President Barack Obama has been a well-known political figure for just over 8 years; he has served two terms as the President of the United States. There has been controversy surrounding the first African American president, after his first term Obama failed to prove to America that he would fix all the things he promised to fix upon election. With his second term he has set in place his views and goals for the country. Obama’s views have been trying to benefit the overall population of American, from the poor all the way to the rich with a few subclasses in-between. During the Inauguration of his second term, won against Mitt Romney. His opponent stood for many things that were conflicting to Obamas platform, while Obama stood for rehabilitating the poor after the recession, Romney wanted to focus on tax breaks for the rich. Throughout the speech given by President Barack Obama, he outlines necessary changes in the system to benefit the people and the need for people to come together as one to have an effective country.
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In America there is a separation between church and state, however Obama does not follow that separate well in his Inaugural Address especially since he makes multiple references to God. In the opening of Obamas speech he says, “Freedom is a gift from God” this initial statement is where Obama establishes his connection between his belief and God. However, America has tried to keep a separation between God and the government. In the Anecdotes Obama uses to express his main focus of his second term of presidency he uses God as an example. For instance, “she is an American; she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of God but also in our own” not only is he expressing that she deserved equality, makes a clear point that she is equal under the eyes of god
In the “George Bush’ Columbia” speech, George W. Bush used a variety of ways in order to make his mark and effectively assemble his dialog. One of the most prominent strategies Mr. Bush used was his sentence structure. He did a great job shaping his speech by initially addressing the problem at hand. He first stated what happened, who it happened to, and gave his condolences to the ones who didn’t make it, along with their families. Mr. Bush also seemed sincere throughout his speech as he made sure to mention each hero apart of the crew. Another technique George W. Bush displayed was the diction and tone he used while delivering the speech. From listening to the audio last week, I remember the passion behind Bush’s words and the sincerity
President Obama’s Address to the nation was presented on January 5, 2016. His speech was shown on all of the major network stations. The main goal of his speech was to get the point across to the nation about the increasing problem of gun use. His speech really focused on the issue of gun control and if it would benefit the country. Overall, the biggest idea of his Address was that gun control is a large issue in the United States. The way to prevent deaths caused by firearms can be prevented in other ways than taking peoples guns away. The examples brought up in this Address really stood out to me. The use of personal, national, and global examples really made his speech stronger on the topic of effectiveness.
Obama begins his speech by addressing the audience and expressing how thankful he is. Throughout his speech, he uses multiple allusions by referencing people, places, and events. He quickly mentions, “For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh” (12). This reference shows that Obama is aware of America’s history. Obama also makes a reference to the Declaration of Independence saying, “...all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness” (paragraph 9).“This is effective to the audience because it shows that he has paid attention and knows what the nation, and the citizens in it, have been through.
He makes sure his audience connects with him directly by making them feel at his level, and at hiss. This way he connects to the audience, and in exchange, helps his statement of unity. Using various examples of parallelism, anaphora and refrain, Obama brands the theme of equality and togetherness in our country throughout the speech, vital to gaining the respect of his audience. Obama recalls the ‘enduring strength of the constitution’ by delving into the past alluding to America’s allegiance to the Declaration of Independence by quoting “we hold these truths. that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”.
Many would argue that President Obama is one of the most effective speakers in the decade. With his amazing speeches, he captivates his audience with his emotion and official tone.
On March 18, in the year 2008, Senator Barack Obama gave a speech titled “A More Perfect Union”. Obama spoke of unity and how it is a necessity if America is to succeed. He also spoke of ethnic tensions and explained how prominent of an issue racism is today. In the speech, Obama showed his love for the country and demonstrates skills all presidents should have.
Remarks by President Obama at the eulogy for the honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney; A man who was killed when an another man rushed into a church in South Carolina and killed 9 people while they were immersed in an afternoon mass. President Obama created different appeals and feelings through the use of different Rhetorical Devices such as Logos, Ethos, and Pathos. The use of logos ethos and pathos help the president convey his central idea which is to ensure the people of South Carolina and the people of the United States that not only are they safe, but they will unite to take this opportunity to create a more united U.S. This will happen through the establishment of new gun reforms.
