like in the Civil War? November 19‚ 1863 President Abraham Lincoln gave “The Gettysburg Address” speech while the Civil War was still going on “Now we are engaged in a great civil war” (Lincoln‚ Line 4). The Civil War started on April 12‚ 1861 and ended on May 9‚ 1865‚ during this time the Battle of Gettysburg took place from July 1‚ 1863 to July 3‚ 1863. Lincoln gave this crucial speech on the battlefield of Gettysburg to the people of his time so he can urge them to keep fighting. Lincoln wanted
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Gettysburg Address Rhetorical Analysis The 16th President of the United States of America‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ in his speech‚ The Gettysburg Address‚ recounts the tragedy of the Civil War and the fight for the removal of slavery. Lincoln’s purpose is to state the importance of winning the war along with the importance of liberty‚ freedom‚ and equality. He creates a somber commemorative tone throughout the speech in order to show how serious he is about equality and freedom for everyone. Lincoln
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The Gettysburg Adress of Abraham Lincoln written on November 19‚ 1863 has helped his tone during the speech with the use of three rhetorical devices‚ such as : repetition‚ antithesis‚ and parallelism. His goal is to explain why it is important to honor the dead with increased devotion. Lincoln is honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrafice. With the tone of confidence and determination he managed to bring up a powerful speech with a powerful voice. One example of repetition in his speech to help
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national holiday: “They are the gracious gifts if the Most High God‚ who‚ while dealing with us in anger for our sins‚ hath nevertheless‚ remembered mercy” (Sandler‚ 62). During the Battle of Gettysburg‚ he said he had no fears of losing because he knew God would take care of everything. During his Gettysburg Address‚ he realized that our nation was one nation under God. Before he left Springfield to go to Washington‚ D.C.‚ he gave a speech. He said‚ “Without the assistance of that Devine Being…I cannot
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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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Name: Date: Graded Assignment Inside the Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address is a remarkable speech. It is only 272 words long and took only two minutes to deliver. But it had a profound effect on the nation—both then and now. President Lincoln was not even the principal speaker on November 19‚ 1863 at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery‚ just four months after the battle there. The key speaker was Edward Everett‚ a renowned orator who talked for over two hours. Later Everett
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Why is the Gettysburg Address Still Relevant Today? Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th President of the United States of America‚ summed up the ideals that would go on to shape one of the most powerful nations of the world. Although President Lincoln’s speech was about ten lines‚ in which he delivered in two minutes‚ he moved not just the people who had gathered for the honoring of the soldiers who bravely gave their lives in Gettysburg while fighting for freedom‚ but also people across the globe. In ten
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for the soldiers who had given their lives at the battle of Gettysburg for the reform and advancement of the country. He states that the brave men who here gave their last full measure of devotion” should be highly esteemed for the sacrifice they made. Lincoln establishes his ideas through the usage of rhetorical devices such as‚ an appeal to ethos‚ parallelism‚ and juxtaposition. Lincoln never uses the words “I‚” or “you‚” to address his audience‚ but instead uses “we‚” “our‚” and “us‚” to establish
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Inspiration or Plagiarism: The Gettysburg Address Throughout the progression of mankind one thing has virtually been a way to both settle problems and bring a nation together and that is war. When there is war‚ death usually is not too far behind‚ and when there are deaths there are funerals. One hundred fifty two years ago‚ Abraham Lincoln devised a speech known as the “Gettysburg Address.” After comparing the speech to “Pericles Funeral Oration”‚ one can infer that they are similar to each other
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Abraham Lincoln‚ in the Gettysburg Address‚ uses his rhetorical skillsets to help dedicate the land to the fallen soldiers‚ as he uses multiple literary devices. He refers to the colloquial of the founding fathers to this nation and the authors of the Declaration of Independance. He aspires the remaining soldiers‚ and the local people of Gettysburg to continue to fight for a reason‚ equality and liberty‚ the foundation of the United States‚ as he assures that the fallen will not be in vain. Lincoln
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