It was very intriguing to me to look at the words used by the Presidents of the United States in their inaugural addresses. I think the words they chose to use reflect the spirit and ideals of the country at the time. The one thing that caught my attention when looking over the words most frequently used was the most used words of our first President, George Washington, and our current president, Barack Obama. I noticed that Mr. Obama used words like nation, America, people, and work most frequently. On the other hand, Mr. Washington used government, and public the most. I think these words reflect the feelings of Americans during their time.
I found it very interesting that when the country first started the president was using words like government and public in his address. This shows how much impact the government had on the people, and possibly how much the people respected the government back then. When immigrants first came to America, the fled for religious reasons. They did not like how the King of England had become so powerful, so I was a little shocked to notice how much government played a role in their lives. I think Mr. Obama used words like nation, and America to try and bring people together more. Nowadays some people have strong views on how much government should play a role in our lives, and I think Mr. Obama was trying to capture the hearts of people of all different views in his speech.
By looking at the words in the different Presidential Inaugural Addresses, I could draw many conclusions about the feelings of government during that time. It is interesting to note the different trends in the addresses of different time periods. I think the status of government plays a huge role on what words the President chooses to use in his address. It will be interesting to see what future Presidents choose to say in their addresses.
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