Critical Discourse Analysis of Obama’s Political Discourse Juraj Horváth Abstract This paper examines the persuasive strategies of President Obama’s public speaking as well as the covert ideology of the same‚ enshrined in his inaugural address. Our analysis is grounded in Norman Fairclough’s assumptions in critical discourse analysis‚ claiming that "ideologies reside in texts" that "it is not possible to ’read off’ ideologies from texts" and that "texts are open to diverse interpretations"
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“The winner of the Tom & Eddie’s burger challenge was…The Krunch Burger!” A smile slowly expanded on my face‚ and as I looked around the classroom. All of us had huge‚ goofy grins‚ and we had every right to look this way. Our burger had just won in a competition against five other Introduction to Business classes. As a reward‚ not only did we get to stay on the menu‚ but the experience from obtaining the prize was irreplaceable. The surveying‚ advertising‚ and networking we had to execute for this
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and I was amazed by the great work and efforts that the performers had created. No wonder why The Nutcracker has became the timeless symbol of Christmas around the world. The two-act ballet followed the original story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann‚ with a score by Tchaikovsky. It tells the story of the Siberhaus family on Christmas Eve‚ when they had a grand Christmas party for their daughter Clara. Clara’s godfather‚ Herr Drosselmeyer‚ makes a grand entrance and introduces
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The Political Representation: Meanings and Implications Political Representation: Past‚ Present‚ and Future Khaliun Magsarjav European Studies II Bratislava‚ 2013 Today‚ in countries which choose representative democracy as a form of state‚ ordinary citizens have the right to one man-one vote and thus they‚ in regular elections‚ vote for a political candidate or a political party
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Political Risk Analysis KENYA Table of contents 1. OVERVIEW 3 1.1. GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES 3 1.2. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS 3 1.3. POPULATION 4 1.4. BACKGROUND OF KENYA’S ECONOMY (1960-2010) 5 2. POLITICAL CRITERIA 8 2.1. GENERAL 8 2.2. THE POLITICAL BALANCE OF POWER 9 2.3. PRESENT GOVERNMENT AND HIS ATTITUDES AND PROGRAMS 9 2.4. POLITICAL STABILITY IN KENYA 10 3. CRITERIA RELATED TO DOMESTIC ECONOMY 11 3.1. GENERAL INFORMATION 11 3.2. GDP 11 3.3. MOST IMPORTANT SECTORS AND PRODUCTS 12 3.4
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predicted that economic liberalization is the first step towards political reform and hence to democratization. The fact that all the rich countries in the world are somehow democratic is to be taken as evidence to the validity of this predicament. The process works as follows: economic growth leads to urbanization and improvements in technology and infrastructure. These improvements facilitate communication and recruitment by new political groups. Growth also tends to lead to increased investment in
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P olitical science refers to the social science in relation with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. This means that political science is about studying the norms of the society and the government. In political science‚ you need to know what the society needs‚ how the government id functioning‚ how the government execute laws‚ how they render authority to the people‚ how the government is built‚ and many more. It is also the study of the state wherein you ought
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Before working at Jake’s Wayback Burgers over the summer‚ I used to mow lawns for pocket money. Thus‚ I didn’t have any restaurant experience. However‚ one night I faced my most daunting challenge while at Jake’s‚ working a dinner rush with just me and one other co-worker; also‚ on this night I will take away something that I will use for the rest of my life. I clocked in at Jake’s Wayback Burgers on a Saturday afternoon. Business moved as usual with the traffic of people gradually increasing that
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Political Reform and Elite Persistence: Term Limits and Political Dynasties in the Philippines∗ Pablo Querubin Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies October‚ 2011 Abstract Research in political economy emphasizes the tendency of elites to persist and reproduce their power over time‚ potentially undermining the effectiveness of institutional reforms. One particular form of elite persistence is illustrated by the existence of political dynasties. A natural question is whether
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MEANING OF PESTLE ANALYSIS P-Political E-Economical S-Social T-Technological L-Legal E-Environmental • Political factors are how and to what degree a government intervenes in the economy. Specifically‚ political factors include areas such as tax policy‚ labour law‚ environmental law‚ trade restrictions‚ tariffs‚ and political stability. Political
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