There are many incidents in history that affected the way the present world is today. Included in these many incidents, communism and the start of democracy comes to place. A prime example would be the situation about The Berlin Wall and how many stood against the communist system it brought to one of the sides. Some of the people who were involved with the stand against it were John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, Both were presidents of the United States during their time. Kennedy gave his well-known “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech to voice his opinion and perspective on why the Berlin wall should be demolished. Reagan also gave a speech known as “Tear Down This Wall”, the title itself is self-explanatory that Reagan wanted the people and the
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In “Ich bin ein Berliner”, Kennedy included phrases that were repeated numerous times, such as, “Let them come to Berlin.” (par.5). This is an example of repetition, which is one of the devices he used to give more emphasis on certain subjects he discussed. Considering that, it shows that Kennedy finds it significant to prove the opposing arguments claims of communism being a positive thing. He used Berlin as a defense against those claims because East Berlin has continuous failures because of communism. Kennedy also states that communism is an offense against humanity because it separates families, divides partners and siblings, and divides people who wish to be together (par.6). Including how it affects the personal life of the people is appealing to emotion, which is an act of Pathos. He is stating the failure of the wall in which it separates people because people from the east could not enter the west even if they begged; instead they would get punished. Kennedy uses this technique to make the Berliners relate to him, and another device he added was use of language. He said a few phrases in german, such as, “Civis Romanus sum” and “Ich bin ein Berliner,” This was given for Kennedy and the Berliners to relate in more significant way, since he states that he is a Berliner himself. The phrases gave hope to the people and praise to the …show more content…
In the beginning he stated, “For I join you, as I join your fellow countrymen in the West, in this firm, this unalterable belief: Es gibt nur ein Berlin” (par.4). The sentence itself meant that there is only one Berlin, which means Reagan opposed the division of Berlin into two. The use of german also helps Berliners relate to Reagan more, and gives more significance to the phrase because he wanted to directly say it for the audience instead of it being translated. He also included many logical claims ,such as, “Freedom leads to prosperity, Freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace, Freedom is the Victor.” (par.9) Reagan used his as an example of Logos, and this gave the importance of freedom because it is logically stated with brief facts defending it. The one Reagan took great advantage was Ethos, and he used it successfully when he stated, “I understand the fear of war and the pain of division that afflict this continent-and I pledge to you my country’s efforts to help overcome these burdens.” (par.16) This gives an appeal of emotion because Reagan is saying he understands their situation and how bad it is, and he said that he and America will help Berlin reach success and freedom. The president’s use of rhetorical devices impacted his speech in a positive way because it helped Berlin continue their hope of
In “Ich bin ein Berliner”, Kennedy included phrases that were repeated numerous times, such as, “Let them come to Berlin.” (par.5). This is an example of repetition, which is one of the devices he used to give more emphasis on certain subjects he discussed. Considering that, it shows that Kennedy finds it significant to prove the opposing arguments claims of communism being a positive thing. He used Berlin as a defense against those claims because East Berlin has continuous failures because of communism. Kennedy also states that communism is an offense against humanity because it separates families, divides partners and siblings, and divides people who wish to be together (par.6). Including how it affects the personal life of the people is appealing to emotion, which is an act of Pathos. He is stating the failure of the wall in which it separates people because people from the east could not enter the west even if they begged; instead they would get punished. Kennedy uses this technique to make the Berliners relate to him, and another device he added was use of language. He said a few phrases in german, such as, “Civis Romanus sum” and “Ich bin ein Berliner,” This was given for Kennedy and the Berliners to relate in more significant way, since he states that he is a Berliner himself. The phrases gave hope to the people and praise to the …show more content…
In the beginning he stated, “For I join you, as I join your fellow countrymen in the West, in this firm, this unalterable belief: Es gibt nur ein Berlin” (par.4). The sentence itself meant that there is only one Berlin, which means Reagan opposed the division of Berlin into two. The use of german also helps Berliners relate to Reagan more, and gives more significance to the phrase because he wanted to directly say it for the audience instead of it being translated. He also included many logical claims ,such as, “Freedom leads to prosperity, Freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace, Freedom is the Victor.” (par.9) Reagan used his as an example of Logos, and this gave the importance of freedom because it is logically stated with brief facts defending it. The one Reagan took great advantage was Ethos, and he used it successfully when he stated, “I understand the fear of war and the pain of division that afflict this continent-and I pledge to you my country’s efforts to help overcome these burdens.” (par.16) This gives an appeal of emotion because Reagan is saying he understands their situation and how bad it is, and he said that he and America will help Berlin reach success and freedom. The president’s use of rhetorical devices impacted his speech in a positive way because it helped Berlin continue their hope of