...Jumping Over Hurdles In life, everyone will face hardships, or obstacles, these hardships are also known as adversity; however those such as Uchida, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Jim Carrey, have all tackled adversity in different ways. No matter whom one is they will face adversity at least once in their life. A person has two choices, to tackle adversity, or let it overcome their life. There are obstacles in life that a person cannot avoid, they must overcome it. For instance, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a great deal with adversity. On December 8th, 1941, he gave a speech regarding the attack on Pearl Harbor the previous night. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had the hardship of deciding what to do with what was happening...
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...infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan” (Roosevelt, p.1). This was the opening statement of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s address to the nation the day after Japan invaded American territory. Following the Pearl Harbor attacks, Roosevelt gave a powerful speech that was a call to arms and in his speech he expressed outrage towards Japan and confidence in the job of our armed forces. The speech was a request to declare war against Japan and to bring the United States into World War II. His use of rhetorical techniques effectively aided in grasping the attention of his audience and reminded the...
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...Franklin Delano Roosevelt “The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself,” was a line made famous, by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, on March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression. This was when Franklin Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address before 100,000 people on Washington’s Capitol Plaza. “First of all,” he said, “let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” He promised that he would act swiftly to face the “dark realities of the moment” and assured Americans that he would “wage a war against the emergency” just as though, “we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe.” His speech gave many people confidence that they’d elected a man who was not afraid to take bold steps to solve the nation’s problems (History.com Staff. (2009). New-Deal. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/new-deal). Roosevelt is ranked as one of the greatest presidents in American history. During his presidential administrations (1933-1945), he coped with two of the most important events that occurred during the 20th century. One event was the Great Depression, and the second was World War II. In both cases, President Roosevelt’s decisions, at times unpopular, helped get the United States through what could have been its destruction. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s family came to America from Holland in 1620, and the Roosevelt’s were very wealthy. Franklin’s father was James Roosevelt, and he was a lawyer. James Roosevelt married Sara...
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...Pearl Harbor Summary Paper #2 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for HIST310 World History and Culture II By December 2011 Abstract In 1931, Japan showed aggressive behavior in northeast Asia as they tried to conquer China in 1937. In early 1940’s, Japan decided to associate themself with Axis powers with countries like Russia and Germany. The United States demanded Japan to pull away from China and Indochina, however, the Japanese resisted and wanted to continue to take more territory and prepare for war. With their aggression in Asia, the United States placed an embargo on Japan by stopping all shipment of valuable resources such as oil, steel, and iron scrap which the Japanese needed for war to other Asian country. Immigrations from Japan were also banned to come to the United States. Britain and the Netherlands ceased Japanese assets as well to prevent the Japanese from buying oil, which their armies needed for war. Japanese were angered and decided to destroy the United States Pacific fleet in Oahu, Hawaii. This they did with ease, but paid a price. Pearl Harbor On November 26, 1941, the Japanese fleet left Japan to detect the route towards Pearl Harbor under the command of Admiral Nagumo. On December 1, Nagumo received his final orders from General Tojo Hideki and Admiral Yamamoto to attack Pearl Harbor. On early morning of December 7, the Japanese armies were in position 275 miles north of Hawaii; the air...
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...On December 8, 1941 U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had to deal with an unprecedented attack on American forces in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. He gave his “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation” to a joint session of Congress. Because of this surprising turn of events, FDR had no choice but to lead the U.S. into World War II. He uses rhetorical appeals to make his part in the war official. There was no way FDR would back down, he made it clear that with the help of the American public, victory over the Japanese would be easily accomplished. His motive is to convince Congress to declare war on Japan and to solidify even further why the American public voted him into his fourth term as President of the United States. He also wishes to convince...
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...Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of the greatest presidents in American history whose leadership was challenged his entire twelve years in office. He played an important role during the Great Depression and World War II, supporting his fellow Americans through agenda, executive order, and his powerful speeches. During his time in the Oval Office, President Roosevelt had the duty of announcing to the nation the malevolent acts that Japanese pilots had put upon the American people with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The day following the event, Roosevelt announced that due to the nature of the attacks, that America was to declare war against Japan. By his use of a strong emotional tone, he explained that these attacks happened during a time in which the two nations were discussing terms for peace. Although peace was never finalized, it was believed there would be a standing down of armaments, and neither side would attack. Roosevelt was such a powerful, captivating orator, assuring the people under his govern that their interests are what he holds dearest. Through...
