The American Voice
The American voice is something very unique to America; people who are born here or immigrated here, use their own language to describe what this country means to them. America has long been a land of freedom, opportunity and equality, from the time of “1492, when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” In researching this topic, I read many multiple different articles and watched a variety of online videos to learn what others thought of what this country has to offer. Numerous people over the years have written about what America means to them; while not being a common thought, this is an important subject for us to discuss and examine. In my opinion, the American voice means that we as Americans have the right …show more content…
Since Obama mentions the convention, the setting is occurring in the National Convention in the year of 2004. Many people attend this National Convention, so Obama was very thankful to be there because he would be noticed. The intended audience for Obama’s speech is a great amount of people who attended this convention and also people from all over the world because the National Convention is an occasion where many people watch. Obama’s point is to say how he feels about America because He says, “Tonight we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation.” He states that America has been through a lot and now we have rights, we have inalienable rights that are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. America has grown over the years and in my opinion, what he wants to say is that America is yet not done growing. Since Obama says, “because in a generous America you don’t have to be rich to achieve your potential”, the subject is that in America there is opportunism of being who you want to be and doing what you desire to do. I strongly agree with what he says, because some people can be very smart, but for the reason that they can not afford anything, they cannot achieve their dreams. Their should be opportunism for anyone who wants to become someone. The tone of the speech is inspiring …show more content…
In this unit I have learned that I should fight for what I want, we really are all equal, even if we are all different, and that it is very ok to fail and try again. I also learned that many people all have their own view on a subject, and like Patrick Henry says, “Different men often see the same subject in different lights.” I want my readers to learn that each and everyone has their own opinion about being an American. To me, being American means being free and feeling equal. I feel like I have learned so much in these texts. It will influence me in the future because I will remember all the opinions that everyone had and I will feel like I know more. It was great getting to see other peoples point of
The American voice is something very unique to America; people who are born here or immigrated here, use their own language to describe what this country means to them. America has long been a land of freedom, opportunity and equality, from the time of “1492, when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” In researching this topic, I read many multiple different articles and watched a variety of online videos to learn what others thought of what this country has to offer. Numerous people over the years have written about what America means to them; while not being a common thought, this is an important subject for us to discuss and examine. In my opinion, the American voice means that we as Americans have the right …show more content…
Since Obama mentions the convention, the setting is occurring in the National Convention in the year of 2004. Many people attend this National Convention, so Obama was very thankful to be there because he would be noticed. The intended audience for Obama’s speech is a great amount of people who attended this convention and also people from all over the world because the National Convention is an occasion where many people watch. Obama’s point is to say how he feels about America because He says, “Tonight we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation.” He states that America has been through a lot and now we have rights, we have inalienable rights that are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. America has grown over the years and in my opinion, what he wants to say is that America is yet not done growing. Since Obama says, “because in a generous America you don’t have to be rich to achieve your potential”, the subject is that in America there is opportunism of being who you want to be and doing what you desire to do. I strongly agree with what he says, because some people can be very smart, but for the reason that they can not afford anything, they cannot achieve their dreams. Their should be opportunism for anyone who wants to become someone. The tone of the speech is inspiring …show more content…
In this unit I have learned that I should fight for what I want, we really are all equal, even if we are all different, and that it is very ok to fail and try again. I also learned that many people all have their own view on a subject, and like Patrick Henry says, “Different men often see the same subject in different lights.” I want my readers to learn that each and everyone has their own opinion about being an American. To me, being American means being free and feeling equal. I feel like I have learned so much in these texts. It will influence me in the future because I will remember all the opinions that everyone had and I will feel like I know more. It was great getting to see other peoples point of