JFK used many literary devices in his inaugural address‚ including parallelism‚ antithesis‚ metaphor‚ and alliterations. These devices added a sense of rhythm and tone to his address‚ while helping get his message across to the audience in an easier to understand way. I would say one of John F Kennedy’s favorite devices was antithesis. His famous phrase in this speech was “ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” This is an example of antithesis‚ which is the
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The Gettysburg Adress of Abraham Lincoln written on November 19‚ 1863 has helped his tone during the speech with the use of three rhetorical devices‚ such as : repetition‚ antithesis‚ and parallelism. His goal is to explain why it is important to honor the dead with increased devotion. Lincoln is honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrafice. With the tone of confidence and determination he managed to bring up a powerful speech with a powerful voice. One example of repetition in his speech to help
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Nashville artists has just released "JFK 50: A Memorial Album" which honors and remembers President John Kennedy on the approaching 50th anniversary of his death. Nashville producer and two time Grammy winner‚ J. Aaron Brown‚ says the album is "a folksy blend of songs and narrations that will touch the hearts of all who experienced that tragic day in November 1963." Washington‚ DC-MD-VA-WV - An experienced and creative group of Nashville artists has just released "JFK 50: A Memorial Album" which honors
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March 10‚ 2009 Rose Schmitt Prof. J.W. Zuggi The Urban Experience LOVE Park In the heart of Center City‚ Philadelphia is the JFK Plaza‚ which is known to many Philadelphians as LOVE Park. The plaza is the home of The Fairmount Park Welcome Center‚ a single-spout fountain‚ and Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture. The plaza serves as a terminal point for The Ben Franklin Parkway and merges it to City Hall. The plaza itself was designed in 1965 by city planners Vincent King and Edmund Bacon as
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John F. Kennedy delivers a speech at Rice University Stadium in Houston‚ Texas. Kennedy’s audience is those who are in attendance at this event. This was in support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s program to put humans on the moon. Kennedy used evidence to prove the benefits‚ important scientific figures‚ calls to the audience‚ and utilizes their moral compass so that the listeners of this speech will feel compelled to support the cause of the space program. Kennedy uses evidence
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Rhetorical Analysis‚ Declan Devaney In his awaited response to Chicago pastor‚ Jeremiah Wright’s uncivil outburst‚ Barrack Obama puts to shame the hasteful denunciations from Americans. He creates redemption for Wright’s actions which produces an emotional appeal with his citizens. Ushered forward by Obama is the back story of Reverend Wright‚- something Obama’s audience had been comfortably oblivious to until now- his hardships‚ victories‚ and benevolent deeds that reveal his true nature; not the
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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‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ began to
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when we consider the history of Canada. The French‚ who at first arrived to Canada‚ gave in 1713 their colonies to the British Empire. That is why Canadians have two home languages. Canada is a part of Commonwealth. The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 independent countries‚ almost all of which were formerly under British rule. Canada is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy with The Queen as Sovereign. Canada is geographically close to United States and there is an intense
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JFK Inauguration Speech Analysis The tone of Kennedy’s speech is extremely confident‚ driven‚ and determined with a youthful energy that lasts throughout. This is developed by his use of rhetorical strategies such as declarative sentences‚ antithesis‚ asyndeton‚ and metaphorical and formal diction. He also uses short paragraphs and sentences to his advantage. One of the most important rhetorical tools used in Kennedy’s speech was the use of declarative sentences. The inaugural address is the
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was first elected into the Oval Office on the heels of the start of the Great Depression. At the time of his inauguration‚ American morale was set at an all-time low. In his First Inaugural Address‚ Roosevelt speaks with a nuanced tone and a compelling appeal to ethos in order to mollify and uplift the American people during this trying time. Throughout his speech‚ Roosevelt maintains a refined tone of humility and authority. He presents the people with a call to action—he
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