speech did have some high points of persuasion. The speech also had its lows‚ which only could convince someone who knows little about politics or his views and past statements. As everyone in America knows‚ our country is in a crisis. The United States is at war with Iraqi and Afghani terrorist groups‚ and anyone that has followed Obama’s campaign knows he is all for pulling troops out of Iraq. The country’s economy is in bad shape; people are losing jobs and their homes and can’t pay for their
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War on Terror during the 2004 elections‚ but being affiliated with the Republican Party and a pro-war stance in 2008 wasn’t considered a good thing to the majority. Even other Republicans were openly embarrassed by the Bush Administration’s mistakes with the War on Terror and were hiding behind the “McCain’s not the same” way of thinking. What else could they do short of switching party affiliations? A division in the Republican Party gave the Democratic Party a united front – its campaign slogan
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recent years. His presidential nomination acceptance speech provides a perfect example of how he carefully mixes the best rhetoric‚ delivery and substance to deliver an outstanding speech. Obama starts his speech by addressing and accepting his nomination as the democratic presidential candidate. He refers to older presidents‚ who have walked in his shoes and then he talks personally about himself. Thus Obama opens his speech at home. After a short introduction of himself and the state of America he
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Presidential elections have always been a significant part of the “American Dream” - the freedom to vote for the candidates people wish to see as their president. Especially with the development of technology‚ access to politics has become easily available to all. Television specifically acts as a main source to view presidential elections. Although television has created an outlet for the public to connect with candidates on a personal level‚ it has also affected public ratings and negatively increased
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Honors Period 2 Mr. Greene 17 January 2014 The Untimely Death of Theodore Roosevelt October 14‚ 1912 was when it happened. In Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin during his campaign speech‚ someone within the perimeter fired at the 26th president of the United States‚ Theodore Roosevelt. The scene underwent a thorough investigation the moment the crowd was out of reach‚ and investigators recovered a plethora of items that could possibly be linked to the death that followed not two days after this tragedy.
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Race for Race was a very descriptive essay. The essay spoke on the color of Barack Obama which showed the racial barriers he went through today as our president. Obama is very good with speeches and debates he mastered that from his days on the Harvard Debate Team. One point in the 2008 presidential campaign a white lady showed a racial stereotype due to ignorance by saying “she isn’t voting for Obama because he was Arabian.” Obama comes from a very large diverse family and culture. Obama has a
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swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States‚ and will‚ to the best of my ability‚ preserve‚ protect‚ and defend the Constitution of the United States.” After repeating this oath‚ the president must kiss the Bible held for him by the Chancellor. This signifies the loyalty ‚ honesty ‚ integrity ‚ and dignity the president must serve to us as a country . The second Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama was held in Washington DC on Monday
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It has been a challenge for me to write a credible article‚ related to a current event and at the same time impossible to happen in less than a few months. LONDON – Barack Hussein Obama has been our beacon of hope from the first day of his election. In half a year now‚ he has been able to help the Americans to unite in order to defeat their ominous enemy of the economic disaster. Unfortunately for president Obama‚ a growing number of people throughout the whole world notices why he is suddenly
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democratic institutions. Minor tinkering with the rules and regulations concerning the administration of elections has been common‚ including amendments to the laws governing election broadcasts‚ financial disclosure‚ or constituency redistricting. In the post-war period countries have occasionally switched electoral formulas between d’Hondt and LR-Hare‚ adjusted the effective threshold for election‚ and expanded their assembly size (Lijphart‚ 1994). Yet until recently wholesale and radical reform of
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transformational leader who wants to achieve a deep change and mobilises therefore a lot of followers. In his election campaign he had three principles: Respect! Empower! Include! He said “It’s not about me‚ it’s about you!”. The people felt attracted to Obama and were sure that he will be the perfect President. He received so many donations for his campaign like no president before in the history of the United Stated. He benefited from the big advantage that the people were very dissatisfied with George W.
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