1940 Film: The Great Dictator

Jimmy’s timeless speech; transpired in its time and even now. While I at the time were 3 years old It has been able to reach to me in an older age. Starting from his introduction. He analyzed his audience well, as he opened with a sports joke and the whole audience laughed. Personally I do not watch sports and did not understand the joke itself, but his audience responded well.

Do you remember the day that changed America forever? Two hijacked planes crashed into the side of the Twin Towers in New York City killing thousands. Another plane went into the pentagon and the last was stopped before it got to its destination. In the afternoon of September 11, 2001 George W. Bush delivered a speech that gave relief to the American people after the massacre. This was a disturbing moment in our history that shook the very foundation of America.

Leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, Clarence Darrow, in his 1924 case appeal, A Plea for Mercy, defends his clients, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopald Jr., of murder. Darrow’s purpose was to persuade the audience, the judge and jury, into shortening the boy’s sentence because the terrible acts of war has tainted the nation. He exhibits an aggressive tone by using fear, allusions, and metaphors to bring justification to the boys by appealing to his audience. Darrow implements fear throughout the duration of his speech to persuade his audience to believe the state of our nation has paved way for two, very well off, boys to turn into murderers.

Churchill and Duckworth both created speeches about how perseverance leads to success. They both were extremely passionate about it and came to the central idea in different ways. Churchill develops the main idea by comparing and contrasting their present situation to their prior situation and speaking of past mistakes as lessons to be learned. Duckworth develops the main idea by using an experiment and her own personal experiences. Churchill was the Prime Minister of Britain during world war 2

The world has known many dictators but Adolf Hitler will be the one to stand out of all of them because he was responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jews he was influenced through his early life, beliefs, and positions. He was always a person who was known to be a person to be a leader but everyone would judge him on his decisions. He was a person who everyone knew to dictate and demand things that he felt was in the best interest of his public response. Dictator Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria, on April 20, 1889, and was the fourth of six children born to Alois Hitler and Klara Polzl. As a child, Hitler clashed frequently with his emotionally harsh father, who also didn't approve of his son's later interest in fine art as a career.

After the 9/11 attacks, America was devastated and distraught. America was in need of a leader. We needed someone to take us in and protect us, to make us feel safe again. George W. Bush (our president at this time) acted as our protector. He comforted America with his sympathetic words, but also managed to bring forth fear to the terrorist.

Along with being the President of the United States, Bill Clinton also holds the title of a liar. After months of going behind the back of wife Hillary Rodham Clinton, the media, as well as the courts, accuse him of having a sexual relations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In an attempt to salvage his reputation, along with his family’s reputation, he lies and denies all accusations during a court trial in which he testifies against Paula Jones’s sexual misconduct accusations, as well. After many reports of sexual harassment, Bill Clinton’s word can be seen as unreliable. Proven in Clinton’s speech, it becomes apparent that he is unreliable when he takes back his denial of the situation and formally apologizes to his family and the people of America for his intolerable actions.

Our world happens to be ruled by different types of dictators in the past. Three dictators that have impacted our world were Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, and last Adolf Hitler. The dictators impacted our history but not for the better, they used tottariamism to use a method to lead and we have to make sure we will not make the same mistake in repeating this tragic history. Each totalist ruler ended up making the world a harder place for us and at the end they ended up losing. Benito Mussolini used fascism to rule, Joseph Stalin use communism, and Adolf Hitler used Nazi ideology after World War I to gain control.

Introduction “The Great Dictator” is a film from 1940, directed by the famous English actor and composer Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977). The film had a direct aim at former Chancellor of Germany and Leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler. Chaplin played two roles: a Tomanian despot Adenoid Hynkel, Chaplin’s parody on Hitler, and a Jewish barber (he will from now on be referred to as “The Barber) who, after being hospitalised for years, returns home only to realise that he now lives in an anti-Semitic country. During the storyline, The Barber and Hynkel are mistaken for each another, due to their almost identical appearances. The Barber is now forced to make a victory speech as Hynkel and this is the point where the plot takes a turn: After much consideration and wistful silence, The Barber holds a controversial speech, in which he completely reverses Hynkel 's anti-Semitic ideas and policies and calls for democracy and a free nation.

In January of 1992 President, George H.W. Bush gave his last State of the Union Address before losing the re-election later that year. Bush has to wait a couple minutes before he is able to give his speech due to an overwhelming applause. After a few false starts, the applause dies down and he is able to begin his address by thanking the distinguished members of the audience for welcoming him. He first makes a few jokes that has the audience laughing and standing and clapping. He then transitions from humor to more serious topic by announcing the America’s victory in the cold war; this leads lots more applause and few more minutes before the president can speak.

On December 8th, 1941 Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered a speech to the House of Representatives, Members of the Senate, the House Speaker, to the Vice President, and to the American people. Franklin spoke of the incident of the attack on Pearl Harbor the day after it occurred. Mr. Roosevelt was stern and concise. He spoke on the occasion of tragedy to inform the House and the American people what the Japanese have done.

President George W. Bush gave a speech titled “9/11 Address to the Nation,” where he reassures the nation of our country’s strength and even calls it the “brightest beacon for freedom.” This event was a suicide bombing of the World Trade Center where approximately 3,000 people were killed and nearly 6,000 more were injured. Although it was one of the worst attacks in American history, it unified the nation in more ways than one. This speech was made even more important after a tragedy like 9/11 because the nation had been frightened by these acts of terror and was in need of the inspiration of our most powerful leader: the commander-in-chief. Throughout this speech, Bush uses rhetorical devices such as pathos, analogy, epithet, and asyndeton