Financing: 2008 Election; Barack Obama vs. John McCain Campaign finance refers to all of the money raised and spent to promote a candidate or party for an upcoming political election. This money is a necessity for a candidate to have en edge in any election because the more funds they have the more they can do with it. What they can do with the money raised is another question. There are rules and regulations the candidates must follow. In the 2008 election between Barack Obama and John McCain‚ both
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“We the people‚ of these United States‚ in order to form a more perfect union…” (Obama‚ 2008) is how Barack Obama first addresses the American people on March 18‚ 2008 in A More Perfect Union. The effectiveness of this address had a positive as well as a negative effect on his audience. President Barack Obama addressed many issues in his speech. He began his discourse with a brief history of slaves as well as the struggle that they had to go through. He also mentioned the civil war and its effects
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Barack Obama Two presedential candidates and many different issues between them. Both candidates have much to offer‚ but which will offer more to the country. Barack Obama has much to offer and has many good ideas to help better our economy and better everyones ideology in what the beleive. President Barack Obama’s ideas will benefit us all‚ weather you are rich or poor‚ middle class or upper class it will benefit us. His ideas will help the working class and will put many people back into work
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Megan Johnson President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech After being sworn-in by Supreme Court Chief Justice‚ John Roberts‚ Barack Obama gave his inaugural speech in front of U.S. Capitol. On January 21‚ 2013 Obama addressed the nation as a president for the first time in his new term. Since April 30‚ 1789 Presidents have given an inaugural address after taking the oath as president. Usually an inaugural speech includes their vision of America and the plans they have in mind for building our country
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year‚ he delivers the State of the Union Address. Barack Obama was recently reelected; that is why his Inauguration speech and State Address of 2013 is worth comparing. In fact‚ there are many similar ideas expressed in both speeches. For example‚ they are both focused on the internal problems such as state’s economy‚ taxes‚ ecological problems‚ employment‚ and education. In addition‚ they also include different foreign policy issues. Thus‚ Obama analyzes war in Iraq‚ international economy and its
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Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4‚ 1961. His father was born in Africa and mother in Kansas. He is the first African American to have served as president. Obama was on the Illinois State Senate from 1997-2004‚ he also represented Illinois in 2005-2008. Obama want to bring America together as one. He want Americans to work together to achieve the goal that we are all chasing. Candidate Obama`s audience for his speech are his potential voters and the press. The purpose of his speech
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The Rhetoric of “Yes We Can” Darío Villanueva outlines the history and significance of the rhetorical tradition and highlights the striking persistence of the power of the word in American politics. Even in our high-tech age‚ a three-word tagline -"Yes We Can"- carries devastating clout. The Greek sophists -the original masters of rhetoric‚ notorious for their appetite for influence rather than truth- would be both impressed by the abiding power of their art‚ and dismayed that‚ in the Gutenberg
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his famous last words “Et tu Brute?” as his closest friends were brutally murdering him. Barack Obama is the current United States President who has been in office for two consecutive terms‚ or eight years. Both leaders will be remembered forever‚ Caesar because of his murder and Obama because he is the first African American President to lead the United States. Although United States President Barack Obama is a leader centuries after the rise and fall of Julius Caesar their traits while in power
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Thesis Statement: The purpose of this essay is to explore the two presidential candidates‚ Governor Mitt Romney and current President Barack Obama so far as it relates to their positions on health care‚ education and their values as individuals. I. Introduction & Judy’s story II. Health care A. Barack Obama 1. Affordable insurances 2. Companies will not be allowed to refuse insurance because of previous illnesses 3. Enables young adults to stay
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Union” by Barack Obama - A rhetorical analysis The speech called “A More Perfect Union” was delivered by the American senator Barack Obama on March 18‚ 2008 at a convention in Philadelphia. The speech deals with themes such as the racial tensions‚ races in general and inequality in America. Big parts of the speech are based on Obama’s personal story. He is the child of a mixed marriage‚ and being married to a black woman hasn’t prevented him from being successful. That‚ Obama claims‚ wouldn’t
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