Rhetorical Analysis Of President John F. Kennedy's Speech At Rice University

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On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech at Rice University. In his speech, he used anecdotes, beliefs, and analogies to appeal for support of NASA. Kennedy starts with an anecdote about how if we compress the last 50,000 years of history into half a century, we realize how far we have come in such a short amount of time. This highlights human history and shows how the next natural step is to venture to the stars. In paragraph 4, Kennedy continues by talking about his belief that we are meant to move forward and make progress. This builds support with other people who have the same beliefs. He further elaborates when he says "This country of the United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished