More than Words The total destruction of a country may be imminent all because of one dauntless man’s words. On the 19th of September, 2017 a bold man by the name of Donald Trump who is the president of the United States delivered a speech to the United Nations and essentially the entire world in which he outlines the greatest issues concerning the world at the time. Specifically, the North Korean incident that involves the development and potential usage of nuclear weapons. In his speech, President Trump asserted that actions will be taken if North Korea were to attack the United States in any way and he establishes this claim through his usage of staggering statistics, emotional appeals, body language, and tone.
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Trump nails the tone thus his speech, as a result, is more amplified. At minute 16:08 when Trump calls Kim Jong-Un by his nickname “Rocket Man” he uses an aggressive tone on the word to suggest that he will be aggressive against Kim Jong-Un and his regime if it were to attack. Trump’s face is also notably firmer and more serious than before. The camera also focuses in on Trump’s noticeably aggressive facial expressions and changes the viewing angle from a speaker to audience view to a face to face view. This change in camera angle helps create a serious tone by creating a more personal view for the viewers at home and for Kim Jong-Un. This face to face view makes the speech feel like more of an exchange between two people even though only one is speaking. Overall the changing of the proxemics and tone helps create this feeling that Trump is personally addressing Kim Jong-Un at this point in the speech. Whether or not you agree with Trump’s words and claims is completely
Trump nails the tone thus his speech, as a result, is more amplified. At minute 16:08 when Trump calls Kim Jong-Un by his nickname “Rocket Man” he uses an aggressive tone on the word to suggest that he will be aggressive against Kim Jong-Un and his regime if it were to attack. Trump’s face is also notably firmer and more serious than before. The camera also focuses in on Trump’s noticeably aggressive facial expressions and changes the viewing angle from a speaker to audience view to a face to face view. This change in camera angle helps create a serious tone by creating a more personal view for the viewers at home and for Kim Jong-Un. This face to face view makes the speech feel like more of an exchange between two people even though only one is speaking. Overall the changing of the proxemics and tone helps create this feeling that Trump is personally addressing Kim Jong-Un at this point in the speech. Whether or not you agree with Trump’s words and claims is completely