On the 7th of November 2012 Barack Obama delivered his presidential victory speech in his hometown of Chicago. This is a critical commentary of that speech. Barack’s aim apart from thanking voters was to deliver the message that through working together‚ they could drive America forward. The mood was more subdued than the jubilant one of 2008 which carried a similar message of unity. The uplifting tone present four years earlier whilst not replaced‚ was just a little more sombre. It could be argued
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Obama: Back to School Event How do you motivate the young people to go to school – which is a great privilege – and get a good education instead of using all their spear time on video games and the TV? “Obama: Back to School Event” is a speech by the American president Barack Obama which he held at Wakefield High School in Arlington‚ Virginia at September 8 in 2009 – and in this speech Obama emphasizes the importance of education and hard work. The president is expecting to get the reaction that
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president after Bush’s tumultuous term. Barack Obama‚ a senator at the time‚ gave a speech at the Democratic Convention announcing his support of John Kerry’s presidential campaign. In his speech‚ Barack Obama uses ethos and its related rhetorical strategies to highlight the similarities and minor differences between themselves to make John Kerry seem like a viable presidential candidate to the common American citizen. Barack Obama uses invented ethos to explain the considerable differences
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Barack Obama and Maya Angelou both come from similar backgrounds. They also obtain alike beliefs about the equality of the races. However‚ the way that they express their ideas are very different. They both discuss their ideas while presenting a speech in front of a large audience; each speech presenting both similar and contrasting ideals. The two speeches are expressed differently because Maya Angelou uses figurative language such as repetition to convey her ideas in the form of a poem‚ while Barack
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request‚ but on the requirement that Brutus gives a speech first. Brutus uses Ethos to make the Romans believe he’s one of them‚ Logos to give reason for killing Caesar‚ and Pathos to show he did love Caesar. Meanwhile Antony uses Ethos the same as Brutus‚ to convince the people he’s one of them‚ Logos to show Caesar wasn’t ambitious‚ and Pathos to portray his true liking for Caesar. Brutus and Antony both use Ethos to give credibility to their speeches. In his speech Brutus says‚ “Believe me for
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Barack Obama once said “When we fail to pursue peace‚ then it stays forever beyond our grasp. That’s where human progress ends.” With that in mind‚ my partner and I negate the resolution. Resolved: Unilateral military force by the United States is justified to prevent nuclear proliferation. Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Definitions We define unilateral as “done or undertaken by one party without the agreement
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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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speaker Barack Obama refers to it throughout the speech. Barack Obama shares his insights about the American promise to the American people. He believes anyone can follow their dreams if they just work hard enough . (1‚ line 6) : "(...) through hard work and sacrifice ‚ each of us to pursue our individual dreams (...)" . Obama delivered this speech at the Democratic National Convention on 28 August 2008. Listeners were the American people. Even before Obama did‚ he had a strong ethos because he
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numerous imperative political figures have talked about this controversial topic‚ such as United States President Barack Obama‚ and Republican Party candidate for the U.S presidential
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Tena Vaughn Eng. 11103.09 Comp 1 November 12‚ 2010 Comparison/Contrast Essay George W. Bush / Barack Obama Many would argue that former president George W. Bush and current president Barack Obama are very different. While this is true some would be surprised at the similarities between these presidents. The differences between the two presidents go beyond style‚ of course. However‚ if one looked at the major economic and defense policies the differences
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