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Rhetorical Analysis Of Choosing To Go To The Moon "And Do The Other Things", Skyler M. Kona
Rhetorical Analysis Of Choosing To Go To The Moon "And Do The Other Things", Skyler M. Kona
Communication 300 Papers
On September 12, 1962, president John F. Kennedy visited Rice University in Houston, Texas, and delivered what is commonly known as one of the most iconic speeches in American history. The speech, titled “Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort”, but more widely known as “We Choose to go to the Moon”, was an attempt to gain further support for the nation's efforts in the Space Race against the Soviet Union. In his speech, Kennedy uses various techniques in order to further boost the audience's understanding of the situation, as well as, crucially, inspiring them to lend their …