Going to the Moon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTyYM-dUgCI just because the video will not embed


I chose JFK speech because during his presidency he became one of the most influential men in history, and that he was a great public speaker

During this speech he always plays on hope and fear of his audience. This speech is over the great space race to beat Russia to the moon. Which during that time period was a great fear of many people because Russia would put missle on the moon and aim that at the US. The hope comes when JFK speaks on ow far ahead of the Russians that the US is in space technology and advancement.

He plays with time during the first third of his speech, saying that man has only been around fifty years. He uses this to distort the pace of human advancement. Such as that we have been writing for only five years.

JFK gives this speech at Rice University in Houston. He uses this knowledge to his advantage and plays on the fact that Rice plays UT in football and compares that to the challenge laid ahead of the US scientists."We go to the moon, not because it is easy but because it is hard. Why does Rice play Texas? Because it is hard." Which causes a great cheer from the Rice students in the Audience.