LINGUISTICS 4 Gizem AKSOY OBAMA’S ‘’A MORE PERFECT UNION’’SPEECH ANALYSIS On March 18,2008 Barack Obama gave a speech named ‘’A more perfect union’’ in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. His ‘’A more perfect union’’ speech is historically vital and critical. He presents the problems about race discrimination and their effects upon the relationships between people living in the United States. Obama gave this speech before he was not elected as the president of the United States. During his election campaigns, he did
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He means that instead of separation, there should be unity between people. An individual in a community should have the sense of responsibility not only for himself but also for others.S/He should not be selfish. People should be in solidarity for a better life, they should not isolate themselves from one another. The beginning of the speech gives some ideas about what he really means: ‘’ We the people, in order to for a more perfect union...’’. He addresses the first line of the constitution and he talks about the union not about getting seperated but about getting together and not everyone for himself but working altogether and sharing the responsibilities. He also states ‘’more perfect’’ which means that although as human beings we have many faults or mistakes but we should always try to do our best and work for a greater future hopefully and the most important thing is doing that together following and obeying the rules of the …show more content…
In his speech, he uses historical resources and by talking about his genealogy, he makes his discourse and his ideas reliable and rational. The speech carries a suggestion that the public ought to pay attention to his speech because he is the power. He recognizes that the media regularly searches for the most recent proof for racial segregation not only between whites and blacks but also between blacks and browns. From this statement, the traditional hypothetical ideas of contrary debates prevail upon the public. It is very clear that the public is absolutely conscious of interracial discimination. Obama wants to talk about things which are frequently unstated and Obama’s this attitude makes his discourse to a great extent powerful and impressive. In order to touch upon his racional world view or ethos, he makes a statement that he studied in some of the best educational institutions of the United States. He shows that he is conscious of previous and historical events and existing and current problems all over the world. He tries to reminisce about heritage of bondage and Jim Crow in America. He also shows that he is aware of the current troubles and threats of disagreements in the Middle East countries. With these statements, he makes the public sure that he comprehends not only the function of the past, but also the current
He means that instead of separation, there should be unity between people. An individual in a community should have the sense of responsibility not only for himself but also for others.S/He should not be selfish. People should be in solidarity for a better life, they should not isolate themselves from one another. The beginning of the speech gives some ideas about what he really means: ‘’ We the people, in order to for a more perfect union...’’. He addresses the first line of the constitution and he talks about the union not about getting seperated but about getting together and not everyone for himself but working altogether and sharing the responsibilities. He also states ‘’more perfect’’ which means that although as human beings we have many faults or mistakes but we should always try to do our best and work for a greater future hopefully and the most important thing is doing that together following and obeying the rules of the …show more content…
In his speech, he uses historical resources and by talking about his genealogy, he makes his discourse and his ideas reliable and rational. The speech carries a suggestion that the public ought to pay attention to his speech because he is the power. He recognizes that the media regularly searches for the most recent proof for racial segregation not only between whites and blacks but also between blacks and browns. From this statement, the traditional hypothetical ideas of contrary debates prevail upon the public. It is very clear that the public is absolutely conscious of interracial discimination. Obama wants to talk about things which are frequently unstated and Obama’s this attitude makes his discourse to a great extent powerful and impressive. In order to touch upon his racional world view or ethos, he makes a statement that he studied in some of the best educational institutions of the United States. He shows that he is conscious of previous and historical events and existing and current problems all over the world. He tries to reminisce about heritage of bondage and Jim Crow in America. He also shows that he is aware of the current troubles and threats of disagreements in the Middle East countries. With these statements, he makes the public sure that he comprehends not only the function of the past, but also the current