During History class‚ we watched a documentary on JFK’s last moments as well as his assassination. The movie first started with JFK attending a breakfast in Texas. He gives his final speech here and is presented with a cowboy hat. He does not put it on but promises to when he returns to his office Monday morning. He never did return there. Next‚ we see him reach Dallas and see the American people welcome him. They’re all ecstatic that he is there. About a half hour later he is in the backseat of
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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Speech SUMMARY Abraham Lincoln begins his second inaugural speech on March 4‚ 1865‚ in which he addresses the nation on the ongoing civil war and his high hopes to unite the nation once again under God. Lincoln began his speech by saying that the war has taken so much time and energy out of the country and that there is no need to report on it. He declares himself an equal with the public and says he has also felt the wars effects. “The progress of our arms…is as well
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John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address Inauguration is a formal ceremony that represents the start of a leader’s term in office. Here in the United States‚ it is tradition that elected presidents give a speech. President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address was debatably one of the most memorable and quoted speeches ever given. The American people viewed John F. Kennedy as immature and cynical due to his selection at such a young age‚ doubting his optimism. Therefore‚ Kennedy was obligated to impress
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Donald Trump’s speech on a positive note did thank President Obama and the first lady for helping him with the transition. Then Trump started tapping into his core supporter‚ going over how only a few has reaped the rewards of government while the masses pickup the cost. Also‚ he attacked the Politicians by stating they prospered‚ “but the jobs left.” Moreover‚ Trump’s inaugural speech was similar to his campaign when he was running against Hilary Clinton. He echoes the words “make America great
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On January 20‚ 1961‚ the world turned on their television to see how the newly elected American President‚ J. F. Kennedy‚ would address the issues of proliferating weapons and the propagating “iron tyranny” (7). Kennedy delivers a speech that aims to ameliorate their many fears and also establish himself as a capable president –one that would take a strong stance for democracy in a war against communism. By employing well-crafted syntax‚ specific diction‚ and explicit tone‚ Kennedy is able to eloquently
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Presidential Inaugural Speech With every President comes a variety of problems. Every President has their own difficulties when they come into the executive office‚ and some harder than others. Most presidents come into office‚ are vexed with the same problems. There are problems with the economy and people lacking jobs. There is segregation and the people making complaints about their rights‚ and that they don’t have enough. Though I cannot change the fact that there will be sexism and racism‚
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Devices of JFK If a writer wanted to appeal to the audience‚ what would he have to do? He is going to have to utilize some rhetorical devices of course! Rhetorical devices are key in writing persuasion papers and just any paper that is meant to be read to an audience. In the Inauguration Speech of 1961 given by President John F. Kennedy‚ he was able to really connect with his audience that day by using lots of different rhetorical devices. By using chiasmus‚ anaphoras‚ and metaphors‚ JFK was able
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The purpose of John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address is to unite the people of America and to outline the plan for his presidency. Kennedy establishes his purpose by emphasizing the importance of a united country through word choice and listing pledges. The author establishes ethos in his speech and employs antithesis‚ repetition‚ and an allusion in his address to aid him in fulfilling his purpose. Kennedy immediately establishes ethos in his speech‚ starting with when he speaks about the founding
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Cisneros. Throughout Blancos life he has many honorable achievements to his name. However none larger and more valuable than when he was named the inaugural poet for Barack Obama’s second inauguration on January 8‚ 2013. Blanco was the fifth person to play this role‚ and was the first immigrant‚ first Latino‚ and first openly gay poet to be the inaugural speaker. This not only brought fame and awareness to Blanco‚ but it also united many communities and brought people together. At Barack Obama’s
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Hook(Quote)“This great nation will endure as it has endured‚ will revive and will proper” -Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address.(Rebuttal) Many people politically disagreed with FDR and his administration‚ although they had major impact during the great depression era.(Thesis) FDR and his administration made the people of the U.S a top priority by establishing and creating new laws and deals. (Topic Sentence) FDR was able to accomplish many things in order get the nation out of the
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