Michael Andersson Ms.Pellegrino 10/10/12 A.P English JFK Speech Tone JFK Speech Tone In John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address‚ the author shifts from a powerful tone to an instructive tone by setting an example for other countries‚ inspiring the younger generations of Americans‚ and instructing his fellow Americans. Kennedy shows a powerful and tone when he says “Let every nation know‚ whether it wishes us well or ill‚ that we shall pay any price‚ bear any burden‚ meet any hardship‚ support
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John F. Kennedy‚ born in 1917‚ was America’s 35th president. Two years before his assassination in 1963‚ Kennedy delivered one of the most inspiring inaugural addresses in American history. Kennedy had a very distinct purpose while delivering this speech: to inspire the country to become united in order to achieve a greater peace in the world. Kennedy works to inspire the country‚ or even the world‚ to capture the American people. From “old allies” to our nation’s “adversary‚” Kennedy addresses
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of the most significant speeches of the Twentieth Century. Americans feared for a long‚ drawn-out cold war. He illustrated the contrast between the United States and its enemies‚ and stated the duties of the United States and its people. Kennedy’s speech his vision for American foreign policy‚ a vision that foreshadowed decades of diplomatic‚ economic‚ and even military action to support and defend freedom and liberty around the world. The most impactful and timeless point Kennedy made was the
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believed in stable prices and wages. After steel companies raised the steel price‚ President John F. Kennedy held a news conference. He wanted to alert the society about the destruction that could be occurred from increasing the steel prices. In “JFK Steel Speech‚” President John F. Kennedy uses ethos‚ pathos‚ logos to turn American people’s anger against the nation’s largest steel companies and impel them to lower their steel prices. According
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of the Cold War‚ Kennedy uses his speech to inspire the Americans listening‚ hoping for a better relationship with the USSR during his presidency. During paragraphs twelve through twenty-one of his speech‚ he speaks about his hope for improved he appeals to pathos by using anaphora and diction‚ appeals to ethos with his position as the leader of America‚ and appeals to logos by describing how the USSR will react to his plans. Throughout this section of his speech‚ Kennedy mainly uses two techniques
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John F. Kennedy‚ the 35th president of United State of America‚ delivered an inaugural address which later became a precious historical record. In his passionate and cogent speech‚ Kennedy expressed a intense message to the whole world that‚ peace‚ in fact‚ can be achieved as long as people have faith toward freedom‚ and by using several writing strategies like Using Emotion-Arousing Words‚ Parallelism‚ Anaphora and so on‚ he efficiently showed that not only America‚ but also the whole world would
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JFK Inauguration Speech Analysis The tone of Kennedy’s speech is extremely confident‚ driven‚ and determined with a youthful energy that lasts throughout. This is developed by his use of rhetorical strategies such as declarative sentences‚ antithesis‚ asyndeton‚ and metaphorical and formal diction. He also uses short paragraphs and sentences to his advantage. One of the most important rhetorical tools used in Kennedy’s speech was the use of declarative sentences. The inaugural address is the
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Corrina Quesada October 6‚ 2014 Period 5 JFK Inaugural Speech Essay Patriotic yet hopeful‚ John F. Kennedy urges the American citizens to act as a community with the rest of the world. Anaphora and abstract words aid him in highlighting his hopes for the pursuit of community in the world. Hortative and imperative sentences were also strongly delivered in his speech to justify what the citizens of America should be doing to make these hopes become a reality. With these devices‚ the pursuit of
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Taylor Tompkins Mrs. Petersen/Pd. 3 JFK Rhetorical Analysis 12/3/11 JFK Inaugural Speech Rhetorical Analysis John Fitzgerald Kennedy is considered one of America’s greatest speakers. In his inaugural speech he utilized many rhetorical devices to convey his message and established ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. He skillfully persuaded the millions listening‚ whether in the live audience or watching it at home‚ to trust him and accept him as president. Immediately‚ Kennedy established ethos‚ “We
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Our 35th president‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ was inaugurated on January 20‚ 1961. On that day he gave a speech that gave solidarity to America at a time when it needed it most. Kennedy alludes to patriotism as a cure for the problems of our nation in this speech. One type of patriotism Kennedy talks about is war patriots‚ or patriotism through defending our nation. He says‚ “Each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty‚” meaning all Americans have had
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