Macarthur Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address Summary

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As of 2014, the VA estimates there were 22 million military veterans in the U.S. population. Over time the population of those to fight in war have grown. General Douglas Macarthur was an american general and also chief of staff of the United States army. He writes his speech: Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address, in this he presents the importance of war and encourages others to follow his steps to be a leader to the United States.The thayer award was a an award that the the United States Military Academy at West Point gave out to one individual each year .General Douglas Macarthur encouraging words create a powerful tone, and also attracting who the audience and purpose is intended for.
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First World War, bending under soggy packs, on many a weary march from dripping dusk to drizzling dawn, slogging ankle-deep through the mire of shell-shocked roads, to form grimly for the attack, blue-lipped, covered with sludge and mud, chilled by the wind and rain, driving home to their objective, and for many, to the judgment seat of God.
He explains after everything he went through at the end of the day it was worth it. Every single pain and hard work was worth the feeling that you are doing something right to fight for your country. Overall what General Douglas is getting out there is motivation and encouragement to join and lead the country we live in. “But you are the ones who are trained to fight. Yours is the profession of arms, the will to win” (MacArthur). In this sentence, he wants you to know that to succeed and the fight is in your hands to win the war for our …show more content…

He is trying to get out that becoming a soldier is a good thing so he list examples that will benefit you if you are one. He has formal tone to explain his purpose with encouraging and positive words. For example, “The code which those words perpetuate embraces the highest moral laws and will stand the test of any ethics or philosophies ever promulgated for the uplift of mankind” (MacArthur). The quote means that the words duty, honor, and country are a code to follow when in the battlefield. As he is trying to get the reader's attention he uses proper tone so he will be taken serious of. For

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