How does President Clinton characterize himself in paragraph 14? How might this characterization affect the varied audience of h
is speech? To that end, I am directing my administration to improve, with the international community, our system for identifying and spotlighting nations in danger of genocidal violence, so that we can assure worldwide awareness of impending threats. It may seem strange to you here, especially the many of you who lost members of your family, but all over the world there were people like me sitting in offices, day after day after day, who did not fully appreciate the depth and the speed with which you were being engulfed by this unimaginable terror.
The tone can portray the author's perception of his country because the tone will help the readers understand how the reader feel and his attitude towards his country.
