The psycholinguistics of metaphor Glucksberg’s article was about how humans could understand metaphors. To determine how humans are capable of comprehending metaphors‚ Glucksberg draws a comparison between metaphorical and literal phrases to find their similarities and discover any distinct differences in their processing. To do this‚ he examines two hypothesized ways of processing metaphors and uses the evidence in his arsenal to find the most accurate hypothesis. To understand how the
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Barack Obama Speech Notes Paragraph 1: President Obama begins his speech in a direct‚ strong manner‚ emphasizing the importance of the issue at hand; the immediacy of his statement conveys a serious tone. His use of words such as “terrorist” and “murder of thousands of innocent men‚ women‚ and children” (loaded language) support the rightness of the President’s actions‚ as well as appeal to the emotions of his audience (emotional appeal‚ pathos). Paragraph 2: President Obama provides background/context
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given by Barack Obama on March 18‚ 2008. He was responding to the controversial remarks made by his former pastor. Obama addressed racial tensions and inequality in the United States throughout his speech. His purpose was to unite the audience together and receive the votes he needed to become the President of the United States. Obama conveys this purpose by using ethos which gets the audience attention. The audience he is most speaking to in his speech is the white community. Since Obama states story
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2012 Presidential Candidate Editorial The upcoming election is not only the most important time of the year in politics‚ but it could also be considered as one of the most important and vital elections our generation has seen. Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama both have very different and confrontational views in general‚ but more specifically in subject fields such as the economy‚ healthcare‚ and the taxes & budget systems. Although I am unfortunately not eligible to vote‚ I am
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| Presidential Elections 2012 | A Second Term for President Obama? | | Abstract: With the 2012 Presidential elections less than one year away‚ speculations are high on who will be the winning candidate. The Democratic Party’s candidate Barack Obama is the incumbent and has some significant advantages. The Republican Party’s candidate is still unknown and there has not been a clear front-runner. Based on readings‚ polls‚ and expert opinion‚ the chances of Obama winning a second term are
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Prepared Remarks of President Obama: Back to School EventThis speech was held at Wakefield High school in Arlington‚ Virginia by Barack Obama the current president of the United States of America‚ is a speech directed at students‚ which already becomes obvious to us in the title as it states a very everyday phrase we see every year around the time of school start. ”Back to School” is a phrase all of us can relate with‚ as it is very often used in advertising. Obama advised the American children to
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A presidential debate is an honest and collaborative effort to explore issues however‚ it is a competition. Although each candidate is working towards the main goal‚ a better nation‚ they are not working together to achieve it. Furthermore‚ each candidate is seeking the truth‚ yet is trying to win the election. There are a handful of occurrences in the 2008 McCain and Obama debate where each candidate points out the past mistakes of the opposing man‚ instead of focusing on how to repair the fault
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want to take responsibility and plays the “blame game”. It is gridlock in Washington DC‚ the bureaucracy has grown vast and complex‚ nothing gets done. But if Presidential powers are rolled back the office of the Presidency will lose credibility‚ power and respect. Public opinion regarding the president’s job performance influences presidential power; the higher the public approval‚ the more power the chief executive has to influence others within the political system‚ including Congress. The President
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Internet Presidential Election An essential understanding of how to reach and communicate with fellow supporters has been at the center of every politician’s agenda‚ but a firm grasp on the future of communication can be the secret weapon that wins the war. For Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ it was radio. For John F. Kennedy it was television. And for Barak Obama‚ it was social media and social networking. Social media and social networking were effective during the election of Barak Obama‚ in connecting
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Barack Obama’s health care plan follows the Democratic template—an emphasis on dramatically and quickly increasing the number of people who have health insurance by spending significant money upfront. The Obama campaign estimates his health care reform plan will cost between $50 and $65 billion a year when fully phased in. He assumes that it will be paid from savings in the system and from discontinuing the Bush tax cuts for those making more than $250‚000 per year. By contrast‚ the McCain Republican
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