A good example of a modern day Machiavellian prince is America’s 43rd president, George W Bush, from the moment that Bush decided to run for President, his staff has fabricated an image of George W as a successful CEO, an avid Christian, effective governor, and all-around nice guy. These traits somewhat relate to a Machiavellian prince because it is a fabricated image that is shown first. Bush played to these themes when he accepted the Republican nomination, representing himself as a “uniter” not a divider, setting out his goals in a business-like manner, and promising to lead in an era of responsibility to uphold the honor and dignity of the office to
The entire address is filled with advice from Washington that would ensure a perfect lifestyle, but paragraphs 9, 16, 24, and 32, which the quotes above are from, are the ones that stood out the most to me. Nine is telling us how to keep together as a nation while dealing with internal and external (foreign and domestic) problems, while twenty-four shows some of the consequences of not following his guidance. Sixteen depicts how the Constitution should be upheld by the whole people and how the Government should be properly conducted. Last, thirty-two warns us about media abuse. Paragraph 9 starts out instantly by stating how dear unity is to a people.
He served as a role model for countless soldiers during America’s Revolutionary War and helped establish future presidents. He was a believer in a strong presidency and a stable government. George Washington inherited a nation that was fearful of power. He acted very carefully and was very much aware that the young nation was in desperate need of a strong central Government. He appointed Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State, General Henry Knox as Secretary of War and General Edmund Randolph as Attorney General.
Phillips begins his commemorative speech by acknowledging Napoleon and Washington, two honorable people of history. He appeals to the reader's sense of patriotism by first discussing two well-known men that are so righteous, some believe few are worthy to even tell their story. He then mentions an equally significant African American man who seems to have left no footsteps on humanity for "all the materials from his biography are from the lips of his enemies…." (13-14). He gives emphasis to the connections between them in terms of prominence.
David McCullough wrote 1776 to show the real side of George Washington and the Americans you know like going in depth of the true nature of the American army in the year 1776. Almost to prove that Washington was not the best in combat because of the 3 or 4 major loses in the year 1776. McCullough shows that you cannot fight a battle without someone who has powerful leadership skills. Commander-in-Chief George Washington of the American army was a man who educated his self. So there for he made some major mistakes in judgment.
Washington begins the address by informing the nation of his intent to not seek a third term as President of the United States. “I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those out of whom a choice is to be made.” Washington informs the nation. He continues be explaining how he had originally intended to retire from the office a term earlier. Washington expresses a “deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved country for the many honors it has conferred upon me” and assures the people the he still cares deeply about the future of the nation. Washington makes clear the necessity and importance of a national union, a union which must be achieved and maintained socially, geographically, and politically.
Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address urges Americans to recall the achievements of the American Founders, in particular their confidence in self-government and individual freedom. Against liberalism’s reliance on bureaucracy, Reagan insists that “government is the problem” and that ordinary Americans should be recognized as heroes. He allows the very setting of the Inauguration—for the first time on the west side of the Capitol, facing the monuments—to honor the Founders before his audience. For an America beset by economic woes and a vacillating foreign policy, Reagan exudes a confidence in the people exercising their freedom to revive America. He draws on the strengths of earlier inaugural addresses—including the bipartisanship of Thomas Jefferson, the resolve of Abraham Lincoln, and the confidence of Franklin Roosevelt.
He begins his inaugural speech by using parallelism to emphasize the importance of his victory in the presidential race. Kennedy describes his victory as “symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning- signifying renewal as well as change.” He uses opposition to explain that now he will start a new phase as a president, of all, not the candidate for some. Applying anaphora, he says “to” in order to address all of the different people he
Fortunately, the country’s most distinguish statesman assembled at Philadelphia during the hot summer of 1787. Through a process of judicious compromise, they hammered out a new constitution for the country, one that carefully divided power between the state and national governments. Although opposed by many irresponsible state politicians, the American people enthusiastically embraced the new plan and the country was rescued from impending anarchy. This account is mythical not only in the neutral sense of being the established American folklore, retold in every school in text, it is mythical also in the negative sense of being largely untrue and misleading. The alleged “critical period” was not one in which independent survival of the American experiment was jeopardized.
Aske and the 300 other rebel leaders at Doncaster believed that they had won a great victory. He travelled to London at the king’s request to meet Henry who had asked to be briefed about the feelings of the people so that any future problems could be avoided. Aske saw this as a sign that the king was a decent person and that it was advisors who were failing the country. In fact, Henry was simply buying time. He had already determined that the north had to be taught a military lesson.