Lincoln's second inaugural address

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. In Lincoln’s first inaugural address, his tone is very persuasive and…

the Union with six other dep southern states over the slave debate for the new states. During Lincoln’s first inaugural Address, he promised to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Due to the seceding south, Lincoln fought to bring unity back to the broken…

President Lincoln began his second address by stating that, during his previous four years in office, his intents had been clearly represented several times, and so his speech wouldn’t be near as long as the first. He told the people that he only strove to further the country’s progress and that he had high hopes for the future, but made no predictions on what it would hold. The largest portion of President Lincoln’s speech addressed the war which was impending during the beginning of his first…

when it seemed to be irreparably splitting apart. As Lincoln was being sworn in, the South seceded, and Lincoln gave his inaugural speech to inform them of his views and dreams of a still united country. His Gettysburg Address came in a desperate time for the nation, as the civil war was in full swing, and it seemed that neither side would give up. Finally, his second inaugural speech came as the North was winning, and Lincoln saw an end to this great war. Lincoln was willing to go to great…

Abraham Lincoln’s Jeremiad Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address in the Spring of 1865. With Lincoln’s use of biblical references and his overall providential interpretation, the second inaugural address was less presidential and more theological. The address did not reflect the typical format of a presidential speech, but rather the structure of the jeremiad. The jeremiad is a form of sermon that became popular among the Puritans in New England in the latter half of the…

nothing more than a second-grade education to carry him through, having to make his own way in life; Kennedy grew up as the son of a rich stockbroker and politician private schools before attending Harvard and traveling the world, and yet, they both became two of the best presidents this country has seen. Through the use of rhetorical devices, such as antithesis, restatement, parallelism, similes and metaphors, in Lincoln 's “Second Inaugural Address” and John.F. Kennedy 's “Inaugural speech”,…

Lincoln’s Leadership Abraham Lincoln was president all during the Civil War. He was president when the Civil War started and ended. Lincoln gave his First Inaugural Address on Monday, March 4, 1861, not knowing that a month later there would be a Civil War in his country. The next speech he gave was the Gettysburg Address which was given on November 19, 1863, which he gave the speech to “honor” those who had died in that battle, although it was months later since so many people had died, the…

Strategic or Reactive: The transformation of Lincoln’s rhetoric during his presidency From an Illinois lawyer, to the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln is one of the most celebrated historical and political figures of all time. He led the United States through its civil war and paved the way to the abolition of slavery. Not only a proficient politician, but also an amazing rhetorician, Lincoln is the author of some of the most memorable speeches and letters in the…

Illinois and president of the United States. Lincoln wrote three autobiographies in his lifetime. In the second autobiography to Jesse Fell, a long-time Republican…

Marc Fresa Cynthia Stretch ENG-218-01W-Spring_2016 2/23/2016 Lincoln’s Legacy: Lincoln’s Historical Representation of the Civil War Lincoln is a highly acclaimed historical drama directed by Steven Spielberg. Since its premiere in October 2012 at the New York Film Festival, Lincoln has gone on to receive critical acclaim and is currently “Certified Fresh” at 90% by popular movie review aggregate RottenTomatoes (RottenTomatoes). The film has been met with positive reviews and has been heralded as…