Rallying A Nation
Families all across America huddled together in fear of the next attack that could shatter their whole world in an instant. This is how the American people felt directly after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the crash landing in Pennsylvania. Americans needed to hear from their leader; they needed reassurance that the country would be able to pick up the pieces, and they needed to know how the nation and the rest of the world would react to such an attack in the coming months. When President George W. Bush addressed the nation and the world, his words needed to carry weight, and he needed to show that The United States was unbowed in the face of terrorism. During his Address to a …show more content…
The speech contains an overwhelming use of the words we, our, us, and them, creating a sense of solidarity. “Our grief has turned to anger, and anger to resolution. Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.” In this statement the president includes his entire audience, creating a sense of responsibility among them, for what comes next. He proclaims that the attack was against all of America, and in many ways the entire world, therefore, the world must stand together against this threat. “This is the world’s fight. This is a civilization’s fight. This is the fight of all who believe in progress and pluralism, tolerance and freedom,” the president explains. In this declaration, the president speaks to countries around the world and lets them know that he expects their support in handling these attacks. He continues on to say, “Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.” While the president directed this statement at other countries around the world, it was also meant for Americans at home. If you do not support the president 's declaration of war, you are turning your back on America, and fighting for the terrorists. It is clear that if someone is unwilling to support America in this fight, they will be facing the full strength of America’s
Families all across America huddled together in fear of the next attack that could shatter their whole world in an instant. This is how the American people felt directly after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the crash landing in Pennsylvania. Americans needed to hear from their leader; they needed reassurance that the country would be able to pick up the pieces, and they needed to know how the nation and the rest of the world would react to such an attack in the coming months. When President George W. Bush addressed the nation and the world, his words needed to carry weight, and he needed to show that The United States was unbowed in the face of terrorism. During his Address to a …show more content…
The speech contains an overwhelming use of the words we, our, us, and them, creating a sense of solidarity. “Our grief has turned to anger, and anger to resolution. Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.” In this statement the president includes his entire audience, creating a sense of responsibility among them, for what comes next. He proclaims that the attack was against all of America, and in many ways the entire world, therefore, the world must stand together against this threat. “This is the world’s fight. This is a civilization’s fight. This is the fight of all who believe in progress and pluralism, tolerance and freedom,” the president explains. In this declaration, the president speaks to countries around the world and lets them know that he expects their support in handling these attacks. He continues on to say, “Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.” While the president directed this statement at other countries around the world, it was also meant for Americans at home. If you do not support the president 's declaration of war, you are turning your back on America, and fighting for the terrorists. It is clear that if someone is unwilling to support America in this fight, they will be facing the full strength of America’s