Rhetorical Analysis: JFK’s Inaugural Address On January 20‚ 1961 the 35th president of these United States‚ John F. Kennedy spoke some of the most memorable and moving words in history. He is often considered one of the most legendary‚ progressive and peace-loving leaders this nation has ever seen. In his inaugural address‚ President Kennedy utilized many tools typically used in rhetorical or persuasive writing. As in any inaugural address by new presidents‚ he took full advantage of the three
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Madison Temme 2/7/14 AP Lang. Period 4 Kennedy’s Inaugural Address John Fitzgerald Kennedy won the U.S. 1960 election by one of the smallest margins in history. With a win by only a tenth of a percent almost half the country felt that Kennedy should not be president. The new president was left to convince that half that his win is one of the best things that could have ever happened. In his inaugural address he states not only what he was going to do in his time as president but bring
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With a powerful and convincing tone‚ the charismatic world leader‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ confidently proposes to a global audience the agenda of his administration. Kennedy emphasizes that he will promote unity in the United States and around the world; However‚ Kennedy also affirms that he will not tolerate any adversaries that threaten the U.S. or its allies. Through the use of antithesis and anaphora‚ President Kennedy effectively conveys this message to the American people and to all the influential
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Philosophy Midterm Paper Being compared to a torpedo fish may seem like an insult‚ but in Socrates’ case‚ it is nothing but a compliment because of the actions behind it. Socrates is known for his questioning and critical thinking abilities that might give him this nickname. Meno‚ frustrated by Socrates extreme questioning‚ says‚ “Indeed if a joke is in order‚ you seem‚ in appearance and in every other way‚ to be like the broad torpedo fish‚ for it too makes anyone who comes close and touches it
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carried 1‚257 passengers and 650 crew. The U20 (German Submarine) was sailing already for 7 day and had take down two ships and had two torpedoes left. As‚ the captain of the U20 watched the Lusitania‚ ordered to fire one torpedo from a distance of 700m. He didn’t throw a 2nd torpedo because he knew that Lusitania was going down. The Lusitania sunk within 18 minutes. Even though they were many lifeboats for all the passengers the tremendous deviation made most of the lifeboats being not launched properly
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Lieutenant George E. Dixon used a spar torpedo and attached it to USS Housatonic (Weaver). When the torpedo detonated‚ 5 of the ship’s crew members died within the first five minutes (19th Century‚ American Civil War Mines and Torpedoes Introduction”). The USS Housatonic sinks stern first (Barney 309-11). “The captain and crew fired their rifles and shot guns in a futile attempt to halt the approaching vessel but the bullets merely bounced off Hunley’s armour as a spar torpedo mounted at the end of a 16-foot
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Genro‚ but he still led the military into a surprise torpedo attack on Russian ships. Yamagata was not the only one who considered the weakness of the Japanese military in relation to Russia‚ but he and Togo understood that the Japanese military had to use what little advantages they had to come out as winners of this war. Togo had acknowledged the importance of discretion and throwing the Russians off balance by creating conditions ideal for torpedo attacks on Russian ships. Other than the initial attacks
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Meno “As to my being a torpedo‚ if the torpedo is torpid as well as the cause of torpidity in others‚ then indeed I am a torpedo‚ but not otherwise; for I perplex others‚ not because I am clear‚ but because I am utterly perplexed myself. And now I know not what virtue is‚ and you seem to be in the same case‚ although you did once perhaps know before you touched me. However‚ I have no objection to join with you in the enquiry” (Meno 80d). Plato‚ in his book Meno‚ defines whether or not virtue
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There are many reasons the United States plunged into World War I‚ but one of the main reasons we did was the sinking of the ship “The Lusitania”. This ship was shot by the Germans with a torpedo and took the lives of over 100 American lives. The now enraged and already anti-German citizens‚ were only fuelled and cried out for war. The event happened like this. The Lusitania‚ famous for its luxurious accommodations and speed capability‚ was mainly used to transport people and goods across the
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My Visit to the Torpedo Factory Cherie Diggs Art Appreciation- Art 100 Adam Veil November 21‚ 2014 I decided to do my museum visit essay paper on the Torpedo Factory Art Center. I chose this particular museum because it’s located in Old Town Alexandria about ten minutes from my house. So when I dropped my son off for school I hopped on the bus and went there early Friday morning. During my visit to the Torpedo Factory Art Center on November 21‚ 2014 I got to see many different
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