Rhetorical Analysis Of Tear Down This Wall

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The Fall for Freedom
Introduction
On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan stood by the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany to deliver his speech “Tear Down this Wall”. Throughout his speech, Reagan expresses a vision of freedom through rhetorical devices such as imagery, rhetorical appeals and repetition to specify on the importance that East Berlin can only really gain freedom once both sides are reunited.
Historical Context
Once the end of World War Two was nearing, Germany was divided into sections and was shared among the Allies which included the United States and Soviet Union. Furthermore, tension began to form between the United States and Soviet Union initiating a cold war after World War Two ended . “It waged on political, economic
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