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...Short Essay on War and Terror The United States is known as a Super Power in the world today for two particular reasons and they are one, the outcome of World War II and two, how the President at that time, Franklin Delano Roosevelt handled conflicts at home as well as conflicts overseas. During that time the United States was going through some challenges dealing with the Great Depression and the difficulties of Germany beginning to start conflicts in Europe where there was nothing being done about it. World War II was a situation America had stayed out of for about three years, but when the U.S. finally did get involved the balance was then tipped in the favor of the allies due to the U.S. involvement. Also, as it was shown in World War I, when the United States gets involved with conflicts dealing with issues overseas we are very effective and are resolute on becoming triumphant. This resolve continued with a Reaganite point of view, it was president Regan who responded to the Soviet proxies with a proxy war built on the Nixon doctrine of preparing to wage low-intensity conflicts against military nationalist regimes in the Third World. Although by 9/11 the methods changed drastically from low-intensity proxy war to high-intensity direct warfare. [1] No different than the conflict the U.S. has dealt with and continues to deal with today in Iraq and Afghanistan. The era of proxy wars began with America’s defeat in Vietnam and closed with the invasion of Iraq...
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...The Mantle of Command was written in order to give us a better perspective on Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidency during the trying and hostile times of the Second World War. In his narrative, Nigel Hamilton beautifully portrays Roosevelt not only as the great president that he was, but also as his surprising role as a military leader. Readers learn of his personal command centers, his brilliant battle strategy, and even some aspects of who he was as a person. In the beginning of his book, Hamilton discusses how the United States was brought into the war that President Roosevelt had sought for so long to keep us out of. He first talks of how the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill, had secretly met up with the President on several occasions in order to convince him to join the fight alongside the British. However, Roosevelt had declined, saying that he intended to remain neutral and advocate peace until it became impossible to do so. He didn’t have to wait very long though, because he soon received messages from Japan, warning the United States that keeping the peace was no longer in their interest. Even though...
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...such as December 7, 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attacks of September 11, 2001, two of the nation’s presidents sent out words of sympathy and encouragement in their speeches, in reassurance that the horrible acts that took place would not be tolerated. The famous “Infamy” speech was given by Franklin Delano Roosevelt a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The speech is known by the popular line, “a date which will live in infamy” (Roosevelt). Roosevelt wanted to get an up rise out of the American people, he done this through Charged Language. The Speech was a persuasive piece that’s purpose was to gain a war declaration. Roosevelt combined facts with rhetorical technique to produce a strong argument to convince congressional representatives and the American people that military action should be taken in response to Japans attack. Connotation was also used throughout his speech. For example, “But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us” (Roosevelt). Through out the speech, Roosevelt made clear Japan had deceived the untied stated and could not be trusted. “ Yesterday, December 7, 19941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by navel and air forces of the Empire of Japan” (Roosevelt). Then Roosevelt later said, “It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks...
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...The Attack on Pearl Harbor There were many reasons leading to the attack at Pearl Harbor. One main reason for it was the economic issues (Anderson). The trade routes between America and Japan were cut off. The Japanese ships were not accepted in America either (Taylor 5), because of the two countries’ political differences (Taylor 6). On November 1, 1941 a ship came into the Honolulu Harbor. It had a Japanese flag on it. It was a forbidden Japanese ship. “The name of the ship was Taiyo Maru.”(Taylor 4) This ship was not welcomed with the original Hawaiian customs. Normally the hula girls would be out at the dock welcoming the passengers with their friendliness and dancing in their grass skirts. This was a way of saying “aloha,” which means both hello and also good-bye in the Hawaiian Islands. This ship carried a few important Japanese men. These men were actually Japanese spies (Taylor 6). One of these spies was a man named Otojiro Okuda. Okuda was one of the most important of Japanese spies. He had an agent. His agent was Kohichi Seki. Seki had to stay in Japan for a few months to train to become a spy for Japan. Seki was a key man in Okuda’s success as a spy. He helped him get the important information that was needed most by Okuda. Seki took a taxi to Pearl Harbor every day. He did this so he could get the names of the ships in port and the ships that were out and away from port. He wrote letters to Okuda which had this information he learned in it...
