While George Washington was still a General of the Continental Army back in 1775-79‚ he requested his assistants to stop with their vices like: drinking‚ cursing‚ and even getting involved in religious practices. Therefore this letter was addressed to the states’ governors regarding the disbanding of the army in June 8‚ 1783: "I now make it my earnest prayer the God would have you and the State over which you preside‚ in His holy protection‚ that he would incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate
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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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“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. Ethos is shown throughout “The Second Inaugural Address” more than the “The Gettysburg Address”‚ though both speeches
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JFK Inaugural Speech Critique John Fitzgerald Kennedy Inaugural Speech‚ delivered in a day so cold one could only see other people’s eyes‚ is one of the greatest speeches ever delivered by a president of the United States. It’s attention grabber‚ “We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom--symbolizing an end as well as a beginning--signifying renewal as well as change”‚ captured the attention of everyone by exclaiming not a victorious party‚ but to celebrate a new freedom
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Friends and Fellow Citizens:-- Called upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our country‚ I avail myself of the presence of that portion of my fellow citizens which is here assembled‚ to express my grateful thanks for the favor with which they have been pleased to look toward me‚ to declare a sincere consciousness that the task is above my talents‚ and that I approach it with those anxious and awful presentiments which the greatness of the charge and the weakness of my powers
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The presidential inauguration is one of the most symbolic events that in the United States. Kennedy’s inauguration was no exception. Kennedy was considered to be one of the better presidents the American people have had. He was well respected by many Americans during his time in office. He gave inspiration to the American people. I read two articles and looked at one picture that thoroughly showed his influence. Kennedy’s inauguration speech united the American people. Kennedy worked very well
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Rhetorical Strategies Analysis of "Bill Clinton’s First Inaugural Address" Introduction William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He got authority at the end of the Cold War. During Cold War‚ in order to compete with the Soviet Union’s military power‚ the federal government spent a great deal of financial resources to establish a powerful military. The quality of life of common people decreased year after year. At that time‚ people
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Contrasts 2. Three-part lists 3. Contrasts combined with lists 4. Alliteration 5. Bold imagery 6. Audience analysis He had delegated his aide Ted Sorensen to read all the previous presidential inaugurals‚ with the additional brief of trying to crack the code that had made Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address such a hit. Fifty years on‚ the debate about whether he or Sorensen played the greater part in composing the speech matters less than the fact that it was a model example of how to make the
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In Franklin D. Roosevelt’s final inaugural address during WW2‚ gave analytical reasoning when encouraging commitment. Roosevelt justified the concept on how to overcome the tragedy based on the nation success and comprehension which lead to a correspondence. Dating back to the Declaration of Independence‚ the United States had always been a country of commitment‚ when we come in contact with an obstacle‚ the only goal of the U.S. is to overcome that obstacle and move on. Those were the brief wording
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We will be concerned with whether Abraham Lincoln succeeded in remaining indifferent and nonpartisan towards the South in his 2nd Inaugural Address. In what is considered one of the most distinguished Presidential commencement speeches on record‚ as well as the shortest in length at approximately 700 words‚ the "Great Emancipator" understood the Herculean task ahead of him in unifying the bisected country. By illustrating how slavery was the predominant cause of hostility that halved a nation‚ Lincoln
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