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President Obama’s Inaugural Speech: Rhetorical Analysis Barrack Obama’s inauguration speech successfully accomplished his goal by using rhetoric to ensure our nation that we will be under safe hands. The speech is similar from ideas obtained from the founding documents and Martin Luther King’s speech to establish ‘our’ goal to get together and take some action on the problems our country is now facing. As President Barrack Obama starts his speech, he keeps himself from using ‘me’, ‘myself’, and ‘I’ and replacing it with ‘we’, ‘us’, and ‘together’ to achieve ethos. He makes sure his audience connects with him directly by making them feel at his level, and him at theirs. This way he connects to the audience, and in exchange, helps his statement of unity. Using various examples of parallelism, anaphora and refrain, Obama brands the theme of equality and togetherness in our country throughout the speech, vital to gain the respect of his audience. Obama recalls the ‘enduring strength of the constitution’ by delving into the past alluding to America’s allegiance to the Declaration of Independence by quoting “we hold these truths… that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. This expression clearly shows more ethos by reminding us that the quote of equality is of great importance today as it was the time it was written. In the light of Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, which happened on the same exact day as this speech that year, President Barrack Obama connected his speech closely to Martin’s, both in the importance of unification and very similar in language and structure. Our president takes us to the past, telling us that freedom was closer of being taken rather than given. He uses logos to re... ... middle of paper ... ...ieve for all. Concluding his speech, the president reminds us that we are the hope; we ARE the change. Obama finishes his address thanking God and proclaiming, “may He forever bless these United States of America.” For the final push of ethos to conclude his speech. References "Martin Luther King Jr." - Acceptance Speech. The Novel Foundation, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014. . "Inaugural Address by President Barack Obama." The White House. The White House, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014. . "Office of the President." James Madison University. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014. .
King, Martin Luther, Jr. “I Have a Dream.” Current Issues and Enduring Questions. Ed. Adam Whitehurst. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2014. 687-690. Print.
Every 20th of January, the United States undergoes the passing of power from one president, to another. On this specific election, Donald J. Trump was elected as president. He has received much criticism from opposition, but much praise from his supporters. Although a very controversial person, Trump gave a great speech that was based on uniting the people as one. Trump used multiple rhetorical strategies such as repetition, pauses in speech, and listing are just a few of them. Adding hints of populism, his speech was one that touched many citizens. While very controversial, Trump’s inauguration speech was one that was based on the people, not the elite, about bringing back what made America great, and uniting everyone as one.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960’s. His speech, entitled “I Have a Dream” was given in front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. Dr. King used his speech as a rally for people, blacks and whites alike, who desired equality and social justice, but there is so much more to it than what appears on the surface. Dr. King employs a number of stylistic techniques, all of which serving a purpose too subtle for the naked eye to pick up. Dr. King uses the stylistic techniques of word choice, metaphors, and repetition to fuel hope and bring about change.
Ted Sorensen, a former speechwriter for John F. Kennedy, believes “An inaugural address is by definition a defining moment for any new president.” An inaugural address is a stepping stone for each new administration because it creates a first impression; the address marks the time when the president stops trying to win votes and starts taking action. Barack Obama's speech is filled with eloquent language, and it lived up to the expectations of both critics and the public. The speech, as described in the “Think Again” section of the New York Times was “...rather than being a sustained performance with a cumulative power [it was] a framework on which a succession of verbal ornaments was hung, and we were being invited not to move forward but to stop and ponder significances only hinted at.”
In a time of time where few were willing to tune in, Martin Luther King, Jr. stood gladly, assembled and held the consideration of more than 200,000 individuals. Martin Luther King, Jr 's. "I Have a Dream" discourse was extremely compelling and motivational for African Americans in 1963. Numerous variables influenced Kings ' discourse in an extremely positive way; the immense feeling behind the words, conveying the discourse on the progressions of the commemoration of the President who vanquished subjection. What 's more, not just was this message perfectly written in the trust of African Americans, yet the hidden message for white individuals, unrest and peace. To empower feeling from both sides of his audience members, King utilized a determination
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Ceremonial speeches are given to mark ceremonial events and help a society move beyond their differences. John F. Kennedy gave a ceremonial speech, his inaugural address, on January 20th, 1961, marking one of the most historic speeches in time. In John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address speech, that is being evaluated today, the author uses social cohesion as a call for the nation to give back to the country, as we should do of course, and to ask, and expect less from the government, but that we should all have equal rights. Social Cohesion is described as the words, values, goals, speeches, and ceremonies that glue a group or society together and serve to maintain social order. John F. Kennedy uses power, freedom and the faith in God as values throughout his Inaugural Address.
