President Obama came to LBJ’s Presidential Library 49 years after he signed the historic Civil Rights Act‚ while Obama heaped praise upon the former President‚ he also commented upon his full record. Obama stated‚ “During his first 20 years in Congress‚" Obama said‚ "he opposed every civil rights bill that came up for a vote‚ once calling the push for federal legislation a farce and a shame."(Selby) Now place yourself in the position of civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King‚ Ralph Abernathy
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Obama motivation speech Good evening my fellow people. I Barack Obama stand before you today to give you the reasons why you should vote for me in the upcoming elections. We are just a few days away‚ and the tension is in the air. Many of you are still undecided whether to vote for me‚ or my competitor Senator John Mc Cain. As a young boy that was born and grew up on Honolulu‚ Hawaii‚ I always dreamt that this would come. When people would ask me what I would want to be when I grew up‚ I always
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Senator McCain and Obama participated in a presidential candidates’ debate on October 7‚ 2008 in Belmont University. In those days‚ the American economy and global economic conditions were not promising and people were worried about their future and the country’s future. In this memo‚ I will assess two public issues discussed by the candidates in terms of their place on stages model. I will identify where candidates present different alternatives to the same issue. I will provide an example of a
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OBAMA SPEECH What is the stated purpose of the speech? Remembrance‚ Outline We (America) will provide Whatever portion of sadness that we can share with you to ease this heavy load‚ we will gladly bear it. Newtown -- you are not alone. That this job of keeping our children safe‚ and teaching them well‚ is something we can only do together‚ with the help of friends and neighbors‚ the help of a community‚ and the help of a nation. Heros Bravery of teachers you’ve also inspired us with stories
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Barack Obama Speech analysis Rhetorics: 1. Being honest and open – actions must correspond to words He sure I s being honest and open‚ he have to be that way. No one would believe in him if he began to say someone which isn’t right. When he says that he is looking forward to sitting down and discuss with Mitt Romney he committed himself to the words he said. 2. Having altruistic ideals – not being selfish He’s trying to show his good side with Obama Care. Obama Care I a health care system
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Why Obama won the 2012 Election The American elections of 2012 was very competitive between the Democrat candidate Barrack Obama‚ who was the president then‚ and Mitt Romney‚ the Republican candidate. The campaigns and presidential debates were quite heated and as has been earlier mentioned‚ it was tight for each of them as polls clearly indicated that both Obama and Romney had more or less an equally high chance of winning the presidential elections. Demographics played a significant part in
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October 9‚ 2012 Written Analysis 1) Speech Goal: What is the goal of the speech? What does the speaker want the listener to do? * The overall goal for Michelle Obama’s speech s to inform the audience that her husband‚ President Barack Obama is for the people. She wants them to realize that he can relate to every class in America. He has struggled with the same problems that America is facing today at some point in his life. The speaker wants the audience to appreciate who they have as
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the first speech! Obama’s 2004 Democratic National Conference Speech The first speech I’m going to look at is Barack Obama’s speech to the Democrat National Conference in 2004. John Kerry was the Democrat candidate for the Presidency‚ and Obama had the keynote spot at the Conference. This speech needs little introduction‚ and I think it is the most effective of all of Obama’s speeches. Why the most effective? It turned him from someone with massive potential who was known amongst political
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President Donald Trump’s views on Obama Care are nothing new‚ with him suggesting that “nobody knew that health care could be so complicated”. Although Trump has numerously denounced Obama Care‚ he has yet to inform his constituents of a proper plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. In a time of ever growing fear‚ monopolies in the health-care market is a growing problem. Although physician groups‚ hospitals‚ and health systems have monopolies only in local markets‚ they possess more
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Dear President Obama‚ I understand that we need to keep our country safe. But I am troubled by actions that the government is taking regarding the deliberate drone aircraft killings. If a war is declared‚ then U.S. actions are subject to international law of war. With respect to domestic law enforcement‚ the United States constitution circumscribes government action. Without a war‚ technically neither of these law codes apply. Or‚ because we declared war in Afghanistan on al-Qaeda‚ we declared
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