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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After the September 11 attacks and the subsequent declaration of the Iraq War‚ the American populace was more eager than ever to elect a president who would be capable of deescalating tensions and crises around the world. Under George W. Bush’s presidency‚ the American government declared a War on Terrorism‚ established Guantanamo Bay‚ passed the PATRIOT Act‚ and cut taxes for the wealthy and more. Some people‚ especially those who were Democratic‚ were dissatisfied with the course of action President
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Barack Obama: A More Perfect Union (2008) Barack Obama speaks of the time before the civil war‚ when the founding fathers made the declaration of independence. The declarations of independence were good‚ but not perfect‚ it had been left unfinished. The great question of slavery wasn’t properly answered. But separation isn’t over; Obama wants this generation to keep fighting for equal rights among gender‚ creed and color. Obamas tells about his past‚ how he grew up with his white grandparents‚ in
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Chanell Loochkartt Speech 1 Dr. Grau November 22‚ 2016 Analyzing a Speech Our forty-fourth President Barack Hussein Obama is known to be one of the most profound‚ intelligent‚ and influential speaker in the United States. With confidence Barack Obama has always shown a sense of leadership which is the key to attracting and persuading his audience. In order to make certain that his audience is left with a positive impression and a sense of aspiration for those who are citizens of the United States
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Senator Barack Obama was put in an uncomfortable situation dealing with his race for president. He had been involved in a scandal dealing with his pastor Reverend Jerimiah Wright. Senator Barack Obama responds to these remarks made by Reverend Jerimiah Wright by giving a speech about racial tensions‚ white privilege‚ race‚ and inequality in the United States. As a running candidate‚ this could have defeated Obamas whole purpose of running for President of the United States‚ but with the use of rhetorical
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Barack Obama has been a great figure for the American citizens in this country. People focus on the wrong things. Even with all of the education that we are provided with lack of common sense is a major problem in the world today. Barack Obama is former president of the United States of America. He was born of a black man from Kenya and a white lady from Kansas. Obama’s arguments deal directly with his emotions. Obama believes deeply in solving problems together‚ inferring that they can be fixed
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In the midst of adversity‚ the state of hope exists. It is the term Barack Obama‚ 2004 US senate candidate‚ uses to bestow upon America’s citizens the possibilities of a brighter future for their nation. It is the term he sees as a gift to this country- “the bedrock of this nation”. He doesn’t fail to mention several of America’s greatest qualities as well‚ leading up to his praise for John Kerry‚ a presidential candidate. He vows that the nation’s greatest qualities would be preserved under Kerry’s
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Moreover‚ Barack Obama in a press conference reflecting on his first 100 days in office‚ was asked about his plans to address unemployment in the Black and Latino communities and his response was troubling‚ exhibiting a foreshadowing of what was to come‚ of those expecting radical changes‚ which would disappoint his most ardent supporters (p. 170). Obama responded by announcing that his focus was on bringing the economy back‚ after the disastrous legacy of George W. Bush‚ and using the strategy that
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A Better World In the speech “A More Perfect Union” by Barack Obama he appeals to the emotions of the readers when he says “I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together‚ unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories‚ but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place‚ but we all want to movie in the same direction -- toward a better future for our children and our
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12 years ago‚ the man who we now refer to as the president of the United States‚ Barack Obama‚ was just an ordinary man who graduated from Harvard University with a degree in law. Born in Honolulu‚ on August 4 1961‚ Barack Obama became a civil rights attorney and a professor‚ and taught law at the University of Chicago Law School. President Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States of America and was the first African American to hold this office. He was a man with a lot
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