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most famous "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered to 250,000 civil rights supporters during the march on Washington DC in August 1963, it is credited with mobilizing supporters and prompting the 1964 civil rights act. The italicised quote that Houston et al. have chosen suggests the theme of the thesis, but because the quote has been taken from one of the most powerful and globally significant speeches in history and is from the most famous paragraph in that speech, it actually does so much more. The authors chose - “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self–evident, that all men are created equal’.”. This quote communicates their articles theme and it also communicates their ideology. By using this quote the authors align themselves with it and their research with the concepts and values it portrays. However, the authors are not only aligning themselves with the quote, they are also aligning themselves and their ethos with the Man, his ethos and the whole speech he made that day. This is because the speech is so famous and the paragraph so well known that readers can be expected to absorb so much more from the epigraph than just the thoughts, feelings and sense of theme delivered by the quote itself. When Martin Luther King,
The Inaugural Address made by the president is a momentous speech given to the American public in order to stimulate buoyancy and to rouse the American society to action. John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural address used an expansive use of rhetorical devices to achieve the goals of his speech. John F Kennedy uses strong diction, syntax, pathos, Anaphora, and rhetorical questions among many other strategies to captivate the listener’s attention and to display what his presidency will undertake.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech was made to thousands of people at the Washington Monument while facing the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. Dr. King called upon Americas to consider all people, both black and white, to be united, undivided and free. His rhetoric harkened back a hundred years past when the Emancipation Proclamation was enacted during Abraham Lincoln’s term as president which abolished slavery and allowed all people living in America to be equal and have equal rights. Unfortunately, in 1963, America had lost sight of this key Constitutional component instilled in the lives of many. For many years, African Americans suffered from persecution and segregation in a class-oriented society. Martin Luther King, a preacher, born in Atlanta, Georgia, tore down racial barriers that blocked effective communication in a society that ultimately led to mistreatment of high-ranking citizens. His speech brought inspiration and hope to not only African Americans, but white communities as well. His precise diction and passionate words reflected a humble and principled demeanor, which led him to deliver a message to the American people, considered as one of the greatest events in history (“Dream,” n.d.). An ordinary man, Martin Luther King Jr had an extraordinary message in his speech “I Have A Dream” that called for human equality and changed social justice, that impacted Americans for many generations to come by using Aristotle’s literary devices of ethos, pathos, and logos, historical and literary references, metaphors, and poetic devices.
Forty-Fourth President, Barack Hussein Obama in his speech, the Inaugural Address, describes how he will make improvements to the American way. Obama’s purpose in his Inaugural speech is to help the audience understand his passion and his new views he sees for America as the newly elected leader. Obama uses a very humble and exciting tone in the speech.
Obama effectively used Aristotle’s appeals in his inaugural speech in order to awake his audience on all around the world for a new beginning. He used ethos, pathos,logos throughout his inaugural address to connect with his audience. He used pathos to emotionally connect with his global audience. Obama wanted to convey the message of hope among his people.Obama alerts us about the struggles and despair facing by country in his address. He states that , “Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings
many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met. On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.” Obama is a man who represents hope and change for our nation during these hard times. On January 20th, 2009, a new era began for our country. This paper will examine many of the rhetorical
In conclusion, Martin Luther King Junior’s “I Have a Dream” speech is a grand alluaion to Abraham Lincoln’s Ghettysburg Address and was given to unite a nation divided by race. He delivered the speech at the Lincoln Memorial and for the same reason Lincoln delivered his. He also used many of the same literary devices that Lincoln used in his speech to unify and capture the attention of his audience. To this day, King’s speech has been a proud reminder of the stand against racial discrimination and an event rooted into history books for ages to
This is where the rhetorical strategies begins, he starts the sentence off using anaphora to avoid being noticeably repetitive but still effectively reach his point. This tactic can help the audience to remember what he says. The future is one of the main points Obama wants to get across to the American people. He again using anaphora saying “it moves forward because of you”..”it moves because..” sequencing each other. He uses all this to keep the main topic in the audience's minds.He used “You and I” twice, “Together, we the people” three times, “We, the people” four times, “Our journey not yet complete” five times. Even though he employed these expressions all through the speech he first uses it early in the speech.The phrase used in Obama's speech support the idea of what the message he was trying to convey being unity. Also, used word such as “family’, “nation”, “help”, and ‘with” only strengthen what he is trying to persuade with the audience. He also used this to build his ethos earlier so neutralize possible condemnation. “Harvard is studying the effect of using positive words or images, such as those related to rewards, victory, or security, at the start of a negotiation, rather than focusing on the items in dispute”. (Meacham,