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After reading the two speeches above, and drawing on what we learned in Module 6, please answer all eight questions below concerning the effective use of language in the two speeches above. These speeches are also available online if you would like to view them. When answering these questions, think about the following- clarity, the delivery, their purpose, reasoning, and their word choice during the speeches. Please answer each question using the question number and then your typed answer.


Be sure to type the question number and then your answer. Please answer all eight questions.


Douglas MacArthur’s Farewell Speech to Congress


1. In the introductory paragraph of the speech, how does MacArthur try to get everyone in congress to relate to him as an equal? What key phrase does he use?

2. What is the one purpose he is addressing them?

3. Toward the end of the speech, how does MacArthur describe the condition of their “fighting sons” in Korea?

4. There is a very famous line almost at the very end of the speech. What does MacArthur say about “old soldiers”? Why does his word choice matter at the end of the speech? What does he mean by using this famous line?

Cal Ripken, Jr.’s Farewell to Baseball Speech


5. What does Ripken say at the very beginning of the speech to get our attention? Why is this an effective way to begin his speech?


6. What is Ripken's purpose for speaking? What part of the dream does he say is ending?


7. What does Ripken say about being remembered? What do you think his reasoning is for this?


8. Is Ripken's delivery style different from MacArthur's? How so?

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A) Douglas MacArthur's Farewell Speech to the Congress

1) In the opening paragraph of this speech, General McArthur Douglas states in the opening line that his speech is coming from a place of deep humility, while the last sentence states that his views are only that of a fellow American.

Who is General McArthur Douglas?

General McArthur Douglas was the United States general who during the second world war commanded the Southwest Pacific Theatre. He is known for the successful occupation of postwar Japan between 1950 and 1953.

2) McArthur's reason for addressing the Congress is to bid them farewell.

3) He applauded the "fighting sons", that is the American Soldiers stating that they have been "splendid in every way."

4) The famous line which General MacArthur uses at the end of the speech is "Old Soldiers never ide; they just fade away." At this point, The general tries to use Pathos (persuasion by emotional appeal) to elicit empathy and consideration for the work he has done.

B) Cal Ripken Jr.'s Farewell Speech to Baseball

5) He refers to the dream he had as a kid. This is the opening line and immediately captures the interest of the reader because it is the beginning of a story whose end is now a subject of suspense.

6) The purpose of this speech is to bid the Baseball industry farewell as well as to motivate others to dream and make a difference. In the third paragraph before the last, he stated that his dream is to share what he has learned and put a smile on the face of others.

7) He hopes to be remembered for living his dream. He makes this statement because he hopes to use his lives story and what he has learned in baseball to help others.

8) The styles of both orators differ. One way that it differs is in the way they organized their speech. Ripken used Monroe's Motivated Sequence to organize his speech whilst the General used a topical approach.

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