Amy Verduzco Mr. Blacklock AP English 16 September 2014 For centuries‚ a president’s inaugural address has held profound importance‚ and is expected to be a memorable one. John F. Kennedy’s in particular‚ was one of the most touching and inspiring inaugural addresses in our country’s history and it continues to be analyzed in classrooms‚ articles‚ and on television today. His words gained the people’s confidence that he had a positive future in store for America‚ and his moving statements kept the
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“Gettysburg Address” Text Dependent Questions 1) “Four score and seven years ago” refers to 87 years ago‚ so he refers to the year 1776. This establishes the tone to be poetic and earnest. 2) The term “proposition” means changing statement or proposal. 3) To “die in vain” is to die for no reason‚ and it refers to the soldiers. 4) The phrase “the last full measure of devotion” refers to the highest level for the love of their[soldiers’] nation. This shapes the tone by adding love and passion
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Reagan was faced with a task comparable to Franklin Roosevelt and his inaugural address needed to reestablish confidence in the American economy. As well as the economic crisis‚ Reagan was handed a continuing crisis in the Middle East. This crisis not only included a hostage situation at the United States embassy in Iran but also growing tensions between Iraq and Iran. It was Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address that would cover these issues and give the American people the confidence they needed
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On 19th of November 1863‚ Abraham Lincoln was invited to give a speech at the official ceremony for the dedication of national cemetery of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania (Lincoln‚ 2002). The speech was later considered as the Gettysburg Address after reading and analyzing the speech. Though Abraham was not the official and featured orator in that ceremony‚ the 273-word is remembered as one of the most famous speeches in the American History. The speech contained some stylistic devices such as Asyndeton
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The Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln SPAM: Speaker: Abraham Lincoln Purpose: To honor those who died in the Civil War and especially those at the battle of Gettysburg Audience: Americans Medium: Outside Venue 3 Appeals of Rhetoric: Logos: Appeal to logic • “We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.” • It is logical that it is
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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 precise
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both were established presidents in their own ways. In George Washington’s Farewell Address he advised Americans to not get entangled within foreign countries’ problems and conflicts and to not have everlasting alliances and treaties. Washington also did not like the idea of having diverse political parties‚ and he also stressed the magnitude of religion and morality. Thomas Jefferson‚ in his first Inaugural Address states that a superior government will be able to permit its citizens to be well mannered
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next four years of the presidency. These speeches motivate and inspire the citizens. Most of the time‚ the president gives the speech to set a tone based on the current issues and struggles of the country. President Roosevelt and President Kennedy address fear in their speeches in similar and different ways. Both Presidents discuss the fear of citizens and consequences faced by the country. President Roosevelt addresses the fear during the Great Depression. Roosevelt wisely advised the people that
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Importance of Voting In his Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln called democracy “government of the people‚ by the people and for the people.” It means that we are not here to serve our government‚ but that our government is here to serve us — and we have the right to decide who will represent us and how we want to be represented. It means that we have one of the greatest rights any free people can have: the right to vote. Voting is a right that‚ throughout history‚ many have fought for and
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President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address is a well known speech given at the end of his presidency. In it‚ Eisenhower expresses his worry for the future of The United States of America. Eisenhower starts off his farewell speech speaking of four major wars in the past century. Being bias‚ he states " despite these holocausts‚ America today is the strongest‚ the most influential and most productive nation in the world" ( P.1). Obviously since he was the president of the nation‚ he feels a sense of
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