A quote from Arnold H. Glasow states “A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” This quote says a lot to me. A leader knows when to take ownership of his or her mistake, as well as the mistake of his or her team. The team you are leading is only as great as the person who is leading them. Many people take the role of leader without know the characteristic that is needed to be a great leader. A great leader knows when to listen to…
“Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation” (King 1). In this sentence, “five score years ago” is an allusion which refers to Lincoln 's speech, Gettysburg address. Lincoln began the speech with now-iconic phrase "Four score and twenty years ago”, referring to the Declaration of Independence in 1776. In Lincoln’s speech, he reiterated the principles of principles of human equality and proclaimed the Civil War…
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…
Memorial Day is a great day to celebrate. Memorial Day started as an event to honor Union soldiers, who had died during the American Civil War. It was inspired by the way people in the Southern states honored their dead. After World War I, it was extended to include all men and women, who died in any war or military action. Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. The current name for this day did not come into use until after World War II. Decoration Day and then Memorial Day used…
The syntax found in “The Gettysburg Address” (1863) by Abraham Lincoln is contained within only ten potent sentences providing a rich variety of mostly compound-complex sentences and peppered with simple sentences. By using this syntax structure, he is nebulous to the meaning or interpretation. However, he garnishes it with clauses, phrases, balanced sentences, repetition, rhyme, rhythm, poetry, and paradoxes. Syntax is not only nebulous, but it zealously guards the rules and yet gambles with…
Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr, it was given during the march on Washington for jobs and Freedom on August 28,1963. In his speech he demanded an end to racism in the United States and he called for equality for all people. On “The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln, his speech was given at Gettysburg during the American Civil War on November 19,1863 as a memorable speech for all soldiers who died during the Battle of Gettysburg. These two famous speeches have something in common, but…
The cartoon by Robert Ariail can be observed in numerous ways depending on what catches your attention when you first look at it. Looking at the cartoon, there are four people holding the American flag as they strive to place it into the ground while they are standing on the destruction of the scene, which can be seen as broken down buildings with smoke everywhere. There are many different things in this cartoon that your eyes will immediately first land on like the flag, the four people, the…
Every year, people in the U.S. celebrate the holiday dedicated to the people who died serving in the armed forces. That’s the outside meaning of Memorial Day. What does Memorial Day mean in depth? Some people, it’s decorating graves, saying a prayer, and remembering the fallen. To me? It’s much more… When I decorate my great grandpa’s tomb stone, I just don’t lay flowers upon his grave because flowers don’t hold a significant meaning the way the American Flag does. What is the American Flag,…
‘’ Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.’’(King,1) The time is now to stop black segregation and injustice; we are starting towards equality and freedom. The Martin Luther King speech ‘’ I Have a Dream’’ is the most compelling speech of all texts; it shows how our nation had once at a time fallen apart and didn’t stick to their morals. This speech had talked about the injustice of Blacks, our country was founded for freedom…
honoring our soldiers that died. The first one I will be talking about is “ The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln. THen the speech “ I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. The last one is “ The Man on the Moon’ by John F. Kennedy. I will be comparing and contrasting all three speeches. I will tell the difference in the time, theme, length, and tone in how the speakers spoke. In 1863, “the Gettysburg Address” was dedicated to the cemetery on November 19. Abraham Lincoln wrote this…