separate teams of terrorists from the Middle East‚ all operating from inside the U.S. Each team had boarded an early-morning flight‚ posing as passengers‚ then forcibly commandeered the aircraft. Two fully-fueled jumbo jets‚ American Airlines Flight 11 carrying 92 persons and United Airlines Flight 175 carrying 65 persons‚ had departed Boston for Los Angeles. Both jets were diverted by the hijackers to New York City where they were piloted by the terrorists themselves into the Twin Towers of the World
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Intro: From the day that we were born we ’ve been heading down a track Sometimes it ’s made for good sometimes for bad But if we look behind us there ’s a wave coming down Carrying us forward to a new age Chorus: What about the world around us How can we fail to see And now that our fathers have gone And we ’ve been left to carry on What about the age of reason Verse: So why can ’t we be still why can ’t we love each other Is kindness an ancient skill buried by our blindness
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In George W. Bush’s Columbia Speech the speaker uses tone and a pathos appeal to accomplish in soothing the country after a terrible accident. The president’s tone throughout his speech is very somber and very sad for the majority of the speech. “Our entire nation grieves with you. And those you loved will have the respect and gratitude of this country.” He is very sad that the astronauts on the Columbia died. The president also appeals the nation’s pathos ideals by taking verses out of the bible
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4 General Comparison of the Rhetorical Styles of George W. Bush and Barack Obama 22 4 Basic parameters 22 4 Analysis of keywords 28 4 Significant Aspects in the Speeches of George W. Bush and Barack Obama 34 4 Rhetorical style of George W. Bush and the perception of threat 34 4 Bush’s Inaugural Address 34 4 Bush’s 9/11 Address 37 4 Bush’s UN Address
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does Obama persuade the audience that the killing of Osama bin Laden was legitimate? Obama’s purpose of the speech is to persuade the audience that the killing of Osama bin Laden was legitimate. To do this‚ Obama has to appeal to all of his audiences‚ but particularly towards the American citizens because they were the people who were affected most by 9/11. Obama also targets his speech at al Queda as well as other terrorist groups to convey the actions he will take to keep his American people safe
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interests rather than international opportunities for peace and reconciliation‚” the fear and anxiety in American life was revealed (Lancet‚ par. 2). The aftermath of 9/11 created many doubts and fears within all of the people in America. As it is stated in the article‚ “Torture‚ War‚ and the Culture of Fear After 9/11”‚ by Charles Strozier‚ “it filled us with fear and profoundly altered cultural and political understandings”(Strozier par. 1). People were baffled and confused‚ wondering how
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Fahrenheit 9/11 Selling of American Empire "The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked‚ and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." Hermann Goering It was with disbelief and shock that people around the world saw footage of the terrorist attacks in the US on September 11‚ 2001 when the planes-turned-missiles slammed into
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Outside Reading Project: Decision Points By: George W. Bush Rational of Choice: The reason why I chose the book Decision Points is because George Bush has always had a positive impact on my life; whether it him being President of The United States or originating from the same town we call home. Reading and listening to his point of view from being in office is something I wanted to better understand so‚ I could see why the decisions he made throughout his time in office made sense. Main Point:
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Michael Moore’s latest film‚ "Fahrenheit 9/11‚" presents a critical look at the administration of George W. Bush and the War on Terrorism. In this film Moore investigates the rapid growth of the United States government and its trend of trampling the rights of individuals‚ and the corporatism that is spawned out of the close ties between big government and big business during wartime. Michael Moore may not convince all audiences‚ but is successful for its factual accuracy in which the evidence spoke
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Purpose The purpose of George Bush’s speech is to justify his future military actions and to unite the Americans by appealing to their emotions. Bush used a variety of emotive language and stylistic devices to express his concern over the incident for the audience. Content and Theme Firstly‚ Bush structured this speech is very small paragraphs. When he delivered the speech he speaks very slowly and never speaks more than 6 sentences at a time. Also‚ he pauses very often to allow the audience
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