Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg not only memorialized the deaths of the fallen‚ but also‚ through the use of the rhetorical strategies of repetition‚ pathos‚ and syntax‚ served as a away to get the people to continue the war. His syntax was most effective in the way that his speech was only composed of two hundred and seventy-words and still serves as one of the greatest speeches ever made. Lincoln’s repetition was used very carefully concentrating on the words being repeated and finally his use of
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Abraham Lincoln was our president during the Civil War who wrote Gettysburg Address. Dr. Martin Luther King was a Civil Rights leader who gave the I have a Dream speech by LIncoln Memorial. President Lincoln and Dr. King both addressed the issue of freedom in their speeches. Both used rhetorical devices such as‚ repetition and parallelism. Each speech had its own purpose.Lincoln’s purpose was to finish the war the north had started; while Dr. King’s was to demand a change for blacks across America
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Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address Vs. Martin Luther King Jr.: Letter from Birmingham Jail Both President Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. mastered the technique of using words to effectively influence and persuade their audience into action. Their words delivered during difficult times in America’s history are still referenced today in speeches of prominent politicians. Additionally‚ their words are continuously analyzed for the rhetorical strategies applied in order for others
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The power of ethos is reflected by the influence of each contributor of the declaration. One contributing factor to the success of the declaration was the the multitude of social identities including but not limited to race‚ age‚ and class. The other was Stanton’s connection to various activist groups. With these circumstances followed by using the Declaration of Independence as the blueprint‚ the authors who signed the historical document displayed significant credibility. Although it would seem
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their own speeches so they know how they want it to sound. When I read The Gettysburg Address myself it was from my perspective. Sometimes when I read somebody’s work‚ it’s not as powerful as the original reciter‚ Abraham Lincoln has a more influential voice‚ as a reader we understand how powerful it is but‚ we don’t feel the power behind the words and during the time that Lincoln did his speech about The Gettysburg Address was significant. There was a part in the speech in the beginning to be more
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continental congress has officially declared independence from Great Britain yesterday. It is with great sorrow as we read the document written by Thomas Jefferson‚ 33 years of age‚ yesterday. A frequent reader of this newspaper would know our strong anti-independence opinion. To elaborate‚ our protection was highly thought of as Great Britain has the most superior military of our world. Our own security has now been made vulnerable with this declaration. Our now independent country could be ambushed
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Many events occurred during the first battles of the war to become independent. These battles were the first to show that the colonist wants independence‚ and would do anything to win. The first battles were “The Battles of Lexington and Concord” which declared the American Revolutionary War. With the first battle at Lexington‚ the town knew the Redcoats were coming‚ thanks to William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott. When the Redcoats and the minutemen‚ who were prepared for their arrival‚ “the shot
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Declaration of Independence I‚ Nadia Souada‚ on this 9th day of October 2012‚ declare my Independence from homework for all concerned persons to read. It is necessary for a person to want to get rid of a force controlling them. Also‚ it is commonly known that with growing up‚ homework should be expected in order to receive a full education. This meaning‚ every child for twelve years is supposed to make school a priority‚ and then get an occupation once they are an adult. While I accept this
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believes that everyone should have a chance to be who and what they want to be and that everyone has a certain right to achieve it. In paragraph two‚ when the author refers to the Declaration of Independence‚ I believe that he indeed does help to support his thesis from paragraph one. When the Declaration of Independence states: “. . .that they are endowed with certain
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As Americans the day of July 4 has a very great importance to us. It is the day we became independent. On July 4‚ 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. Eleven years later the Constitution was born. 26 years after that the Bill Of Rights was added to the Constitution. These three documents represent what it means to be an American. The Declaration of Independence was made to free ourselves from the rule of the King. The Constitution was written to make sure the government that was being
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