1972 Democratic National Convention

“You’re Incredible, Mrs. Michelle Obama" If I can have a sit down at Starbucks with anyone in the world it will be with First Lady Michelle Obama. I have seen Michelle Obama on newspaper, television screen, you will know she is a significant woman to the United States. Everyone know she is the President wife, she is America royalty. I would first ask First Lady Michelle about her biography if you didn’t know Michelle Obama is the forty fourth first lady of the United States. She is also the…

1st Lady, Michelle Obama gave an eye- opening speech about her “Let’s Move!” campaign against childhood obesity. This took place at the NAACP national convention in Kansas City, Missouri in 2010. The NAACP, otherwise known as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. There she spoke about how childhood obesity greatly targets African- American children and how this is now a big problem in…

In a world where man has always been the leader, is it possible for a woman to become the leader and lead our country like no other? Among other questions, this is one that was asked when making the decision of who to vote for in my very first Presidential election. A President is defined as “the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.” My definition of a President is someone who will lead the country to the best of their ability without…

Nakyla Dessalines CENG 311-01 Prof. Clark Obama Speech Michelle Obama Democratic Conventional Speech First lady of the United States, Michelle Obama set the tone for the Democratic Convention with her inspirational speech. There she gave a strong and persuasive speech promoting Hillary Clinton to becoming the next president of the United States. Her emotional speech allowed the public to connect to her. Throughout her speech she uplifted the crowd. Michelle Obama’s speech showed her support, and…

“Plagiarism is turning in someone else 's work as your own, copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit, failing to put a quotation in quotation marks, giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation, changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit, copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not.”…

likely refrain for questioning any other information provided to them. In the text, rhetoric is defined as the means in which one communicates or influences another using methods of persuasion. One might notice this throughout their normal routine on apps such as Spotify, Snapchat, or YouTube. For instance, when watching a friends story on the Snapchat app, advertisements disrupt your browsing, promoting different candidates. “Misogynistic regimes, wall street insiders, corrupt dictators. They…

scandal and reputation as a pathological liar defaces her accomplishments, much like a hero’s past barrs her future. Likewise, Donald Trump’s female predator status and narcissism represents him as unfavorable and beastly. However, Eugene Robinson, a democratic columnist, sees Clinton through Michelle Obama’s famous words, “when they go low, we go high.” As Trump’s scandals reveal themselves, Clinton’s rating increases. But rather than focusing on Trump’s scandals, Robinson focuses on the trials…

America fall in love with you, too, as our nation’s first lady.” “Sasha and Malia, before our very eyes you’re growing up to become two strong, smart beautiful young women, just like your mom.” This is not just a silly romantic declaration in front of national TV and in front of the world (though some may argue it does win over the hearts of the sentimentalists), it is a recognition and appreciation to Michelle Obama as her symbolic role of the spouse of the head of state of the United States of…

The soundtrack to the 2016 Democratic convention is not only to please the ears of those present, but also to excite supporters and potential supporters nationwide through multi-platform distribution, including, but not limited to TV, social media, and the general media. Naturally, the target audience is younger and more liberal than that of the Republican convention. However, even among Democrats, the day should especially appeal to a younger, more liberal audience as the three major speeches…

Inequality in America: Rhetorical Strategies in Obama 's "President Obama on Inequality" Barack Obama said “I believe the defining challenge of our time: Making sure our economy works for every working American.” (para.6) In his speech he states that “America is supposed to be land of equal outcomes but instead we strive to be a land of equal opportunity” (para.7). We try and prosper to make sure every American gets an equal right to jobs, healthcare and schooling in the United States. We have…