attack occurred, George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, delivered an address to the nation declaring that in order to overcome these gruesome tragedies, we must come together as a country. In his address, he uses metaphors, parallelism, and finally allusion to help further support his claim and his purpose of reassuring America and providing them with a sense of security by explaining the actions they will take to overcome this act of terrorism. Throughout his speech, Bush establishes
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
September 11th, 2001 terrorists associated with Al Qaeda and led by 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