Paper # 2 ENG 106 Instructor: 10.20.2012 Rhetorical Analysis of Kennedy’s Inaugural Address A successful speech is often combined lots of factors‚ especially the use of rhetorical. Throughout the various periods of the famous speeches in the United States‚ all of the speechmaker used a variety of rhetorical devices and made their speech greatly appreciated‚ which is the magic of rhetorical. Kennedy was the youngest person elected U.S. President .His presidency came to represent the America
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government cannot endure‚ permanently‚ half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided.” This was the beginning of a great man’s rise to power. It was his first promise of a better United States. Lincoln chose to start a war on slavery‚ but he also intended to finish it which brings us to this speech. He was explaining why the war needed to happen (because slavery went against God and the rights of man) and
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Kennedy addresses his speeches often with a passionate‚ powerful tone that catches his audience’s attention and creates a resonant atmosphere around him. Here in this essay‚ I choose three of the most representative speeches by Kennedy – inaugural address‚ address at Rice University on nation’s space effort‚ and “Ich bin ein Berliner” – and analyze them using statistical data. I select sentence length‚ specific word frequency‚ and sentence structure frequency as the three stylistic features that characterize
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leading to the end of slavery and was a spectacular president until his untimely death. In his‚ rather short‚ Second Inaugural Address he surprised people with not only its length but its content as well. Lincoln‚ using careful wording‚ treated both men and parties as equal‚ thus creating an impacting result on what would eventually be American History. Lincoln starts off his address with a simple “fellow-countrymen” which describes the whole audience‚ both black and white. Lincoln chose his wording
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John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address The Inaugural Address‚ by John F. Kennedy is about the people cooperating to make America a better place for everyone. John F. Kennedy’s speech was delivered in the east side of the capitol on January 20‚ 1961. In John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address‚ he emphasizes the need for unity among mankind. John F. Kennedy utilizes anaphora to evoke togetherness throughout the world. Throughout his speech‚ Kennedy repeats‚ “we pledge” several times. Kennedy means to convey
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individuals involved in war. During Lincoln’s second Inaugural Address‚ he makes his purpose clear to the nation by using deliberate parallelism to appeal to each side‚ obvious reasoning to the audience’s desires to demonstrate his position‚ and by building his character and trust. Lincoln’s notable eagerness can be attributed to how he chooses phrases that provide a way of including everyone with a positive sense of respect. While referring to his last address‚ he claims "All dreaded it‚ all sought to avert
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Behind Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address Before the 1933 election‚ the United States underwent a great economic depression‚ which was at the fault of president Hoover. But President Roosevelt strongly believed in anything being possible. In Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first Inaugural Address he used ethos‚ logos and parallel structure to convey his conflicting feelings about World War I and the Great Depression in order to show his concern in improving and progressing the economy and
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Abraham Lincoln ’s Second Inaugural Address In the "Second Inaugural Address" (1865)‚ Abraham Lincoln contemplates that they‚ as a United Nation‚ should reflect on the effects of the Civil War and move towards a better future for this nation. He addresses God and the issue of slavery in order to encourage the Northern and Southern states towards reconciliation. Lincoln tries to reveal his intention by utilizing figurative diction‚ parallel syntax‚ and a shifting tone. Abraham Lincoln uses
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Haley wigal Inaugural Address John Fitzgerald Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ “Inaugural Address” (January 20th‚1961) “President John Fitzgerald Kennedy possessed all the qualities of greatness. He had deep faith‚ complete confidence‚ human sympathy‚ and broad vision which recognized the true values of freedom‚ equality‚ and the brotherhood which have always been the marks of the American political dreams.” Said by John W. McCormack‚ Speaker of the House of Representatives‚ at John F. Kennedy’s
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Former President Barack Obama‚ in his 2009 “Inaugural Address” speech talks about how he will change America for the better. He uses a persuasive tone in order to let the audience know what he is doing and also that it is serious and that he will accomplish everything he wants to alter in the country. Obama’s purpose is to give a good speech as the new president. Obama uses rhetorical devices like anaphora‚ preamble‚ and allusion. “On this day” “On this day” “On this day” these are examples of
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