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    “A More Perfect Union” by Barrack Obama It was March 18‚ 2008‚ many watched and listened as one of the most persuasive speeches on U.S. race relations was given by at the time senator‚ Barrack Obama. This speech was entitled‚ “A More Perfect Union”‚ a line taken from the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution‚ and was given at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia‚ PA. It brought forth the concept that all men were created equally‚ however to this day we still strive to be treated equally

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    The political speech “A More Perfect Union” presented in Philadelphia by Barack Obama‚ discusses the issue of race as it has played a major role historically in the United States. He addresses the Reverend Wright argument and touches upon his own experiences as a black man. Obama’s objective was to persuade Americans to eliminate racial division for the good of all Americans. To obtain the interest of the audience‚ his speech consisted of rhetorical strategies. These strategies were emotional‚ ethical

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    A Better World ​In the speech “A More Perfect Union” by Barack Obama he appeals to the emotions of the readers when he says “I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together‚ unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories‚ but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place‚ but we all want to movie in the same direction -- toward a better future for our children and our

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    a presidential speech to a community leader’s speech. The writings of the speech can be reflecting‚ reporting‚ explaining‚ or arguing. The primary goal is usually persuasion. In “Letter From Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. and “A More Perfect Union” by Barack Obama‚ both authors acknowledge that the African American community has suffered even with the abolish of slavery. Dr. King discusses being confined in Birmingham Jail. He was arrested for participating in a nonviolent protest concerning

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    In chapter three of his book A More Perfect Constitution‚ Sabato addresses the main issues that he sees with the current Supreme Court. He begins by addressing the growing entitlement of the court‚ citing a recent incident in which several judges insisted against allowing cameras into the Court. Sabato believes that these cameras could have helped to reveal potential problems in the Court’s proceedings and that this prevention of cameras showed the privilege and power given to these judges. Sabato

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    Tonya Seales Paper #2 “We have waited for more than 340 years for our Constitutional and God given rights” (King‚ Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ 3). Racial equality; something that black Americans along with white Americans have been fighting to get for far too long. Both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama want to see the black community get out from under the many years of discrimination and blatant

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    Contemporary Racism President Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union” was a response to many outbursts made about things that Reverend Jeremiah Wright‚ Obama’s former pastor‚ had said on issues of racism. The reverend made statements that Obama called dismissive when what the world needed most was unity to overcome the continual racism in the country. Quotes from the Reverend such as “In the 21st century‚ white America got a wake-up call after 9/11/01. White America and the western world came to

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    Appeals to Ethos "As a doctor‚ I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results." "My three decades of experience in public service‚ my tireless commitment to the people of this community‚ and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition‚ make me the ideal candidate for your mayor." "The veterinarian says that an Australian shepherd will be the perfect match for our active lifestyle." "If his years as a Marine taught

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    Why Buy Ethos? The Ethos Water Advertisement is used to catch the possible consumer’s attention and to convince them to purchase their product. Every company uses their own form of rhetoric in advertisements that use pictures and phrases that are meant to convince people to purchase their products. In all forms of rhetoric‚ there are certain tools that help accomplish these goals which are commonly known as ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. Ethos Water uses these tools in the form of celebrity appearance

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    appropriate manner. Senator Obama discussed the single story of an African American and white America. The presidential candidate Barack Obama discuss the history of the United States and the evolution of the constitution throughout his more perfect union speech. He states that we are a country built on the idea of freedom for all however we are also a nation built on the institution of slavery. He first addressed the paradox in the constitution stating that all people were considered equal‚

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