Obama didn’t just sidestep Congress in the international game, but he also tried to sidestep Congress on the domestic stage. After the Supreme Court’s ruling in 2007 in Massachusetts v EPA where the EPA was given authority to regulate greenhouse gases, Obama used the EPA’s newfound power to pass regulations that may never have made it through Congress (Kincaid and Roberts 2013). In 2014, the EPA created new regulations on the emissions of greenhouse gases in electric production plants, mostly coal power plants (Davenport 2014). This regulation was challenged in court and in February of 2016, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the new regulation (Liptak and Davenport 2016). This seemed to be a major setback in climate change action, especially since this
On Thursday, January 20, 2005 George W. Bush stood before America once again. However, this time he was not concerned with filling his father’s presidential shoes. This time it was much more important, and a major part of American history. This time he stood before America in the aftermath of tragic September 11th, 2001 and the beginning of a war with Iraq. Throughout his speech Bush uses multiple strategies, techniques and devices. Specifically, he uses references to American history, denotation, and metaphors. Bush uses these techniques throughout the speech in order to persuade the audience without seeming redundant or obnoxious.
When Barack Obama ran for presidency, there were a lot of questions about his race, color, and whether he was born in the U.S.. The comments from his pastor Jeremiah Wright put him in an awkward situation, so he decided to give this speech to prove the point that we are all the same and live in the same country, so there shouldn’t be any discrimination among anyone. In his speech, Obama uses rhetorical devices to explain how race discrimination is affecting our country and us in every way possible. The use of rhetorical devices in this speech has strong effects on the audience. The use of allusion, symbolism, optimistic tone, and repetition of words gives the speech a strong argumentative tone. He argues the fact that to be able to achieve such big goals and how out country was supposed to be from the beginning, we need to stay united and rely on younger
Forty-four President, Barack Obama, in his 2009 Inauguration speech, his plans for the future of America while he’s in office.Obama’s purpose is to give Americans hope for the future and change how other countries view America. He uses pathos,fear and patriotic.
According to Greg Jaffe, “His faith had been central to his identity as a new kind of Democrat who would bring civility to the country’s political debates by appealing to Republicans through the shared language of their Judeo-Christian values.” Obama wanted to make sure he had religious diversity as president which is why he wanted to connect democrats and republicans to further come as one. After converting to christianity he wanted it to be the base of his identity, therefore wanted to pursue it within his presidency. Obama mentions in his autobiography how Republicans had issues with same sex marriage and later Obama passed a law to legalize it. He wanted to have equality within the people of his country so legalizing same sex marriage and allowing gays in the military really changed up the
On January 20th 2009, Obama gave his Inaugural Address in Washington D.C. The speech was given significant interest worldwide. When Obama delivered the Inaugural Address his intention was to persuade the public of his beliefs. He addressed a huge audience, which consisted of the American people as well as shareholders nationally and internationally. In order for him to successfully communicate with the public, both rational and emotional appeal had to be incorporated into the speech.
In this speech the President of the United States Barack Obama addresses not only the American nation but also to the world. His speech was clear and firm. The audience responded well to his message as the president is to participate himself in his words ensuring that fight together. President Barack Obama used his first speech as President of the United States to call for Unit one its citizens and exhort that paragraph work together to get a new Country. He mentioned a turn work remains to cope with the unprecedented economic crisis sin in the country and, also discussed the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also sent a clear to the enemies of the US message and said that his nation will not be defeated. : I also reminded all those who
Speaker: The speaker of this speech is Barack Obama. Barack Obama is currently the 44th President of the United States of America. Obama is a father, leader, and ideological figure of the United States. With the previous knowledge of the Tucson barrage; Obama is surely trying to compose the citizens of the United States, primarily Tucson.