In Abraham Lincoln’s speech “The Gettysburg Address”‚ he explains why the great civil war was fought and keeps on urging the public to continue fighting. His argument developed through rhetorical devices of juxtaposition‚ repetition‚ and diction. His purpose in speaking is to encourage the American population to go on battle in order to unite the nation and keep their pride. His primary audience is the American public‚ especially those with the capability to fight. First of all‚ Lincoln starts
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The Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln SPAM: Speaker: Abraham Lincoln Purpose: To honor those who died in the Civil War and especially those at the battle of Gettysburg Audience: Americans Medium: Outside Venue 3 Appeals of Rhetoric: Logos: Appeal to logic • “We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.” • It is logical that it is
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multiple times against Senator Douglas over slavery which put made him an important figure in national politics. In 1860 he gave The Copper Union Address where he urged fellow republicans not to conform to the southerners ways of thinking that slavery is right but "to stand by our duty‚ fearlessly and effectively." In 1865 he gave his second Inaugural Address in which he appealed to the states for peace and the war ended a month
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Running Head: CELLPHONE USE WHILE DRIVING 1 An Assessment of Cellphone Use While Driving Octasia Gore ENG 137 Ms. Smalls February 18‚2013 Cellphone Use While Driving 2 Did you know about 80% of drivers use their cellphones while driving? Talking on the phone could be dangerous to other drivers and pedestrians. Drivers are constantly on the phone talking‚ texting‚ or surfing the internet. Drivers should have limited use to cellphones while driving to decrease collisions due to
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1 Hailey Sely Mr. David Rough Draft 20 April 2017 Tax March On January 20‚ 2017 Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 45th president of the United States of America. President Trump’s inaugural speech professed the change of power from Washington D.C. back to the people of the country he is now serving. He spoke of unity and healing particularly within the middle class and among American workers. President Trump stated‚ “We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to
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Two very different presidents ‚as of the not yet moth Trumps been in office‚ have some considerably similar (and yet incomparably different due to their backgrounds‚ race‚ religion‚ etc) inaugural addresses. Obama had done some pretty newsworthy things while he was in office. He (the military under his head as commander and chief) killed the leader of the infamous terrorist group al qaeda Osama bin laden‚ put into place the healthcare system that cared for many‚ and legalised same sex marriage‚ and
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states that the brave men who here gave their last full measure of devotion” should be highly esteemed for the sacrifice they made. Lincoln establishes his ideas through the usage of rhetorical devices such as‚ an appeal to ethos‚ parallelism‚ and juxtaposition. Lincoln never uses the words “I‚” or “you‚” to address his audience‚ but instead uses “we‚” “our‚” and “us‚” to establish ethos and connect with the audience -- the North and the South. He repeats these words through out the entire speech
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For the duration of the presidential inauguration‚ President John F. Kennedy employed the Leader Card to address the nation and its citizens. Because of this the president does not rely on any other talk card during the address. The Leader Card allows the speaker to present his motivations and intentions to facilitate change in society. During the inaugural address the Leader Card allowed the president to be perceived as a charismatic and charming commander in chief. Thus‚ President John F. Kennedy
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reform measures were soon put into place to lessen the heavy load the Great Depression created‚ but America would not fully recover until after 1939. Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address as the thirty-second president of the United States on March 4‚ 1933. The first inaugural address is a monumental speech. America reached a dark place in history and Roosevelt wanted to revive their spirits ("Franklin D. Roosevelt’s First Inauguration‚
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Abraham Lincoln meant to keep his second inaugural address short and to the point because the public was already well aware of what was happening‚ so there was not a need for him to elaborate. Lincoln’s vision for the country was to end the civil war‚ repair the damages‚ and ultimately create peace in the nation. Lincoln had no intentions of having the union lose the war. He made it clear that the union would finish the battle that they started in order to uphold the morals that they deemed righteous
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