FME2.GE7-01 Spoken and Written English Discourse Speech: ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ John F. Kennedy Name: Maaike Wittebrood Class: 2ME-2B Student number: 112418 Lecturer: Anita Maessen Author: The author of the speech is John F. Kennedy. He was in 1963 the president of the United States of America. John F. Kennedy became president on 20 January 1961 until his assassination on 22 November 1963. Kennedy was against everything that was associated with communism. He was also a very important person in the ‘Cold War’. Kennedy also was seen as de icon of the Western world of freedom and democracy. Context: The speech was given at June 26, 1963 in West-Berlin. During that time Germany was split up in West-Germany and …show more content…
The middle part of the speech starts after Kennedy says the famous words: ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’. After that he starts comparing the freedom and democracy with the communism. Kennedy ends the speech with saying what he mend with the speech; ‘’All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!" Because of the obvious begin-middle-end that the speech has, I find the structure of the speech good. Constraints: At the time the speech was given, like mentioned, the Cold War was going on. This also made that Kennedy has to mind his words more. Because there was a lot of tension going on between the USA and the Soviet-Union, Kennedy had to bare in mind that one sentence which could be interpreted as insulting for the Soviet-Union could start a war. In his speech he says of course some negative things about communism, but he tries to not say it explicit. The Appeals: Ethos: The first main thing that I recognized as ethos was the fact the John F. Kennedy is the president of the USA. It is logic that a president knows what the is talking about and has a clear point of view. Also John F. Kennedy is, like mentioned, the icon of freedom and democracy, so it does make sense if he says ‘You live in a defended island of freedom, but your life is part of the main.’ (John F. Kennedy. ‘Ich bin ein
John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech is was one of the best speeches ever written. It wasn't just remembered for the length of the speech, but it was remembered for the speeches content . Kennedy said that he will unify the United States of America and the whole world. Kennedy also says that he will not allow the enemy to threaten the U.S. or its allies. Through the use of ethos, logos, and pathos, Kennedy strongly tells this message to the American people and to all the leaders of world.
With the threat that the Cold War brought to America Kennedy’s use of Ethos incredibly helps him to thoroughly get his point across to the rest of the World that they must band together. His use of ethos is primarily found in the beginning of his speech where he reminds America that “we are heirs of that first revolution” and that now we are “proud of our ancient heritage-- and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to
The Kennedy family was very popular and had well-known moral standards, so it is no surprise that in John F Kennedy’s inaugural speech there were constant examples of ethos, in which he appealed to the audience through moral values. His moral standpoint became apparent as he mentions God and doing the right thing.
Throughout Kennedy’s speech you can see many different types of these devices first off, I would like to bring your attention to parallelism. The definition of Parallelism is “Uses of words or phrases in a similar structure”. In his speech he come right out of the gate in the first 5-6 paragraphs and begins to show this. For example on Page (283) Kennedy says, “To those who old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty for old faithful friends. United, there is little we cannot do in a host of co-operative (SAS) ventures. Divided, there is little we can do, for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder”. Furthermore he then directly goes into his next statement by saying “To those”. I also think that one of the man reasons his speech captivated not only America's people but many other nations, was due to how he connected with the audience.
Ethos is being used in this sentences Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation." This shows that Martin Luher King knows about a president that fought for equality. Abe Lincon is a role model for many people.
Kennedy also brought the past into his speech. He spoke about Americas founding ideas and how the other countries did not support them. Kennedy wanted to change that. He hoped that every nation would put their differences aside and support each other’s views on freedoms.
John F. Kennedy is known as one of the most famous people in history. His life began on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was born into a wealthy and prominent family that gave him a very privileged childhood. While growing up, John attended private schools, including Canterbury and Choate. In 1936, he enrolled at Harvard. After graduating, Kennedy joined the U.S. Navy in 1941. He served there for a total of four years and then left to run for Congress.
While the speech’s respectful eloquence is appropriate for the occasion of an inauguration, its youthful energy and look to the future make it distinctly John F. Kennedy’s. , The people of the United States desperately needed a boost in morale with ongoing tension of races, inequalities, the fight against communism and the cold war. The people were convinced that this war would be never ending, and believed in another inevitable war. From the beginning to the end of JFK’s speech, he uses a plethora of rhetorical devices to comfort the people and fill them with confidence.
In conclusion, strong appeals to morals and emotions are important aspects of Kennedy’s inaugural speech, which was aimed at uniting the people of the world as one by referencing their commonalities− such as shared backgrounds, cultures, and values. Kennedy creates connections between the different societies and groups of people in the world to emphasize his powerful call to duty, which serves to further unite the audience together with a common goal to ensure that we can all live in a world of peace and stability, where basic human rights are protected for
He starts of by letting the crowd know the very sad news of the King passing away. It touched most citizens who love the peace all over the world. What the united states needed was not hatred, nor division. What the United States needs was the love, wisdom and the compassion of one another. Robert F Kennedy asks the crowd to say a prayer that night of the speech for the people’s families and a prayer for our county. That shows us how Robert F Kennedy’s emotions after the passing of Martin Luther King
The President John Kennedy also uses ethos to explain how we are proud of what the ancient heritage did for our nation. For example, he said that we are a pound of our ancient heritage, which helps us to feel at ones as American, wanting to unite together in the cause of success together. He refers to a sense of community to convince the audience to agree with
Kennedy begins his speech expressing how “the world is very different” from what it used to be. He uses multiple rhetorical strategies that express and describe how he is going to lead their “very different” country by providing his audience with a sense of community. For example, Kennedy applies juxtaposition to his phrase, “United there is little we cannot do… Divided there is little we can do…” to compare what America can and can’t do when everyone is united. During the time when Kennedy was elected president, the Cold War was at peak of its period. He bravely announced that “we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty,” using the rhetorical strategy asyndeton. He uses this particular mechanism to attract his audience and give emphasis to the ideas he wants to communicate. He starts the phrase off with “we,” as he wishes to convey to his listeners that we are going to pay any price, that we are going to bear any burden, that
The speaker of the first speech is John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States. President Kennedy was instrumental in improving relations with the USSR and improving civil rights in the US. He is seen as one of the greatest presidents America has ever had.
An analysis of John F. Kennedy reveals a myriad of ideas that he had for the people of America. This is despite the rhetoric that was present in his speech; three dominant themes emerged from his Inaugural address. These are freedom, leadership and the use of rhetoric in addressing multitudes.
The overall theme in this speech unifies the whole speech. JFK's speech shows a theme of progression. This is the perfect theme for an innaugural speech because the whole goal of the country is to progress as a whole once a new president is elected. He shows this theme of rhetoric in his quote, "We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom—symbolizing an end as well as a beginning—signifying renewal as well as change" (JFK). He uses the word, "we" and "progress" to help signify unity. Repition is combined into the speech to make the theme stand out. "Let both sides" (JFK). is a start to a few paragraphs in this speech, these three words combine the two political parties and is the start of progress and teamwork to making this country stronger. Last but not least, the most important quote in this speech is, "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country" (JFK). This famous quote is appealing to the mind because one, JFK says "my fellow Americans" enforcing the fact