“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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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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and logical appeals to persuade the audience that together‚ they can accomplish so many goals. He also connects to other parts of the world by explaining that together‚ we are all humans and we are one. Kennedy’s sentence structure and the use of rhetorical devices permeated throughout his speech creates a powerful and effective message to the audience and will forever be remembered as one of the most effective speeches. John F. Kennedy persuades the audience to unify in order to accomplish the major
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I feel that Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” is the most compelling of all the speeches that I read . Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” was the most compelling speech because of the way he wrote the speech with a sad‚ somber tone and also hinted towards equality and freedom for all men. In the very beginning of the “Gettysburg Address” written by the 16th president of the United States -- Abraham Lincoln‚ reminds the public what the United States of America was founded upon; the
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horrible disasters‚ things not going the way they were supposed too like the Space Shuttle Challenger. This shuttle shows that just because something bad happened at the moment it was still worth it. The people aboard this ship will be remembered for being so courageous and being part of such a huge event in history. Because of this event there was more motivation for future space shuttles as ronald reagan said “It’s all apart of
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opponents afterward” (Catt 1). It is important for women to have the right to vote because all people deserve to have a say in what happens in their government. Catt believes that women should have the right to vote and wants others to agree. In “Address to Congress on Women’s Suffrage‚” Carrie Chapman Catt conveys ethos to achieve the audience’s trust‚ pathos to engage the audience emotionally‚ and logos to present factual information in order to persuade the audience to believe that woman suffrage
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The hysteria surrounding communism ravaged the United States of America when John F. Kennedy was elected president. Sputnik was orbiting in space‚ the Cold War raged in the background and to combat the fear‚ America needed a strong‚ dependable leader. At this time‚ Kennedy barely beat his presidential competitor Richard Nixon causing uneasy feelings in the American public. To alleviate the apprehension‚ John F. Kennedy delivered an inspiring inaugural speech which sent a message of strength to the
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Rhetorical Analysis: President Ronald Reagan ’s Farwell Address Rhetorical Analysis: Reagan ’s Farwell Address Ronald Reagan ’s Farewell Address was an amazing example of conveying the fundamentals for freedom through an emotional and visual lesson. It is no wonder that the president known as the "great communicator" was successful in painting for us a picture of who we were‚ past and present‚ and the improvements in the areas of strength‚ security‚ and
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In his 1985 State of the Union address‚ President Ronald Reagan called upon Congress and the American citizens to face the Soviet Union‚ what he had beforehand called the Evil Empire. We should remain by our entire democratic based colleague. Assuring that we don’t break loyalty with the individuals
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controversial and hated presidents at the time of his presidency‚ but greatly admired by people today. He was a wonderful speaker and used many different tactics to get his point across efficiently. The first thing he says in his Second Inaugural Address was “at this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office.” This appeals to ethos by making the audience trust him because you know he has been president before. He uses the authority that he had from being the previous president to
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