Illinois voters sent a Democratic newcomer‚ Barack Obama‚ to one of the state’s two seats in the U.S. Senate in 2004. Obama’s landslide victory in Illinois was significant on several fronts. Firstly‚ he became the Senate’s only African American lawmaker when he was sworn into office in January 2005‚ and just the third black U.S. senator to serve there since the 1880s. Moreover‚ Obama’s political supporters came from a diverse range of racial and economic backgrounds‚ which is still relatively rare
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President Obama’s second inaugural address was widely perceived as a throwing down of the gauntlet in how it framed his progressive faith in government and challenged his Republican political opponents in any number of ways. Given that‚ expect to see more glove-throwing Tuesday as the president delivers the first State of the Union speech of his second term. With no more presidential elections to face‚ Obama seems to be taking advantage of that newfound freedom to speak more forcefully on his second-term
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A Study of the Spoken Language of Barrack Obama In this study I will be analysing the speech of Barrack Obama‚ in his Victory Speech and his interview with David Letterman on ‘The Letterman Show’. Obama frequently uses many forms of rhetoric when he talks‚ this is too show emphasis on what he is saying‚ in his Victory Speech he starts off straight away with a tri-colon‚ he uses ‘who still’ as the first two words in three consecutive phrases‚ he then anchors it across time by using ‘our founders’
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about the difference you make in people’s lives.” – Michelle Obama‚ First Lady. Those who can really comprehend what was being said can understand how gracious and down to earth Michelle Obama is. As a first lady she sees the hardship‚ obstacles‚ the pride‚ the determination Americans have clean across America. As a mother she knows how valuable it is to have that since of family values. First Lady Obama tells us that she and President Obama have been through similar situations most Americans go through
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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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Barrack Obama was born August 4th‚ 1961 in Honolulu‚ Hawaii. Before being inaugurated as president on January 20‚ 2009 he had a whole different life. He graduated high school at Punahou School in 1979. Following high school‚ Obama moved to Los Angeles in 1979 to attend Occidental College. Later in 1981‚ he transferred to Columbia University in New York City‚ where he majored in political science with a specialty in international relations and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1983. He worked for
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The political speech “A More Perfect Union” presented in Philadelphia by Barack Obama‚ discusses the issue of race as it has played a major role historically in the United States. He addresses the Reverend Wright argument and touches upon his own experiences as a black man. Obama’s objective was to persuade Americans to eliminate racial division for the good of all Americans. To obtain the interest of the audience‚ his speech consisted of rhetorical strategies. These strategies were emotional‚ ethical
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The Reconstructive Obama It is ambiguous as to how President Barrack Obama shapes our politics in terms of our political regime‚ but it can be determined through the present outcomes of his leadership today. In The Politics Presidents Make‚ by Stephen Skowronek‚ describes that there is a life-cycle of inaugurated presidents through the history of the United States. A political regime is defined as a full cycle of presidents that induce change in our politics until it is repeated again. Through
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The Obama Campaign Strategy Case Study Analysis 1. Executive Summary This case attempts to provide an understanding of the main reasons of success in the Obama campaign strategy in 2008. Obama`s victory was a result of a well-planned marketing campaign that targeted the right market segments with the right message. When Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the American presidency in 2007‚ the newly released Gallup Poll of Democratic Presidential Candidates demonstrated that Hillary Clinton
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In his speech‚ “The State of the Union‚” President Barack Obama asserts that without proper background checks‚ regaining possession of propaganda‚ and adequate proportion of government weapons to civilian firearms‚ America will continue to witness horrific events however‚ it is the constitutional right to vote for rights of the people. Obama supports his assertion through repetition. Obama’s purpose is to tighten the second amendment in order to maintain order and safety of civilians. Obama employs
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