By the time Lincoln gave his first inaugural address‚ conflict between the North and South was inevitable. Conflict between the North and South was inevitable by the time Lincoln gave his first inaugural address because several Southern states had seceded from the union and because Lincoln would not have maintained the status quo for long. For a good two decades‚ the United States had been experiencing more and more turmoil over slavery. The Republican North was emphatically against slavery
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Rhetorical Strategies in Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address In Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address‚ he uses many different kinds of rhetorical strategies to unite a broken nation. During the time of the speech‚ it is four years into the Civil War and it is about to end. In this speech‚ Lincoln uses allusion‚ parallel structure‚ and diction to unify the North and the South. A rhetorical strategy that is seen throughout Lincoln’s speech is allusion. He uses God and the Bible to show that
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President Kennedy’s Inaugural Address America was at its tipping point when President Kennedy was in power in the early 1960s. Kennedy’s brilliant inaugural speech is one of America’s important speeches that has tremendously impacted the nation at the time. His speech gave Americans citizens high spirits and reassurance that their president could create their homeland great again. In his speech‚ John F. Kennedy attempted to affectedly construct a better America‚ as well as giving its citizens a
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Speech Analysis of Richard Nixon’s First Inaugural Address 1: The communication was a speech delivered at the White House for Nixon’s presidential inauguration. 2: January 20th‚ 1969. 3: Richard Nixon‚ President of the United States 4: The audience was the American people and other nations that had a relationship with the United States. 5: “The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker. This honor now beckons America--the chance to help lead the world at last out
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been engulfed in war for four years and he has been re-elected president. In his second inaugural address‚ Lincoln expresses a desire to finally end the civil war in order to reunite the country. To accomplish this‚ he uses several unique stylistic elements in his address such as effective use of repetition‚ a religious tone‚ and comprehensible figurative language. Lincoln uses repetition in his inaugural address to notify his countrymen that the Civil War will end soon. He stresses the importance
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In the article‚ “Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address Was Great” by James Poulus‚ it is wrote that Donald Trump used quotes from speeches of other famous figures. For example‚ he used something from Theodore Roosevelt‚ Bill Clinton‚ and Bubba. It was about how great he will be for the USA. In the article‚ “Don’t Believe the Populism of Trump’s Inaugural Address. Our President Is a Plutocrat.” by Ryan Cooper‚ however‚ talks about the complete opposite. It says that he has promised us so many things and
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The first inaugural address of Franklin D. Roosevelt was one that strove to lift the American people off their feet as the country entered some of it’s worst years during the Great Depression. One of Roosevelt’s strong advantages during his address was his ability to relate to the very real concerns of the everyday American citizens. With pressures of the failing economy facing the President-elect‚ he delivered this speech‚ addressing the nation about his plans for a New Deal. Roosevelt made his
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John F Kennedy’s Inaugural Address‚ January 20th 1961: The inaugural address of John F Kennedy was successful because of the various rhetorical devices that he employed throughout the speech. These devices used include contrasts‚ three part lists‚ antithesis‚ alliteration and bold imagery. The devices emphasized the fact that Kennedy was campaigning for better freedom for not only the people of the United States of America‚ but also the people in the neighbouring lands. During the opening
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of Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural Address Great inaugural speeches can be inspiring‚ revolutionary‚ and even unforgettable. Two great examples of inaugural addresses are Barack Obama’s inaugural speech in 2009 and Nelson Mandela’s inaugural speech in 1994. They are both the first black people to be elected as a president in their country‚ grabbing the great attention of their audiences. Both Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela use the inaugural address to persuade their citizens that their
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without notice‚ the United States landed into another battlefield‚ the Cold War‚ which developed a rivalry and a sense of thread between two of the world powers. For the above reason‚ on January 20th‚ 1961‚ John F. Kennedy delivered in his inaugural address a sense of self-independence‚ security‚ and patriotism using rhetorical devices and rhetorical appeals to eradicate the results and effects of the Cold War. Historical Background The Cold War resulted after the end of WWII‚ when two superpowers
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