John F. Kenned
Focus: PERSUASIVE SPEAKING
To what concepts does
Kennedy refer when
he speaks of "celebra We observe today not a victory of itage an
tion of freedom" and
party* but a celebration of freedom mit the sl
"renewal"?
symbolizing an end as well as a begin-
rights to
ning signifying renewal as well as been com
change. For I have sworn before you and committed
To whom are the Almighty God the same solemn oath our world.
words "Let every forebears prescribed nearly a century and Let et
nation know" really
directed? three-quarters ago.
wishes us
The world is very different now. For
price, bea
man holds in his mortal hands the power ship, sup
to abolish all forms of human poverty and to assure
all forms of human life. And yet the same liberty.
How is the world "dif-
revolutionary beliefs for which our fore This
ferent now"? How is
it the same? bears fought are still at issue around the To th
globe the belief that the rights of man spiritual
come not from the generosity of the state loyalty
but from the hands of God.
little wo
We dare not forget today that we are tive ve
the heirs of that first revolution. Let the can do
How does the author
use "heirs" in this word go forth from this time and place, to ful ch
speech?
friend and foe alike, that the torch has Tc
been passed to a new generation of com
Americans - born in this century, tem our
pered by war, disciplined by a hard and tro
bitter peace, proud of our ancient her-
-
be