Every four years America elects a new president to run our country‚ and in January of the next year the new president makes a speech to the American people. Each president takes office at a different time in the country‚ which requires a different type of speech for the American citizens. When John F. Kennedy took office in 1961‚ America had been dealing with the Cold War‚ the Space Race‚ and the Civil Rights Movement‚ so America needed a speech the would send hope and strength to themselves and
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Humaira Samadi CST 110 Persusive Speech Analysis John Fitzgerald Kennedy Inaugural Address On January 20‚ 1961 John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivered one of the powerful inaugural address in the nation’s history. The president’s unique style‚ personality‚ and his emotional feelings were presented in well-balanced sentences. The citizens that were present on that day considered the speech a success and can still remember it to this day. John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the 35th president of the United
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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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B | I | N | G | O | Alliteration“Let us go forth to lead the land we love.” | Allusion“I have sworn before you and all mighty God.” | Personification“With history the final judge of our deeds” | Metaphor“We are the heirs of the first revolution.” | Hortative Sentence“So let us begin a new one…” | PathosBased on the emotions of JFK. | Cumulative Sentence But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort…yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance. | Oxymoron“But
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Tragedies are apparent everywhere around the world. From mass shootings of terrorism to extravagant wars on human rights raging on for several years as anticipated. Even on the grounds of America‚ a mongrel nation built on freedom and equality‚ exists the culprit of bondage and discrimination. But‚ hope yet ceases to exist in these hardships with unity in our differences and motivation towards optimism. As tolerance in each other’s differences begins‚ so does our hope of progress. America being built
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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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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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President Donald J. Trump’s Inaugural Address “January 20‚ 2017‚ will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again‚” (Donald J. Trump). On the day of January 20‚ the United States’ forty-fifth president was inaugurated. Since the day of November 8‚ 2016‚ the citizens of America have been preparing for Trump to come into office‚ whether they approved of him or not. He had several high and low points of his speech. Many people have different views on the speech and
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localized in the Southern part o fit. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was‚ somehow‚ the cause of the war. “ He began talking about war‚ god‚ and death all so soon. Granted this was a required inaugural address‚ Lincoln made it about the slaves and the war. His main point was that slaves were the central cause of the Civil War‚ and he ended with the we just need to be kind to one another‚ "with malice toward none‚ with charity for all.” This is mainly
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his powerful and inspiring speeches. His positive energy and young yet wise personality made him easy to listen to for all audiences. In fact‚ on January 20th‚ 1961 John F. Kennedy delivered one of the most remembered speeches of all time; his inaugural address. At a time of racial tensions‚ economic hardships‚ and lingering fears of war‚ he strived to bring comfort and confidence to the American people. In order to achieve this‚ Kennedy understood and addressed the need for dire changes to be made
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