Barack Obama’s Final State of The Union Address The president of the United States of America‚ Barack Obama delivers his final State of The Union Address before his administration ending in 2016. He greets Speaker of the House Paul Ryan‚ Vice President Joe Biden‚ members of Congress and American people before he starts with the speech. He also affirms this speech is the final speech at State of The Union Address after eight years of administration. Obama mentions about big changes America has been
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of the speech‚ Barack Obama’s intention is to unify the American people as one nation. He wants to make them proud of being American. The target audience in this speech is therefore all Americans‚ who don’t feel like they are a part of America‚ but it’s focus is also on the group of people that already think USA is a great country that can defeat anything. The focus is also on them‚ to make them feel even more proud to be American and to unify them even more. In the speech Obama uses pronouns like
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Obama vs Brown Rhetoric or Stories You don’t have to look far at the moment to see the power of storytelling in a public service context. Sadly‚ it isn’t here in the UK that the best example can be seen‚ but in the US. Barack Obama is a committed and skilful storyteller who is constantly referring to his own family story as well as stories of the people he is representing. Here’s an example of Barack Obama storytelling … Tonight is a particular honor for me because - let’s face it - my presence
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information readily available on the government websites. For example‚ the former President‚ Barack Obama encouraged FOIA to be more liberal and open with secret government documents (We the People). The former president used this method to spread the idea of an open‚ but limited government. In the end‚ it has led people to be involved with policy and view evidence of documents for themselves. It’s noticeable that Obama has insisted on regulations while in term by using the power of speech and
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It’s time for Barack Obama to reassure any doubts about his 2009 Nobel Peace Prize and make a final‚ honest attempt at peace with Kim Jong-un. Of course‚ to preserve the safety of Americans and North Koreans‚ it seems reasonable to assume that any diplomatic measures must still be supported by defense systems and any appropriate military on standby. Last week‚ former NBA star Dennis Rodman was chastised by many media outlets for his description of his recent trip to North Korea and his relation
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a black president?” (Sen) In November 2008‚ I was in Chicago and watching the celebration of the election of Barack Hussein Obama I wondered if the world that I had lived in for the past 58 years was about change. There were people or shall I say fellow Americans of every description sharing in a moment of shock and awe. When this election process began I had little thought that Obama would actually win. My thoughts were that he would put in a very good showing and Hillary Clinton would naturally
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effectively argue specific points that they are attempting to convince the general public of. In the 2012 Presidential Debate‚ President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney make several major claims about topics that are both controversial‚ yet necessary to discuss such as major economic plans and issues regarding Medicare. Throughout the debate‚ both Romney and Obama use eloquent and persuasive language in an attempt to appeal to the ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos of the audience‚ with the ultimate goal
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Political Party Spectrums Starr Hunter 8/26/13 1. Where were you on the political map? (ie. Libertarian‚ Liberal‚ Centrist‚ Conservative‚ or Statist - make sure to include your personal and economic issue scores.) After taking the quiz I am labeled as a Libertarian 2. Do you believe that your Personal or Economic issues had a greater influence on your final result? Why? My personal and economic issues had a great deal of influence on my final result. My perspective on many different
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off steam. Rather‚ it is to gain a desired response from listeners. Being audience-centered does not involve compromising your beliefs to get a favorable response. Nor does it mean using devious‚ unethical tactics to achieve your goal. As with Barack Obama‚ you can remain true to yourself and speak ethically while adapting your message to the goals‚ values‚ and attitudes of your audience. audience-centeredness Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
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Michelle Obama was born on January 17‚ 1964. She lived in Chicago with her parents and older brother Craig. Some ancestors of Michelle’s were slaves. Michelle was raised in a loving but strict home. Her family was somewhat poor. Her mother was a housewife and her father had multiple sclerosis. Her father worked at a water plant. Her parents were taught her early on the importance of education. She was able to read when she was four years old and she skipped second grade.She went to Bryn Mawr
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