On January 24, 2012, President Barack Obama gave his third state of the union address.
He began his speech by addressing “Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans”. He then proceeded to mention his visit in Andrews air force base where he was able to welcome home some of the last troops that served in Iraq. Obama then continues to explain that with the return of these troops he can now say that, after nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. And for the first time since 1992, Osama Bin Laden is not a threat to America anymore. He also continues to say that the troops also defeated most of al Qaeda’s top lieutenants. He also states that some troops located in Afghanistan are …show more content…
He describes them as selfless and says that they work hard together. He then leads us into imagining a future in which all Americans would follow their example and how much America could accomplish as a nation. He describes an America that would not depend on others but rather on itself and only itself, one where hard work and responsibilities would be rewarded and it payed off. The way he talks about it makes it easy to imagine and that makes this possible future seems closer and easier to reach. To drive this point even further he says that Americans can do this, not because he believes in this possibility, but rather because it has happened before; at the end of World War II. To make his view points more attainable for the Americans watching his speech on television, the secondary audience, he takes the example of his grandparents as they were regular hardworking American citizens yet they both had important roles. The president shortly mentions the optimism that everyone from that generation carried with them but he also mentions that they were all aware they were part of something much bigger; part of what some would call the American dream.
Barack Obama proceeds to inform us about the growing difference between Americans were the wealthy become wealthier and the poor become poorer. He drives his point even further
He began his speech by addressing “Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans”. He then proceeded to mention his visit in Andrews air force base where he was able to welcome home some of the last troops that served in Iraq. Obama then continues to explain that with the return of these troops he can now say that, after nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. And for the first time since 1992, Osama Bin Laden is not a threat to America anymore. He also continues to say that the troops also defeated most of al Qaeda’s top lieutenants. He also states that some troops located in Afghanistan are …show more content…
He describes them as selfless and says that they work hard together. He then leads us into imagining a future in which all Americans would follow their example and how much America could accomplish as a nation. He describes an America that would not depend on others but rather on itself and only itself, one where hard work and responsibilities would be rewarded and it payed off. The way he talks about it makes it easy to imagine and that makes this possible future seems closer and easier to reach. To drive this point even further he says that Americans can do this, not because he believes in this possibility, but rather because it has happened before; at the end of World War II. To make his view points more attainable for the Americans watching his speech on television, the secondary audience, he takes the example of his grandparents as they were regular hardworking American citizens yet they both had important roles. The president shortly mentions the optimism that everyone from that generation carried with them but he also mentions that they were all aware they were part of something much bigger; part of what some would call the American dream.
Barack Obama proceeds to inform us about the growing difference between Americans were the wealthy become wealthier and the poor become poorer. He drives his point even further