The “Inaugural Address” vs “Race to Space” Speech Written by Makyll Welch Author: John F. Kennedy. Have you ever wondered how John F. Kennedy's speeches were alike and different? The “Race to Space” speech and the “Inaugural Address” speech have similarities and their differences: one has stronger emotions than the other or one is worded better than the other. In the speeches they are either one of them. The speeches have similar and different word structure and emotions. The “Inaugural Address” is about John F. Kennedy's opinions and his experience throughout his life. It is also what he wants to improve and succeed in. The “Race to Space” speech is about wanting people to go to space for more knowledge. In ¨Race to Space¨ Kennedy emphasized …show more content…
He was focused on the importance of his results and opinions in a sincere manner. To reflect his tone, he uses logos to give people his expression on what he wants to be done. In President Kennedy's “Race to Space” speech the tone is upbeat and very fierce. Being the first person to go to space is a huge accomplishment. All American citizens are happy and excited that the United States will be launched into space first. “We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution” (President Kennedy's Inaugural Address.) This quote represented in the Inaugural Address shows the comparison between the two different meanings of each speech. Within that sentence supports the similarities and differences between the two. What is so similar is the words ‘We dare not forget today” Those five words connect to both speeches. They show that no one will forget those speeches, and not that …show more content…
In the “Inaugural Address” his word choice is also strong, but he was more expressive during the “Race to Space” speech. He was more persuasive in getting to the moon for knowledge for the people of America. Kennedy stated that “ We meet at a college noted for knowledge, in a city noted for progress, in a state noted for strength, and we stand in the need in all three, for we meet in an hour of change and challenge, in a decade of hope and fear, in an age of both knowledge and ignorance. The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds” (President Kennedy's Race to Space Speech). This represents that we are going to make as much progress as we can to gain more knowledge and become the first nation to go to space. This shows the similar progress as the “Inaugural Address” because they were trying to make progress for the whole nation as well. The speeches had minds that were similar to one another. The mind that all citizens should work together and stick together. They also had their differences. President Kennedy had a different mindset on things when speaking about the two different