ANALYSIS OF WASHINGTON’S FAREWELL ADDRESS President George Washington in early 1796 had decided not to run for a third term as President of the United States and with suggestions from Alexander Hamilton‚ he drafted his “Farewell Address.” He tried to convey three points in his “Farewell Address.” The points were‚ his decision not to be considered for a 3rd term as President of the United States‚ his advice to the country to stand united‚ and his advice to the future leaders of the country concerning
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In the “Address to the People of Massachusetts on Chappaquiddick” Senator Edward Kennedy attempts to persuade the audience to forgive him and understand that his behavior after this tragic accident is not a part of his character‚ but just one action of fleeing the scene to which he pleads guilty. He adopts an apologetic tone in order to appeal to the people emotionally and allow the audience to see that he regrets the actions he made. Senator Kennedy begins his address by voicing the background
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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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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address was exactly what Americans of the 1930’s needed to hear. To begin‚ previous to Roosevelt’s inauguration Herbert Hoover was the president of the United States. Hoover was considered by many of the time to be the cause of the great depression and the worst president the United States had ever seen. This was largely due to the fact that his republican views‚ that the government should play a very small part in society and that the American people should be self
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Thomas Jefferson’s Second Inaugural Address After Thomas Jefferson was re-elected president of the United States of America‚ he gave a speech called The Second Inaugural Address. President Jefferson was known for his wonderful speaking skills. His inaugural speech was powerful and well-written. The forms of rhetorical devices that President Jefferson used in his speech are elevated diction‚ tone‚ metaphors‚ and the power of three. The figurative speech confirms to the public that it was a good
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State of Union Address 2012 The State of Union Address took place on Jan. 24‚ 2012 and followed specific traditions. All Congress members both in the Senate and House of Representatives‚ Supreme Court Justices‚ Generals‚ and distinguished guests were at the Address. The Cabinet came before the President and greeted everyone on the isles. When President Obama was ready‚ he was announced to the Speaker of the House. He also shook and kissed the Congress women and shook hands with Congress men. The
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Haley wigal Inaugural Address John Fitzgerald Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ “Inaugural Address” (January 20th‚1961) “President John Fitzgerald Kennedy possessed all the qualities of greatness. He had deep faith‚ complete confidence‚ human sympathy‚ and broad vision which recognized the true values of freedom‚ equality‚ and the brotherhood which have always been the marks of the American political dreams.” Said by John W. McCormack‚ Speaker of the House of Representatives‚ at John F. Kennedy’s
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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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and has no position getting rid of it in the states where it already exists. In his first Inaugural Address‚ he explains‚ “ I have no purpose‚ directly or indirectly‚ to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it already exists.” This greatly expresses his view in that‚ slavery is not his to deal with at all. Another example of this‚ also stated in Lincoln’s first Inaugural Address‚ “. . . the right of each state to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its
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Inaugural Address A successful speech is often combined lots of factors‚ especially the use of rhetorical. Throughout the various periods of the famous speeches in the United States‚ all of the speechmaker used a variety of rhetorical devices and made their speech greatly appreciated‚ which is the magic of rhetorical. Kennedy was the youngest person elected U.S. President .His presidency came to represent the America youthful idealism in the aftermath of World War II. And Kennedy’s address was considered
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