Analyzing the Rhetoric of JFK’s Inaugural Address Topic: John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address Grade Level: 9-12 Subject Area: English Language Arts Time Required: 1-2 class periods Goals/Rationale An inaugural address is a speech for a very specific event—being sworn into the office of the presidency. The speeches of modern presidents share some commonalities in referencing American history‚ the importance of the occasion‚ and hope for the future. Each president‚ however‚ has faced the particular
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Kennedy’s inaugural speech‚ Kennedy uses patriotism to gain the support of our general public as he plans to move our country forward. An example of him trying to gain the support of our general public is him saying to rejoice in hope and to be patient when times get rough. Another example is when he gives information to our civil faith. The last example is when he says “how the trumpet summons us again”. He does not shank from his responsibility he welcomes it. The goals of his speech is to not
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January 3‚ 2012/17 Rhetoric I Ask In Kennedy’s inaugural address he pledges to help the people around the world who "struggle to break the bonds of misery." He wishes to help these people because it is the right thing to do. This shows that there was much poverty around the world at the time. Even the rich needed help; Kennedy said‚ "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor‚ then it cannot save the few who are rich." Kennedy also wanted to assure the survival and success of liberty
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always be remembered for two things— how his presidency ended‚ but also how it started. In his famous inaugural address‚ he discusses his goals for the future of the country. Given in the midst of the Cold War‚ Kennedy uses his speech to inspire the Americans listening‚ hoping for a better relationship with the USSR during his presidency. During paragraphs twelve through twenty-one of his speech‚ he speaks about his hope for improved he appeals to pathos by using anaphora and diction‚ appeals to
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Kennedy stated in the Inaugural Address‚ “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.” John F. Kennedy gave his Inaugural Address on January 20‚ 1961. Kennedy captured a sense of security and an outlook of idealism‚ which reassured Americans of their nation’s strengths and inspired them to serve their country and the world. John F. Kennedy presents the audience with Ethos‚ Logos‚ as well
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John F. Kennedy‚ the 35th president of United State of America‚ delivered an inaugural address which later became a precious historical record. In his passionate and cogent speech‚ Kennedy expressed a intense message to the whole world that‚ peace‚ in fact‚ can be achieved as long as people have faith toward freedom‚ and by using several writing strategies like Using Emotion-Arousing Words‚ Parallelism‚ Anaphora and so on‚ he efficiently showed that not only America‚ but also the whole world would
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president to run our country‚ and in January of the next year the new president makes a speech to the American people. Each president takes office at a different time in the country‚ which requires a different type of speech for the American citizens. When John F. Kennedy took office in 1961‚ America had been dealing with the Cold War‚ the Space Race‚ and the Civil Rights Movement‚ so America needed a speech the would send hope and strength to themselves and the rest of the world. President Kennedy
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Corrina Quesada October 6‚ 2014 Period 5 JFK Inaugural Speech Essay Patriotic yet hopeful‚ John F. Kennedy urges the American citizens to act as a community with the rest of the world. Anaphora and abstract words aid him in highlighting his hopes for the pursuit of community in the world. Hortative and imperative sentences were also strongly delivered in his speech to justify what the citizens of America should be doing to make these hopes become a reality. With these devices‚ the pursuit of
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John F. Kennedys Inaugural Address On a cold January afternoon in 1961‚ President John F. Kennedy recites an artful speech that motivates the world. While the speech’s respectful eloquence is appropriate for the occasion of an inauguration‚ its youthful energy and archaic words and phrases make it distinctly John F. Kennedy’s piece. President Kennedy‚ the youngest president‚ uses several word choices that make the speech effective‚ by appealing mainly to pathos
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On January 20‚ 1961‚ the world turned on their television to see how the newly elected American President‚ J. F. Kennedy‚ would address the issues of proliferating weapons and the propagating “iron tyranny” (7). Kennedy delivers a speech that aims to ameliorate their many fears and also establish himself as a capable president –one that would take a strong stance for democracy in a war against communism. By employing well-crafted syntax‚ specific diction‚ and explicit tone‚ Kennedy is able to eloquently
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