In the summer of 2004‚ an aspiring young senator from Illinois was given the keynote spot at the Democratic National Convention. His name was Barack Obama. Obama was greeted by thousands of democratic party delegates who waved signs with his name‚ and about nine million people watch the convention at home. Obama appealed to the people of the convention as well as many across the country through his emotional address‚ as he cries out "we are one people". Throughout his address he speaks about national
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Barack Obama‚ in his 2004 DNC Keynote speech‚ argues for John Kerry’s presidency‚ but fails to accomplish anything more than an emotionally manipulative plea. This is highlighted in his attempt to build credibility; he tries to garner sympathy from his audience through his tragic story‚ but hype aside nobody cares. His entire argument is based on “I believe‚ that this thing that won’t happen but sounds nice will happen.” It’s false‚ Obama knows these are hollow promises‚ yet he does care. The only
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mother’s feelings of pain and anguish of giving birth to a child in the poem The Victory: "I thought you were my victory / though you cut me like a knife" (Lines 1-2). Although she must endure such pain‚ it is also exciting for the mother to bring new life into the world‚ which in fact feels like a "victory" to a new parent. However‚ throughout the poem‚ the speaker denies the fact that giving birth to a child is a victory‚ by using words such as "antagonist" (Line 5)‚ "bruise" (Line 6) and "scary" (Line
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Analysis of Michelle Obama’s speech Barack Obama is running for president again‚ and that takes a huge amount of time and space for the poor presidential candidate. That’s why it’s so great to have a loving wife‚ who can take some of the burden laid on Barack’s shoulders. Barack is a big celebrity right now‚ and will most definitely become even more famous‚ if he gets to be president two terms. That means that he will have a harder time convincing his fellow Americans‚ that he might in fact
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between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. This speech was aired by the PBS New Hour held at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Not only did she fail to mention Donald Trump’s name‚ but she continued to make underlying degrading remarks against him‚ told personal life stories relating to the historical background of the White House‚ and even publicly promoted Hilary Clinton as the vote America needs. Michelle started off her speech by recalling the last moment in which she was
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By what mean does President Obama try to win‚ keep and persuade his audience in this speech President Obama try’s to win‚ keep and persuade his audience in this speech in many different ways and using many different techniques and I am going to outline some of those ways below. Firstly‚ he changes his register when talking to the students. “Hello everyone- how’s everybody doing today?” he is changing his register to an informal‚ colloquial and humble tone to make everyone feel relaxed and comfortable
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Obama’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner A good leader is someone who constantly is honest with the people who he or she is surrounded by. A leader who is educated is able to evaluate other people’s skills to have the ability to achieve their ideal goals. As many of us know‚ Barack Obama was the first African American United States President in the United States’ history. I remember it was 2010 when Obama established a healthcare system called Obamacare. Obama is considered a good leader by continuously
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In Obama’s speech‚ he uses many inclusive pronouns such as ‘we’ and ‘our’. This shows that they are all the same; by doing this it creates a sense of unity among the audience. This is effective because it gets the audience on his side; if he used exclusive pronouns such as ‘you’‚ it would make the audience feel less united. He also says ‘America can change’‚ by doing this he personifies and metonymies ‘America’. This is effective as it makes the people think about what he means by ‘America’ in that
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Obama’s speech on race In the 2008 speech titled ‘A More Perfect Union‚’ then-senator Barack Obama speaks about the current issues affecting the country. In this forum‚ Obama discusses the many challenges that were facing the nation heading into the upcoming election. This famous speech would later go on to be called ‘Obama’s speech on Race.’ In a political forum telling stories of racially charged situations‚ Obama speaks on the need for unity in the nation. While explaining the effects of the
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Former president and Illinois State Senate‚ Barack Obama‚ in his “Keynote address” at the 2004 democratic Nation speech‚ shares an insight to his background and to the future of America which he invisions. Obama’s purpose is to convey the idea that‚ America‚ which is the land of dreams and have had a big impact on his family and his heritage could be the America which people can also reach and accomplish their goals. In his appreciative tone‚ Obama shows his gratitude towards his parents‚ and his
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