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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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    Thomas Jefferson is considered one of the most brilliant men ever to serve as president. Jefferson accomplished many things that contributed to his legacy. He was a founding father of the United States‚ and he was the main author of the Declaration of Independence. If it were not for Jefferson our Declaration would not be the basis for many countries around the world. He wrote something that all Americans can be proud of. Thomas Jefferson’s interest in geography and nature helped him see the

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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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    choose carefully the person for my thoughts as Thomas Jefferson. The author of the declaration of independence‚ a great statesman‚ an aristocratic diplomat‚ a Virginia nationalist‚ a philosopher‚ a scientist‚ an architect‚ a plantation and slave owner‚ this multi faced personality is as intriguing as meaning of being an American itself. Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia colony on April 13‚ 1743. He was the third child and eldest son of Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph. His father was a surveyor

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    Sydney Walker Thomas Jefferson and the Meanings of Liberty 1. a.) Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were both representative of their time in the fact that they still held prejudices against different races. This was nothing but the norm for the 18th and 19th century. Jefferson owned slaves and Franklin‚ for most of his life‚ adamantly believed that African Americans were lesser. b.) But‚ quite unlike the mainstream ideals of their time‚ both men held strong ideals of equality. Franklin did

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    Both Washington and Jefferson were raised in Virginia‚ a geographic part of the country in which slavery had been an entrenched cultural institution. In fact‚ at the time of the Founders‚ the morality of slavery had rarely been questioned; and in the 150 years following the introduction of slavery into Virginia by Dutch traders in 1619‚ there had been few voices raised in objection. That began to change in 1765‚ for as a consequence of America’s examination of her own relationship with Great

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    The Dinner begins with Thomas Jefferson’s account of the Compromise of 1790. Jefferson explains that Hamilton comes to him discouraged that his fiscal policy was being blocked‚ with most of that opposing force coming from Madison. In order to help them resolve this issue‚ Jefferson invited them to a dinner‚ where a compromise was reached; Madison would leave the assumption bill to its fate‚ and Hamilton would ensure that the Nation’s capital would lie along the Potomac. The assumption bill passed

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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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