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It is my personal opinion that Lincoln Gettysburg address was the better speech. While both speeches are somewhat similar in that the setting of the speeches are similar. Both were written in the aftermath of a bloody battle, Lincolns at the battle of Gettysburg, and Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor. But this is where the similarity’s end. Lincoln speech is by far the better speech because he managed to keep his speech short and concise, but got his point across using broad terms. No one

Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”: Critique In 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg, many lives were lost. Then President-Abraham Lincoln was given an opportunity to dedicate the ground where the battle was held, to the men who died for their country. The overall message of the speech was to dedicate the grounds to the men who served the country, and to use the effect of the battle to motivate the North to finish what the men started. Lincoln took this opportunity to tell the American people about

Abraham lincoln, the 16th presidents, said this quote. He is saying this quote to the people of America, so therefore it applies to everyone. All the people of America. This quote was taking place in the period of slavery. Abraham lincoln was the one who emancipated slaves, so he didn't like or agree with slavery. He wanted America to get back to the great country that it once was. The country that everyone wanted to come to. Out of the 3 appeals I believe that Abraham Lincoln was using ethos and

The “Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln” was a speech presented by Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass was an African-American man. Besides the fact, he was also a social reformer, and abolitionist. He was born a slave, and eventually was able to escape slavery. All of his important writings and pieces of work were based on the brutalities of slavery, and his writings were all very real. He wrote and spoke about being against slavery, as well as racism as a whole. He tried to give some sort

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Memorial Day was born out of the Civil War and the desire to honor our dead. It is a time of reflection, to remember and pay tribute to those brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of this great Nation. We can honor and recognize those who served before us by continuing to protect the freedoms of our Nation. We owe it to them not to

The Gettysburg Address exists because the president Abraham Lincoln was invited to deliver remarks, later it became known as the Gettysburg Address. The Gettysburg Address was given on November 19, 1863 when President Lincoln spoke at the dedication ceremony for the National Cemetery of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, where one of the bloodiest and decisive battles of the Civil War took place. The Gettysburg Address is known as one of the most important speeches in American History. In the speech he

In President Abraham Lincoln's Speech, The Gettysburg Address, 1863, he uses rhetorical devices to convey an overall message. For instance, Abraham uses the rhetorical strategy of repetition throughout his address. By using repetition he shines a light on his overall message that the country must unite and dedicate themselves for the well being of the country just as the men who died. Abraham states the phrase "we" around ten times. The use of we creates an emotional appeal of unity. He illustrates

In Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address, he begins voicing that there is no need for him to have such an extended address just as he did the first time. Before his four years in office, there was that necessary detail of what he felt must be pursued, but now he feels as though there is still yet to be pursued as he had wished before. The public knows as much as himself when it comes to the progression of the military, and he believes is satisfactory with entailing of high hopes for the future

Despite the abruptness of Lincoln’s speech, he quickly and effectively evokes the feeling of a need for unity among the citizens. Through the use of rhetorical devices such as antithesis, anaphora, allusion, and polysyndeton, Lincoln stirs up a feeling of hunger for harmony. As President Lincoln sprouts his speech, he consistently reinforces the subconscious mind of the listeners in order to instil the idea of a single nation. One of the common devices we see through Lincoln’s speech is allusion

Historic social activist, humanitarian, and Baptist minister, Martin Luther King Jr., prepared a speech, “I Have a Dream”, to advocate his beliefs on what was occurring during the Civil Rights Movement. King’s purpose is to change the beliefs of the American people who are part of the civil rights movement and to get them all on the same page of equality and freedom. He supported the civil rights movement and wanted to end the segregation of blacks and whites all throughout the nation. Martin Luther