Freedom. Equality. Justice. These were all some of George Washington’s many goals when he founded the United States. He fought for them in the Jane Addams, in her 1903 address to the Union League Club, uses George Washington’s life and legacy in order to emphasize the problems within society, achieve her political agenda, and create a call to action. She uses elevated diction, visual imagery, and rhetorical questions throughout her speech, emphasizing the need for change, creating an adoring, yet persistent, tone. Addams begins her speech with a rhetorical question. “What is a great man who has made his mark upon history?” she ponders. While she continues to answer this question, she utilizes it to hook you in. It creates an interest in