On September 12, 1962, John Franklin Kennedy charged the nation to accomplish what no other civilization had done before; instructed the United States to send a man to the Moon. Kennedy gave his man on the moon speech at a time of great danger for the United States. It seemed that the Soviet Union was growing faster than the United States set out to take our place as the world's superpower. His moving speech at Rice Stadium inspired the nation and other nations to take up the challenge and travel to the moon. Kennnedy's use of allusion, repetition, and rhetorical questions motivates and encourages his audience and makes a difference that would last forever. Kennedy uses references to past events in the story to emphasize his point of taking a risk and trying something new, inspiring his audience. An event from 1630 is used in JFK's speech as an allusion to give the reader a sense of: "William Bradford, speaking in 1630 of the founding of the Plymouth Bay Colony, said that all great and honorable deeds are accompanied by great difficulties, and both must be faced and overcome with responsive courage” (Kennedy 2) proving that, after all the hard work, success is achieved and it is worth it. William Bradford created a colony through devotion and hard work himself and the country in Bradford, showing the audience that it is possible. Using an example from history makes the audience more committed to landing on the moon when they think the probability of success is high. Emits the encouraging thought of “if they did it , we can do it,” which is exactly what JFK was trying to achieve. Kennedy also uses an allusion to exaggerate the sudden technological change and show how advanced this country is… middle of paper… own question about "why... the moon?" saying: “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are difficult, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energy and ability". Answering his own rhetorical question, he emphasizes to the reader that it is reasonable to travel to the moon, it will just take a lot of dedication and hard work to succeed in such a task. President Kennedy showed the commitment, justified the struggles, and now the need developed in the mind of every listener that America should be the first country to land a person on the moon. Looking back, he obviously succeeded. His speech was the major turning point in making the transfer possible and the rhetorical questions, allusions and repetitions played an important role in making the speech so persuasive and inspiring..