George W Bush made a powerful speech in America on worldwide television (audience of three and a half million people in America alone) on the biggest tragic day in America history known as 9/11, …show more content…
The speech was very formal as he directed it to the citizens of America. When he directed the powerful speech, his fluency and tone made the people of America believe that the president is sympathising for everyone taking into consideration about how others are feeling. The way the president illiterates his speech in a Sothern accent makes his sound posh also, the way he starts the speech shows his sympathy for people who have died in the 9/11 attacks. He does this by pausing for a few seconds then starting the speech. Moreover, the president does not use high-level words that is beyond the understanding of the public, but instead he uses simple words such as “our, “evil” and “worst”. This shows that he was worthy to be a president because he had immense love and care for the nation. The examples he uses of formal English is “Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts.” This shows that George W bush is expressing his annoyance and outrage for the public and himself because of the lethal terrorist attacks that occurred, destroying lives with a click of the finger. The word “our” is used a lot of times in the speech, this shows that he is referring to all the country, showing sympathy for the people who lost their lives. Also the word “our” is a pronoun as it’s a simple word which shows that he is sending the message to the …show more content…
He ends the dramatic and emotional speech by saying “goodnight and god bless America.” Bush is suggesting, leave everything to me, god almighty is on my side and if you are on my side, god will be on your side. As well as it shows Bush is a truthful, respectful and a loyal leader as he is showing protection for the country. The phrase `god bless America ` is a public phrase used by Christians. Correspondingly it shows the president has left everything on god. Also throughout the whole speech, his hands are together, which shows he is always praying. This shows he has immense faith in