Green Class Kennedy's Inaugural Address
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1.)"We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom - symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning - signifying renewal as well as change."
2.)"The belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God." This idea alludes to the right to the three unalienable rights stated in The Declaration of Independence.
3.)"The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans",in this metaphor, the torch symbolizes a new beginning.
4.) The first group Kennedy adresses is old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, he pledges the loyalty of faithful friends. The second group he adresses are new countries. He pledges to prevent an iron tyranny. He pledges help to the people in huts and villages, struggling to break the bonds of mass misery. To sister republics south of our border, he pledges to put his word into deeds, to promote progress, and help end poverty. To the United Nations, he pledges support. To our enemies, he requests that both sides promote peace.
5.) The antimetabole in paragraph 13 is "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate".
6.) The antithesis in paragraph 8 is "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich".
7.) The allusion in paragraph 16 is the command of Isaiah- to "Undo the heavy burdens, and let the opressed go free".
8.) "Now the trumpet summons us again", is the personification in paragraph 19. He gives the trumpet the human quality of speech, to "Call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle".
9.) There are 2 uses of rhetorical questions in paragraph 20.
10.) The metaphor in paragraph 21 is the glow from the fire that lights the world. This "glow", stands for the "energy, faith, and devotion we bring to this endeavor which lights our country,and those who serve it".
11.) The antimetabole in paragraph 22 is "And so, my fellow Americans,ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country". This means to ask of how you can help, instead of asking what benefits you will receive.
12.) Paragraph 22 is my favorite part of this speech. I think it's written well, and has a good meaning behind it.
1. “Symbolizing an end as well as a beginning—signifying renewal as well as a change.” The two independent clauses are parallel in that they repeat the same main idea.
2. The belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hands of God. This sentence alludes to the Declaration of Independence in idea that the colonist were given rights not from the King of England but from their creator God
3. The torch has been passed to a new generation is a metaphor because it is comparing the old generation to the new one without drawing much attention to it.
4. In paragraph 6 Kennedy is pledging loyalty to our old allies England and France. In paragraph 7 Kennedy is pledging that the United States of America will do everything in its power to see that newly freed countries will stay out of the rule of tyranny. In paragraph 8 Kennedy pledges that the U.S will help any struggling country, for example Africa, so that they may break the chains of poverty and follow the path of Democracy. In paragraph 9 Kennedy makes a pledge to support mexico and Latin America in their struggle to control their domestic problems. In paragraph 10 Kennedy pledges to renew the U.S.’s influence in and support of NATO and the United Nations. In paragraph 11 Kennedy pledges that the Enemies of the United States start a new quest for peace.
5. The antimetabole is“ Let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate”
6. The antithesis is “We pledge our best efforts to help them themselves”
7. In paragraph 16 the allusion is “Undo the heavy burden and to let the oppressed go free”
8. “ Nor in the life of this administration – Nor in the lifetime of this planet is a personification because it gives the part of the government life.
9. the rhetoric device that is used in paragraph 20 is a reference
10. “ I do not believe that any of us would want to exchange places with any other people or any other generation” this is a metaphor because it is comparing the current generation to others around the would or those prior to it.
11. “ Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country” is an antimetabole because the sentence repeats the clause you and your country.
12. My favorite lines would be the paragraph 24. I like this paragraph because it tells the other countries that they the same standards of strength and sacrifice that the U.S has will be your savior
1. symbolizing an end as well as a beginning-end and beginning are parallel
2.the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God- alludes to human rights
3.we are the heirs of the first revolution- not heirs to an actual throne simply the next people to step up and make a difference and change things
4. old allies-loyalty of faithful friends
new states- word of no more tyranny
people in huts and villages struggling- best effort to help them help themselves
sister republics south of the border- convert good words to good deeds
united nations- pledge support
adversaries (enemies)- request to begin anew the quest for peace
5. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate
6. If society can not help the many who are poor, it can not save the few who are rich.
7."undo the heavy burdens, and [to] let the oppressed go free
8. Now the trumpet summons us again- trumpets make noise that sometimes means for people to as a group do something, but a trumpet can not actually summon anyone.
9. fruitful life for all mankind- reference to Declaration of Independence.
10. the energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it.- not actual light but energy and happiness
11. ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country- don't ask how you country can help you, but instead you should be worrying about finding ways to help and better your country.
12. I do not shrink from this responsibility- I welcome it.-This shows he will never back down in office and will do his best to do the job right. It also shows that he had a lot of courage and was ready for whatever may happen.
1. “Symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning….” Is parallel structure because the end is opposite of a beginning, and they use similar structure.
2. “ …The believes that the right of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.” Refers to the ‘inalienable’ rights stated in the US declaration of independence.
3. “That the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.” This ‘torch’ is a metaphor for the Olympic runners who pass the torch to the next runner in line to take closer to the finish, just like the new generation will take on the responsibilities of the old.
4. Kennedy address old allies he pledge loyalty of friends, to the new countries he pledges to protect them from tyranny, to the third world countries he pledges to help them help themselves, to Mexico to make our good words to good deeds, to the united nations he pledges to help make and keep the peace, and finally asking our enemies to try to make peace first.
