INTRODUCTION The present document represents the discourse analysis of the former U.S. President Obama’s speech in Tokyo‚ Japan. The speech was held on November 2009‚ during his first official visit as new U.S. president. According to our analysis‚ Obama’s speech stands as a commendation of the 50 years-long U.S. and Japan partnership in the context of global dominance as well as‚ more specifically‚ the control of the Pacific area. In order to support this conclusion‚ our team will investigate three
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Samuel C. Kennedy Kacey Davis College Prep English 1 02 April 2017 Obama as President I remember that day so well. It was a cool blue day‚ and our new president was stepping up to give America a new and favorable piece of history. Everyone around me seemed to radiate the same feeling as me‚ a feeling of hope‚ of opportunism. People from all backgrounds‚ all classes. Everyone was just in a sense of joy. “The Minority finally had someone in their corner.” (Paula). I had a brief flashback
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instability. Barack Obama delivers an empowering inauguration speech‚ in 2008‚ bringing forth that Americans need to unify in order to return America to its rightful and bestowed place. In his speech‚ Obama utilizes an assuring tone to emphasize unity and the restoration of America also; he alludes to historical instances to convey a sense of legacy within the American people. Barack Obama alludes to historical instances so that he can attribute a sense of legacy to American people. Obama exclaims to
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Barack Obama‚ in his 2004 DNC Keynote speech‚ argues for John Kerry’s presidency‚ but fails to accomplish anything more than an emotionally manipulative plea. This is highlighted in his attempt to build credibility; he tries to garner sympathy from his audience through his tragic story‚ but hype aside nobody cares. His entire argument is based on “I believe‚ that this thing that won’t happen but sounds nice will happen.” It’s false‚ Obama knows these are hollow promises‚ yet he does care. The only
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For example in the speech Address on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty Roosevelt states‚ “If we keep the faith for our day as those who came before us kept the faith for theirs‚ then you and I can smile with confidence into the future. It is fitting therefore‚ that this should be a service of rededication‚ rededication to the liberty and the peace which this statue symbolizes”(Roosevelt 13). This part in Roosevelt’s speech defines an American because Roosevelt
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would not be known to the world as the defining speaker of the March on Washington 50 years ago. I Have A Dream‚ his speech about injustice and hardship was delivered to inspire change in both‚ black and white citizens of the United States during the Civil Rights era‚ and to this day his speech is an important part of American history. On August 28th 2013‚ Barack Obama held a speech to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the great March on Washington‚ which reached a climax in one of the greatest
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President Barack Hussein Obama. The reason I choose him is that his story is an amazing of triumph and his inspiration to the Africa American people and other alike. Is a true American story that needs to be shared and honored! A brief background of what I consider a great man: Obama was born as Barack Hussein Obama on August 4‚ 1961‚ in Honolulu‚ Hawaii. Barack was born to parents from two different f racial back grounds. Barack’s mother Ann Dunham a white woman from Kansas and father Barack Obama‚ Sr
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Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign made history‚ Not only was Obama the first African American to be elected president‚ but he was also the first presidential candidate to effectively use social media as a major campaign strategy. Social media activity rose rapidly in recent years and the bigger platforms touch people’s lives multiple times everyday.It is easy to lose sight given how global social media is today‚ that in 2008 sending out voting reminders on Facebook and interacting with people
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The Chicago Speech The presidential victory speech delivered by Barack Obama who is the president to be was held on 4th of November 2008 in Chicago. He creates an immediate bond with the audience as he begins his speech saying‚ "Hello Chicago!". He then pauses for a minute in order for the citizens of America to welcome him as the USA’s president. Then he addresses the people who had not voted for him because they thought he was not capable of leading America and then thanking the thousands of
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After analysing Barack Obama’s victory speech first thing that comes to mind is his strong delivery. His delivery style exuded confidence and it had a clear sense of purpose. He drew in the audience using the pause and gave them ample time to process the information in between. The language he used was simple but he used them to great effect to deliver strong messages. He formed a connection with the audience using inclusive language. He made the speech about the audience using words like We‚ Our
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