Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as president of the United States on November the 7th 2012‚ by beating Mitt Romney despite dissatisfaction with the way he handled the economy. Before this particular outcome of the election‚ Obama made some remarks at a Campaign Event in Denver‚ Colorado. These remarks were among many other initiatives established by Obama to persuade the American people to vote for him. In order to reach this goal‚ he uses modes of appeal and rhetorical features‚ which
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Barack Obama’s speech – Back to School Barack Obama held a speech on September 8‚ 2009 called “Back to School”. He held the speech to students of all ages. From kindergarten to high school. Obamas intention with the speech was to evoke a feeling of the responsibility that follows when it comes to education. The speech is build up very normally. The opening; where he talks about the first day in a semester‚ and the pressure‚ which lies on your shoulders. The narrative; it is basically the background
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Michael Taylor In 2009‚ the Obama administration appointed Michael Taylor—the previous vice president of Monsanto and a current Monsanto lobbyist—as senior advisor to the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] Commissioner. After serving a year as an advisor‚ Taylor was named the Deputy Commissioner for Foods for the FDA. It is inarguable that this appointment constitutes a massive boon for Monsanto and an undeniable conflict of interest for Taylor. Taylor is a lobbyist for Monsanto and is being paid
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Barack Obama‚ the next president of United States of America‚ uses words with strong images and connotations within his speech to effectively express his opinions. For instance‚ in the fourth line of his speech‚ he states that “But our time of standing pat‚ of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions- that time has surely passed.” The word “pat” denotes small influence‚ often insignificant. This word is implying that Americans have been too boasting about the influential standing
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Week 2 Assignment To drill or not to drill is the question. Yes Barack Obama has promised us many things‚ but he isn’t promising us anything that any other president hasn’t promised us. The all promise us the world at our finger tips‚ a better life‚ and lower taxes‚ but how many times does that really happen? We all have hopes and dreams of what is going to go on in the Nation‚ but they do not always come true. With the topic at hand‚ we definitely would like lower gas prices‚ but they seem
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the health care industry by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010 and upheld by the Supreme Court on June 28‚ 2012. Obamacare’s wide variety of benefit and coverage mandates combined with new taxes‚ fees‚ and penalties will increase the cost of providing coverage. The increased costs of health insurance might lead employers with fewer than 50 employees to drop coverage if they currently offer it‚ as there is nothing in Obamacare that would prevent them from doing so. Employers that do offer
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Barack Obama visit Puerto Rico Obama visited Puerto Rico‚ there was something like the premier of a movie‚ it was on every news. There was about a thousand special guests and one of them was the singer and actor Marc Anthony.Obama seemed more interested in talking to Marc Anthony‚ who he allegedly invited to accompany him on his arrival in San Juan. So it was evident that the President was more happy to talk to him than talk about the colonial problems and criminality. Its seems that everything
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beginning of a nation-wide political change‚ which is evidently more than just empty propaganda‚ but is evident now through current new reforms. In 2008‚ Barack Obama pledged to redefine our nation’s political character through an effective campaign based on the philosophy of “change we can believe in” using the slogan “yes we can”. Obama hoped for a new attitude in politics‚ education‚ health care‚ and foreign policy among numerous other issues. A promise to cut taxes for 95% of working American
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both. Through the formation of the vocal orchestra‚ the uniting of the group is portrayed which further allows the breaking down of the ever present social class distinctions. On the other hand‚ the loss of hope causes some of the women to drift away from the rest of the group and cause a division. Another aspect is the recent murder of 20 children and 6 adults in Connecticut. Such an instance is surely allowing the country to unite and mourn for the loss of innocent children and adults but is also
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Analyzing an Oral Text Barack Obama Speech Analysis In the compelling Inauguration speech of Barack Obama‚ the first African-American President‚ a large range of language and oratory techniques are utilized to convey his message to an audience of over a million Americans. The speech was delivered on the traditional inauguration date of the 20th January 2009‚ on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where‚ 45 years earlier‚ Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. During Obama’s
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