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...Rhetorical Analysis Essay This essay analyzes President Franklin D. Roosevelt's address to the United States Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor. His speech can be found here. "December 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked." Nearly every American knows who said the now-famous line and when it was delivered. On December 8th, 1941, one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the President of the United States, Franklin D Roosevelt spoke before a joint session of the US Congress, asking for a declaration of war against Japan. The address before Congress is regarded as one of the most important and renowned political speeches during the 20th century. The speech was perfect in accomplishing the goals Roosevelt wanted. In just over thirty minutes after the conclusion of the speech, Congress had declared war on Japan, with only one dissenting vote in the House. The country had been divided on entangling ourselves in the war in Europe and Asia, claiming it was not our concern. Immediately after the speech, the isolationist movement was silenced, even shifted to becoming pro-war. The speech was compelling because of strong emotional appeals, unrivaled organization, and the establishment of ethos. Franklin Delano Roosevelt begins his persuasion in the speech with powerful emotional appeals. In his opening, he says that the United States was "suddenly and deliberately attacked by the...
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...Two Leaders: One Goal World War II is considered, by many, the most significant event of the 20th century. It was a turning point in history; one that united the world, saved democracy and changed international affairs. The defeat of Hitler and his allies would not have been possible without the leadership and collaboration of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill. Both of them, viewed by their constituents as their only hope, came into power at a time of crisis. America was going through the Great Depression, and Britain was in Hitler's line of sight for invasion. These very different characters came together at the height of Hitler's plan to destroy all democracies. Roosevelt's calculative personality, Churchill’s strategic impulsiveness and their clear focus on the mission, slowly but surely led the allies to victory and the ultimate elimination of Hitler and his army. America’s leader during World War II was a result driven individual, capable of making difficult decisions and taking necessary measures to protect his country even if meant losing the support of his constituents. Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was elected as a 32nd President of the United States in 1932.("FDR Biography," n.d.) He came into office in the aftermath of World War I and the middle of the Great Depression. Using his experience as New York State Senator, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and governor of New York; he diligently began to work with his cabinet on measures that would improve the...
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...Faced with the Great Depression and World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, lead America through some of the most devastating crises the nation had ever faced. FDR’s presidency—which was twelve years long—was not only unique in time period, but in the effects that it had on the story of the country. FDR began his presidency with a Nation facing a horrific and weakening fiscal depression that not only drained its resources, wealth, and emotional strength, but it flung a sense of uncertainty over the future of America. FDR’s combination of confidence, joy, and political sharpness—all of which came together in the experimental and highly-criticized economic plan called the "New Deal"—helped bring about the beginnings of a national recovery....
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...no way the world could possibly know the levels of severity that the war would escalate also. Fortunately one country saw and understood that Germany and its allies would have to be stopped. America's involvement in World War 2 not only contributed in the eventual downfall of the insane Adolph Hitler and his Third Reich, but had also came at the precise time and moment. Had the United States entered the war any later the consequences might have been worse. Over the years, it has been an often heated and debated issue on whether the United States could have entered the war sooner and thus saved many lives. To try to understand this we must look both at the people and at government's point of view. Just after war broke out in Europe, President Roosevelt hurriedly called his cabinet and military advisors together. There it was agreed that the United States stay neutral in these affairs. One of the reasons given was that unless America was directly threatened, they had no reason to be involved. Thus, the provisional neutrality act passed the senate by seventy-nine votes to two in 1935. On August 31, Roosevelt signed it into law. In 1936, the law was renewed, and in 1937, a comprehensive and permanent neutrality act was passed. The desire to avoid "foreign entanglements" of all kinds had been an American foreign policy for more than a century. Even if Roosevelt had wanted to do more in the European crisis (which he did not), there was a factor too often ignored by critics of American...
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...President of the time, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, addressed Congress in his State of the Union Address, on January 6, 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. That particular address is known as “The Four Freedom’s Speech” and is grounded on patriotism for the great country, United States of America. In his speech, Roosevelt describes the foundations of democracy and a potential seeable future with four essential human rights. There are many definitions and understandings what a human right is, just as there are arguments what a social, political, and natural right are. English philosopher, Maurice Cranston defined a human right as a universal right owed to people of any sex and color, which is granted to them on the sole premise they are human...
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