Emily Nicholas Professor Goodman RWS 200 15 March 2015 Political Language A president’s first inaugural speech is an important part of the start of a presidential term and sets the stage for the years to come. In 1933‚ at the time the depression was the worst and many had lost hope in the government‚ Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) had to regain trust and stimulate action in his country. FDR graduated from Harvard and went right into politics becoming a senate‚ then vice president‚ later becoming the
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Ulysses S. Grant delivers his inaugural speech while America still battles with the issues brought on by the Civil War. The American Civil War tore the nation in two‚ leaving behind a detached set of people who needed a leader in order to regain their nation’s unified greatness. In this speech‚ he uses rhetorical strategies to reassure the audience‚ the entirety of the United States of America‚ that he is that great leader who will work to the best of his ability to unite the North and South once
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JFK Inaugural Speech Rhetorical Essay John F. Kennedy‚ the thirty-fifth president‚ was inaugurated on Friday‚ January 20‚ 1961. He delivered one of the most powerful speeches that provided a strong claim to ethical appeal‚ emotional appeal‚ and logical appeal. Kennedy used rhetorical strategies and devices to persuade the nation to trust and accept him as president. Throughout his speech‚ Kennedy used ethos to help the American people take his side ‚ and prove his credibility. Kennedy displays
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On March 4‚ 1933‚ at the top of the Great Depression‚ Franklin Roosevelt made his first inaugural speech in front of 100‚000 people on Washington’s Capitol Plaza. That’s when he said “Don’t fear anything but fear itself.” which would give hope to Americans during the great depression. After FDR addressed his speech‚ the people knew he was the right man to elect as president as he was gonna take a big bold step. On the next day‚ FDR would declare a four day holiday for banks to stop people
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My "About Me" speech that I just gave in my public speaking class last Tuesday was decent‚ however I kind of rushed it due to the nervousness I had. I opened up my speech by saying how I didn’t have anything nearly as interesting to say about myself compared to the girl that had gone before me; I guess that was a nervous mechanism‚ since I already started doubting myself from the beginng. I spoke about my family first‚ because that’s the most important thing in my life. I explained how I am
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Reaction Paper about Honor and Excellence The speech of Prof. Monsod‚ a retired professor in college of economics in the University of the Philippines gave her last lecture to her students about the motto of the university. In her lecture‚ she urged her students to place honor and excellence‚ in which I agree that honor‚ was placed first before excellence for a reason. It is interesting that Prof. Monsod pointed out cheating. She added that cheating in small thing would
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Reaction Paper on the State of the Nation Address of President Benigno Aquino III: “Equal Opportunities” It is President Noynoy’s 4th SONA. Seems to me that it had already been 3 years and counting when his Excellency have been elected as the President of the Republic of the Philippines and I can see as he presented his SONA that all this time‚ he was really working himself out for our country. Many people have been all ears for President Noynoy’s SONA- some maybe to see the progress of the
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Reaction Paper According to the film‚ it seems that the U.S influence in a lot of different ways. They influence us in terms of speech‚ sense of style and clothing‚ food we eat‚ the movies we watch and even how we think and decide. Our government does not give attention in our education‚ from colonial education to neo education means to maintain the control of U.S in our education. They want us learn based only on their books‚ they are making the young ones like robotic children “don’t ask
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Newly elected president Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) made his First Inaugural Address March 4‚ 1933. FDR spoke with an openness and frankness about the current economic condition of the U.S. He placed the blame squarely on the “Practices of the unscrupulous money changers stand indicted in the court of public opinion‚ rejected
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A REACTION PAPER demonstrates comprehension of the assigned readings and contain a critical and thoughtful reaction to the reading. Reaction should make up the majority of the Reaction Paper. Make sure that your paper is in the form of an essay with an introduction‚ body and conclusion. a) Focus on an aspect of the reading that you will argue pertains to some issue or idea’ “Does the reading support‚ undermine or come into tension with previous issues or concepts?” Explain why it is significant
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