As president of the United States‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ in his second inauguration speech‚ surprises his audience by not giving a long‚ protracted harangue on politics and states’ rights‚ instead‚ he gives a concise lecture on the evilness of slavery and not charging the south with the entire cause of the war. And through juxtaposition‚ biblical allusion‚ and classical appeals‚ Lincoln articulates his purposes: to urge public amnesty for the south and to reunite the Unites States under one flag. Lincoln
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presidency upon the downfall of Marcos in the People Power uprising of February 1986‚ she remained a widely respected figure in Philippine politics until her death from cancer in August 2009. This sense of destiny figured prominently in Noynoy’s inaugural speech last June. “I will not be able to face my parents and you who have brought me here‚” he proclaimed‚ “if I do not fulfil the promises I made. My parents sought nothing less‚ died for nothing less‚ than democracy and peace. I am blessed by this
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William McKinley‚ in his first inaugural address on March 4‚ 1897‚ explicitly stated that according to the principle foundation of the U.S. government‚ it is his duty to keep peaceful relations with foreign countries. Directly adopting George Washington’s advice in his farewell address of 1792‚ McKinley states‚ “ It will be our aim to pursue a firm and dignified foreign policy‚ which shall be just‚ impartial‚ ever watchful of our national honor..”.1 Essentially‚ McKinley entered office with the belief that it is only best to have a
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individuals involved in war. During Lincoln’s second Inaugural Address‚ he makes his purpose clear to the nation by using deliberate parallelism to appeal to each side‚ obvious reasoning to the audience’s desires to demonstrate his position‚ and by building his character and trust. Lincoln’s notable eagerness can be attributed to how he chooses phrases that provide a way of including everyone with a positive sense of respect. While referring to his last address‚ he claims "All dreaded it‚ all sought to avert
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During the Civil War‚ President Lincoln’s position on the practice of slavery changed from the start to the end of the war. He expresses his views about slavery through a variety of primary documents; both of Lincoln’s inaugural addresses‚ his letters to Horace Greeley‚ the Emancipation Proclamation‚ and the 13th amendment to the United States Constitution. Through these documents‚ Lincoln demonstrates his initial feeling towards slavery as being neutral/indifferent for his priority was to keep the
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Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address When Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860 the Union was divided. He accepted his presidential duties knowing that he was working with a nation that no longer remained united. Seven of the southern states had already seceded from the Union and were beginning to refer to themselves as the Confederates. What he had now were free states and slave states. When Lincoln gave his Inaugural Address he attempted to do so in a way that would not dissuade his
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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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Rhetorical Analysis of George W. Bush’s First Inaugural Address On Sunday‚ January 20‚ 2001 George W. Bush spoke to America. Telling us how he would be a great president of the United States of America. How could he make The United States of America more unified? How could he bring us all together and‚ make us understand that together we are abundant? Can we make our children’s future easier in any way? America history‚ repetition and his character are the main focus techniques of his inaugural
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Abraham Lincoln was more than qualified to be the president during his first inauguration‚ let alone by the time he was speaking at his second inauguration. In his Second Inaugural Address‚ Lincoln examines the fact that slavery was going to rip the fact that slavery is not only a sin of the South‚ but also of the North. (Basler‚ p.793) He understands the nation to have a progressive aspect built into its very nature‚ and it must overcome any shortcomings along the way. For a nation to erupt in a
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Abraham Lincoln Lincoln warned the South in his Inaugural Address: "In your hands‚ my discontent fellow countrymen‚ and not in mine‚ is that the significant issue of war. the govt won’t assail you.... you’ve got no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the govt‚ whereas I shall have the foremost solemn one to preserve‚ defend and defend it." Lincoln thought secession outlaw‚ and was willing to use force to defend Federal law and therefore the Union. once Confederate batteries unemployed on Fort
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