In the book of Matthew 15:13-16, Jesus discusses the notion of being a city on a hill. In Winthrop 's speech he tells his shipmates that they will to be a “city on a hill”. Many major politicians have referenced the “city on a hill” speech such a former presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. Kennedy’s speech and Reagan’s farewell address use Winthrop’s “City upon a Hill” speech differently. Kennedy uses the speech in a positive way because he is about to enter the office for his presidency and therefore he doesn’t know how the whole “city on a hill” idea works with America, this is just his prediction for when he starts his term. When Kennedy states his speech he is going into his presidency. He uses the reference to the
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He does this by talking about when the pilgrims came sailing to America comparing it to the refugees escaping ISIL. He uses the holiday to tie in the pilgrims in his weekly address. According to Obama, Americans should give because “what you give is as important as what you get.” For example a generosity that a majority of Americans do especially around the holiday is volunteering at food banks and shelters, making sure that they can do their best so no one goes hungry. Further into the speech after Obama has explained the basis of giving he abruptly changes the topic into the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Obama talks about the letters given by people who have shared their homes with refugees escaping the attacks of ISIL. “Nearly four centuries after the Mayflower set sail, the world is still full of pilgrims—men and women who want nothing more than the chance for a safer, better future for themselves and their families. What makes America America is that we offer that chance” (Obama 2).The refugees want a safer chance at living life and being near ISIL won’t help. The Puritans are relevant because they escaped England to go to America because they didn’t like the church’s ways back there so they came to America for a better life which right now in 2015 at the time of the speech the refugees are trying to do. Obama is justified because he compares the puritans to the refugees and ties them in together with Winthrop’s speech. The refugees are like the puritans but in a more dangerous situation. They’re both trying to get to a new world for their
He does this by talking about when the pilgrims came sailing to America comparing it to the refugees escaping ISIL. He uses the holiday to tie in the pilgrims in his weekly address. According to Obama, Americans should give because “what you give is as important as what you get.” For example a generosity that a majority of Americans do especially around the holiday is volunteering at food banks and shelters, making sure that they can do their best so no one goes hungry. Further into the speech after Obama has explained the basis of giving he abruptly changes the topic into the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Obama talks about the letters given by people who have shared their homes with refugees escaping the attacks of ISIL. “Nearly four centuries after the Mayflower set sail, the world is still full of pilgrims—men and women who want nothing more than the chance for a safer, better future for themselves and their families. What makes America America is that we offer that chance” (Obama 2).The refugees want a safer chance at living life and being near ISIL won’t help. The Puritans are relevant because they escaped England to go to America because they didn’t like the church’s ways back there so they came to America for a better life which right now in 2015 at the time of the speech the refugees are trying to do. Obama is justified because he compares the puritans to the refugees and ties them in together with Winthrop’s speech. The refugees are like the puritans but in a more dangerous situation. They’re both trying to get to a new world for their