The Vietnam War was a horrific war that the United States was apart of in an effort to prevent communism from spreading. The Vietnam War was horrific because it resulted in a large number of casualties. As a result of the amount of American casualties during the Vietnam War, President Richard M. Nixon decided to withdraw the majority of American troops that were fighting in Vietnam at the time. President Nixon announced his decision on withdrawing the majority of American troops during his speech, “Address to the Nation on Vietnam”. In this speech, president Nixon gives reasons on why American troops should be withdrawn as well as what the future holds for the United States’ involvement in Vietnam. One can also make a pentadic analysis of
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This clearly makes him the main person and the focus of the speech. The structure of his speech starts by stating the act he did, followed by detailing the status of the war before he was in office, and then discussing what he has done to improve the status of the war as well as the United States. Based on the structure of his speech, it is easily determined that President Nixon is speaking of how withdrawing American troops from Vietnam is going to decrease the amount of casualties while simultaneously stating all of the actions that he has condoned during his time in office to improve the status of the war. A good example of this is when Nixon said “You can see how our plan has succeeded. In June of 1969, I announced a withdrawal of 25,000 men; in September, 40,000; December, 50,000; April of 1970, 150,000. By the first of next month, May 1st, we will have brought home more than 265,000 Americans -- almost half of the troops in Vietnam when I took office. Now another indication of the progress we have made is in reducing American casualties. Casualties were five times as great in the first 3 months of 1969 as they were in the first 3 months this of year, 1971…But our goal is no American fighting man dying anyplace in the world. Every decision I have made in the past and every decision I …show more content…
The purpose and the agent are the two emphasizing points in the story for two reasons. The first is that the scene and agency are not as important as the purpose and the agent are in terms of this act. In other words, In this case, the scene and Agency don 't really play big enough roles that influence the undergoing of the act. Second, the purpose is a detailed explanation on why the act is occurring which is very essential in every story when doing a pentadic analysis. Also, in this particular case, President Nixon has a high level of authority that allows him to withdraw the American troops from any country or war that he pleases. The agent and his high level of authority are so important in this story that it would not be the same without him. This is what makes the purpose and the agent the two ratios in this
This clearly makes him the main person and the focus of the speech. The structure of his speech starts by stating the act he did, followed by detailing the status of the war before he was in office, and then discussing what he has done to improve the status of the war as well as the United States. Based on the structure of his speech, it is easily determined that President Nixon is speaking of how withdrawing American troops from Vietnam is going to decrease the amount of casualties while simultaneously stating all of the actions that he has condoned during his time in office to improve the status of the war. A good example of this is when Nixon said “You can see how our plan has succeeded. In June of 1969, I announced a withdrawal of 25,000 men; in September, 40,000; December, 50,000; April of 1970, 150,000. By the first of next month, May 1st, we will have brought home more than 265,000 Americans -- almost half of the troops in Vietnam when I took office. Now another indication of the progress we have made is in reducing American casualties. Casualties were five times as great in the first 3 months of 1969 as they were in the first 3 months this of year, 1971…But our goal is no American fighting man dying anyplace in the world. Every decision I have made in the past and every decision I …show more content…
The purpose and the agent are the two emphasizing points in the story for two reasons. The first is that the scene and agency are not as important as the purpose and the agent are in terms of this act. In other words, In this case, the scene and Agency don 't really play big enough roles that influence the undergoing of the act. Second, the purpose is a detailed explanation on why the act is occurring which is very essential in every story when doing a pentadic analysis. Also, in this particular case, President Nixon has a high level of authority that allows him to withdraw the American troops from any country or war that he pleases. The agent and his high level of authority are so important in this story that it would not be the same without him. This is what makes the purpose and the agent the two ratios in this