Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg not only memorialized the deaths of the fallen‚ but also‚ through the use of the rhetorical strategies of repetition‚ pathos‚ and syntax‚ served as a away to get the people to continue the war. His syntax was most effective in the way that his speech was only composed of two hundred and seventy-words and still serves as one of the greatest speeches ever made. Lincoln’s repetition was used very carefully concentrating on the words being repeated and finally his use of
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Inaugural Address Compare & Contrast Presidents Kennedy and Obama were both men who changed the world when they become won the Presidency. While these men are quite similar‚ they are also very different. At the time of President Obama election many historical factors were going on like there were many of our troops fighting a war that began with the past previous president. Also America faced a trillion dollar deficit. During President Kennedy America was faced with similar historical issues
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January 3‚ 2012/17 Rhetoric I Ask In Kennedy’s inaugural address he pledges to help the people around the world who "struggle to break the bonds of misery." He wishes to help these people because it is the right thing to do. This shows that there was much poverty around the world at the time. Even the rich needed help; Kennedy said‚ "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor‚ then it cannot save the few who are rich." Kennedy also wanted to assure the survival and success of liberty
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Rhetorical analysis in Obama’s inaugural address Presiden’s inaugural address‚besides aiming to elucidate his politics and position‚ mainly aims to insipre and educate the public.Obama’s inaugural address” Renewing American’s Promise” once again displayed his incomparable eloquence and fluency. Appropriate employment of rhetoric can express thoughts and emotions accurately and create the desired emotional impact. First‚the use of parallelism. In rhetoric‚ parallelism means giving two or more
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speech was; “Now‚ however‚ I have something more than a hope. And Jim Gettys -- Jim Gettys has something less than a chance. Every straw vote‚ every independent poll shows that I’ll be elected. Now I can afford to make some promises!” Some rhetorical devices found in this speech were: • Alliteration: “Now‚ however‚ I have something more than a hope. And Jim Gettys -- Jim Gettys has something less than a chance. Every straw vote‚ every independent poll shows that I’ll be elected. Now I can afford
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happened nearly 55 years ago‚ and the young national and international audience of that time had become older. They could not forget “the Inaugural address of 1961” by John F. Kennedy. Where Kennedy used the freedom‚ the revolutionary beliefs‚ liberty‚ righteousness‚ and other words as key terms. Indeed‚ through the use of the mentioned key terms used‚ Kennedy appealed to the noble emotions of both Americans and non American people. Kennedy’s remarks pursued to create a feeling of unity through the
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Although John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address is one of the briefest documents in history‚ it perfectly describes what he plans to do in his time in being president. This speech goes over the period of the Cold War and other matters going on in the world in the early sixties. This was a period in which most Americans were worried about the planet‚ goals that need to be achieved to ensure the safety of the people of the U.S. and also the new technological advances that were being made. The United States
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John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address in January 20‚ 1961 was a good representation of the enormous amount of things that were taking place in that setting. Kennedy’s inaugural address enlightened America and the world on his goals for his presidency; within his speech he used a form of comparing and contrasting‚ repetition‚ and exposition. Applying these helps Kennedy’s address inspire his audience. Kennedy takes advantage of one of his most prominent strategies‚ repetition‚ to emphasize his various
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Alex Zhang Mrs. Chen Honors English 9 – Period 3 17 January 2015 President Kennedy’s Inaugural Address Why was President Kennedy’s inaugural address so moving? He used many rhetorical devices and formed a good rhetorical tone that made his speech very inspiring. Kennedy‚ in his inaugural address‚ talks about the problems of the country and the world and how to fix them. He wants the American citizens to be reassured that he will do many great things and hold a great term in office. One reason that
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American citizens. When John F. Kennedy took office in 1961‚ America had been dealing with the Cold War‚ the Space Race‚ and the Civil Rights Movement‚ so America needed a speech the would send hope and strength to themselves and the rest of the world. President Kennedy used pathos‚ varying modes of writing‚ and numerous literary devices to send hope and encouragement to the American people‚ but he also wanted to make sure that message was known by the rest of the world. Kennedy used pathos to encourage
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