Ashley Martin AP Lang and comp 1/28/12 JFK Inaugural Address Rhetorical Analysis President John F. Kennedy presented a very compelling speech to Americans and “citizens of the world” after being sworn-in to office on January 20, 1961, the time of the Cold War. This was a continuing state of political and military tension between the powers of the Western world. Citizens trembled with fear of nuclear power. Kennedy’s hopes were to reassure the nations and set peace thought his speech. His
Republicans linked Lincoln's name to their party. Many, though not all, in the South considered Lincoln as a man of outstanding ability. He realised that there was no place for slavery in the modernizing society of the US. “...this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” (Gettysburg Address (Nov. 1863)). No small contribution was made by his eloquence as exemplified in his second inaugural address (Mar
At a time when mischief took toll on the world, and all was near an end, President Abraham Lincoln would deliver his Second Inaugural Address. In his speech, Lincoln not only conveys his concern on the effects of the American Civil War, but also speaks of his views on a healthier future. Seeking for a peaceful society, Lincoln uses meaningful rhetorical strategies to captivate the essence of his speech. Instead of offering a lengthy speech, Lincoln delivers a rather short speech to capture his
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Lincolns Second Inaugural Address Lincoln’s second inaugural address has withstood the trials of time and will always be remembered as a reference point for all students of American history. For the most part, Lincoln’s second inaugural address describes the aftermath of the American Civil War. Lincoln uses seemingly religious language to get his points across to the American people, leaving a lasting impression about his methods of communicating to the public. Lincoln expressed his ideas through
A Rhetorical Analysis of Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address On March 4, 1865 Abraham Lincoln gave his second inaugural address to a crowd of over thirty thousand Americans, the civil war was coming to an end, and America was divided. In order to heal his broken nation, the war had to end completely. Lincoln's purpose in giving this address was to emphasize the actions that need to be taken in order to end the Civil War, he achieved that purpose by appealing to ethos, using positive diction
Lincoln’s second inaugural address Lincoln took a very different approach to this speech than he did in a document such as the emancipation proclamation. Rather than taking a lawyers approach and using technical language, he decided to keep his address short and sweet. Lincoln used a good technique in his address when talking about the civil war. At the time of the speech the war was still active, but the Sherman’s march to sea had commenced and the north had all but won the war. During his address
President Lincoln as a Rhetorical Strategist On the day of his second inaugural address, 1865, the audience expected President Abraham Lincoln to present a speech about politics and slavery. Instead, he stood before the People and offered a speech about aiding the men, women, and children of the nation in the wake of the Civil War. Lincoln called to his collective audience with the strategy of syntax, including asyndeton, anaphora, and hortative sentences. Lincoln utilized asyndeton to bring attention
Lincoln’s Memorable Speech Lincoln delivered his second Inaugural Address on March 3, 1965 during the time of his second term as president of the United States. In Lincolns Second Inaugural Addressed, he addressed the causes and the meaning of why the Civil War had begun between the Northerners and the Southerners. He pointed out that that whole conflicts of slavery was one of the main reasons why God was at shame with this. And it was because of this, that He allowed the conflicts to happen. Once
When Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for his second term on March 4, 1865 he gave a very short inaugural address. In his inaugural address he did not speak about when he believed that the war will end nor did he congratulate himself with the abolishment of slavery. The people of the United States probably expected him to give them a date by which the war would end or to bask in his glory of being the first president to put an end to slavery, but he did not. Abraham Lincoln knew well enough that he