During his address the President constantly uses images of freedom and liberty as he reminds his listeners that they are, "The heirs of that first revolution." This language prompts the audience to think of the United States as a strong, father-like nation that is responsible for the goodwill of all the nations of the world. Kennedy emphasizes his main points by using antithesis as well. In his first sentence, he says, “We observe today not as a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom.” Such a celebration of freedom is what Kennedy wanted the audience to realize. Later in
Both of them are addressing their speech when America is in tough situation. So they choose to put the American dreams, their glorious tradition- democracy, the love of their country and the vital role America will take in the near future. By reviewing the history and the efforts made by their forefather who have carried American up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom, they show determination to go along with this convention, leading America to a better day. Besides, they both emphasize the
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.
Critical Commentary This piece is Barack Obama’s victory speech in Chicago, after winning the recent presidential elections. President Obama begins the speech with the word ‘tonight’, bringing his audience to reflect on what had just happened at that present time. The president uses positive phrases such as ‘won the right’, ‘perfecting’ and ‘moves forward’. This creates positive energy and in this context, provokes patriotism. The use of the word ‘forward’ also shows that Obama is prepared and is looking toward the future.
Thirty-fifth President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, in his inaugural address, expresses the need to unite in order to gain world peace. Because Kennedy gave this speech during his inauguration, he inspires an entire audience around the world, instead of just in America. Kennedy’s purpose is to begin making a better America, to in turn make a better World. He adopts an inspirational tone in order to recruit the citizens of the world to help him. Kennedy begins his speech by stating that we, as the United States are willing to help any friend or indifferent group in the pursuit of liberty.
This essay Focuses on Franklin Roosevelt an how both his character and place in political time affected his success. Character; James Barber explains the potential successful president as someone with an “active positive” president. He defined being active positive in his book, The Presidential Character as, “those who appear to have fun in the vigorous exercise of presidential power… take action rather than waiting for action to come to them…self need, not sacrifice gratification for achievement… when seen outward, share a sense of self developing…”. The active positive president genuinely enjoys what he does. He further breaks the active positive personality down into four qualities; A conviction of capability- a belief in self ability for the job; A sense of the future as possible- an optimist outlook on things and a sense of the future as possible, regardless of the past and the openness to experiment to change things; A Repertoire of Habits – The ability to adapt to situations, a malleable personality to fit each situation that presents itself.
Jared Lauer 15 September 2013 Rhetoric in JFK Inaugural Address John Fitzgerald Kennedy used many rhetorical devices in his inaugural address to the nation on January 20, 1961 in an effort gain the support of all people whether they voted for him or not. He effectively uses pathos, logos, and ethos to achieve this and get his point across. Since the race was so close JFK needed to establish his credibility with the nation and the entire world. He starts out with a strong reassuring statement: “We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom-symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning-signifying renewal, as well as change” (Kennedy). He shows humility by making his winning the election not a personal gain, but a victory for the American people as a whole.
In “Saving Private Ryan” we see Captain Miller and his seven companions land on Omaha beach during the D-Day landing. Originally Captain Miller’s Mission was to take Normandy back and defeat Germany but plans change as Ryan soon loses three of his brothers during landing on other beaches and now, Miller and his men must now go on a search throughout Normandy to save Private Ryan. Captain Miller who is played by Tom Hanks (voice of woody in Toy Story) is originally a literature teacher back home and now he leads a squad into war. Miller has a mind for military tactics and for this reason Miller was selected to lead a crew of eight men on the search for Private Ryan. Private Ryan played by Matt Damon (played Jason Bourne in The Bourne Identity) is a young man who is the youngest of his three brothers.
This is especially after the 9/11 attacks, where there seemed to be more of a resolve to bring back American civic engagement and social capital back on track. Through the advent of cutting edge technology, political participation – narrowly related to social capital – has been seen to spring up despite its earlier decent to its deathbed. This has stood to appeal that in the same manner, social capital and civic engagement could be springing up. The Obama campaign was seen to utilize young supporters and cutting edge technology in the mobilization of voters, especially from friends and relatives who lived in swing states. Campaign officials utilized the technology to find volunteers, record people’s political leanings, and decide on which regions to visit (Putnam, 2010).
In his inaugural speech Kennedy spoke with hopes to unite our country and destroy any animosity we have with other countries. While the speech’s respectful eloquence is appropriate for the occasion of an inauguration, its youthful energy and look to the future make it distinctly Kennedy’s. When it came to the structure of his speech Kennedy kept things brief. Although the speech was twenty-eight paragraphs long, no paragraph exceeds three sentences. This allowed Kennedy to get his point across effectively without making the speech long and dull.