On January 20, 2017 our new president Donald Trump stated,“...[T]oday we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another, or from one party to another -- but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the American People.” This was the most significant quote from his speech that day. The election of the 45th president of the United States has been a controversial roller coaster. While describing his goals for the next four years as president, Trump seems to adopt a hopeful tone and uses much vivid and descriptive diction and syntax to rhetorically impact his inaugural address.
President Trump uses what many of supporters could say was a hopeful tone. If one were a president, hope is something …show more content…
The word choice and arrangement causes the reader (listener) to have a vivid image in their head of what Trump wants America to look like in the future. “We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.” This quote from the speech is a great example. It causes the reader (listener) to have a vivid image in their had of America as a natural ally of neighboring countries. Another example is the quote, “We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow. …show more content…
One could easily tell from this sentence that trump wants to make advancements in space travel, medicine, and sustainable energy. But Trump decides to go the extra mile. The simplicity of just saying that he wanted America to use new energy, to find cures, and to explore space would have made the speech seem dull and vague. However, Trump expands on this using descriptive and vivid terms to create an image in the reader’s (listener's) mind of the near future Trump has planned for America. Overall Trump’s speech was impactive and left the people with a sense of hope for the future. Trump did exactly what I would do if I were to write the speech, he appeals to the people and refers to the greater future positively to spark hope in the hearts of the American people. In his speech Donald J. Trump exemplifies how great of a president he could really be. Due to the controversiality of his campaign, President Trump does not want people to depict him the the wrong way. Instead Donald Trump paints a picture with the use of a hopeful tone and the use of descriptive and vivid
President Trump uses what many of supporters could say was a hopeful tone. If one were a president, hope is something …show more content…
The word choice and arrangement causes the reader (listener) to have a vivid image in their head of what Trump wants America to look like in the future. “We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.” This quote from the speech is a great example. It causes the reader (listener) to have a vivid image in their had of America as a natural ally of neighboring countries. Another example is the quote, “We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow. …show more content…
One could easily tell from this sentence that trump wants to make advancements in space travel, medicine, and sustainable energy. But Trump decides to go the extra mile. The simplicity of just saying that he wanted America to use new energy, to find cures, and to explore space would have made the speech seem dull and vague. However, Trump expands on this using descriptive and vivid terms to create an image in the reader’s (listener's) mind of the near future Trump has planned for America. Overall Trump’s speech was impactive and left the people with a sense of hope for the future. Trump did exactly what I would do if I were to write the speech, he appeals to the people and refers to the greater future positively to spark hope in the hearts of the American people. In his speech Donald J. Trump exemplifies how great of a president he could really be. Due to the controversiality of his campaign, President Trump does not want people to depict him the the wrong way. Instead Donald Trump paints a picture with the use of a hopeful tone and the use of descriptive and vivid