Obama’s Inaugural Barack Obama delivered his Inaugural Address at a critical point in American history. The United States was facing a global economic crisis while skidding deeper into recession‚ two foreign wars were being fought with consistently rising death tolls‚ international relations looked bleak‚ and the outgoing president was leaving with one of the lowest approval ratings in history. Obama’s speech had lofty goals. His mission was to inspire hope‚ unite Americans behind his leadership
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In his inaugural address‚ he stated‚ “I am loath to close‚ We are not enemies‚ but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained‚ it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory‚ stretching from every battlefield‚ and patriot
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Rhetorical Analysis of JFK’s Inaugural Speech During the time JFK was elected president‚ our country was going through many hardships. After recovering from the Cold war‚ America needed a leader who would help bring peace and unity to the country. His Inaugural speech was encouraging and attempted to persuade the American’s citizens to do just that. His speech gave them comfort and confidence in him‚ as a leader that they desperately needed at the time. He used many rhetorical strategies
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President Theodore Roosevelt Proclamation and First Inaugural Address: The Use of Ethos and Pathos Lisa Weber ENG 530.020 Dr.Mollick December 5‚ 2012 Inaugural addresses usually follow a farewell address given by the outgoing President. In the book Presidents Creating Presidency: Deeds Done in Words‚ Campbell and Jamieson’s chapter on “Farewell Addresses” explain that “[a] farewell address is an anticipatory ritual; the address is delivered days‚ sometimes weeks‚ before an outgoing president
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Thomas Jefferson was a congress representative of his home state of Virginia during the American Revolution‚ but is better known as the third president of the United States. The Declaration of Independence was a document that announced the thirteen American
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Rhetorical analysis in Obama’s inaugural address Presiden’s inaugural address‚besides aiming to elucidate his politics and position‚ mainly aims to insipre and educate the public.Obama’s inaugural address” Renewing American’s Promise” once again displayed his incomparable eloquence and fluency. Appropriate employment of rhetoric can express thoughts and emotions accurately and create the desired emotional impact. First‚the use of parallelism. In rhetoric‚ parallelism means giving two or more
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L9/26/12 Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence Virginia‚ 1776 Dear Thomas Jefferson: I am writing to you‚ to express my opinion on the Declaration of Independence. It is something that our country is based off of‚ so I feel as if I should be giving you my feedback on the matter. The Declaration is very well written and captures all the aspects of what our freedom should be‚ but there are a few things I must point out‚ which I will get to later. There were not a ton of let downs‚
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President Bush’s Second Inaugural Address Since President Abraham Lincoln’s famous second inaugural address nearly 150 years ago it has been a long standing tradition for the President’s inaugural address to present a somewhat ambiguous claim for world transformation and diplomacy. President George W. Bush’s second inaugural address is no different. It set forth President Bush’s ambitious vision of the United States’ role in advancing of freedom‚ liberty‚ and democracy worldwide “with the ultimate
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John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address in January 20‚ 1961 was a good representation of the enormous amount of things that were taking place in that setting. Kennedy’s inaugural address enlightened America and the world on his goals for his presidency; within his speech he used a form of comparing and contrasting‚ repetition‚ and exposition. Applying these helps Kennedy’s address inspire his audience. Kennedy takes advantage of one of his most prominent strategies‚ repetition‚ to emphasize his various
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credibility as an authoritative figure and resigned from office‚ leaving thousands of citizens distrustful and suspicious of the U.S. government. In that time‚ Vice President Gerald R. Ford steps forward as the new President‚ reassuring the nation in his “Address upon Taking the Oath of the U.S. Presidency.” However‚ as most people do not know him‚ they withheld from believing his character. Knowing this‚ Ford structures a persuasive argument that successfully gains the trust and support of his audience‚
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