President Barack Obama and Princess Diana have both made huge differences in society. During Obama’s nearly eight years as President‚ the unemployment rate has dropped to below 5% and he is the first president to publicly express support for same-sex marriage. Princess Diana played a significant role in changing people’s perceptions of people with HIV‚ as well as the passing of The Mine-ban Convention. President Barack Obama was born on August 4th 1961 in Honolulu‚ Hawaii. He is the 44th and current
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ending the war in Iraq”‚ President Obama uses a lot of euphemisms to sound politically correct‚ to minimize the impact of the war in Iraq and to justify the continued presence of the US military in Iraq. This essay includes a rebuttal of these euphemisms and shows how the euphemisms used downplay certain situations arising from the war‚ and how they are used to justify the continued occupation of Iraq. Euphemisms used in the speech. The euphemisms used by Obama are mainly words or phrases that paint
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At the beginning of the State of the Union Address president Obama talks about the things he want to see improve. For example‚ fixing broken immigration system‚ equal rights‚ and rising minimum wage. Obama said the United States of America‚ right now‚ has the strongest‚ most durable economy in the world. Obama also says the economy is changing in profound ways. Obama also Companies in a global economy can locate anywhere‚ and they face tougher competition. Since companies can locate anywhere they
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Michelle Alexander writes in the preface that her intended audiences for the book “The New Jim Crow” are the people who care about racial equality‚ and this immediately struck me. This is because racial equality is very important in today’s society‚ and Alexander expresses that. It does not seem normal‚ in my opinion‚ for a person to think otherwise. This is where Alexander’s “new” Jim Crow laws become very interesting to me. Michelle Alexander’s style of writing was specifically noticeable‚ as well
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healthcare system. In 1993 the Clinton administration fought to better the system and provide comprehensible healthcare coverage to its citizens. This bill however was shot down in the legislative system and never made it into law. Then in 2010 the Obama administration squeezed their updated version of the bill through the House and Senate in a very narrow‚ partisan victory. The reasoning behind why the Clinton’s attempt didn’t get passed came down to two reasons. First it was highly criticized and
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Analyzing a Social Policy: Obama Care In pursuit of social and economic justice in modern‚ capitalist societies‚ it is evident that ideology has played an important role. Yet‚ if we are determined to make any progress in this incredibly important effort‚ we have to try to transcend limitations imposed by ideology and political demagogy‚ and establish grounds from which to carry out a rational debate on some of the most important issues in our societies. One of the crucial issues of today‚ as seen
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Case Study The Obama Campaign In 2008 Barack Obama secured himself the most powerful position in the world; the president of the United States of America. How did he do this? His presidential campaign gained an enormous amount of attention in the press‚ all surrounding his intelligent use of mobile technology to aid his efforts. ‘’Technology doesn’t win political campaigns‚ but it certainly is a weapon — a force multiplier‚ in military terms.’’ (Lohr‚ 2013). His interactive a socially integrative
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2015 What could be more American? As I to listen to President Obama speech on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma Alabama to mark the 50th Anniversary of “Blood Sunday”. I thought about the question asked What could be more American and If I Agreed with this statement. President Obama throughout his speech single out the most important idea that Americans hold dear which is equal rights not just for some but for all
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using inclusive language. He made the speech about the audience using words like We‚ Our‚ You‚ Your. He also used location people are familiar with like ‘Halls of Washington’ ‘Backyard of Des Moines’. Like Martin Luther King using ‘I have a dream’ Obama also used the power of repetition. Throughout the speech he used’ tonight’s the answer’ to emphasize the fact that he will try to resolve all the problems of the citizen. He also used sensory triggers like ‘bitter cold’ ‘scorching heat’ etc so that
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One device Obama uses more effectively in his speech is pathos‚ which appeals to a person’s emotion. During Obama’s speech‚ “We Can Do Better‚” he tries to persuade citizens to unite and agree that the United States needs stricter gun safety laws. Obama starts his speech by discussing each victim of the tragic shooting in Tucson‚ Arizona. He goes into detail about each of their lives and how it ended. By sharing these details‚ Obama allows the audience to see each victim as a real person by giving
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