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we have recently read two passages, both about tragedies that America has faced. The two speakers that present themselves are Bill Clinton and Robert F Kennedy, they both came out to talk about a recent event that has happened. Each one of them go in depth by using ethos, pathos, and logos. With that they create a bond With the audience so that they feel like they're not alone.

To start off, the bombing of the Oklahoma federal building was a tragic event, but Bill Clinton suggests that we shouldn't be filled with hatred instead we should get over and it and work on healing and building ourselves back up. In his Oklahoma bombing memorial address ,he uses ethos logos and pathos to help the citizens of the united states and the victim's family …show more content…

I had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man. But we have to make ann effort for the united states of America.” I know you are all mad, but and so am I but are madness will not get us anywhere. We must forgive and love for the sake of our great country.Clinton uses pathos to: create an emotional bond with the people that were affected by the event that happened in the Oklahoma bombing, the people need to know that they're not alone. In the passage Bill Clinton says that”Today our nation joins with you in grief. We mourn with you. We share your hope against hope that some may still survive.” Today we come together in sorrow about the recent events that just occurred. We have the same hope that some might still be …show more content…

With this also causes some people to get their mind what just happened.“My fellow Americans, a tree takes a long time to grow, and wounds take a long time to heal. But we must begin. Those who are lost now belong to God. Someday we will be with them. But until that happens, their legacy must be our lives.”We have taken a hard hit, but the injury will heal and with all those that we lose the will not be in vain, thats our job now to live for them. Robert uses logos to let the people know what will happen if they continue their path of rage and the consequences they will face later in this war. With all that hate there is always a downside, but with love there is only benefits no harsh detriment. Evidence Kennedy states that “ What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness, but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice towards those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or they be black.”. What he was trying to say by that is our country doesn't need and of the negative energy from the people, but instead an uplifting one that will have a bright future for the generations ahead of

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