Andrew Hrywna Mrs. Stasiv English 12 October 1 2010 Barak Obama Speech Analysis On November 3rd 2008‚ President Barack Obama addressed the people of Virginia. This was the night before the ballots would be cast for the 43 President of the United States of America. He expressed to the nation that his experience was incomparable and like no other. Obama is known to use three main manipulative devices in his speeches. His effective use of Anaphora‚ Anecdotes‚ mixed in with his own personal
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The term inaugural describe a speech given by a newly elected president. Most inaugural speeches give a tone set for the next four years of the presidency. These speeches motivate and inspire the citizens. Most of the time‚ the president gives the speech to set a tone based on the current issues and struggles of the country. President Roosevelt and President Kennedy address fear in their speeches in similar and different ways. Both Presidents discuss the fear of citizens and consequences faced by
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Monday to address some of his legislative priorities. More broadly than that‚ the speech was remarkable for its clear and unapologetic defense of Progressive ideas. Although there were many aspects of the speech that reminded me of the 2012 campaign (“America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class”)‚ in equal parts it was novel to me in its straightforwardness. Overall‚ the speech was effective in clarifying where the president stands at the start of his second term
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JFK Saved the Day President John F. Kennedy was faced with tough decisions during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Many of his advisors advocated a military assault on Cuba. With the power of hindsight‚ we now know that any type of invasion would have led to Cubans retaliating with ready short range nuclear weapons. The theory of brinksmanship and MAD (mutually assured destruction) did not seem to discourage or dissuade the Cubans‚ particularly Castro. JFK’s decision to merely blockade Cuba and seek diplomatic
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Running Head: MARTIN LUTHER’S SPEECH Topic: Martin Luther’s Speech Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: Martin Luther’s ‘I have a dream’ was a speech‚ which was delivered to an approximately 200‚000 activists and other demonstrators who were gathered before Lincoln Memorial in the year 1963. This meeting was meant to end the racial and economic injustices‚ which are better described by Luther as chains of discrimination. The meeting purposed to address poverty that was a great hindrance
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One of her most memorable moments was when she gave the speech The Destructive Male at the 1868 Women’s Suffrage Convention. With this speech she passionately states how the intelligent‚ wise female is kept from having any involvement in the world and how this affects our nation since
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President Nixon begins his speech by declaring that America is finally in a state of peace. Nixon says that the wars are over and America can now focus on its internal issues‚ instead of the exterior war problems. This intro is effective‚ because the fixing of internal American issues is an issue very central to many Americans and for the people the Senators represent. Next‚ Nixon moves into describing the positive effects from his five years in office. Some of these positive effects include increased
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One device Obama uses more effectively in his speech is pathos‚ which appeals to a person’s emotion. During Obama’s speech‚ “We Can Do Better‚” he tries to persuade citizens to unite and agree that the United States needs stricter gun safety laws. Obama starts his speech by discussing each victim of the tragic shooting in Tucson‚ Arizona. He goes into detail about each of their lives and how it ended. By sharing these details‚ Obama allows the audience to see each victim as a real person by giving
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I believe that I believe that Shakespeare intended a speech for his audience that exalted humanity. Shylock spoke about humanity and held it at a high regard defending that being a Jew does not make you less as a human than a Christian. In his speech Shylock exalts humanity instead of speaking of it in a cynical or sarcastic manner. In his speech such Shylock did not use sarcasm whatsoever when comparing a Jew to a Christian. “ If you prick us‚ do we not bleed? If you tickle
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Address.” Jobs completed only six months of college before deciding that he was unsure how college would help his future‚ but he audited classes for another 18 months. Jobs is a renowned CEO‚ but he did not earn this position easily. Throughout Jobs’ speech‚ he discusses several unknown‚ personal experiences. Jobs makes a connection with the audience by telling three intimate stories‚ discussing failure‚ and using simplistic sentence structure and words. Jobs is chosen
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