5. “Never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate.”
6. “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few that are rich.”
7. “ Undo the heavy burdens, and [to] let the oppressed go free.”
8. “ Now the trumpet summons us” This means that the actual trumpet doesn’t summon us; the person who holds the trumpet is the one who summons us.
9. “Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all man kind? Will you join in that historic effort?”- rhetorical question
10. ” The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it. And the glow from that fire can truly light the world.” This metaphor means that every in America shows faith and devotion to this country we can be models for other countries.
11. ”Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
12.AD SG- my favorite line in Kennedy’s speech is “Ask not what your country can do for you; but what you can to for your country.” I like this line because it gets me to think. “What can I do for my country? How can I help those in need?” If every American helps someone less fortunate, we can make a better country.
1. "We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom.". This sentence is parallel, because it has it says has a negative that is the replaced with a positive.
2. The belief that God gives you independence and the right to live, not the State alludes to the Declaration of Independence. This is because it the Declaration of Independence it talks about God given rights to man.
3. The metaphor in part four is that the torch is passed to the next generation. This is a metaphor because a torch is not literaly passed from one generation to the next. It symbolizes that it is the next generations duty to continue the good work of the genration before them.
4. Kennedy addresses old allies, new states, poor people, sister republics south of the boarder, the United Nations, and the adversairies of the United States. To the old allies he promises the continuing of faithful friendship. To the new states of the world he pledges that they have not just passed fro. One tyrrany to the next, but from tyrrany into freedom. To the poor people he pledges the United Sates' best efforts to end mass misery and to "help them help themeselves." To the sister republics south of the border he pledges to helps them, "cast off the chains of poverty". To the United Nations he pledges to help support peace and to enlarge the United Nations. To the adversaries of the United Stages he pledges to renew the quest for peace.
5. The anitmetabole in part 13 is, "let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate".
6. The line that exemplifies antitheis on part 8 is, "if a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cab not save those few who are rich".
7. The allusion in part 16 is, "to undo the heavy burdens and let the oppressed go free".
8.The personification in part 19 is,p "the trumpet summons us again". It means that we are called again to make a change in the world and to help others.
9. The rhetorical device of allusion is used twice in part 20.
10.The metaphor in part 21 is, "The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country". Since these things can't really light our country it means that we will be an example of energy, faith, and love to the world.
11.The antimetabole in part 22 is, "ask not what your country can do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man". This means that you should not ask people what they can do for you, instead ask what you can do for other people.
12. Our favorite line of Kennedy's speech is,"my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country". This is our favorite line, because it really shows Kennedy's true spirit and at the same time it makes us want to help the community. It is also great, because of the rhetoric device used in the sentence.
Catharine Armiger, Allison Short, Angela Tiberi.
1. “Symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning – signifying renewal, as well as change.”
2. The idea in paragraph 3 that alludes to the Declaration of Independence because it goes back to how we have life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Those are the 3 unalienable rights that the Declaration of Independence has.
3. A metaphor in paragraph 4 would be the word “torch.” The torch isn’t really being passed around to a new generation of Americans. The torch is referring to responsibility and hope based on the things we fought hard for.
4. Paragraph 6- the old allies. Pledge- loyalty of faithful friends.
Paragraph 7- any new countries who are becoming independent. Pledge- control will not be tyranny anymore.
Paragraph 8- The native Americans. Pledge- to help them, help themselves.
Paragraph 9- South America and Mexico. Pledge- to convert our good words into good deeds.
Paragraph 10- United Nations. Pledge- support.
Paragraph 11- Enemies. Pledge- to begin anew and quest for peace.
5. An antimetabole in paragraph 13 would be, “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.”
6. An antithesis in paragraph 8 would be “Not because the communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right.”
7. An allusion in paragraph 16 would be, “Let both sides unite to heed, in all corners of the earth, the command of Isaiah.”
8. The personification in paragraph 19,”Now the trumpet summons us again.” It’s personification because the trumpet doesn’t really summons us.
9. The rhetorical device that’s used twice in paragraph 20 is pathos.
10. The metaphor in paragraph 21 is, “Role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger.” This is a metaphor because in Kennedy’s speech he is comparing the role of defending freedom of being an hour of maximum danger. It’s a short period of time when Americans defended our country.
11. The antimetabole in paragraph 22 is, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” This antimetabole is when Kennedy is asking how you can help and do for your country.
12. My favorite lines in Kennedy’s speech is in paragraph 5 when he says, “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” These are my favorite lines in Kennedy’s speech because he is letting everyone know, including other countries, that we are in it and we will finish and go till the end. We are in it all the way till the end and we will fight and do what we have to to get there.
1. We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom—symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning—signifying renewal, as well as change.
2. In both the Declaration and Kennedy’s speech there is a reference to the rights of man.
3. The metaphor is, “the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans,” and it symbolizes a new beginning.
4. Kennedy addresses America’s old allies and pledges their loyalty, new states and pledges their word that “one form of colonial control shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny,” the people in huts and villages of half the globe struggling to live and pledges their best efforts to help, our sister republics south of our border and pledges to form a new alliance, the united nations and pledges their support, and to those nations who would make themselves our adversary and pledges that both sides should look to make peace.
