Student Number: 0343232 Prof. Seagull ENGL 101-31 Comparison and Contrast Eisenhower and Kennedy (Essay1) Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy had similarities and differences about how the world should be shaped. In Eisenhower Farewell Address to the nation, Eisenhower is talking about how the U.S. can use its power, wealth, and military strength for peace and human development keeping its liberty, dignity, and integrity by beating the Soviet Union. In Kennedy Inaugural Address, Kennedy had a similar perspective to Eisenhower Farewell Address except how he offered Soviet Union to join America and help other nations out. In Kennedy Inaugural Address, Kennedy had a similar perspective to Eisenhower how the importance of freedom is a key theme is evident throughout his speech, such as his reference to the election and inauguration is a "celebration of freedom" and in his commitment to "pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
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In Kennedy’s speech, almost the opposite to Roosevelt, he wanted to stop stockpiling and creating weapons of war, for fear we could one day destroy all mankind by war. “Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversary, we off not a pledge but but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.” 12. Also with wanting to stop creating and stockpiling weapons, Kennedy wanted to encourage that together as a world, we should work together for the betterment of mankind, rather than focus on rivalries and war. “Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead if belaboring those problems which divides us… Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors.
A hero, an Pulitzer prize winner, a U.S senator, the youngest America president, John．F. Kennedy ，gave a great speech: the Presidential inaugural address of John．F. Kennedy. Through this speech, he used parallelism and repetition to talk to the Americans and the Soviets that he wanted to solve the problem with Soviet Union through a peaceful and noble way, however, he did not fear military force that America was strong and powerful enough to fight against the Soviet Union. JFK stated that the right thing had to be done just because it is right. According to the eighth paragraph of the speech: “not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right,” which JFK used parallelism to express his opinion.
Therefore, when you listen to any speech, listen for rhetorical components. Kennedy describes situations and talks to the
John Foster Dulles, which is Eisenhower’s secretary of state believed in brinkmanship which was the idea of threatening war, but not taking action (Ayers 850). This is how Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles used to settle conflicts. President Kennedy differed from the other two presidents because he believed in flexible response instead of containment. The United States did not want to see everyone else struggle. Flexible response is a better way to deal with other countries (Ayers 886).
The Effective Use of Persuasion in Kennedy’s Inaugural Address The twentieth century was a tense and stressful time period for the United States. Towards the middle of it, the time most commonly known as “The Cold War” began. This marked the beginning of the arms race between this country and the Soviet Union.
Throughout our history, nation leaders have controlled major decisions regarding war, battles, political and economic decisions, even leading up to mere propaganda posts. JFK and Nikita Khrushchev, both strong leaders with strong personalities led the Cuban missile crisis, leading to the problem ending with both parties taking away their resources. The personalities of these leaders had affected the outcome of the Cuban missile crisis, as they are very different leaders, with different reputations to uphold as well, so they had to respond varyingly. Kennedy was said to be one of the strongest leaders that America has seen, he was courageous and a great leader, he didn’t let anyone get him down as this quote says, “Kennedy’s personal courage was indisputable, whether it was revealed in wartime bravery, stoic disregard for physical suffering, or….”(Gow 17).
Upon reading Kennedy’s speech, I was reminded of Winston Churchill’s speech “Blood, tears, toils and sweat.” There are striking similarities between the speeches. The two speeches were both delivered by newly elected leaders under immense pressure to lead their nation out of international crises. Churchill delivered his speech on 13 May 1940 as the newly elected prime minister of Britain. In his speech, he asked the House to declare its confidence in his government in the Second World War.
Kennedy’s speech was influential because of the three main aspects were executed so successfully. He informed them about what the missiles were like, what they were capable of, and the steps America and several other countries would take in retaliation to the nuclear weapons in Cuba. He conveyed pathos through his words of compassion towards the Cuban captives and feeling for their pain. He asserted his feelings of confidence of the United States and his firmness of not backing down; the country would go to war if they must. Structure was punctualized by having three main topics, all paragraphs are the same length, with the exception of three small
In his speech Kennedy uses different rhetorical devices to unify the citizens of both the United States and the world. Kennedy was giving this speech after winning by a very small margin of votes so he was trying to unite the people of the United States and show he was the correct choice for the president. This speech was given during the Cold War so he was trying to connect the people around the whole world and establish peace. Kennedy was able to unify the people and try to establish peace while at the same time making himself seem like a very competent leader. In his speech Kennedy tries to build his credibility as a personable leader by creating ethos.
The audience is students and factory workers as well as future students and people who are considering working at a factory. A challenge can be recruiting an audience to go pursue a higher education. The audience can resonate with their life they actually live, and see what opportunities they have to create a better life and the importance on how education can change one’s life. My goal is to emphasize my opinion on the article "Some Lessons From The Assembly Line”.
Kennedy starts off by telling us how the world and freedom is in major danger, being close to a nuclear war, telling us that it has the power to end the human species (3). The next point made is that we should “... never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate” (Kennedy 15). This means that we should negotiate to make a means with that someone not because we have to negotiate to stay safe from that someone. Kennedy then says that the goal would to have the world work together to explore problems, have a common arm control and be equal in weaponry power, and work together to unlock new sciences (16-18).
Kennedy made sure to properly address his audience, he also maintained a professional attitude throughout the speech since it is a formal occasion. Kennedy also made sure to include the usage of “we” throughout the speech to make his audience feel as though he was talking with them, not at them. Kennedy really worked hard to instill the belief that as a nation, we can accomplish great things and that by working together, we can accomplish the goal of landing a man on the moon. However, the former president also made sure to
His diction is overwhelmingly positive, repeating words such as “true,” “peace,” “right,” “good,” and “free” when projecting his hopes for the future of Europe. He then directly addresses the audience with a metaphor, that they live on a “defended island of freedom,” but their lives are “part of the main.” His appeal is unifying, and allows him to transition from flattering and sympathizing with the audience to persuading them. He emphasizes the word “beyond,” which precedes each appeal to the greater good: beyond the city of Berlin, or even the country of Germany, beyond the wall, beyond ourselves. Kennedy redirects his listeners away from the harsh realities of their daily lives to the pursuit of freedom for all, similar to Lincoln’s crusade for America as an example of democracy in his Gettysburg Address.
