Spring 2012 – Western Studies II Research Assignment May 8‚ 2012 Is Obama a Prince? In the year 1531 the famous political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli’s wrote a treatise entitled The Prince. It explains the proper guidelines for a prince to successfully lead a republic. Although this sixteenth century politician’s main purpose was to unite a separate Italy‚ his political theories have been taken into deep consideration and are commonly exercised in politics today. If Machiavelli were alive
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John F. Kennedys Inaugural Speech Rhetorical Analysis. On January 20th of 1961‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave his inaugural speech in front of thousands‚ while millions were watching on television. He was sworn into office as the thirty fifth president of the United States of America. In his speech‚ JFK uses rhetorical analysis to persuade the audience‚ which was filled with a lot of different ethnicities. First‚ John F. Kennedy uses ethos in his speech. Because he gave his speech in the cold‚ on
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Obama’s Acceptance Speech 2008 Rhetorical analysis Obama has‚ since his debut as a nationally known political speaker in 2004‚ grown to become one of the most outstanding speakers in recent years. His presidential nomination acceptance speech provides a perfect example of how he carefully mixes the best rhetoric‚ delivery and substance to deliver an outstanding speech. Obama starts his speech by addressing and accepting his nomination as the democratic presidential candidate. He refers to older
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Have you ever been the first lady of the white house? Michelle Obama. I wanted to know more about her. Michelle Obama was born in Chicago. Her fathers name is Fraser Robinson. Her moms name is Marian shields. Her dad was a janitor‚ and got diagnosed with a serous illness; she learned a lesson witch was she could achieve the wishes she had made in her whole life if she just tried. She went to Chicago University to get where she is today. The first lady. She got married on October 3‚ 1992 they
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Ethos‚ Pathos and Logos A General Summary of Aristotle’s Appeals . . . The goal of argumentative writing is to persuade your audience that your ideas are valid‚ or more valid than someone else’s. The Greek philosopher Aristotle divided the means of persuasion‚ appeals‚ into three categories--Ethos‚ Pathos‚ Logos. Ethos (Credibility)‚ or ethical appeal‚ means convincing by the character of the author. We tend to believe people whom we respect. One of the central problems of argumentation is to
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1 Obama - Hope Introduction Barack Obama’s complex upbringing has polarised the media and brought a lot of controversy.2 His multicultural background made him a hero and villain at the same time. Chicago native? First African American President? Half white? Hawaiian? Indonesian? All of these labels have been used to simply box him into one of these categories. But we should not ignore the life experiences this brought and eventually defined his identity. Obama‚ like any American president
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Chris Terzic Part 1: Speech Critique Studying the Rhetoric of Barack Obama Barack Obama’s Address at the Associated Press Luncheon on April 3‚ 2012 covered a vast variation of topics that we will dissect throughout this paper. However‚ first and foremost‚ Obama’s initial speaking time lasted about 38 minutes. 38 minutes of articulated word choice‚ calculated arguments and style‚ and composed speaking presence is something every aspiring public speaker should be salivating at‚ not to mention be
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The More Perfect Union speech presented by Barack Obama on March 18‚ 2008 was said to be as strong as the famous “I Have a Dream Speech” by Martin Luther King. After hearing this speech then listening and then reading it and then being able to feel that energy with a strong agreement on some points. With Barack’s style of pausing and‚ eye contact and with a tone of voice never boring but drawing you with a wanting more draw. Although he never left the podium he kept the audience on the seats edge
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Non-fiction Book Speech Smoking pot‚ underage drinking‚ partying‚ cursing… How much do you know about your president’s background? I picked this book off the shelf because I was intrigued about my president’s background and how he got to where he is. The book Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama captures Obama’s childhood‚ stories about his father‚ and his rocky route to success. Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama dictates that through uncertainty‚ racism‚ and bad choices he made his way
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President Barack Obama delivered his speech “A More Perfect Union” during the 2008 campaign. The speech conveyed many messages about his beliefs concerning racism in America. President Obama has some great things he wants to change in our country including health care‚ jobs‚ and the school system. President Obama uses three different appeals during his speech known ethical‚ emotional‚ and logical to get his point across to the audience. I think President Obama uses all three appeals in his speech to connect
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