issue that were addressed by FDR including some of the major problems like bank runs‚ unemployment‚ and even political policies. Overall he talks about the economy of the country and how it has been affected by the Great Depression. He begins his address by referring back to the problem and how it is affecting the society. He starts by talking about how the Great Depression has destroyed the value of banks‚ mortgages‚ loans‚ and credit. He describes the situation and how the value of money has decreased
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as Martin Luther King Jr and Abraham Lincoln do this is through speech elements such as rhetoric‚ language techniques‚ successful structure and also establishing a relationship with their audience. The speeches I have a Dream‚ and The Gettysburg Address [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMzY1KJVeo]‚ although performed to entirely different audiences in different contexts‚ share similar values and qualities. In order to gain a complete understanding of the distinctive qualities of the speeches we
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President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address was made one month before the end of the Civil War. This speech was also his last. Throughout the speech his purpose was to reunite the North and the South.. To accomplish his purpose‚ he uses logical appeals‚ repetition and Biblical allusions. President Lincoln used logical appeals to achieve his purpose of reunification of the North and South. Throughout the speech‚ lincoln used logos to prove that "both parties deprecated war" to put them on equal
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Abraham Lincoln uses anaphora‚ antithesis‚ and allusion in his speech‚ "The Gettysburg Address"‚ to motivate and inspire fellow Americans to finish the almost-completed task that the soldiers fought for ‚ equality. In the third paragraph‚ President Lincoln declares‚ "we can not dedicate-we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground." Abraham is referring to the field in which the Battle of Gettysburg was fought. He believes that the Americans should dedicate the field to the soldiers‚ that
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In President Abraham Lincoln’s address‚ the syntax moves from one long sentence to choppy and finally to a mix of long and medium sentences that repeat certain words. In the beginning President Lincoln uses phrases that are no longer commonly used and parallelism. This emphasizes a tone of unity and strength needed to win the war.He uses repetition and anaphora in order to captivate and inspire his audience‚ emphasizing the main idea that the United States must emerge from the adversity of the Civil
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The first inaugural address of Franklin D. Roosevelt was one that strove to lift the American people off their feet as the country entered some of it’s worst years during the Great Depression. One of Roosevelt’s strong advantages during his address was his ability to relate to the very real concerns of the everyday American citizens. With pressures of the failing economy facing the President-elect‚ he delivered this speech‚ addressing the nation about his plans for a New Deal. Roosevelt made his
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realpolitik. A realpolitik is a leader who does not care what religion he is or what religion his country is. He does not let faith dictate how he rules his country. Lincoln is the only president so far to not have belonged to a church and he was never baptized (Noll). Lastly‚ in paragraph five‚ Lincoln uses the rhetorical question‚ “...shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a Living God always ascribe to him?” to show slavery is against God and against
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B) Analysis and comments on President Barack Obama’s speech ”Back to School” Education is one of President Barack Obama’s key issues. It is a very import factor in determining the rising generation’s competitiveness and more important a keystone in maintaining their position as the only superpower. Obama’s speech “Back to School”‚ which was held at Wakefield High School in Arlington‚ Virginia on September 8‚ 2009‚ is an excellent opportunity for the President to address students across America directly
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On the 40th anniversary of D-Day‚ Ronald Reagan stood on the northern coast of France to commemorate the veterans that served‚ and expressed the importance of unity between the allies of the United States. Reagan is diligent in his efforts‚ and effectively incorporates imagery and pathos to communicate the significance of the sacrifices made‚ as well as the determined and unstoppable machine that America had come to be. In the introduction of the passage‚ Reagan embodies the extensive pride for
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Week 2 Assignment To drill or not to drill is the question. Yes Barack Obama has promised us many things‚ but he isn’t promising us anything that any other president hasn’t promised us. The all promise us the world at our finger tips‚ a better life‚ and lower taxes‚ but how many times does that really happen? We all have hopes and dreams of what is going to go on in the Nation‚ but they do not always come true. With the topic at hand‚ we definitely would like lower gas prices‚ but they seem
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