When Barack Obama stood before a cheering crowd in his home state Illinois and announced his candidacy, no believed that this guy had any chance of winning the nomination. Majority of Americans did not believe that the country was actually ready for an African-American president with a promise of changing the course of politics in Washington. However, on November 4, 2008, for the first time, the citizens of the United States elected an African-American president with a name Barack Hussein Obama. It proved to be one of the most fascinating presidential elections in American history. The power of democracy once again proved to be the only thing necessary for the triumph of a person. And his inauguration on January 20, 2009, inspired not only the people of this great nation, but also the people all around the world. His election brought back the unity people were looking for in the middle of worst economic crisis since Great Depression. American people believed that at the time Barack Obama was the right person for this job. It would be fair to say that Barack Obama gave them every reason to elect him the president of the Unites States. It was his leadership style and his great ability to communicate with the voters during the campaign that made him the president of the United States. However, after the midterm elections a number of politicians including president Obama himself blamed the downfall on not being able to communicate effectively enough with American people. Of course, one could also argue that it was actually president Obama’s political agenda the voters rejected during the midterm elections. Some politicians even called the elections referendum on president Obama. Obama himself never thought that the people would bla...
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...idents to nominate the right person for the right job, but it should be done without the fear of politics in mind. In president Obama’s case, “vetting [process] became the most irritating headache of [his] first year” (Alter 121). What president Obama did not take seriously was the importance of selecting the right person in the middle of the worst economical crisis since Great depression. Even though he was able to nominate quite experienced people, the fear of “political humiliation” made “many of the president’s choices, once so eager to go to Washington felt more like public enemies than potential public servants” (Alter 121). He wasn’t able to put the politics aside and nominate the person he wanted to get in the first place. In some aspects of politics, where everyone thought President Obama would show his toughness, instead he ended up showing his weakness.
There is a controversy among the American people about our current president, President Obama. Some people find he is not a trustworthy man and that he has done nothing to better our country but in fact has only brought it down. His foreign policy, domestic policy, and promises he has made to the U.S citizens in the beginning have taken a toll on how the American people look up to him and respect him as our president. President Obama’s foreign policy was something that really stood out to the American
The National Space Policy has undergone changes throughout its new creation on August 31, 2006, under both the Obama administration and the Bush administration. The act originally was established for overarching national policies that governed the conduct of U.S space activities. President Dwight Eisenhower said “More than by any other imaginative concept, the mind of man is aroused by the thought of exploring the mysteries of outer space. Through such exploration, man hopes to broaden his horizons
On November 7, 2009, the House approves its version of healthcare reform in a 220-215 vote. December 24, 2009, the Senate approves its version of the healthcare overhaul in a 60-39 party-line vote. On March 23, 2010, President Obama signs the act into law (Timeline: Affordable Care Act). The Republicans call the Affordable Healthcare Act an unconstitutional government takeover of healthcare systems that will increase the cost of healthcare and decrease the quality, because
very important basis in choosing the next president of the United States. In 2008, the then-president candidate Barack Obama made clear intentions on his platform about his plans relating to the environment. He was very eager to put solutions to the worsening effect of climate change. In Obama’s platform, his goal was to reduce the carbon emission by 80 percent in 2050. Already on his last year as the president, people are wondering whether he kept his promises or not in relation to the top three
President Barack H. Obama has been always using rhetorical strategies in his political speeches. He used these strategies to present important points and views of his in front of public. Delivering points and views properly and logically got him to be the president in the first place. President Obama used mostly ethos and pathos, yet some logos to deliver his inaugural and the state of union speeches. Being that, he was able to reach the audience emotionally and make the speech flow efficiently while
Lies often hurt the people that are lied to, but the lies also have the ability to hurt the liar, and society in general, as well. People have the right to participate as an active member of society. Society has to be maintained. When an individual lie, they have violated the general agreement of society. The false statement that was told, with the intent to be believed as true, breaks a societal contract. The right to participate in a society ends up violated through the given untrue statements
As President Obama began his second term as president of the United States, expectations are soaring amongst the American people. Many second term presidents have found that their second term has left them with more of a burden then acceptance from the public. Though there is a chance for peril, some have experienced notable success during their second term in office. Many presidents experience both pros and cons during their second terms, but do Americans remember the cons more than the pros? Adam
Overview The election of President Barrack Hussein Obama was one of the greatest movements in history for the United States of America. This election brought to America a symbol of change, and with that change came hope. However, were the Americans blinded by their own hopes of this change? The campaign of Obama was so focused on ‘change’, because that is what the people wanted to hear. Many people claim that Barrack Obama is a great president, who is helping the poor, and has made a monumental
Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, is easily one of the most recognizable faces for most Americans right now. This is rightfully so as he has spent the better part of 6 years being the most powerful and influential person in the country, some would argue the world. President Obama 's life was not so full of glitz and glamour in the early parts of his life. He was born on Hawaii, the son of mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, and father, Barack Obama Sr. There marriage was not one that
leaders’ focus on other legislative priorities allowed for individual members of Congress to step up to the plate on DADT. Fresh faces in Washington were the ones who wanted action, and they continually spoke up throughout 2009 about President Obama’s campaign promise. Democratic House member Patrick J. Murphy from Pennsylvania, the first Iraq War veteran elected to Congress, was an adamant voice in calling for legislation to immediately repeal DADT. Freshman senator Kirsten Gillibrand from New York
President Barrack Obama was officially inaugurated and sworn in as the forty-fourth president of the United States of America On January 20, 2009. This speech is a tradition for all presidents being sworn into office to express what they want to accomplish during their term as president. The president must make a speech that appeals and shows the audience that he cares while also being professional. Rhetoric is a useful strategy to utilize in speech making. During President Obama’s inaugural speech
The press are saying, "Nuclear energy," "Libya," Japan," Iran," Energy policy," "gas price," " budget cuts," and then on the right has the president with a big smiles, his caption stating, "Here's what you've all been waiting for...My NCAA picks." The Indianapolis cartoonist, Gary Varvel is the man behind the cartoon. He is known for many publications, and awards, most recent was the 2010 Grambs Aronson Award for cartooning with a conscience according to an interview by Alan Gardener (1). According
chapter eighteen of The Prince, Machiavelli tells the reader how to be successful and when not to keep your word. It is seen through out history that people of power constantly renege on their promises. This philosophy can be connected to our most prominent political figure of this modern day: President Obama. In this chapter, Machiavelli has two major premises: the nature of man, and the nature of fighting. After explaining the natures of both man and fighting, Machiavelli makes the argument that
President Obama's Inaugural-address was one that was filled with many rhetorical devices but the ones I will be evaluating are the ones he extracted from the ancient Aristotle. Aristotle had three criteria when it came to making a piece of writing rhetorical, meaning persuasive. These three criteria were the use of ethos, logos, and pathos. The appeal to emotion, logic, and even credibility. In Obamas speech you can find a great deal of pathos because he wants to show that he is a credible leader
The Legacy of President Obama. When looking back at the legacy of the Presidents, how can you tell what they will be remembered the most for? Especially when most people can’t agree on it. Or if most people don’t even like the President at the time. President Obama did several things during both terms of his Presidency. One of the first things were becoming the first African American President in the United States history in 2008. During his campaign, “he campaigned on the promise of hope for a