Rhetorical Analysis of Obama’s Victory Speech On November 6th‚ 2012‚ Barack Obama was re-elected as president of the U.S. The following day‚ Barack Obama held his victory speech. This paper will analyze and comment on an excerpt of that particular victory speech and the key focus of the analysis will be on the rhetorical effects of the speech. By using many forms of rhetorical tools like Anaphora or Tautology‚ President Barack Obama manages to give a speech that is full of American ideas of life‚ like
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debt. Supporters of high military expenditure in America argue that using raw dollars is an unfair measure but instead‚ it should be per capita or as percentage of Gross Domestic Product. With the change in presidency from George Bush to Barack Obama in 2008‚ the United States had indicated that it would cut high-tech weapons that are unnecessary or wasteful and spend more on troops and reform contracting practices instead. Oppositions against this measure argue that cutting these weapons will
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Representatives on January 27‚ 2009 (250-177) • Signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 29‚ 2009 • Enacted by the 111th United States Congress • Effective January 29‚ 2009 The legalities: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Pub.L. 111-2‚ S. 181) is a federal statute in the United States that was the first bill signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 29‚ 2009. The Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The new act states that
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favor. This was displayed in the 2012 presidential elections. When “Romney mauled the president in Denver‚ the wind and weather of the campaign shifted dramatically” (Halperin and Heilemann 2) implying that the loss of the Denver debate severely injured Obama’s polls. It is a debate such as the one in Denver‚ that can have a dramatic effect on the outcome of the race. No one knows who would have won the election had Obama continued to lose debates after that. As you can see debates tend to
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that Americans of diverse beliefs have argued over ever since. Ronald Reagan famously declared government the problem‚ not the solution — then added to its size. Bill Clinton announced the end of the era of big government — and pared it back. Barack Obama won election — twice — holding out the promise of an activist government that could do so much more for its citizens. Now‚ Republicans have turned Obamacare into a political metaphor for what they hold out as the heavy hand of Washington. Sen. John
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back to a more reasonable level. In order to balance the budget‚ the United States needs to be rid of its gargantuan debt. “Eliminating deductions will be very difficult. It’s almost the whole game”. ( Greeley). One thing that both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama suggested during their campaigns was the elimination of tax deductions and loopholes. Although the possibilities that these reforms get done are very slim‚ the amount of tax revenue that the government would obtain would be astronomical. The
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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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Apparently‚ Meryl Streep’s gushfest over Barack and Michelle Obama wasn’t a passing thing after all‚ and she has a pretty cool purse to prove it. The word is Meryl loves the Obamas so much that her custom handbag bearing their pictures goes with her whenever she steps out in public. Meryl Streep’s love for Michelle and Barack Obama extends beyond the couple’s time in the White House. The Oscar-winning actress‚ 68‚ was snapped out in public recently with a purse emblazoned with the faces of the
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Michelle Obama Biography.com. A&E Networks Television‚ n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2017. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Michelle Obama." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica‚ inc.‚ 27 June 2012. Web. 19 Jan. 2017. "The White House." The White House. The United States Government‚ 12 Mar. 2015. Web. 19 Jan. 2017. Michelle Obama was born January 17‚ 1964. She is the wife of Barak Obama. She was the first African American first lady. She studied sociology and African American studies
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My topic: The difficulties facing Obama policies and the public’s perception of the job he’s done. As it stands for 2010‚ Obama has not had the best of luck with passing domestic policies through the majority led democratic congress. The public’s view of Obama’s lack of assertion and success has fueled‚ even more‚ the already existing frustration over the weak economy. Blinded by this want of a quick recovery‚ people fail to see what Obama has been successful in. His successes encompass health
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