Watch the speech clip on You Tube, "Address to Nation on Terrorist Attacks, 9/11/2001"

English 101
Watch the speech clip on You Tube, "Address to Nation on Terrorist Attacks, 9/11/2001". Then discuss questions below:
1.  It is already clear that the surface purpose of the speech is calm the nerves of American people,  now name the broader audience and the purpose under the surface. Name the specific thought action or behavior.
2. Which rhetorical tools does the speaker use in this speech? Name the tool and then show the quote that represents the tool.
3.  Discuss the significance of the following lines:
·        "Our first priority is to get help to those who have been injured, and to take every precaution to protect our citizens at home and around the world from further attacks."
·        "I have directed the full resources of our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and to bring them to justice. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them."

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