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1. Take a few moments to research the contextual elements
surrounding President Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961 and then
critically examine this speech:
“Inaugural Address,” by John F. KennedyLinks to an external
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> is made available by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
and Museum. It is in the public domain.
In a short rhetorical analysis (minimum of four paragraphs in
length), please answer all of the questions below. Your work
should include an introduction, a body of supporting evidence,
and a conclusion. Please take some time to edit your writing for
punctuation, usage, and clarity prior to submission.
Questions for Analysis
1. Which important historical and social realities had an impact
on this speech in 1961, and how do these contextual elements

2. figure in President Kennedy’s organization of this speech?
2. What is President Kennedy saying about the nature of human
progress (science and technology) and the challenges that we
must navigate as a global community? Are these challenges
unique to 1961, or relative throughout human history?
3. What are the goals of this speech? Isolate at least three aims
of President Kennedy’s address, identify his strategy for
supporting these goals, and critique their efficacy. Is this an
effective speech? Where applicable, please include a quotation
or two from the speech.
In a rhetorical analysis (minimum of eight paragraphs in
length), please answer all of the questions below. Your work
should include an introduction, a body of supporting evidence,
and a conclusion. Please take some time to edit your writing for
punctuation, usage, and clarity prior to submission.
Questions for Analysis
1. How does Jefferson organize this important document? How
many subdivisions does it have, how do they operate, and how
does his approach to organization impact the document’s
efficacy?
2. Using at least one citation from the text, analyze Jefferson’s
approach to style, voice, and tone. How does he create a sense
of urgency in moving toward the conclusion of the work?
3. The complexities of this document’s reach are immense. How
many different audiences was Jefferson writing to, and what
were the needs of those different groups?

3. 4. In terms of the approaches to formal rhetoric that we studied
in the first learning module, which does The Declaration of
Independence most closely resemble? Explain your reasoning.
5. Why does this document maintain relevance in modern
rhetorical studies? What are its rhetorical features that render it
a “founding document” for the United State of America?