16 September 2013 ‘Let us…’ No‚ Give It a Rest The Inaugural Address‚ given by the United States’ president on the day he is officially transitioned into office‚ can be seen as a yard-stick to measure just how far we’ve come as a country. George F. Will believes that the issues presented in the address‚ which have changed over time (from executive power all the way to coastal fortifications and polygamy) are an important facet of the address‚ because they show the problems that we as a country
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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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the intended meaning of the speech. Interpretation 3. • Explain the meaning and significance of the speech. Suggested Speeches Martin Luther King‚ Jr. "I Have A Dream" John Fitzgerald Kennedy “Inaugural Address” Franklin Delano Roosevelt “First Inaugural Address” Franklin Delano Roosevelt “Pearl Harbor Address to the
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Ask Not What Your Playground Can Do For You Timmy‚ Jimmy‚ Tom‚ Andy‚ weird kid picking his nose on the teeter-totter: Today we didn’t see my birthday party‚ but me being a little kid and turning into a big kid-- I was like you guys‚ and now I’m not. I can tell you the same thing that our mommys and daddys told us almost a bajillion years ago. The playground is not the same anymore. The big kids can share their toys‚ or push us off the swing set. But the same problem our mommys and daddys had
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“A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure‚ permanently‚ half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided.” This was the beginning of a great man’s rise to power. It was his first promise of a better United States. Lincoln chose to start a war on slavery‚ but he also intended to finish it which brings us to this speech. He was explaining why the war needed
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Freedom and Oppression Freedom. The prided word of all of Americans. Any American will tell you that the best thing about their country would have to be freedom. It means a lot to us. Both Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” and Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address” shined onto freedom in their own way. Both were memorable and left an everlasting mark on the history of America. However in Roosevelt’s speech‚ he wants to achieve global peace by supporting our overseas comrades and defeating his enemies. Whereas
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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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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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About Logos Philo asserts that our actions and pursuits do not define our identity‚ but rather inner logic. The informer of this logic is dependent on the culture to which you were born into or the culture which you chose. To our disadvantage‚ a plethora of people are creating their identity based on the role that dominant culture forcibly assigns them. The leaders of dominant culture hide certain truths to oppress us. The logos in LACE is structured differently. Whereas the participants of other
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Inspiration- John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the thirty fifth president of the United States of America from 1961 until his death in 1963. Although Kennedy was the youngest president ever elected‚ he was also the youngest to die. America changed even before his assassination. Kennedy was improving the lives of millions of Americans. As an adolescent‚ Kennedy was not at the top of his class. He was constantly fatally ill‚ and missed school many times. However‚ Kennedy succeeded and
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