In Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address‚ Lincoln faces a deeply divided nation in midst of a civil war. Lincoln hopes to mend fences by making a moving speech using inclusive and optimistic diction ‚parallelism‚ appeal to Common Christian‚ and substantial amount of balanced syntax. Lincoln’s optimistic diction invokes a sense of unity and establishes common ground for both‚ North and South‚ to find a compromise. Instead of using "the South" and "the North"‚ Lincoln always uses “all” to connect
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airplanes and battle ships attacked Pearl Harbor killed thousands of American lives. As a result‚ President Franklin Roosevelt gave a speech of “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation” not only to the Congress‚ but also to all Americans the next day to urge Congress for a declaration on Japan and assemble American people to support the war effort. This speech was an effective speech due to the used of three elements of parallelism‚ pathos‚ and ethos.
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This document is written by the new President of the United States of 1977‚ Rutherford B. Hayes at his inaugural address which it addresses the citizens of the United States informing them what he is going to do while he is in office. The point of view is reflected on what President Hayes is going to do while he is President. President Hayes seemed it was necessary that he should make known how he feels by talking about the important issues that are plaguing the country‚ such as improving relationship
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Diary Entries of Napoleon Bonaparte November 25‚ 1799 Dear Diary‚ I‚ Napoleon Bonaparte‚ have finally succeeded! I have become the new strong leader of France. Thanks to the Revolution‚ I advanced from the position of lieutenant in the artillery to a full-fledged general‚ which changed my life entirely and gave me a world full of power. I am known to be our nation’s savior and am treated as a hero to everyone. Yes‚ I know people do not like dictatorship and a complete ruler over the whole‚ but
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Rhetorical Analysis on JFK’s Inaugural Address Majority of the people know the eminent line “ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country” (Kennedy). That is indubitably one of the most well known segments of his speech‚ however‚ there are other parts that made it memorable. He knew he was not only speaking to America‚ but other countries as well. His speech keeps the audience both focused on what is important and understanding of the point he is trying to make
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[Letter to Reader Example] June 1‚ 2008 Welcome! My name is Sally Student and I am a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School. This portfolio is a representation of my academic progress at Thomas Jefferson over the last four years. I’ve included a list of my achievements‚ a resume and letters of recommendation‚ my WASL scores‚ and high school transcripts in my portfolio. I’ve also included a summary of my plans for after high school and a few of my favorite projects from my years at Thomas
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Napoleon Bonaparte‚ The Emergence of An Icon. Napoleon Bonaparte has become a worldwide cultural icon who symbolises military genius and political power‚ an image which he himself cultivated during his reign through close control of the press and artistic communities. These contemporary representations‚ and the collective memory which has evolved through countless historical studies of Napoleon since‚ have contributed to this iconic status. Indeed some writers have gone much further
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The amounts of minutes in an hour never change‚ and time is as steady as it was 13 years ago‚ but despite it’s unchanging Yet to most of us‚ it seems the clock keeps ticking faster and faster. The funny thing about graduating is that‚ it is a time of such conflicting feelings and emotions. We are excited and full of anticipation for the future. Eager to begin new adventures meet new people and visit new places. Thrilled to leave this chapter behind us‚ and dive into life after high-school. At the
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http://classes.kvcc.edu/jcorbin/PHI106/OptRdngs/SixBasicThemesExistentiali.htm http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/existentialism.htm Career Search Among the endless selection of occupations on the market‚ few offered a sustaining middle- income‚ security‚ and ease. Two examples of such jobs are Computer Programmer and Architect. Both jobs offered the comfort of working‚ majority of the time in air-conditioned facility with a desk and chair instead of under the blazing sun. Both jobs are relatively
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Madison Temme 2/7/14 AP Lang. Period 4 Kennedy’s Inaugural Address John Fitzgerald Kennedy won the U.S. 1960 election by one of the smallest margins in history. With a win by only a tenth of a percent almost half the country felt that Kennedy should not be president. The new president was left to convince that half that his win is one of the best things that could have ever happened. In his inaugural address he states not only what he was going to do in his time as president but bring
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