On March 4‚ 1865‚ Lincoln presented himself to the public to deliver his speech; days before the Civil War came to the end. Lincoln’s anguish is displayed as he summarized the events that led to the Civil War. Trust was destroyed between the North and South and Lincoln was left with a nation in turmoil fighting over slavery. He reminded the people that they were one nation‚ not two independent nations warring against each other. He did not want to throw accusations to one side and chose to show the
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In 1865‚ President Abraham Lincoln gave his second Inaugural Address to the people of the United States. Americans were surprised with his thoughts and his view on the Civil War. By the time Lincoln had delivered this speech the Civil War was almost over and American citizens were exhausted. He used rhetorical devices such as religion‚ biblical references‚ and pathos to explain high hopes for the future of their country and express to his thoughts. The Civil War was the most vicious war the United
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Rhetorical Analysis on Lincoln’s “Second Inaugural Address” Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address was put in the president’s awareness of the Union citizens’ developing concern about the grave causes and effects of the then warring Civil conflict. In order to push Union citizens to remain influenced towards this repair of the Union by forgiving Confederate insurgents and seeing pass the necessary war‚ Lincoln changes between inclusive pronouns to dual language to capture battles and shared beliefs
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The Second Inaugural Speech did read as I would have expected. In comparison to the “Lyceum Address”‚ the Second Inaugural speech’s tone was realistic and down to earth. He did not hold back or sugar coat the importance of the Civil War. Lincoln openly admits that the state of the Union rested on the outcome of the war and that while hopeful for the future he hesitates in making any predictions. Further in his speech Lincoln tackled the issue of slavery. Lincoln’s tone was a bit ironic when he commented
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On March 4th‚ 1865‚ during his second inauguration as President‚ Abraham Lincoln delivers a speech to the people of the nation‚ which are divided‚ reflecting on the causes and meaning of the American Civil War. Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address requests the North and the South to put aside the disputes that are causing the division in order to restore the broken nation. Through powerful diction‚ figurative language‚ and rhetorical devices‚ Lincoln’s moving speech help accomplish his determination
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Reagan was born on February 6‚ 1911 in Tampico‚ Illinois. Ronald Wilson Reagan was the second child of John Reagan‚ who was a shoe salesman‚ and Nelle Reagan. Ronald Reagans family lived in poverty throughout his childhood. This was as a result of John Reagans struggle with alcoholism. His family was always on the move. For several years they moved from town to town in search of a permanent settlement. His family finally settled in Dixon‚ Illinois; where Reagan describes his childhood as the happiest
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In Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address‚ Lincoln faces a deeply divided nation in midst of a civil war. Lincoln hopes to mend fences by making a moving speech using inclusive and optimistic diction ‚parallelism‚ appeal to Common Christian‚ and substantial amount of balanced syntax. Lincoln’s optimistic diction invokes a sense of unity and establishes common ground for both‚ North and South‚ to find a compromise. Instead of using "the South" and "the North"‚ Lincoln always uses “all” to connect
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On March 4‚ 1865‚ Abraham Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural Address. The man known as “Honest Abe” was the sixteenth president of the United States of America who was an abolitionist of the Republican party. About forty-thousand people were present at the U.S. Capitol to witness Abe’s speech after his reelection. Now‚ President Lincoln’s first inauguration was the last straw for South Carolina‚ as they seceded from the U.S. with others to follow. But now about four years later Abraham Lincoln’s
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in five minutes.” Ronald Reagan during a microphone check‚ unaware that he was on air. (NPR Audio‚ NPR.org) The Russians were not pleased‚ to say the least. In some of the darkest days of the Cold War‚ in 1984‚ no world leader was smiling. The world was on the brink nuclear annihilation. To show humor was a sign of weakness. However‚ in all the darkness that surrounded the world at this time‚ one man’s bright smile and wit shined through; Ronald Reagan. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in 1911
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In his speech‚ Lincoln never condemns the Southern states for causing the Civil War‚ however he offered the idea that both the North and the South should receive the judgement from God because of their American sin of slavery. His address serves the purpose of an apology and a plea for forgiveness for the allowance of national sorrow for the institution of slavery. He sought to avoid harsh treatment of the South‚ who had been defeated‚ by reminding the country that the war was a result
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