Outline Of The Speech A.) Introduction 1.John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States of America. 2.“Civil Right Address”. 3.The speech was delivered from Oval Office on 11 June, 1963. 4.The speech was written in response to the U.S National Guard that was to sent protect African Americans students enrolling in the universities, to stand against discrimination, and to remind Americans that everyone is equal. 5.Kennedy’s thesis was that everyone deserves to be free and equal, America is model for the rest of the world of a free country, and this country could not stand if others are discriminated. In the speech, Kennedy
John F. Kennedy made a historic speech at Rice stadium just shortly before America put our first man on the moon. He saw how much this would bring our country together and how patriotic America became and he wanted that to continue. He saw how quickly the technology of the world was progressing and he knew America needed to be first in the race for space. He made a passionate speech expressing these feelings and he conveyed his message very well. Kennedy knew how important and beneficial these leaps of technology would be to the world, to the nation, and to people everywhere; he let nothing hold him back from expressing this to the people.
In his prominent 1961 Inaugural Address, John F. Kennedy extensively employs pathos, parallelism, antithesis, and varied syntax to captivate millions of people, particularly to persuade them to stand together and attempt to further human rights for the “betterment” of the world. Kennedy’s effective use of various rhetorical styles succeeds in persuading his audience –the world and the U.S citizens—that his newly-seized position as the U.S. President will be worthwhile for all.
After narrowly winning the popular vote over former vice President and Republican Candidate Richard Nixon by only two tenths, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected as the 35th President of the United States of America. President John F. Kennedy delivered his Inaugural Address in the cold on January 20, 1961 with roughly 8 inches of snow on the ground. Before the inauguration could take place, Army flamethrowers had to clear the snow from Pennsylvania Avenue so fellow Americans could make their way to the swearing in. The newly sworn in President began his address by letting his fellow Americans know that he was willing to work with everyone, to make not only the United States, but each country a greater place for everyone to live rather than
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country” John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s famous 1961 inaugural address began one of the most important presidencies in the history of the United States. The 35th president of the United States was like no other, he had a leadership quality that as the quote implies, gave the people empowerment, and held a relationship with the American people different than the prior 34 presidents.
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy uses ethos in his inauguration speech to appeal to the audience. Halfway down the second page President Kennedy says “...not because the Communists are doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right.”. This phrase appeals to the audience ethically by saying “right”. President Kennedy strengthens this use of ethos by saying two choices followed by the ethical decision. Then near the end of page three President Kennedy says “...to struggle against the common enemies”. President Kennedy appeals to his audience by calling them to “bear the burden of a long twilight struggle”. President Kennedy calls the audience to do the right thing and not to surrender to “the common enemies of man”. Which,
Throughout the entirety of the essay, Mr. Kennedy uses appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos a lot. In the first paragraph of the speech, JFK first establishes ethos by saying he sore an oath that was written by the by the forebears of the country centuries ago. This proves his, and his pledge’s credibility by mentioning the founding of the inauguration. He later then adds a personal element to the appeals by mentioning the need for defending freedom from danger
Have you ever heard someone say, “Ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country”? This famous quote was given by the newly elected President of the United States on January 20th in 1961. In this speech Kennedy gave the speech during a significant historical period, which assists him in using all three parts of the modes of persuasion-- the logical appeal, the ethical appeal, and the emotional appeal.
"My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man" (Kennedy 3). On January 20, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy presented his inaugural address shortly after taking the oath of office, becoming the thirty-fifth President of the United States. In this historic address, President Kennedy astonishes the audience through his captivating use of rhetoric that he utilized in order to convey a sense of unity, as well as to recap the events that had occurred thus far during the Cold War. Throughout the speech, Kennedy’s purpose was to assure the American public of his competence and aptitude as the
The speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. to the African Americans and to the white Americans in the August of 1963 was undoubtedly a motivator for many. It is no wonder why a vast majority of people living in the United States can recite words from the speech of a now deceased man. Because his language and diction spoke to all believers in freedom as well as to freedom's adversaries, his message was universal and had a meaning to all who heard it. This continues today. Freedom and equality are something to be attained, for all of us.
The idea of racism and ethnic discrimination needs to change. In this speech, John F. Kennedy is saying that a country that calls itself free, even in their constitution, is not actually completely free. Kennedy also talks about how we can say to the world "We are a free country!", excluding the Negroes. Also, Kennedy voices how we can "Preach freedom around the world" and then turn around and support acts of slavery and discrimination, acting like it does not exist. The idea of this discrimination needs to change in order to become a truly free country. Even though we can as a country say we are a free, egalitarian country, the citizens of the country may not articulate that.
Ceremonial speeches are given to mark ceremonial events and help a society move beyond their differences. John F. Kennedy gave a ceremonial speech, his inaugural address, on January 20th, 1961, marking one of the most historic speeches in time. In John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address speech, that is being evaluated today, the author uses social cohesion as a call for the nation to give back to the country, as we should do of course, and to ask, and expect less from the government, but that we should all have equal rights. Social Cohesion is described as the words, values, goals, speeches, and ceremonies that glue a group or society together and serve to maintain social order. John F. Kennedy uses power, freedom and the faith in God as values throughout his Inaugural Address.
John F. Kennedy is routinely characterized as one of America's greatest orators. His Inaugural Address is considered one of the greatest speeches in the twentieth- century American Public Address, and is generally counted among the great speeches in U.S. history. Virtually all who have commented on the speech consider it a success JFK was known as a people’s person, which highly affected his speech. His speech was famous for its eloquence and for its call of duty: “Ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country” (JFK). In the speech JFK used several literary terms throughout the speech to identify important parts of the speech. It also interprets hard-line Cold War rhetoric that reduced global politics to an apocalyptic battle between the democracy and communism, and how he plans to get the United States out of the depression we were in.
... Americans are so happy in this country. Freedom is was what this country was founded on and he wanted to spread it to the world. Ethos is quite simple in his speech. John F. Kennedy is obviously a smart, brilliant man that became president. He wouldn’t be where he was if he wasn’t those things, there American people would not have elected him to office.
The timelessness of JFK and his inaugural address is highlighted in Eleanor Craft’s essay “Inside Kennedy’s Inauguration: 50 Years On”. His legacy and ideals have persevered over the decades, and will continue to do so. Although Craft’s essay and JFK’s inaugural address both utilize different stylistic elements to support their purposes, they are equally effective in conveying and proving their purposes to their audiences.
John F Kennedy delivered one of the finest speeches on January 20, 1961 after being sworn into office. His inauguration speech was so powerful that it captured the entire nations attention, and quotes from it are still remembered by people today. It is one of the finest speeches ever written. It provides a strong appeal to pathos, ethos and logos, and it is because of this that people who never heard the speech can quote lines from it.