Lincoln’s four speeches seem to share the same theme for the most part‚ aside from one. The speeches performed in October 1854‚ July 1858 and October 1858 all share the same message‚ expressing the main points being that all men are created equal‚ all men deserve a voice in the government‚ slaves and colored people are entitled to inalienable rights mentioned in the constitution‚ and that enslaving a human being in an infringement of the constitution. These are the values that we remember Lincoln
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Obama’s farewell address was comparable to george washington’s farewell address and many other presidents. Washington was a wealthy farm owner while barack was not‚ so there Farewell addresses will be different in their own way . in Obama’s farewell speech he talks about the good and bads of his presidency and things america needs to fix. Obama’s strengths of his presidency include taking down osama bin laden who was the mastermind of 9/11. He also increased employment rates by creating more jobs
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We will be concerned with whether Abraham Lincoln succeeded in remaining indifferent and nonpartisan towards the South in his 2nd Inaugural Address. In what is considered one of the most distinguished Presidential commencement speeches on record‚ as well as the shortest in length at approximately 700 words‚ the "Great Emancipator" understood the Herculean task ahead of him in unifying the bisected country. By illustrating how slavery was the predominant cause of hostility that halved a nation‚ Lincoln
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World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington‚ D.C. killing nearly 3‚000 people. Later that day‚ President George W. Bush released a statement to the public describing the acts that occurred‚ the steps that were being taken to return communities to peace‚ and the steps the government was taking to retaliate against the people that committed this heinous act. President Bush explained the horrifying events‚ and then reassured the public that his administration would be unfazed by the
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A Better World In the speech “A More Perfect Union” by Barack Obama he appeals to the emotions of the readers when he says “I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together‚ unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories‚ but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place‚ but we all want to movie in the same direction -- toward a better future for our children and our
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When Michelle Obama became First Lady of the United States in 2009‚ she had traveled a long way from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago‚ Illinois. Still she pledged to remain grounded and focused on her children and their well-being. She also expressed interest in focusing attention on women’s efforts to balance work and family. First Lady Obama commented that "My first priority will always be to make sure that our girls are healthy and grounded. Then I want to help other families get the
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Peter S. Goodman‚ executive of business and global news editor at TheHuffingtonPost.com‚ has strong feelings about foreign news coverage. He feels that America lacks the foreign news coverage that they need. Goodman builds his argument through his use of logos‚ stating his position‚ and also by giving an opposing view/concession as well as his goals for the future. One thing Goodman uses to support his argument is logos. He tells us that in 2003‚ American Journalism Review did a report on
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John F. Kennedy‚ in his inaugural speech‚ wanted to make the country just a little bit stronger‚ a little bit more involved‚ and just a little more united just through his speech. Diving into a strong and involved country would make his job easier‚ and make the people see him as an effective leader. By changing the tempo of the speech‚ creating a rhythm‚ and unique sentence structure‚ he creates a feeling of nationalism for all of his listeners and readers. Although the use of
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Ask Not Some consider the 1961 Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy to be one of the greatest speeches ever delivered. It contains the famous call to action “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” Thurston Clark declares the speech to be “the greatest oration of any twentieth-century politician” (qtd in Carpenter 2). James Humes states the speech truly shaped history‚ describing it as “brilliant eloquence” and inspiring “American hopes” for
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of this changing environment‚ in 1960‚ John F. Kennedy was elected. On January 20th‚ 1961 John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the president of the United States before delivering one of the most famous and iconic inaugural addresses in our countries history. On that night‚ in disregard to the heavy snow that had fallen the night before and of the bitter cold in the air‚ President Kennedy stepped in front of the podium‚ wearing only a suit. As Kennedy began to deliver his inauguration‚ he began to introduce
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