also amidst an economic crisis. Barack Obama’s victory marked a change in American society regarding race and politics. His election as the first African American President of the United States is profound and signifies a changing America. Obama gave his inaugural address on January 20‚ 2009 in Washington D.C. Unlike the campaign‚ the inauguration was a celebration‚ marked by clear skies and a patriotic crowd. More than one million people gathered in the National Mall to support the newly elected President
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bringing to arguments together allowing for a comparison or a contrast‚ rebuttal‚ or accumulation with supporting points. Authors will also use ethos; this is where an author is well respected and their audience will believe most anything they say. Pathos is where an author will use emotional to persuade their audience. Then we have logos this is where the author uses reasoning to pull their audience in and persuade them one way or another. All these tools are known the classic principles of arguments
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1. What traits might Barak Obama possess that contribute to his strong leadership ability? Obama is not a traditional politician‚ like others‚ but a new political pattern - especially after his call for a different approach in politics - is the "sense of hope." The fact that Obama seemed a man at peace with himself‚ seemed unfazed and able to suggest the truth is first and foremost that he was acting only to the manner born‚ not only trying to be the same. This is precisely the status that gives
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Linchpin First Lady Michelle Obama Who is First Lady Michelle Obama? She is a mother of two. The former Chicago city administrator and community outreach worker. She is the wife of a former U.S. Senator and the current First Lady of the United States. She served as the Executive Director for the Chicago office of Public Allies‚ a non-profit organization encouraging young people to work on social issues in nonprofit groups and government agencies. She serves on the board of directors of the
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President Obama Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama have both written and performed their fair share of speeches throughout their respective lives. The two speeches that are being compared are President Obama’s “A More Perfect Union” speech and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” letter. President Obama spoke this speech while his was campaigning for the presidency in February of 2007‚ while his was running against Senator Hillary Clinton. During the speech‚ he addresses
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President Obama and Malala Yousafzai both share the central idea of equality for all humans. Both President Obama and Malala presented speeches about equality‚ but stated their ideas differently. President Obama’s 2nd Inaugural speech was before the Chief Justice‚ Members of the United States Congress‚ special guests and fellow citizens. Malala spoke before the UN Secretary‚ General Mr. Ban K-Moon‚ President General Assembly Vic Jermic‚ the UN envoy for Global Education Mr. Gordon Brown‚ and other
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Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos are modes of persuasion often used to convince audiences. Ethos pertains to the speaker’s expertise‚ credibility‚ and honesty. Pathos relates to the speaker’s feelings and emotions‚ while logos is an appeal to reason and logic. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Antony uses these elements to nullify the effect of Brutus’ convincing explanation of Caesar’s murder and to change the minds of the plebeians. Antony’s speech had an immense impact on the
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Analysis on Clinton’s Rhetoric in Inaugural Address On January 21st‚ 1993‚ Bill Clinton spoke to America on what they could expect of his term as president. In his inaugural address‚ he motivated a nation using multiple forms of rhetoric. Although later scandal shattered his ethos‚ during his inaugural address his ethos is strong demonstrated by references to previous presidents and a confident tone. He also exploits a significant amount of logos‚ referring to the struggles of the people at the
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On Tuesday January 20‚ 2009‚ President Barack Obama announced his Inaugural address outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington‚ D.C.‚ as the forty-fourth president of the United States of America. Obama’s Inauguration speech was a noteworthy moment that was observed not only by three million people attending the event‚ but also by people around the world. The structure of the speech starts with Obama speaking about American hardships and the important challenges they face‚ the wars that Americans
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In Obama’s inaugural speech Obama uses his writing to captivate his audience by the use of rhetorical and stylistic devices throughout the speech this conveys the Audience by convincing us that we will meet our challenges Obama uses of uses various amount of figurative devices consisting of alliteration personification simile and metaphor for example he says and because we have tasted bitter swill of Civil War and segregation and emerge from the dark this is the use of personification a figurative
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