First Inaugural Address In the summer of 1929, the U.Sf economy started a recession, spending slowed which then caused factory production to slow. With factory production slowing stock prices continued to rise which caused investors to pay way too much for stocks. Then in the fall of 1929 investors realized the shares were overpriced and sold all they had, which caused the stock market to crash. This caused consumers to really stop buying goods which led to firing employees and slowing down production even more than it was.…
Roosevelt was an excellent and successful politician and speaker. This speech, “For a Declaration of War”, is an encouraging and affecting call of war towards the Congress and the American public. It is very certain that the speech is extremely effective. Not only the major goal of convincing the Congress to declare war was perfectly accomplished, and moreover, the president rallied and mobilized the entire nation into the support of war effort. This day, December 8th, 1941, with his historically speech, Franklin Delano Roosevelt had ignited the country’s patriotism and glory that the Americans had held in a way that had never been seen…
On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke before millions of Americans across the United States, as he was becoming the 32nd President. This inaugural speech was given at a time of crisis for America. President FDR laid out his plans on how he would overcome the Great Depression. Through the use of rhetorical devices, such as anaphora, and his appeal to ethos, pathos, and logos, he was able to convince the people of America to trust him with his plan that he would do everything in his power to make America a great country again.…
It also showed that the US has not changed that much in nationalistic type of way as the country thinks it 's better to do stuff on their own and not let anyone interfere with it. Another example of Mr. Roosevelt showing a great deal of nationalism is in his “New Nationalism” speech. In the speech he talks about the things that the US needs to do to become a perfect country like have equality for all men, less monopolies in the country and he also talks about the sanitation and the problems with food that the people…
Ronald Reagan was an outstanding speaker that captured the attention of every audience member in attendance during his 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. He used the German language in his speech to relate to Berlin's people and to show he respected their culture. He explained that yes, he is an American, but he used the words “you” and “I” in his speech to express that he wanted to help the people in the East. Reagan used many rhetorical questions in his speech to challenge the audience to think. He asked, “Are these the beginnings of profound changes in the Soviet State?…
In the speech by John H. Reagan, he believes that “the real cause of the war was sectional jealousy, the greed of gain, and the lust of political power by the Eastern States” (Why the south seceded, 2). According to John H. Reagan, it was sectional jealousy and lust of power which started to build up in Eastern peoples heart when the Louisiana territory was purchased in 1803. The people of New England did not like the purchase because they thought that it gave more power to the agricultural states and it opposed interests for manufacturing states. The Eastern states wanted to control the policy of the federal government to promote individual and sectional interests “in their opposition to this measure they threatened to secede from the Union” (why the south seceded, 2).…
An example from the excerpt that showed strong emotional language or exaggeration was when FDR described the conquering of Europe by the Germans. " In times like these it is immature — and incidentally, untrue — for anybody to brag that an unprepared America, single-handed, and with one hand tied behind its back, can hold off the whole world. " The quote showed his worry about the advance of Hitler as he was set to take over "the world" with his military and political power as well as the momentum of the Nazi party. Anoither example of FDR showing strong emotional language is when he states"I find it, unhappily, necessary to report that the future and the safety of our country and of our democracy are overwhelmingly involved in events far beyond…
As death and destruction rained down on the European Continent and in the Far East some Americans stood adamantly opposed to aiding the western allies. After running his 1940 presidential campaign on the promise that no US men would be sent to fight in foreign wars, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) implied that if immediate action as in a state of readiness or preparedness was not taken by America war might come to American soil. In his speech, FDR utilized the sentiments written and that applied to all citizens in the English Bill of Rights, the Magna Carta. He called upon words written and the conceptualized ideals of America’s founding fathers as they presented their democratic ideas freedoms for all Americans as stated in the United States Constitution. FDR spoke to…
The 1992 Democratic Nation Convention Elizabeth Glaser, someone who was fighting the AIDS virus, audaciously addressed the 1992 Democratic Nation Convention about the spread of the AIDS virus and other sexually transmitted disease along with the inequitable treatment that most Americans were getting. Glaser’s was an active member in the fight against the spread of AIDS. She gave a speech in front of a Democratic Convention and was a founder of an organization to stop the spread of AIDS. Glaser gives her personal life story about her fight with AIDS and the effect it had on her life and her children’s life’s who were also infected in her speech to the Convention. The speech consisted of the lessons she learned with her daughter who had died…
Republicans also cite what they have termed the “Biden Rule” when arguing that the seat not be filled. The “Biden Rule” stems from a speech that Vice President Joe Biden gave when he was a Senator and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (Lerner, Kira). Biden stated that if President H. W. Bush nominated an individual to replace a retiring justice that, "the Senate Judiciary Committee should seriously consider not scheduling confirmation hearings on the nomination until after the political campaign season is over." (Emery, C. 2016) Republicans, mainly Mitch McConnell point to this as evidence that nominations should not be considered during an election year. Mitch McConnell was quoted saying, "The Senate will continue to observe the Biden…
All it takes is one person to change the world. One voice can make a whole country on their side. Every speaker has a triggering event that helps them make that courageous decision to speak out against their superiors and convincing the people to stay on the same page. Most people with a troubled past will usually chose a troubled path to follow. Events in these people's lives make them stronger at knowing what they want and what they need to say to keep the public convinced and their competitors scared.…
Bush’s speech comforted the devastated nation by telling us acts of heroism and by telling us that we were going to get the men who did it. He wanted to comfort the nation because we were all affected by the tragedy of September 11th. He knew that we were confused about who did this and why anyone would ever do this. He comforted us by saying that the world was with us, supporting us and that we would never forget our nation’s national anthem playing at places such as Buckingham Palace, the streets of Paris and Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. Knowing that the world’s prayers and support was with us reminded us that the entire world felt for us in the face of this tragedy.…
Throughout the two speeches given by George W. Bush and Barack Obama, there are a lot of differences as well as similarities between the two. However, a few differences and a similarity will be focused on. The connotations and use of certain words speak volumes about how each president decided to approach their speeches and how they felt about the situation itself. Both presidents also decided to reference The Bible and end their speeches with “God bless America”. The main message and tone of the speeches were also day and night.…
Freedom for All On June 12th, 1987 United States President Ronald Reagan gave his famous “Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate” speech at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. At this time, the United States and the USSR were embroiled in a global power struggle, which resulted in a great deal of tension between democratic and communist countries. Many people at the time sought reunification of West Berlin and East Berlin, and an end to the Cold War. In “Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate,” former president Ronald Reagan uses logos appeals, pathos appeals, and parallel structure in an effort to initiate the demolition of the Berlin Wall, and usher in freedom to communist countries.…
President Barack Obama speech on " Don't Tell Me Words Don't Matter" inspired me as a young African American male who attends The College of Staten Island to see hope in a different way than it is explained in the dictionary. According to the dictionary, hope means "the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best". But President Obama definition of hope is to " imagine and fight for". For example, President Barack Obama had a dream that everyone in the Untied States would have free healthcare. He didn't say I hope it will happen one day, no what he did was make speeches to congress and other important people about how no one should be turned down because they don't have healthcare.…