5. “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.”
6. “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”
7. “… undo heavy burdens, and [to] let the oppressed go free.”
8. The personification is “Now the trumpet summons us again…” Kennedy is giving human characteristics to the trumpet saying that it itself “summons us.”
9. The rhetorical device is an allusion.
10. The metaphor is “And the glow from that fire can truly light the world.” Kennedy is using this metaphor to explain an action that could help or better the whole world.
11. The antimetabole is, “… ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Kennedy is repeating each word in this phrase twice.
12. My favorite line in Kennedy’s speech is, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
Alanna Mozeik and Kaitlin O'Connor
1. “We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom…” The first part of the sentence is negative, and the second part is positive.
2. “…the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of god.” God gives you the three unalienable rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness), the government doesn’t.
3. “…that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans…” Now it is the new generation of Americans’ responsibility to lead the country.
4. JFK mentions the old allies, which he pledges the loyalty of faithful friends; to the new states (countries), he pledges America’s word that one form of colonial control shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny; to the people in the huts and villages of half the globe, he pledges America’s best efforts to help them help themselves; to the sister republics south of the border, he pledges to convert our good words into good deeds to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty; to the United Nations, he renew our pledge for support; to our nation’s adversaries, he requests that both sides try and be peaceful.
5. “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.”
6. “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”
7. “Let both sides unite to heed, in all corners of the earth, the command of Isaiah – to ‘undo the heavy burdens, and [to] let the oppressed go free’”.
8. “Now the trumpet summons us again-…” This means that we need to take it upon ourselves to help the world, and not just wait for someone else to come along.
9. An allusion is used twice in paragraph 20.
10. “And the glow from that fire can truly light the world.” This metaphor means that fires spreads quickly, so when our generation helps those that need it, the world will take after our example.
11. “…ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” This means that you need to be selfless and start giving instead of just receiving.
12. Our favorite line in JFK’s speech is “Now the trumpet summons us again – not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need – not as a call to battle, though embattled we are – but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out…” This is our favorite because of how powerful and inspiring it sounds.
1: "We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom—symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning—signifying renewal, as well as change."
"End and beginning" and "renewal and change" are parallel.
2: The idea that men's rights are not determined by the state or the government is a key idea in both this paragraph and the Declaration of Independance.
3: "...that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans..."
The torch represents the shifting of power from the old generation of leaders to the new.
4: "The new states" - The pledge is made that they will be welcomed and that they're new leadership will not be tyrannical.
"Those in huts and villages" - They will be helped by America in order to start them off on the road to helping themselves.
"Republics south of the border" - We will help them fight poverty in a new alliance for progress.
United Nations - They will have our full support and we will try to help it to grow
Adversaries - It is requested that both sides can reach an agreement and begin anew, trying for peace
5: "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate."
6: "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."
7: "undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free."
8: "Now, the trumpet summons us again..."
The trumpet symoblizes a call to action. Kennedy uses the metaphor to help tell the listeners that it is time to begin making changes, and to fight to defeat the common enemies of man, such as tyranny and poverty.
9: Rhetorical questions
10: "The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it. And the glow from that fire can truly light the world."
The energy, faith, and devotion of those working to help change the world is compared to a fire, and the fire's light is the impact they have.
11: "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
-Do not rely on your country to support you, but instead work together to help make the country better yourselves.
12: I personally found Kennedy's request to America's adversaries most interesting. Directly adressing the nation's enemies is a bold move, and it must have taken a whole lot of courage to say it.
1. "We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom -- symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning -- signifying renewal, as well as change." The part that is parallel are the words, "as well as".
2. "The beliefs that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.", is an idea that alludes to the Declaration of Independence because Jefferson says that everything comes from God. (Rights, Land, and Life.)
3. The metaphor in paragraph four is, "that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.", and it means that now the responsibility to protect and fight for our country now is passed down to the next generation.
4. Kenedy adresses and pledges to the following :
The old allies - we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends.
The new states - we pledge our word that one form of colonial control shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny.
To the people in the huts and villages - we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves.
To our sister republics south of our border - we pledge to convert our good words into good deeds.
To that world assembly of sovereign states - we renew our pledge of support.
And to those nations who would make themselves our adversary - we request that both sides begin anew the quest for peace.
5. The antimetabole in paragraph 13 is : "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate."
6. The antithesis in paragraph 8 is : "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."
7. The allusion in paragraph 16 is : "... the command of Isaiah -- to 'undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free."
8. The personification in paragraph 19 is : "Now the trumpet summons us again...", and it means that now America has to bear the burden of war again.
9. The rhetorical device used in paragraph 20 is allusion when he says, "...a grand and global alliance..." because he is referring to the decalaration of independence.
10. The metaphor in paragraph 21 is, "And the glow from that fire can truly light the world.", and it means that the energy, the faith, and the devotion of the people is what will win the war.
11. The antimetabole in paragraph 22 is, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.", and it means that you should be helping your country instead of depending on it.
12. Our favorite line is paragraph 23 because it is really bringing us together as a country to help defend America in this time of war.
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