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Elysabeth Buncab

Professor Yerkes

Pre-AP English

23 February 2017

Parallelism of John F. Kennedy

On January 20, 1961 president elect John F. Kennedy stands before the citizens of the

United States to present his inaugural address. While delivering this speech at this time the

world was in fear of world destruction and threat of a strong, intimidating communist

government. In this speech JFK discusses how our nation should unify and work together to

redevelop our country. To do this Kennedy utilizes the many types of parallel structure in

many parts of his speech.

To begin , Kennedy uses anaphoras to convey his message. Anaphora is a repetition of

an initial phrase. JFK repeats the phrase to those to call upon or grab the attention of our

allies , new friends, and the struggling. When he continues the phrases he tells those that we

are here to provide loyalty and support for for people that can also lend a helping hand. He uses

this technique towards the end his address as well. The president repeats, Let both sides.

When he says both sides he is referring to the U.S. and our allies across the world. He

finishes the anaphora by reciting , Let both sides unite to head in all corners of the earth the

command of Isaiah- to undo the heavy burdens [ and] let the oppressed go free. He states if

everyone were to coalesced we would be able to resolve the hardships. A perfect example of

how JFK conveys his message of hope and unity through anaphoras.
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Continuing , Kennedy uses antithesis to support his message. Antithesis is when a person

is making a point by contrasting ideas with a parallel structure. The president incorporates

many antithesis in his address , but the one that clearly communicates his point is , If a free

society cannot help the many who are poor , it cannot save the few who are rich. This quote

explains that if our country can not solve the small problems how are we supposed to solve the

bigger problems in our society. He says this to identify the problem of support. He hope that

this will motivate the people to work together and solve the problems in our society . Likewise

John F. Kennedy recites , ask what not what your country can do for you--ask what you

can do for your country. This quote relays back to his moral because he wants to ensure us

that it is a group effort to flourish our country to fortitude.

Rhetorical Devices of Stokely Carmichael

Stokely Carmichael was a young civil rights activist that utilized his experiences to

empower and spread awareness to the African American community and anybody that was

willing to listen. While delivering this speech at Berkeley in 1966 Stokely there was a great

deal of racial discrimination between whites and any person of color. Because this problem

persisted and eventually turned into a violent complication, Carmichael wanted to remind his

audience that being black is not something you should be afraid of or ashamed of. In the

passage Stokely Carmichael applied rhetorical devices to his speech to appeal to his audience

emotionally, logically , and ethically.

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At the start of the excerpt , Carmichael argues that there are misconceptions about the

term Black Power and that many people need to get past the premise that black is bad. To

make this point Carmichael appeals to his audiences sense of intelligence and social

consciousness by acknowledging they are a university crowd that is familiar with logic. If a

major is Anything all black is bad , and Carmichael is all black, people will come to the

conclusion that he is bad because of the standard given to the race. Not bad - in a way that

white people may assume , but in a way that makes Stokely powerful because of his motivation

to mend the wrongs in the world. Carmichael then appeals to the audiences sense of pride -- or

even guilt -- by proclaiming I am all black and Im all good , dig it. Those in his audience

may react by feeling relaxed and more comfortable because of his humor. By doing this it will

help the audience relate to the speaker , thus they can connect with him and understand the

battle of discrimination.

Additionally , Carmichael defines the significance of the Lowndes County Freedom

Organization emblem. Their emblem is a black panther. He states , a beautiful black

animal that symbolizes the strength and dignity of black people, an animal that never strikes

back until hes back so far into the wall , hes got nothing to do but spring forward This

appeals to the audience by giving them a reason why being black is not wrong. If black people

are being symbolized through a black panther that means that they do not result to violence

until they absolutely need too. But, they are fierce and when they do attack it will be hell. This

can either frighten the audience making them feel intimidated by this symbol or make them

feel empowered and ready to conquer the problem.