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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different 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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Competency Definitions Adaptability Demonstrates flexibility during periods of change or innovation. Easily transitions to revised goals‚ deadlines‚ or expectations as a result of organizational constraints or changes to objectives. Seeks out environments where routine and monotony are minimized. Assists in the management of organizational change. Building Partnerships Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas‚ teams‚ departments
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Logical Fallacies There have been many tragic events during the course of 2012 and the start of 2013 that have sparked many controversial debates. One can conclude from the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown Connecticut to the marathon bombing in Boston that something must be done‚ but what exactly must be done is the topic of debate amongst every media outlet known to man. Through the course of this whole gun control and immigration debate‚ there have been many logical fallacies used by many politicians
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Barack Obama‚ the next president of United States of America‚ uses words with strong images and connotations within his speech to effectively express his opinions. For instance‚ in the fourth line of his speech‚ he states that “But our time of standing pat‚ of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions- that time has surely passed.” The word “pat” denotes small influence‚ often insignificant. This word is implying that Americans have been too boasting about the influential standing
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Senator Barack Obama was put in an uncomfortable situation dealing with his race for president. He had been involved in a scandal dealing with his pastor Reverend Jerimiah Wright. Senator Barack Obama responds to these remarks made by Reverend Jerimiah Wright by giving a speech about racial tensions‚ white privilege‚ race‚ and inequality in the United States. As a running candidate‚ this could have defeated Obamas whole purpose of running for President of the United States‚ but with the use of rhetorical
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During his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention‚ Barack Obama introduced himself as a skinny kid with a funny name. The rising star of Illinois politics was elected to the U.S. Senate three months later. His delivery‚ using rhetoric‚ was full of fervid sentiment that reminds us of what we love about the United States of America. His passionate speech inspired Americans to renew their faith in their country and persist their individual dreams and yet still come together as one
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Language of a Public Figure The opening of the speech is very clear and direct‚ setting a serious essence for the audience to appreciate the detailed fashion in which Obama will go on to explain the effects of Osama Bin Laden‚ America’s actions‚ the assassination‚ and the important distinguishing of Islam and Pakistan from Al Qaeda. Obama is very profound for his use of emotive language; in this speech‚ he exemplifies this immediately. His use of antitheses opens with‚ “a bright September day was
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pro-fracking and anti-fracking‚ respectively through a series of various logical fallacies. FrackNation efficiently refutes the claims of Gasland through the effective use of logical fallacies. The successful use
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major logical fallacies. A fallacy is a mistaken belief that is used to try and win an argument such as: Elephants are animals. You’re an animal. That makes you an elephant. The mistake here is the belief that since elephants are animals‚ anything considered an animal is an elephant. To detect a fallacy‚ look out for a bad proof‚ the wrong number of choices‚ or a disconnect between the proof and the conclusion. To detect the all natural fallacy by breaking it in half. Some of the common logical fallacies
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