On my 12th 1962 General Douglas MacArthur gave his famous speech Duty, Honor, Country. The speech was presented to the graduating cadets of West Point Military academy, during the reception for the Sylvanus Thayer award. This award is given to an outstanding citizen who represents the ideal person motto at west point “duty, honor, country.” As a former graduate of West Point Military Academy he is truly looked upon as an icon of what a good American man should be like. During his acceptance speech he utilizes ethos, pathos and logos to explain to the cadets and instill in them the importance of duty, honor, country during their service to the United States.
General Macarthur uses ethos by explaining to the cadets his own experiences. He explains …show more content…
General MacArthur explains what his life was like as a solider and how happy he was be able to serve for this country. I can see that he was honored to be graduate from west point. He makes an approach to pathos by explains how the three words Duty, Honor, Country “dictates what you ought to be, what you can be and what you will be”. He wants the cadets to carry these word from the beginning of their journey to the end. These words of encouragement will help them become better solders. He also shows emotion by also saying “ coming from a profession that I have served so long and people I have loved so well, it fills me I with emotion I cannot express” This lets the audience know that he is very serious and passionate about his career.
Overall this speech Duty, Honor, Country was one of the motivational speeches. I believe that General Douglass MacArthur did an excellent job at balancing ethos, logos and pathos into his speech. The purpose was to show and motivate the cadets that by living and standing by this motto they would not regret serving our nation. I know that the graduating cadets were greatly appreciative that they were able to hear General MacArthur. On this day history was made and I hope that this motto continues to enlighten and motivate current and future men of this
General Macarthur uses ethos by explaining to the cadets his own experiences. He explains …show more content…
General MacArthur explains what his life was like as a solider and how happy he was be able to serve for this country. I can see that he was honored to be graduate from west point. He makes an approach to pathos by explains how the three words Duty, Honor, Country “dictates what you ought to be, what you can be and what you will be”. He wants the cadets to carry these word from the beginning of their journey to the end. These words of encouragement will help them become better solders. He also shows emotion by also saying “ coming from a profession that I have served so long and people I have loved so well, it fills me I with emotion I cannot express” This lets the audience know that he is very serious and passionate about his career.
Overall this speech Duty, Honor, Country was one of the motivational speeches. I believe that General Douglass MacArthur did an excellent job at balancing ethos, logos and pathos into his speech. The purpose was to show and motivate the cadets that by living and standing by this motto they would not regret serving our nation. I know that the graduating cadets were greatly appreciative that they were able to hear General MacArthur. On this day history was made and I hope that this motto continues to enlighten and motivate current and future men of this