George W. Bush once said “Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.” (George W. Bush) He used his quote to take action in this speech by using many leadership and honorary qualities as in Allusions and emotion to compare America to the Bible to let the people of America know who really leads our country. President Bush also used many metaphors, anaphoras and powerful diction throughout his speech, as well as allusions. He included one that says “This work continues, This story goes on, and a angel rides in the whirlwind to direct this storm.” This shows how Bush is using God and Biblical Allusions to allow the people of America to know how he would eventually lead America in
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we have to keep going as a strong country. He is saying this with strong choice of diction. This phrase was important then because is showed us what we needed to do and we did it (9/11 halted our country before Bush’s inaugural speech and we moved on). This argument is revealing today because we have grown so much as a country from past attacks. Bush’s speech helped us get past it and grow and move on. Bush showed our country how to care and develop together as America started to rebuild after the attack. He states “an angel will ride in the whirlwind with us ” to connect the assurance that our country was and will be …show more content…
“I know this is in our reach because we are guided by a power larger than ourselves who creates us equal in his image. And we are confident in principles that unite and lead us onward. America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens.” Bush uses posture during this part of his speech to lead with a independent reputation and show the people how he is laid back and calm with what is is trying to persuade America. Body Language according to (entrepreneur.com) quotes that “The key is to make yourself look and feel as big as possible. Doing this for a few minutes before a major event will make you feel naturally more confident, which in turn will drive your presentation”. This took place as bush stood tall which “drove his presentation into a even better one. Bush determined body language as a major key point in his
we have to keep going as a strong country. He is saying this with strong choice of diction. This phrase was important then because is showed us what we needed to do and we did it (9/11 halted our country before Bush’s inaugural speech and we moved on). This argument is revealing today because we have grown so much as a country from past attacks. Bush’s speech helped us get past it and grow and move on. Bush showed our country how to care and develop together as America started to rebuild after the attack. He states “an angel will ride in the whirlwind with us ” to connect the assurance that our country was and will be …show more content…
“I know this is in our reach because we are guided by a power larger than ourselves who creates us equal in his image. And we are confident in principles that unite and lead us onward. America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens.” Bush uses posture during this part of his speech to lead with a independent reputation and show the people how he is laid back and calm with what is is trying to persuade America. Body Language according to (entrepreneur.com) quotes that “The key is to make yourself look and feel as big as possible. Doing this for a few minutes before a major event will make you feel naturally more confident, which in turn will drive your presentation”. This took place as bush stood tall which “drove his presentation into a even better one. Bush determined body language as a major key point in his