George W. Bush’s Address to the Nation Speech Imagine one average morning you are completing work for your boss. On your way from the printer to your boss’s office a loud thunder is heard and the ground beneath you begins to rumble. Chaos is growing throughout the halls and it automatically becomes clear that something is very wrong. On September 11th, 2001, America faced one of the worst tragedies in history. An extreme terrorist attack was successful causing the Twin Towers in the World Trade
American soil. We have only had two and they weren't pretty. Many lives were lost in these attacks. The american people will never forget these horrible strikes. The first one was on December 7th, 1941 and the second was on September 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
On September 11, 2001 the United States of America was the target of a horrific terrorist attack. More than 3000 people were killed when 19 militants associated with Al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks. These planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers, the U.S. Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. Innocent lives were taken and every family in the United States feared for their safety; Americans all over the world feared airplanes and travels. On that day, former
On September 11, 2001, the U.S. was impacted by a series of deadly terrorist attacks. That night, George W. Bush, the current president, addressed the people of America with a powerful speech, both unifying and empowering Americans, and warning terrorists. While he wasn’t a particularly popular politician prior to delivering his 9/11 speech, Bush gained a monumental number of followers afterword. This speech, and the events leading up to it, was the perfect moment for Bush to step in and be there
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
Osama Bin Laden attacked the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon building in Washington D.C. Later the same day at 8:30 in the evening, President George W. Bush addressed the nation. The speech lasted five minutes and addressed a defining moment in history as well as in President Bush’s administration. The address was President Bush’s reaction to the terrorist attacks on the nation and it would dictate how the American citizens would live through the tragedy. The attacks would ultimately
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 to report
Churchill, Speech November. 1954 This famous quote from Winston Churchill symbolizes an iconic speech, which was not used to inspire “the nation” but rather to call them forth into action. This speech was not used to motivate the public, they were already willing. It called them fourth into action. It was highly effective because unlike most orators he was not preparing action but rather was calling the public forward, allowing them to take action. By analysing King Henry the V’s speech “unto