Obama's inaugural speech essay
Obama’s Inaugural address
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The speech was held at the inaugural ceremony when Barack Obama was re-elected as President of the United States.
In this essay I would like to sum up three themes that Barack Obama phrases in his speech. He refers to The Declaration of Independence several times. He focuses on the American history and on equality.
In the end I would like to sum up what Barack Obama gains by using these themes.
Barack Obama (BO) wants to let us know that we are all equal. This fact is build upon The Declaration of Independence. The listeners identify themselves and their history.
He refers to The Declaration Of Independence in the text and by this he uses pathos: - “that all of us are created equal” (p. 3)
In the following quote we can see that his words are build upon The Declaration Of Independence: “we recall that what binds this nation together is not the colours of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names” – what makes us American” (p. 1)
Obama includes himself as “one of the people” and he uses a lot of pathos in the following quotes. He talks a lot about freedom and he wants the people to have the exactly same rights whether you are black, poor, come from a bad neighbourhood or are socially disabled.
All phrases on page 3 begin with the same words. By this he appeals to our feelings because he uses “we” to indicate that he is a part of the people – “we, the people” (p. 3).
BO understands that that people can face sudden problems. And hereby both he and the get emotionally touch – “we recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, at any time, many face a job loss, or a sudden illness, or a home swept away in terrible storm” (p.3)
He also uses pathos in the following phrase: “Together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and
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The speech was held at the inaugural ceremony when Barack Obama was re-elected as President of the United States.
In this essay I would like to sum up three themes that Barack Obama phrases in his speech. He refers to The Declaration of Independence several times. He focuses on the American history and on equality.
In the end I would like to sum up what Barack Obama gains by using these themes.
Barack Obama (BO) wants to let us know that we are all equal. This fact is build upon The Declaration of Independence. The listeners identify themselves and their history.
He refers to The Declaration Of Independence in the text and by this he uses pathos: - “that all of us are created equal” (p. 3)
In the following quote we can see that his words are build upon The Declaration Of Independence: “we recall that what binds this nation together is not the colours of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names” – what makes us American” (p. 1)
Obama includes himself as “one of the people” and he uses a lot of pathos in the following quotes. He talks a lot about freedom and he wants the people to have the exactly same rights whether you are black, poor, come from a bad neighbourhood or are socially disabled.
All phrases on page 3 begin with the same words. By this he appeals to our feelings because he uses “we” to indicate that he is a part of the people – “we, the people” (p. 3).
BO understands that that people can face sudden problems. And hereby both he and the get emotionally touch – “we recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, at any time, many face a job loss, or a sudden illness, or a home swept away in terrible storm” (p.3)
He also uses pathos in the following phrase: “Together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and