In 2008‚ then Senator and later President Barack Obama presented a moving speech entitled‚ “A More Perfect Union.” He spoke mostly about race‚ but also talked about religion‚ gender‚ and other qualities that make the American population so unique and diverse. In this presentation‚ Obama used many literary devices to make his speech convincing and moving. One of these devices that reoccurs is a propaganda technique called Card Stacking. This is when an author slants a message in some form or another
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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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lady from Kansas. Obama’s arguments deal directly with his emotions. Obama believes deeply in solving problems together‚ inferring that they can be fixed. Obama delivers this speech providing you with personal experiences on how to strive for a perfect union. Obama’s central claim is‚ no matter from where we come from and no matter how we look‚ we all want the best for our country and future. Barack Obama is former President of the United States. He served from 2009-2017. Obama is now fifty-five years
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Cody Johnson Mr. Huseman‚ Nathan Cody Johnson 9/26/17 A More Perfect Union response In the speech “A More Perfect Union” By Barack Obama the speech he gave was message about his beliefs concerning racism. The way that Mr. Obama started off his speech is about or founding fathers and how they wrote the constitution creating all men equal. Obama is the son of a white mother and an African American father. So‚ there is a lot of criticism about the people that follow him and support him just because
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Barack Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union.” takes great inspiration from the US Constitution‚ and was used to unite citizens together‚ under the cause of solving America’s issues. It relates to the Constitution by quoting significant sentences‚ and drawing parallels with the to current issues facing America such as; healthcare‚ terrorism‚ and racism. Obama knew the only way America was going to solve these issues was by getting the people of the united states to work together for a common goal
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to include president Obama’s More Perfect Union speech. Not only did he address the controversial issues presented‚ he depleted any lingering doubts of his ability to fairly run the nation
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United States wanted a Constitution that would reflect this — a document that could clearly illustrate the rights of their citizens‚ and would prevent their new country from having a fate similar to Great Britain’s. They wanted a more perfect union. Can a more perfect union exist? Alexander Hamilton‚ George Washington’s right-hand man‚ wanted a government that could gain the same power that Great Britain achieved‚ so he built a financial plan that drew inspiration from Britain’s government. His plan
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Barack Obama delivered a speech on racial relations‚ people consider it was the one of the greatest speeches ever given on race. The speech‚ “A More Perfect Union” was delivered March 18‚ 2008‚ at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. Reaction was largely positive‚ drawing comparisons to Martin Luther King‚ “I have a dream speech.” On the other hand‚ the “Problem we All Live With” and Elizabeth and Hazel they both have same impact segregation. A wide-range of context surveying
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“A More Perfect Union” by President Barak Obama‚ delivered many messages about his beliefs concerning racism. He starts off explaining how the founders of our nation made the Constitution creating all men equal‚ but they did not actually practice that idea. He described
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was in a time of change from segregation to freedom‚ similar to today’s issue in Black Lives Matter. On March 18 2008‚ Barack Obama addresses these issues along with the controversial remarks made by Reverend Jeremiah Wright in his speech‚ “A More Perfect Union”. Maya Angelou’s piece “Graduation” tells the story of Angelou’s eighth grade graduation and reflects both the excitement and disappointments of her special day. Although Angelou and Obama are separated by decades‚ both share very similar visions
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