Challenger Disaster Analysis Zach Raudabaugh 3rd
This speech was written by Ronald Reagan in response to the Challenger Disaster which took place on January 28, 1986 in the Oval Office. This was done to mourn the seven who died in the disaster. This was spoken to the citizens of the United States along with the families of those who died in the disaster and NASA. This speech was the right thing to do because Reagan addressed the people of the United States, stated his emotions with the disaster, and insured people this lose wasn't for nothing. Ronald Reagan was born on February 6.1911 in Tampico, Illinois. Reagan won the Republican Presidential nomination in 1980. On January 20, 1981 he was finally in office. 69 days later he was shot …show more content…
But they, the Challenger Seven, were aware of the dangers, but overcame them and did their jobs brilliantly.” This meant that those who died knew this might happen, but despite that they still had the courage to get onto the shuttle. To emphasize that this was not just a horrendous disaster he said “We've grown used to the idea of space, and, perhaps we forget that we've only just begun. We're still pioneers. They, the members of the Challenger crew, were pioneers.” These people did not die in vain. They were pioneers of space and this was just the beginning of space travel. They helped take a step forward into space. Although space has become less of a foreign idea over the years, it has barely been explored by humans. Throughout the speech are declarative sentences like “But for twenty-five years the United States space program has been doing just that.” As well as “The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives.” An example of repetition in Reagan’s speech is “There will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews and, yes, more volunteers, more civilians, more teachers in space.” This is an example of Anaphora and Reagan does this to emphasize that these people won't stop traveling to space despite the danger. People will keep going, and we will keep trying to get further into the depths of space. The genre this
This speech was written by Ronald Reagan in response to the Challenger Disaster which took place on January 28, 1986 in the Oval Office. This was done to mourn the seven who died in the disaster. This was spoken to the citizens of the United States along with the families of those who died in the disaster and NASA. This speech was the right thing to do because Reagan addressed the people of the United States, stated his emotions with the disaster, and insured people this lose wasn't for nothing. Ronald Reagan was born on February 6.1911 in Tampico, Illinois. Reagan won the Republican Presidential nomination in 1980. On January 20, 1981 he was finally in office. 69 days later he was shot …show more content…
But they, the Challenger Seven, were aware of the dangers, but overcame them and did their jobs brilliantly.” This meant that those who died knew this might happen, but despite that they still had the courage to get onto the shuttle. To emphasize that this was not just a horrendous disaster he said “We've grown used to the idea of space, and, perhaps we forget that we've only just begun. We're still pioneers. They, the members of the Challenger crew, were pioneers.” These people did not die in vain. They were pioneers of space and this was just the beginning of space travel. They helped take a step forward into space. Although space has become less of a foreign idea over the years, it has barely been explored by humans. Throughout the speech are declarative sentences like “But for twenty-five years the United States space program has been doing just that.” As well as “The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives.” An example of repetition in Reagan’s speech is “There will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews and, yes, more volunteers, more civilians, more teachers in space.” This is an example of Anaphora and Reagan does this to emphasize that these people won't stop traveling to space despite the danger. People will keep going, and we will keep trying to get further into the depths of space. The genre this