Analysis Of A More Perfect Union By Barack Obama

In his speech entitled “A More Perfect Union,” Barack Obama asserts that while we may differ from one another, Americans also have some important things in common. For example, Obama states that “…we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes…” and that “…we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction.” I agree with Obama’s claims because everyone wants to succeed in life. No matter how or where a person was raised, they always dreamed about a fantastic future. In addition, everyone wants to be able to get to a point in their life where they are completely satisfied with what they have. Every human being wants to live a prosperous life. Although people take different …show more content…
Even if a person might feel satisfied with his or her current position, he or she will always want to be higher than they already are. For instance, Bernie Sanders is a presidential candidate and the junior United States senator of Vermont. As the senator, he is very important, but he still decided to run for president. He did this because he wants to be more successful than he already is. This proves that even if someone is already very important, he or she wants to get ahead of him or herself. Overall, all people want to reach a point where they are content with their position and have no ideas of future success.
During his speech, entitled ‘A More Perfect Union”, Barack Obama expressed that despite being different from each other, Americans also have some similarities. I agree with this because, all Americans want to live an affluent life. No matter what society a person was brought up in, they will always want to make it better for themselves. Although, today’s youth don’t really think about the consequences of their reckless action, they still plan for a thriving future. All in all, everyone wants to get ahead of their current position in the world while still enjoying