prosperity was beginning to disintegrate. America was in a downward spiral towards corruption‚ poverty‚ chaos‚ and financial instability. Barack Obama delivers an empowering inauguration speech‚ in 2008‚ bringing forth that Americans need to unify in order to return America to its rightful and bestowed place. In his speech‚ Obama utilizes an assuring tone to emphasize unity and the restoration of America also; he alludes to historical instances to convey a sense of legacy within the American people. Barack
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Alfred Green In his speech‚ Alfred M. Green helped to unite the Union by using various rhetorical devices to help express his three arguments about why African Americans should be allowed to enlist in the Union army. In these arguments‚ Green points out that dwelling on the discrepancies and mistakes of the leaders of the past is not going to help the black community in the future and that they must fight to improve their status in society. Green also comments that African Americans should try to
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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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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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What were the speaker’s goals of the speech? (Recall the three main goals that we discussed in class). To pose a question for society and try to answer it in the best way he can but also in hopes for someone to find an exact answer one day‚ also to reignite the people to think more about space and future interactions with our people or other beings. b. Discuss the historical or societal context in which this speech falls. For example‚ Dr. King’s speech was delivered during a time when marginalized
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you--ask what you can do for your country." John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ also known as Jack or JFK‚ was the first person to hold office that was Roman Catholic. He was also the youngest president elected at the age of forty-three years old. JFK was an important leader‚ he served our country in many ways‚ he was our 35th President‚ and he was still assassinated even though he was liked by many people. In 1941 JFK joined the U.S. Navy‚ after two years he was then sent to the South Pacific. While he was
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Kennedys inaugural speech took please on January 20‚ 1961 during the Cold War that consist of the power of communist over the United States and its government. The speech was said to motivate and express his (the presidents) thoughts on what actions should be implemented to come out victorious. John F. Kennedys used many rhetorical devices to make his appeals more concrete. As John F. Kennedy uses his decides he also uses other appeals such as chiasmus and alliteration to emphasize his speech and try
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women‚ and “peace in every corner of the world.” Malala begins her speech by saying first in Arabic‚ “Bismillah hir rahman ir rahim” and then translates
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him as a presidential candidate. Most of his anger was directed at Mexico‚ which he accused of “bringing their worst people” to America‚ including criminals and “rapists”. He pointed that Mexicans as the cause of many of America’s problems. In his speech he mentioned that Mexico are not “sending” America the right people. In other words‚ they are not sending us people that will help America economically . He was a very honest with his opinions and did not hold back any negative thoughts that he had
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Heroes become heroes when they are treated like such‚ this treatment comes to a being when they prove they are worthy through their actions. Pakistani Activist for youth education‚ Malala Yousafzai‚ in her speech to the UN Youth Takeover‚ reflects her time as an activist and confronts the issues with the Taliban and how it has affected the rights of many people. Yousafzai’s purpose is to show that people are struggling to achieve their goals in peace‚ education‚ and equality. She accumulates a tenacious
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