Obama was first brought into office in 2009 and has held the position for the last six years. There have been forty-five presidents of the United States, but prior to him, they had all been white. A new comer to the post with many disliking him, this speech was pivotal, an opportunity to assert his authority and to assure the people of America that he was not just suitable for the job but also a visionary president. Obama managed this by using a variety of paralinguistic features, far more than…
People all across the world are treated unequally, and they have been for years, just because of they way they look, their culture, their heritage, etc. However the two texts “Human Family” by Maya Angelou and Barack Obama’s Speech on Race clearly support the idea of all people having minor differences but in whole all of us are very similar in many ways. When Maya Angelou wrote the poem Human Family she was able to tell the reader the obvious differences among the people in a few ways. For…
roamed around about what Obama’s reverend had said about the candidate. Barak Obama knew this was a crucial time in his campaign because everyone not just voters but the world was watching and waiting to see how the YOUNG candidate would respond to the accusations. Obama silenced these words with a complex and well written response speech about his goal to bring together and unify the country as one team instead of separate players. Obama creates a beautiful and invigorating speech that captured…
is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing. This essay will correspond directly with Obama’s democratic nomination acceptance address. Obama uses various rhetorical tactics to try and win over the people as he runs for a second term. President Obama uses pathos to try and appeal to the feelings of the audience by including touching and thought provoking excerpts throughout his speech. He uses ethos to convince his audience that everything he says has to be legit because he is the…
On February 24, 2009, just over a month after becoming President of the United States of America, President Barack Obama stood and gave his first State of the Union address. In his speech, he presented to the public some of his goals as President to help pull America out of the economic recession. He presented specific ideas in areas such as budgeting and economic recovery, health care, and education. Now, nearly seven years later, we can look back and evaluate how his goals have been met.…
Both King and Obama obtain positions in society that affect their perspectives on violence. In his Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, King states society needs to overcome violence without the use of violence. By him saying this, the reader can tell that King is an activist for the civil rights movement. He believes in fighting violence with nonviolence, something that is thought to be ineffective for civil rights. King also says, “…nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral…
President Barack Obama’s “Statement on the Orlando, Florida Shootings and President Trump’s Remarks on Las Vegas Shootings” were presented during times of crises. President Obama felt as if the Orlando shooting was basically an act of terror and an act of and Donald Trump felt as if the Las Vegas Shooting was an act of pure evil. On June 12, 2016, a 29-year-old security guard killed 49 people and wounded 58 others in a terrorist attack and hate crime. On October 1, 2017, a 64-year-old killed 59…
have all used rhetorical devices. Although most speakers use the same devices, many have their own preferences; Martin Luther King Jr. used anaphora, metaphors, and similes to perfect the pathos within his speeches, specifically his “I Have A Dream Speech”. Although…
Barack Obama delivered the speech “A More Perfect Union” in March of 2008. Showcasing to the American people he was ready to lead and inspire a nation whose culture, values, and history are just as varied and mixed as his own. President Obama is a tall and slender man, who is well dressed and well spoken. He is very well educated, obviously as the president of the United States should be, attending Harvard Law School. One quality Mr. Obama has that I really admire is his public speaking. He is…
1. During the speech, list President Obama’s main economic proposals. There will be at least 4 -5. Explain the main idea of each proposal in 2-3 sentences per proposal. One of the main proposals was to lower taxes in an effort to reduce the feeling of a weak economy as many people perceive there to be. It was stated that many people still do not feel the effects of recovered economy despite the evidence that states it so. Another proposal he had is the concept of free community college which…