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    A More Perfect Union As inevitable as the U.S. Constitution feels today as the foundation on which the United States of America and its political system are built‚ it was not the first document ratified by the former British colonies to establish a union. During the years of the American Revolutionary War and the years directly following it‚ the newly formed United States of America were essentially a collection of thirteen more or less sovereign states loosely held together in an alliance by

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    get the crown. He seems to have gotten used to the idea of killing because the body counts has risen drastically. * Since the first prophecy of the witches came true Macbeth feels that he must kill Banquo and Fleance so that the second part from becoming realized. * Fleance survives which suggests that there is no escape from the witches’ prophecies. * Macbeth and Lady Macbeth trade roles. * Macbeth adapts the same rhetoric that lady Macbeth used to convince Macbeth to murder in Act

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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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    emotions‚ that now has gotten him one step close to getting revenge. Antony was very tactful by studying the psychological aspect of the commoners to sway them on his side. Also‚ Antony figured out ways to persuade the crowd by using fallacies‚ rhetorical devices‚ and appeals. From the beginning of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus wanted to do everything for the good of the people‚ but are the people actually good? The commoners have shown that they tend to go back and forth between leaders. After Brutus spoke

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    Having had murdered his best friend and countries leader‚ Brutus attempts to justify his crimes‚ as well as the crimes of the conspirators‚ during a speech to the Roman people. Brutus uses pathos-filled diction‚ calling the audience “Romans” to incite patriotism‚ “countrymen” to unite himself and his audience‚ and “lovers” as a term of endearment‚ further bringing him closer to the crowd. He starts his defense using parallelism‚ commanding to “Hear me… Believe me… [and] Censure me” and reversing

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    lady from Kansas. Obama’s arguments deal directly with his emotions. Obama believes deeply in solving problems together‚ inferring that they can be fixed. Obama delivers this speech providing you with personal experiences on how to strive for a perfect union. Obama’s central claim is‚ no matter from where we come from and no matter how we look‚ we all want the best for our country and future. Barack Obama is former President of the United States. He served from 2009-2017. Obama is now fifty-five years

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    Barack Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union.” takes great inspiration from the US Constitution‚ and was used to unite citizens together‚ under the cause of solving America’s issues. It relates to the Constitution by quoting significant sentences‚ and drawing parallels with the to current issues facing America such as; healthcare‚ terrorism‚ and racism. Obama knew the only way America was going to solve these issues was by getting the people of the united states to work together for a common goal

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    Cody Johnson Mr. Huseman‚ Nathan Cody Johnson 9/26/17 A More Perfect Union response In the speech “A More Perfect Union” By Barack Obama the speech he gave was message about his beliefs concerning racism. The way that Mr. Obama started off his speech is about or founding fathers and how they wrote the constitution creating all men equal. Obama is the son of a white mother and an African American father. So‚ there is a lot of criticism about the people that follow him and support him just because

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    United States wanted a Constitution that would reflect this — a document that could clearly illustrate the rights of their citizens‚ and would prevent their new country from having a fate similar to Great Britain’s. They wanted a more perfect union. Can a more perfect union exist? Alexander Hamilton‚ George Washington’s right-hand man‚ wanted a government that could gain the same power that Great Britain achieved‚ so he built a financial plan that drew inspiration from Britain’s government. His plan

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    to include president Obama’s More Perfect Union speech. Not only did he address the controversial issues presented‚ he depleted any lingering doubts of his ability to fairly run the nation

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