“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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S as a strong force among others. James Madison‚ fourth president of the United States‚ was widely viewed as introverted as well as respected for his intellect. In 1813‚ during the midst of the War of 1812‚ Madison delivered his second inaugural address to the white men in America eligible to vote. During 1813‚ Madison is addressing a nation divided in a time calling for unity and harmony. Madison thoroughly expresses conflicts of the war between the British and Indians as wells as how America is
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President elect‚ John Kennedy‚ in his inauguration address‚ expounds the country to an option for world peace. Kennedy’s purpose is to persuade the people of America and the rest of the world to follow his instructions of uniting to help accomplish peace worldwide. He procures an optimistic tone in order to convince the people of the world that world peace is possible with enough effort. Kennedy opens his inauguration address by establishing an effort to have everyone take what he is saying into
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Pearl Harbor was the first time the U.S. was invaded by another country. This had forever changed the history of America. Starting just before 8 a.m. Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan‚ and the Japanese were bombed by Japan‚ and the Japanese were able to destroy about 8 battleships‚ 20 American naval vessels‚ and 300+ airplanes. Pearl Harbor is an American naval base near Honolulu‚ Hawaii. The next day President Franklin D. Roosevelt did the right thing to ask Congress to declare war on Japan.. And
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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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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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December‚ 7‚ 1941 is a day that will always be remembered in American history. At the time‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt called that day “a date which will live infamy.” This is the day when the Japanese attacked America at Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack that was most definitely a cataclysmic one‚ when taking into consideration of more than 2‚500 lives taken. Because of this attack America got involved in World War II. Japan’s surprise attack was brought on by many factors. One of the
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Pearl Harbor impacted our nation in many more ways than one could imagine. The horrendous attack that leads the U.S to take extreme measure on the confinement of all Japanese descendants in the United States. The U.S was wounded‚ but that only gave the U.S another reason to fight back. During WWI more than 120‚000 Japanese-American citizens were assembled and ultimately shipped to internment camps. They had not been transported to the camp because they had been found guilty of a crime‚ but because
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Nicholas Hulsey Mr. Bowers American History Pearl harbor “ A date which will live in infamy”(President Franklin D. Roosevelt). Could the attack on Pearl Harbor been prevented??? To find that out you have to look back at the past. The attack on Pearl Harbor could have been prevented if the United States opened foreign communication with Japan‚ improved military defense‚ and recognized the importance of the intelligence reports
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Analysis of Steve Jobs Commencement Address Known as one of the greatest innovators of this time; Steve Jobs‚ had no problem establishing his credibility and convincing his audience that life should be about following their heart and finding what they love to do. Steve Jobs’ speech was effective in motivating Stanford’s graduating class and encouraging them to listen to their heart. I am agree with the speech that he gave to the students because we only live once and our goal in this universe it’s
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