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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AIDS activist‚ Mary Fisher‚ gave a thirteen minute speech that is now among one of the Top 100 American Speeches. Fisher relies on the use of the rhetorical aspects of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos to speak about the importance of raising awareness in order to find a cure for HIV/AIDS. She shoots down stereotypes by saying that no one is safe from contracting HIV and calls for compassion when treating patients with HIV or AIDS. In her infamous speech Fisher says‚ “ if you believe you are safe‚ you are
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Today‚ I’d like to discuss how Donald Trump used the language of leadership in his campaign speeches to influence his audience. More specifically his supporters in West Palm Beach‚ Florida‚ where one of his rallies took place. The fact that this speech took place in Florida is key to understanding why Trump used the language that he did as Florida is typically a swing state during the election. It was obvious that his main purpose was to convince any undecided voters and to win the state of Florida
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President of the United States. Kennedy’s speech‚ delivered on January 20‚ 1961 recognized the fear and anxiety running rampant throughout the common citizens’ mind. In his constant use of repetition and rhetorical devices‚ Kennedy eases the public’s mind by maintaining a conversational tone‚ while still holding a clear and compelling structure as he addresses Congress and the national public. First‚ Kennedy ignites a sense of pride in the American people. His speech appeals emotionally to those who feel
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In her 1905 speech before the National American Woman Suffrage Association‚ social worker Florence Kelley fought for the abolishment of unfair child labor policies with the help of voters and petitions. In this fight‚ she depicts the horrible state of child labor throughout America‚ contrasting the “little white girls … of six or seven years” (29-33) from the women privileged enough to be in her audience‚ and speaks in both questions and exclamations‚ empowering her audience to do what they can about
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As president of the United States‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ in his second inauguration speech‚ surprises his audience by not giving a long‚ protracted harangue on politics and states’ rights‚ instead‚ he gives a concise lecture on the evilness of slavery and not charging the south with the entire cause of the war. And through juxtaposition‚ biblical allusion‚ and classical appeals‚ Lincoln articulates his purposes: to urge public amnesty for the south and to reunite the Unites States under one flag. Lincoln
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Cuban Missile Crisis speech on October 22‚ 1962. JFK uses repetition‚ ethos‚ and pathos to discredit the USSR’s international standing in the world. JFK give his speech to show the people that the government has their best interests at heart. He tells the citizens about what the government has learned and what they intend to do about it. To reassure the people of the US‚ he describes what he has done so far‚ and what he plans to do in the future. In the main part of the speech‚ JFK turns to what the
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In the summer of 1969‚ Edward M. Kennedy proposed a speech to the American citizens to “apologize” for his actions and unsuccessful attempt at trying to rescue his dear friend Mary Jo. On July 18th‚ Edward Kennedy‚ the current president‚ hosted an annual cookout on Chappaquiddick Island‚ inviting Kennedy campaign secretaries‚ one of them being Mary Jo Kopechne. Around 11:15 P.M.‚ Edward offered to drive Mary Jo home‚ despite the “possible” alcoholic drinks he may have had. She accepted‚ and not soon
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Inaugural Address Good Evening. I am standing here today to not only address the power of The United States of America‚ but to address the background that shapes we the people to be the country of opportunity‚ freedom‚ and love. This beauty of a nation holds years worth of patriotic moments and times of pain‚ but we must learn to face the issues head on. There is no time to waste because from July 4‚ 1776 to present day we have strived and have become a piece of history that no person will ever forget
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