Speeches are one of the great influencers of the American Peoples. The Presidents’ speeches are both extremely similar. President Roosevelt made a conscious effort to reference American’s past battles as well as Presidents pointing out the strength of the people. President Obama also made these reference points and both stated that help needed to be given to countries less fortunate. The freedom from fear ideals have remained the same as the United States will always fight to protect those who are struggling for democracy and independence from dictate rulers.!
Inaugural Address of Barack Obama as well as John Fitzgerald Kennedy is powerful, highly infectious and is considered a classic speech. There are some similarities in them, either in propose or the usage of rhetorical device. Firstly, the ideas delivered mainly focus on the current situation, and inspiration of American dreams. Being confronted with the Cold War, in his address what Kennedy wants to deliver is to make the whole world know its policy, let all the nations understand its choice, that is, America will take the significant task to bring the freedom back, the freedom of its own nation, the freedom of the world. He believes and he wants all the people to believe that America will finally take the role of leading the world into a bright future, with the help of its incomparable democratic tradition, its progresses in science and technology and military affairs and its people’s hard efforts.
Introduction “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” - Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson was a man who didn't focus on the past but spent his life to make the future better. He didn't want power for himself but to empower the people that were poor and discriminated. Lyndon B. Johnson was a great leader and person who grew threw all his struggles, and left a lasting positive impact on civil rights in this country. Biographical Information Lyndon B. Johnson grew up in a tough time for america there was world war 1, segregation, and discrimination against women.
In 1968, Martin Luther King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. and delivered what has become one of the most famous speeches in American history. His "I have a dream..." speech clearly illustrated his vision. King saw what needed to be done. He knew what the mission was, but so did many others. He was a major leader in the civil rights movement because he had a vision of what should be...he had a dream and he was able to articulate that dream to the masses.
The relationship between Vietnam and America began to crumble. War was left right and centre and chaos took over the lives of the Vietnamese people, wanting a leader- someone who could fight for them and their rights. The Vietnamese were strong people, using many tactics to become independent and not be controlled by other countries. Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the Vietcong, he wanted freedom for the people, and being the nationalist he was, he was ready to fight for his freedom and his country. He created the Vietcong, and soon he followers began to grow and grow.
Obama goes on to say that his former pastor is a good man, that he just has lived and grew up in a time where segregation and the Jim Crow Laws were very much legal in the U.S. The anger and hostility of not being able to achieve something of oneself is felt not only in the African American community, but also in portions of the white community. Obama’s solution to ending this anger of diversity and discrimination is to work together and to move past some of the terrible things that have happened, and take our lives into our own hands and take responsibility for our own lives. We need to come together as a nation and improve our health care, jobs, and schools. After reading this speech I must say that President Obama definitely has some great points that made me really think about our society and how the older generations have really affected peoples lives today.
The way JFK structures his speech was in an order that made out the problems first and then saying the solution afterward to give that insurance that it could be done. As evidence, Kennedy uses very common fears among the people, something everyone can relate to, and they can have confidence in removing. Within his speech, John uses many forms of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. One example of the usage of Ethos that he uses was when he naming how God is important to him and the United States’ future. “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich,” stated Kennedy.
Martin Luther King called out to the right minded people “Now is the time to stand as tall proud unfettered men and it is time to cast off the shackles of oppression and go forth into the light of freedom.” (Reality Magazine 1996-2006) Simply because of the actions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. our entire world has benefited from his strength and trying efforts, because of his outstanding leadership which brought out hope and determination for change to millions people. His philosophy for life and humanity was
Progressivism was a global movement in reshaping the New South consisting of the men and women of the rapidly growing middle class. Progressives aimed toward bettering the society by getting the government involved and finding a common middle ground. This group of reformers believed that good citizens could solve almost any problem and improve their communities because progressives were convinced of people’s ability to change.1 Progressives meant well, but all too often, they were apathetically insensitive to the feelings of those whose lives they aimed to improve. Although the native-born white Americans ran the progressive movement, their actions affected many different groups of people throughout America including women, African Americans, and the working class. Southern progressives differed from that of northern progressives in some aspects.
In my opinion, he created a light in the mind of others because his speech was coming out from his heart. Dr. King used the language devices in his speech and created the best speech in American history. He used anaphora, reputation, allusions, and metaphors to engage people and convince them to claim their rights hardly. First, he used many anaphors in his speech “One hundred years later, Now is the time, We must, We can never (cannot) be satisfied, Go back to, Go back to, With this faith, and Let freedom ring (from)” which made the speech stuck in people’s minds. Second, he used the reputation in many forms such as “freedom, we, nation, justice, and dream”.