...John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech: A Rhetorical Analysis John F Kennedy delivered one of the finest speeches on January 20, 1961 after being sworn into office. His inauguration speech was so powerful that it captured the entire nations attention, and quotes from it are still remembered by people today. It is one of the finest speeches ever written. It provides a strong appeal to pathos, ethos and logos, and it is because of this that people who never heard the speech can quote lines from it. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He graduated from Harvard, and joined the navy. He worked as a reporter before entering the political arena. He later wrote “profiles in courage” which won the Pulitzer Prize Award. Being that JFK was the youngest president to ever be in office there is no doubt that he encountered a lot of skepticism. This speech had many purposes but most importantly it gave him positive recognition. The inaugural address was written to encourage the American public to get actively involved with their country. It also ... middle of paper ... ...61 that made this speech so memorable, emotional, and meaningful. In conclusion this essay was both powerful and eloquent. Its use of expressive and figurative language makes it a memorable speech. JFK uses his speech to communicate his commitment to the American public as well as the expected changes. His use of logos, ethos, and pathos makes it an incredible piece of writing...
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...Throughout the past decades, the presidents of the United States have gotten the world's attention and impacted everyone through the use of their speeches and writings. One of the most notable speeches came from President John F. Kennedy. JFK captured the emotions and thoughts of many people with the use of rhetoric in his inaugural address. This address, using ethos, logos, and pathos, affected the lives of many people. He speaks to a number of different audiences, and each audience is addressed individually. Kennedy reassures the Americans' confidence, explains what he has to do to be successful, and gives people born without a fair chance hope. President Kennedy's use of ethos in his speech helps show what kind of president he will be. As you know, he was the first Catholic president of the United States. In his address he says, "For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago." This shows that Kennedy is a strong, morally correct man who puts much faith in God. He appeals to all the Catholics to let them know that he is a true Catholic. President Kennedy uses logos effectively when he explains why it's important to avoid war and secure peace across the globe. He urges nations to help each other through problems instead of letting the problems divide the countries. He wants to focus on the positive effects that science can have on society rather than its disastrous effects. He says,...
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...On January 20, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivered one of the most famous speeches. JFK’s first and only, inauguration captured the attention of a shaken nation. The speech itself is brilliant, it provides a strong appeal to logos, pathos and ethos. This speech has inspired millions of people and touched their hearts as well. John F. Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the youngest president to ever be elected into office. Kennedy was born into a wealthy family, and was expected to achieve great things. Three years prior to World War II (1939), Kennedy attended Harvard until 1940. Although, America had practiced appeasement during WW2, after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 war was inevitable. One year later, JFK joined the navy where he...
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...FAMILY OF SECRETS The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years RUSS BAKER Contents Foreword by James Moore 1. How Did Bush Happen? 2. Poppy’s Secret 3. Viva Zapata 4. Where Was Poppy? 5. Oswald’s Friend 6. The Hit 7. After Camelot 8. Wings for W. 9. The Nixonian Bushes 10. Downing Nixon, Part I: The Setup 11. Downing Nixon, Part II: The Execution 12. In from the Cold 13. Poppy’s Proxy and the Saudis 14. Poppy’s Web 15. The Handoff 16. The Quacking Duck 17. Playing Hardball 18. Meet the Help 19. The Conversion 20. The Skeleton in W.’s Closet 21. Shock and . . . Oil? 22. Deflection for Reelection 23. Domestic Disturbance 24. Conclusion Afterword Author’s Note Acknowledgments Notes Foreword When a governor or any state official seeks elective national office, his (or her) reputation and what the country knows about the candidate’s background is initially determined by the work of local and regional media. Generally, those journalists do a competent job of reporting on the prospect’s record. In the case of Governor George W. Bush, Texas reporters had written numerous stories about his failed businesses in the oil patch, the dubious land grab and questionable funding behind a new stadium for Bush’s baseball team, the Texas Rangers, and his various political contradictions and hypocrisies while serving in Austin. I was one of those Texas journalists. I spent about a decade...
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...Fourth Edition Reframing Organizations Artistry, Choice, and Leadership LEE G. BOLMAN TERRENCE E. DEAL B est- se l l i n g a u t h o rs of LEADING WITH SOUL FOURTH EDITION Reframing Organizations Artistry, Choice, and Leadership Lee G. Bolman • Terrence E. Deal Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by Jossey-Bass A Wiley Imprint 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741—www.josseybass.com No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-6468600, or on the Web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 201-7486011, fax 201-748-6008, or online at www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Credits are on page 528. Readers should be aware that Internet Web sites offered as citations and/or sources for further information may have changed or disappeared between the time this was written and when it is read. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer...
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