III B period Dr. Barnette February 17‚ 2015 Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln Issue: There is less of an occasion for an extended address than there was at the First Inaugural Address. Support: Lincoln uses rhetoric to establish ethos throughout his speech. He states in the first sentence that this is his second term as President … that he has established his credibility … and that he has survived four years of Civil War. Lincoln also states‚ “Now‚ at the expiration of four years
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In his speech‚ Lincoln never condemns the Southern states for causing the Civil War‚ however he offered the idea that both the North and the South should receive the judgement from God because of their American sin of slavery. His address serves the purpose of an apology and a plea for forgiveness for the allowance of national sorrow for the institution of slavery. He sought
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On March 4‚ 1865‚ Abraham Lincoln gave his second inauguration speech as President of the United States‚ which he gives after the victory over the secessionists in the American Civil War. In his second inauguration speech‚ President Lincoln says‚ “If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which‚ in the providence of God…and that he gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due…that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.” He is speaking of the
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Abraham Lincoln Lincoln warned the South in his Inaugural Address: "In your hands‚ my discontent fellow countrymen‚ and not in mine‚ is that the significant issue of war. the govt won’t assail you.... you’ve got no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the govt‚ whereas I shall have the foremost solemn one to preserve‚ defend and defend it." Lincoln thought secession outlaw‚ and was willing to use force to defend Federal law and therefore the Union. once Confederate batteries unemployed on Fort
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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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During war times many people pray and rely on God for protection and victory. Lincoln and Twain write texts about war‚ and how each side prays to win the war. Although‚ both Lincoln and Twain believe God has different will’s during war. Abraham Lincoln’s "Second Inaugural Address" speech he explains how both the North and the South are praying for victory. However‚ he assures the North they will win‚ because God wants to remove the offense of slavery in America. He explains how God "give
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Abraham Lincoln was more than qualified to be the president during his first inauguration‚ let alone by the time he was speaking at his second inauguration. In his Second Inaugural Address‚ Lincoln examines the fact that slavery was going to rip the fact that slavery is not only a sin of the South‚ but also of the North. (Basler‚ p.793) He understands the nation to have a progressive aspect built into its very nature‚ and it must overcome any shortcomings along the way. For a nation to erupt in a
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8010886 "So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth."-Baha’u’llah. In his Second Inaugural Address‚ Abraham Lincoln sincerely suggests that all humans are more similar than assumed in order to reveal the causes of the Civil War and to italicize the fact that the nation should unite as one. The similarities of the North and South caused the war. Although both parties "deprecated" and "dreaded" war‚ one side "accepted" war while the other "made" war. Lincoln’s use of
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The first and second inaugural addresses compare and contrast in many ways to show the different views of national identity that Abraham Lincoln shows throughout the speeches. They compare because of issues to end the war or defuse the possibility of war. They contrast in many ways also‚ in the first address Lincoln believes that the issue of a war will pass over the country and not be much of an issue. He also gives chances to the people that have started this conversation to end what they started
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Abraham Lincoln meant to keep his second inaugural address short and to the point because the public was already well aware of what was happening‚ so there was not a need for him to elaborate. Lincoln’s vision for the country was to end the civil war‚ repair the damages‚ and ultimately create peace in the nation. Lincoln had no intentions of having the union lose the war. He made it clear that the union would finish the battle that they started in order to uphold the morals that they deemed righteous
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