John Adams once said “Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.” His words could have acted as guidance for the people in America when they were facing opposition of war and the dangerous possibility of losing the power of their freedom from foreign countries who were trying to monopolize many parts of the world. Along the same lines of Roosevelt in presidency during the World Wars or Kennedy in presidency during the threats with the Soviet Union, America seemed to be in jeopardy of losing freedom and both presidents were in office during some of the most critical moments in American history. In 1961, John F. Kennedy gave his speech during the time of conflict with the Soviet Union, and was holding the lives of…
Lincoln says that he has ‘high hope for the future’ (line 10). He said this because he does not want the war to ruin the country. The reason Lincoln gave this address because he wanted to try ‘saving the union without war’ (Line 15-16). He wanted both sides to divide and compromise (which that did not happen). Lincoln argued that in both of the parties, one (the South) of them “would ‘make’ war rather than let the nation survive,” (Line 17-18).…
John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address: Giving Hope To the World On Friday, January 20, 1961 President John F. Kennedy was sworn into office. Barely beating Nixon in an election that was very back and forth throughout the race, this forty-three-year-old man is still the youngest man to ever be inaugurated into presidency. By 1961, America was struggling greatly with racism, inequality, and economic hardships, while trying to fight communism across the world. Many American’s at the time were getting extremely scared by the idea of another big war, seeing as the tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was at its greatest point.…
"Cures to illnesses that have always plagued us are not too much to hope. American footprints on distant worlds are not too big a dream. Millions lifted from welfare to work is not too much to expect. And streets where mothers are safe from fear -- schools where children learn in peace -- and jobs where Americans prosper and grow -- are not too much to ask," Trump said.…
Lincoln, meant to give a mission to the audience. The goal of that mission was to fight for the cause that the Union soldiers lost their lives for. This call for rededication to reunification turned into stressing that their cause is something their forefathers would have been proud of by Lincoln saying “... that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth” (Brown). Lincoln included in the ending statement of “The Gettysburg Address” references to the founding of the United States such as “...this nation, under God…” and “...of the people, by the people, for the people…” are clear signs of Pathos being used to persuade the…
During the tumultuous time that was the Civil War Era, a single figure stands above many in the eyes of history: President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln pioneered the end of the Civil War and is known for his impressive diplomatic speeches. In one of these such speeches at his second inauguration, Lincoln uses several rhetorical strategies such as religious references and honesty to tap into pathos and ethos, and uses a positive tone and inclusionary language to encourage the nation to fight to end of the war. Firstly, Lincoln begins his speech addressing the “progress of our arms,” (line 11) and how they have become “reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all.”…
The Gettysburg address delivered on November 19, 1863 by Abraham Lincoln was a dedication speech to the brave men and women who fought in the Gettysburg battle. After three revisions, and hours of work, one of the most influential presidents in history delivered an articulately written speech. A speech that has gone down in history as an eloquent example of the rhetorical devices. The execution of the rhetorical triangle, by the President, created a connection amongst the audience and the speaker.…
Abraham Lincoln is well-known for being one of the most successful presidents of all time. Because of the time period that he was president in, he was forced to deal with a very challenging issue: handling slavery and the civil war. Throughout Lincoln’s presidency, he delivered numerous speeches on the topic of slavery and tried his best to keep the United States together. Two of his most famous speeches came during his two inaugural addresses when he became president. Although his tone and purpose were different for each of his inaugural addresses, both conveyed similar ideas and used similar rhetorical devices.…
The Second Inaugural Address may have been the saving grace of the Civil War, because it bestowed hope in the people that this great nation would be whole again. Lincoln would do whatever it took to mend the broken bond between the North and South, because no matter what, the men fighting are still a part of The United States of America. Throughout the speech the president never mentioned who he thought would win the war, because he knew that he too must remain neutral. During one of the toughest times in the nation’s history, President Lincoln managed to encourage the nation to not fight each other, but to work to mend the nation. The message in this speech makes it one of the most powerful speeches to ever be delivered to our…
His main purpose for stating this was to let the audience know what are they fighting for, and what do they want during this fight, and also to think about our future that what will happen to us and to our family and next generation. After that, he starts talking about the civil war and how the countries been to attack and how they been fighting. Lincoln concerns were about if United Stated can survive or not, and also if any country on the nation can survive during this war, and mention how important it is for our country to survive in the…
A good speech can leave a positive impact on the listener. This is true for many great speeches such as the Gettysburg Address, President Reagan's Challenger Speech, and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address. All three of these speeches come at a time of despair in America. Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. Reagan gave his State of the Union Address the same day the U.S. Space Shuttle, the Challenger, exploded.…
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address was a seminal document in our nation’s history. Lincoln used the opportunity to try and bring a wounded nation back together, employing several rhetorical strategies in his speech. Lincoln wrote his Second Inaugural Address himself. He had already been president for one term and had just been re-elected. He could have used the speech to celebrate himself and his efforts in the war, which was nearly over.…
He uses euphemisms in his address in order to avoid rubbing salt in the wound of a divided America. Throughout the beginning of the address, he uses several euphemisms to reference the Civil War so as to not inflict disagreements early on. He spoke of the war as “the great contest” with the North and South as its belligerents (Lincoln, 8). By using this euphemism, he exposes the continuing divide among the nation, however, he does it in a mild manner. Toward the end, he touches upon the divide again using slavery to represent the nation’s issue.…
Lincoln looked at the bigger picture that day giving the speech, he made the importance of it about healing the country and working toward the ideas laid out in the Declaration of Independence. He made his speech about the good that could come of the situation, he made it about everyone understanding that the importance of the speech was to give strength to the ideas of our God-given rights to liberty and equality. What made this so memorable for me is, because of Abraham Lincoln I live in that new free world the he talked about in this speech. The people now that live in the United States are what President Lincoln was telling about that day at Gettysburg, we have equality and freedom. He and the many people that have laid down their lives made it possible for me to be living here today, in a world where we all have our individual freedom.…
Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky on February 12, 1809. he achieved great things throughout his life including preserving the Union, modernizing the economy, and ending slavery in the United States. President Lincoln gave many important speeches and “was undoubtedly one of the greatest communicators among all American presidents. His words, as a public speaker, writer, debater, humorist, and conversationalist, continue to inspire us to this day” (Wadhwa, n.d.). As you analyze some of his greatest speeches you notice something fascinating.…