What could have been the purpose of a Ronald W. Reagan’s speech after a catastrophic incident? On January 28, 1986, a space shuttle launched from NASA suffered a casualty when the shuttle named The Challenger was on the air, as it broke apart. This launching was showcased on national television, causing the crew’s children witness their parents’ death, and most children in the U.S. being traumatized by it. As a way of unifying the nation after a tragedy of that essence, President Ronald W. Reagan gave a speech memorizing the seven lost members of the crew and used emotion to comfort the citizens.…
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words” (Philip K. Dick, 1980). We humans can be easily manipulated by words of someone. Words can be structured to target a certain audience, where the language used is varied depending on where it is being presented. We can see this in political speeches, where certain words are used with the specific purpose to give value to the audience.…
In Washington's presidency he saw many problems in the nation, he involved these problems in his Farewell address. He warned the nation of all the problems he saw. He warned about the importance of unity in the government, making changes legally not by rebellion, and staying neutral. He also warned future presidents that running for two terms should be the limit. He didn’t want the presidency to become a dictation.…
September 11, 2001, is remembered as the day chaos and grief swept across our country. A populous and peaceful city, once home to the two tallest buildings in the world was quickly transformed into a city of despair. Terrorist group, Al Qaeda, made previous headlines, “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.” a reality (Eichenwald). Two American Airlines planes were flown into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, one, unsuccessful, into a field. America was under attack.…
Washington was first U.S. president, he ran for two terms in office and refused to run for another term. At the end of his last term, he decided to write a Farewell Address. As president, he saw few dangers. These dangers include: unity of the government and nation, separation of powers, and staying neutral. Therefore, Washington decided to write an address so, the nation would be aware of these dangers and keep the nation strong.…
Florida megachurch pastor Paula White has earned criticism after she said U.S. President Donald Trump is “authentically raised up by God” and even compared his election to the biblical story of Queen Esther. In an appearance on the PTL Network’s “The Jim Bakker Show” broadcast on Aug. 22, Pastor White likened Trump’s rise to the presidency to Queen Esther’s coronation as a respected queen even though she was an unlikely candidate for the position. She spoke in the wake of the president’s speech about the plan to increase U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, Religion News Service relays. “They say about our president, 'Well, he is not presidential.'…
A Pulitzer prize winner for history and author of the ¨Founding Brothers: A Revolutionary Generation¨, Joseph J Ellis discusses the causes and effects of George Washington's 1791 ¨Farewell Address¨ in the chapter, ¨Farewell¨. Ellis´s year 2000 account of the Washington's address provides an objective approach towards Washington's perspective as president and those of his peers and the people. Furthermore, this secondary source also analyzes whether Washington's actions were ultimately beneficial to the nation while also reviewing their direct correlation to the historic and modern worlds. Since he attempts to logically evaluate all aspects of the address, Ellis organizes his ideas well by explaining background knowledge to Washington's choices and providing the arguments against them, thus discussing his purpose for the address. Ellis evaluates how Washington's presidency has changed the values of the government as well as the national identity. Although he…
Seven years ago our ancestors brought on this continent a new nation with a plan or idea in liberty to consider in comparative relation to a whole that all men are created equal. Now we are occupied in a great civil war, to see whether that nation or any nation so conceived and dedicated can long last. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a large amount of that field to the ones died fighting, who gave their lives that the nation might go on. It’s for a reason why we should do this.…
With the executive order carried out, the Trump administration has essentially solidified the nation's strategies in regards to unlawful migration. Keeping in mind the end goal to guarantee the wellbeing and regional honesty of the United States and additionally to guarantee that the Nation's movement laws are reliably executed. Section 1, the purpose of boarder security is fundamentally essential to the national security of the United States. Immigrants who illicitly enter the United States without investigation or confirmation exhibit a noteworthy danger to national security.…
Lincoln begins by speaking directly about his first inaugural address and then recognizes what tragedy the Civil War has brought. Before directly confronting the nation…
Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a speech to Congress on how we should attack Japan after they bombed Pearl Harbor and San Francisco. He tells us that we should go to war with them because they have lost our trust and bombed two populated cities that we should go after them because they are attacking a lot of countries and islands. He explains to us how our families are in trouble and may be in life threatening danger unless we go and set them straight so we don't have to go through bombings in america and have people killed by enemies. He also explains how he is going to use his special forces to attack them if Congress declare war on them. So Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to protect our nation from these disasters and never let our people get bombed…
While President Obama is giving his speech at Michigan’s graduation ceremony he starts off by trying to relate to the American people by having to do normal everyday things like commuting in traffic. Obama also wants to connect with the American public by telling them that he reads their letters every day to show them that he is a part of them and not in control of them. He has a progressive mentality when opening up his speech. He is reaching out to the hearts and minds of the average person by telling a heartwarming story about a kid in kindergarten and asking him if people are nice to him. When Obama says “there are some things that we can only do together, as a nation- and that our government must keep pace with the times” I believe that…
He used the country’s strong sense of patriotism to unite us and bring us together using our patriotism. America is a very patriotic country, most of Americans believe that the United States of America is unequivocally the best country in the world. It is a national pride in our country and our spirit. He said, “...in the normal course of events, presidents come to this chamber to report on the State of the Union. Tonight, no such report is needed; it has already been delivered by the American people.”…
BURLINGTON - While Donald Trump’s supporters create a record number of voters, it could potentially cause a split in the Republican party, leaving the party in turmoil. In an attempt to limit this split, the Alamance Republican Party Convention, hosted by chairman Ben York, took place Saturday at 10 a.m., at Smith Elementary School. The purpose of the convention was to elect delegates to the state convention and to secure the votes of Alamance County.…
On Sept. 24, Pope Francis gave his first address to the United States Congress. The speech, which pushed a message of peace, environmental responsibility and economic justice, did not go over well with House Republicans. House Majority Leader John Boehner invited the Pope to speak, but the pontiff's politically-charged address condemned many policies the GOP promotes and called out the House for refusing to enact meaningful change in America and around the world. The Bishop of Rome issued a particularly strong warning about the dangers of religious fundamentalism and extremism. "Our world is increasingly a place of violent conflict, hatred and brutal atrocities, committed even in the name of God and religion," he said.…