He is speaking of the
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an audience. In the Inauguration Speech of 1961 given by President John F. Kennedy‚ he was able to really connect with his audience that day by using lots of different rhetorical devices. By using chiasmus‚ anaphoras‚ and metaphors‚ JFK was able to effectively reach and persuade people to have faith in him despite his age and religion. Perhaps the most important line of JFK’s entire inaugural address was a utilization of chiasmus‚ which is a figure of speech by which the order of the terms in
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In the years‚ 1863 and 1865‚ Abraham Lincoln gave two of the most powerful speeches in history. The first speech‚ “The Gettysburg Address”‚ was an empowering piece that gave comfort to the public when the Union most needed it. The other speech‚ “The Second Inaugural Address”‚ was an influential speech about Abraham Lincoln returning to office for a second term. Both speeches‚ utilizes rhetoric through the use of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos to support Abraham Lincoln’s viewpoints of the Civil War.
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Emily Nicholas Professor Goodman RWS 200 15 March 2015 Political Language A president’s first inaugural speech is an important part of the start of a presidential term and sets the stage for the years to come. In 1933‚ at the time the depression was the worst and many had lost hope in the government‚ Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) had to regain trust and stimulate action in his country. FDR graduated from Harvard and went right into politics becoming a senate‚ then vice president‚ later becoming the
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Paper # 2 ENG 106 Instructor: 10.20.2012 Rhetorical Analysis of Kennedy’s Inaugural Address A successful speech is often combined lots of factors‚ especially the use of rhetorical. Throughout the various periods of the famous speeches in the United States‚ all of the speechmaker used a variety of rhetorical devices and made their speech greatly appreciated‚ which is the magic of rhetorical. Kennedy was the youngest person elected U.S. President .His presidency came to represent the America
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On March 4‚ 1933‚ at the top of the Great Depression‚ Franklin Roosevelt made his first inaugural speech in front of 100‚000 people on Washington’s Capitol Plaza. That’s when he said “Don’t fear anything but fear itself.” which would give hope to Americans during the great depression. After FDR addressed his speech‚ the people knew he was the right man to elect as president as he was gonna take a big bold step. On the next day‚ FDR would declare a four day holiday for banks to stop people
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Prof. Combs English 300 16 September 2013 ‘Let us…’ No‚ Give It a Rest The Inaugural Address‚ given by the United States’ president on the day he is officially transitioned into office‚ can be seen as a yard-stick to measure just how far we’ve come as a country. George F. Will believes that the issues presented in the address‚ which have changed over time (from executive power all the way to coastal fortifications and polygamy) are an important facet of the address‚ because they show the problems
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In Roosevelt’s Inaugural speech he stated that she was going to do a lot to help the country out of The Depression‚ and he followed through with what he said. He came up with a plan called the New Deal. In ("The New Deal") the article states that Roosevelt "addressed the problem
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