Truth and the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln were both similar because they were powerful speeches for equality. The two speeches were different because of their speakers‚ Truth and Lincoln were on completely different spectrums of the social scale and therefore seen differently by the public. Ain’t I a Woman by Sojourner Truth was a speech on equality of the sexes. Her speech was extemporaneous‚ and still had such an effect. She had a power in her words‚ and used rhetorical devices such as
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war; it was also to reinforce the fact that there is unfinished work. "It is for us the living rather‚ to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who have fought here have thus far so nobly advanced." (Lincoln "Gettysburg Address") In my opinion the Gettysburg Address is a brief summary of Pericles speech. They both talk about the people who have died and how honorable it was to have done so. The also both start off speaking of those who came before them‚ and how they have inspired present
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In the ”Gettysburg Address‚” Abraham Lincoln incorporates literary devices in his address to achieve his purpose. Lincoln uses repetition‚ antithesis‚ and parallelism to remind those who were present of the lives that were lost and the dream that should continue to live on for them. Abraham Lincoln utilizes repetition in his speech to make it very clear what his point is. By repeating words it emphasizes Lincoln’s point and the importance of it. He says‚ “... we cannot dedicate- we cannot consecrate--
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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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Prior to converging on Gettysburg Lee had given Gen. Ewell orders to march on Harrisburg (Gottfried‚ 2010). The order to pull Ewell back from his attack on Harrisburg in order to march on Gettysburg was a result of information gaps which were normally filled by Stuart’s cavalry. Lee had believed the Army of the Potomac was still south of the Potomac River. He ordered Generals Ewell and Longstreet to converge on Gettysburg in an effort to force the Union Army northward‚ across
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inspire.” Jefferson begins his address by telling us he is thankful for being elected President and he states that he is humble by saying that he will provide the nation with the best care possible‚ no matter the cost. This statement hardens the people’s belief that they have chosen the right person for the job. He says he is grateful and humbled by the offer‚ there for appealing to our patriotism and admiration for who he is. Tone – Jefferson’s tone throughout the address is
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The Civil Rights Address was one of the most influential speeches President John F. Kennedy has ever presented to the American people‚ and was one of many of his many accomplishments during his presidency. America was experiencing racial discrimination and racial inequality‚ and Americans needed a leader who would unite them. John F. Kennedy was a sincere‚ honest‚ inspirational individual whose duty was to influence equality to Americans. President John F. Kennedy’s address inspires and pulls on
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President elect‚ John Kennedy‚ in his inauguration address‚ expounds the country to an option for world peace. Kennedy’s purpose is to persuade the people of America and the rest of the world to follow his instructions of uniting to help accomplish peace worldwide. He procures an optimistic tone in order to convince the people of the world that world peace is possible with enough effort. Kennedy opens his inauguration address by establishing an effort to have everyone take what he is saying into
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“We the people‚ of these United States‚ in order to form a more perfect union…” (Obama‚ 2008) is how Barack Obama first addresses the American people on March 18‚ 2008 in A More Perfect Union. The effectiveness of this address had a positive as well as a negative effect on his audience. President Barack Obama addressed many issues in his speech. He began his discourse with a brief history of slaves as well as the struggle that they had to go through. He also mentioned the civil war and its effects
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S as a strong force among others. James Madison‚ fourth president of the United States‚ was widely viewed as introverted as well as respected for his intellect. In 1813‚ during the midst of the War of 1812‚ Madison delivered his second inaugural address to the white men in America eligible to vote. During 1813‚ Madison is addressing a nation divided in a time calling for unity and harmony. Madison thoroughly expresses conflicts of the war between the British and Indians as wells as how America is
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