days after the terror attack on 11 September 2001, “George W Bush delivered his speech Address to the Joint Session of the 107th Congress” to the members of the congress and the American people. Since the 9/11 attack were still relatively recent, the people of America were probably still very sad, afraid and angry. Not least were they in need for a supporting speech from their President. In the introduction of the speech Bush said: “In the normal course of events, Presidents come to this chamber
After reading and listening to the “Bullhorn Speech at Ground Zero,” it is easily determined that the speaker of the poem is George W. Bush. The occasion was that the president was giving this speech shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. Bush’s audience was the American people and the world as a whole. His purpose was to reassure the American people and make them feel safe, as they were mourning the deaths of their loved ones. Also, his purpose was to let the
inauguration speech, John F. Kennedy is able to link individual feelings and worldwide opinions with American ideology. One of the most iconic lines in the speech, which also exemplifies these comparisons, is when he says, “Pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship” (1) unifying the limitless things that Americans will do to ensure their freedom. After talking about America as a whole, Kennedy collates Americans to the rest of humanity, saying, “whether you are citizens of America or citizens
The Greatest Dream of All Civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Junior, in his motivational speech for equality, “I Have a Dream,” was delivered to an estimated group of 250,000 people and is now known as one of the most memorable speeches given. In his first statement he emphasizes, “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” The purpose is to inspire and encourage hope and equality, in a nation
Dream Speech”. This speech set off a revolution and went down in history as the best speech ever to be made. In 1963 racism and slavery were still very common which triggered an outbreak that change things forever. The “I Have a Dream Speech” targeted all Americans but mostly African Americans who were sick and tired of being discriminated. They wanted to take a stand. Basically in the speech Martin Luther King Jr. talked about a vision that has now came true. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech he uses
he was one of the most loved presidents of all time. He had an average public approval rating of 70.1. On May 25th, 1961 JFK gave the “We choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice University, Houston, Texas. The speech that was given launched America into a direction towards new innovations and ambitions for the future. At the time America was engaged in the Cold War. Fear of the soviets was on the edge of everyone’s thoughts. Soviet Russia was in a period of having superior aeronautical advancements
11th, 2001. President Bush’s speech was better than Franklin D. Roosevelt's because it was more emotional and comforting to the people of the United States of America. So what are the speeches about? You might ask, well the answer to that question is that they explain what happened, why it happened, the effect, recovering process, and the prevention to the fatal punch of the enemy's. It is also about sympathy and ease. It was made to notify, describe,
and directly addressing the current situation of the country he now leads.Obama’s rhetoric is both intelligent and thoughtful as he uses an exceptional style in his compelling speech and different rhetorical devices to have a persuasive effect on the audience. Obama effectively used Aristotle’s appeals in his inaugural speech in order to awake his audience in all around the world for a new beginning. He used ethos, pathos,logos throughout his inaugural address to connect with his audience. He used
Principles of Corporate Election Law in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 and the Misconception of Free Speech Rights in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission of 2010 This philosophical analysis of free speech in America will be defined through the unethical principles of stare decisis in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) and the misconception of free speech in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission of 2010. The foundation for ethical abuse of the First Amendment
by many famous American speechwriters. The one that stood out to me the most was President Bush’s “9/11 Address to the Nation” speech. I have picked this speech because I think President Bush did a great job of appealing to his audience and used different rhetorical strategies to help him carry out his goal. I believe Bush’s purpose was to reassure the people of America that the government was not going to stand by and let something like this happen again, he also wanted to express his sorrow and