To make his speech clearer to the audience, he defined his duty to persevere, as to make every possible effort to complete the term of office to which the Americans at that time elected him. Other than that, he described his decisions during the term of his office, including his resignation, were all made in what he believed to be the best interests of the American nation. In addition, President Nixon also compared himself before and after the Watergate incident. He strongly believed that there was no longer a valid reason to continue his term of office after the Watergate incident, as he somehow lost the trust from the people of United States and the Congress. As another example for comparison, he stated that the people in Asia, in Africa, in
As Obama was already president at the time of the speech, he did not need to worry about convincing people to vote for him. To the reader, it seems to be reassurance that voters made the right choice. The purpose essay is to inspire “We, the people, will together rebuild our country”. Obama persuasively tries to unite the country so that they may build a better nation and a better life for themselves. Obama uses pathos in stirring an emotional response in paragraph 2.
He states that “For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed” then he tells the audience that the U.S. will “never fear to negotiate.” He states this in order to let the audience know that they want peace but are not afraid to negotiate with their enemies. The confident attitude of the President gives a serious tone to let the audience know that they plan to follow through with their statements. Kennedy ends his speech emphasizing the American people being united as one country. He suggests that America should be united together to make them stronger by asking the people to “join in the historic effort?” and also by saying to “ask what you can do for your
Thoreau believes in a government that puts the needs of the people ahead of the needs of the unjust few. His belief can be misinterpreted as a cry to abolish the government but he makes it clear by stating, “But to speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government” (Thoreau 830). This sentence is the most important statement made by Thoreau because it is the starting point of what he wants in an American Government. He does not ask for a perfect government but a fair and free government. He goes on to say that some injustice was far too great to overlook, such as slavery.
The Civil War was basically the only thing of importance at the time. He says that everyone wanted to avoid the war at all costs yet both sides were ready to go to war. He point out the self contradicting attitudes of both sides of the war. If the entire nation was so focused on not fighting a war, which they weren’t, then there wouldn’t have been a war at all. Lincoln points out that he, as well as the rest of the country, did not want to go to war but realized that it was the only way out of the problems arising.
I would like to provide an analysis of George Washington’s Farewell Address from 1796. In doing so, I will focus on his wise counsel pertaining to the future of our country. I will look critically at his predictions and warnings in order to determine if America has stayed true to the vision of our founding father. Only then can we determine if we, as a nation, have lived up to the dream of our nation’s first president. Interestingly, Washington never gave his farewell address as a public speech.
By making sure everyone is treated fairly and honestly he would be able to create a common vision and bring out the best in everyone. By being the president of the United States it’s crucial that the leader will protect all of the citizens from harm from anyone who may try to harm their country. In Julius Caesar, Brutus faced two problems to choose between: Rome or the death of his beloved friend, Julius
Bush’s intentions with the speech is to calm the country, and be their president. Since Bush is the president, he already has a big ethos. However, he also points out in the speech, to underscores his ethos even more, that he has control over the situation, and that America does not need to be worry about theirs safety even though what just happened a few hours ago. He says:” Immediately following the first attack, I implemented our government's emergency response plans. Our military is powerful, and it is prepared.” He underscores that America is strong and powerful and that they are not afraid of the future because they can and will handle it.
We know that although Wilson who was an ‘idealist’ wanted a ‘just and long lasting peace’ came up with the idea of the league of nations which was one of his fourteen points but, the rest of America didn’t share his views. After he was voted out of power, USA refused to be part of the league of nations or be involved in European affairs. So, even though America was the country who came up with the idea, they now wanted no part in it. This cartoon implies that without America the bridge would collapse, and that the man representing America is reluctant to place the keystone in the bridge to complete it. The man representing America, who is known as ‘Uncle Sam’ is also smoking a cigar and this may be showing America’s weatlh.
Affirmative Case “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.” It is because I agree with Franklin D. Roosevelt that I uphold today’s resolution. I stand firmly resolved that “In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory.” The value I will be upholding in today’s debate is Government Legitimacy. Government legitimacy is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. The person who wins today’s debate will be the person who upholds the criteria of adequacy. Before I begin to present my arguments, I’d like to define a few terms in the resolution for the sake of clarity.