Obama's Speech Essay

Obama uses hope as a main idea for his 2004 Keynote Address speech for the democratic party. This speech is thought to be one of his greatest speeches and even inspired him to write a book called The Audacity of Hope. Throughout The 2004 Keynote Address, Barack Obama uses multiple devices to sway voters to chose John Kerry as president, these devices include, anaphora, vivid imagery, as well as dramatic sentence structure. During his speech, Obama uses anaphora to help illustrate Kerry’s goals…

In the beginning of the speech President Obama said, “My fellow citizens” (Jan, 2009). An emotional image was drawn in the citizen mind that the president has goals and aims in common. Goals and aims that helping to solve the current problems that most of the citizens had. Also, the president used through his speech we to connect himself the public and he stands as citizen like them. Moreover, President Obama proved how American citizens able to change and he provided an example of himself when…

International Day of the Girl and celebration of Let Girls Learn which is an organization that focuses on giving young girls an equal opportunity for education, Obama gave a speech in New Hampshire that addresses Presidential candidate Donald Trump on his controversial viewpoints on women’s bodies that has affected many woman. Therefore her speech makes the audience aware of his actions and she hopes to empower women against those controversial accusations and reflecting the lives of…

At the ceremony commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the march, President Obama in his speech raises the issue of freedom and equality of all citizens. He starts his speech with memories of how fifty years ago, people from all corners of the country gathered together in Washington to protect the civil rights, voting rights, the eradication of legal discrimination. Barack Obama emphasizes that many of these people had only “the few dollars they scrimped from their labor”, therefore they were…

In 2013, at Bowie State University Michelle Obama made an extremely motivational commencement speech to the graduating class. Obama’s speech was incredibly powerful and heartfelt. She talked about the possible struggles and tough times that individuals went through to become educated, the history of the school, history of how African-Americans couldn’t become educated and several other topics. However, topic in particular stood out, and it was that countless young adults just don’t care about…

are prevented from going to school…” (Shepherd) As stated by theguardian.com, an abundant amount of children don’t have access to an education, and therefore have less of an advantage than those given one. On September 8, 2009 Barack Obama gave a speech to Wakefield High School students to inform them on how crucial an education is. Obama explains to the impressionable students that without an education it is almost impossible to succeed in life. Copious amounts of American students throw away a…

Rhetorical Analysis Of Obama 2nd Inaugural Speech In January of 2013 Barack Obama addressed the country for his second term as president of the United States of America. Obama graduated from Harvard Law School and first became the 44th president in 2009. During the speech not only did he address the nation, but he also gave them a sense of empowerment. Barack Obama successfully executed a multitude of rhetorical techniques throughout his inauguration speech to certify that the people of our…

In president Obama’s Race speech in 2008, Obama tackles the issue of race and discrimination in the American life and politics. Obama’s speech highlighted historical subjects and segregation along with stories that involved discrimination, racism and prejudice in American’s everyday life. In the beginning of Obama’s speech, Obama addressed how the American founding father George Washington created the Constitution with the idea that all men are equal; however, the nation didn’t carry out that…

“Human Family” by Maya Angelou and Barack Obama’s speech on race share a common theme. Both of these authors presented the theme in different ways, but are still founded on alike thinking. The shared concept between the texts is that even though we all have minor and major differences, we’re all the same. One difference that both of the texts talk about is physical features. In “Human Family,” Maya Angelou says, “The variety of our skin tones can confuse, bemuse, delight, brown and pink and…

he seen as one of the better speakers of the 21st century. Who are the listeners: Citizens of the United States (two million in attendance). In which situation is the speech deliverd: First Inaugural Address. What is its context: Speech given by the president with his intentions of what he will do as a leader. When is the speech delivered: January 21, 2009. 2) Analysis. What is the speaker's guiding idea: "Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they…