How Do You Summarize Obama's Memorial Speech
Analysis and interpretation
Obamas speech
(Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial)
Everybody is fighting for one’s personal rights. Some believe that it is their right to oppress others. Finally, there are those who fight for the rights of others. Many leaders have tried to stop oppression - but the minority has succeeded. Not many are being compared to Moses - and even fewer are being celebrated at memorial services when it's over forty years since one left us. America’s current President, Barack Obama, has his focus on one of the greatest orators in American history, in his speech at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial (2006). In the following, I will analyze and interpret Obama’s memorial speech. My main-focus will be aimed at Obama’s personal opinion about Martin Luther, and his use of similar rhetorical instruments as Martin Luther did.
The main topic in Obama’s speech is the struggle for freedom and equality of opportunity in America. He emphasizes this by making the speech focus on the activist Martin Luther, who according to the majority of America's population is the definition of liberty. Since there are a lot of parallels between Martin Luther and the struggle for freedom, and that the struggle is an issue …show more content…
This is because of the informal, relaxed circumstances and audience. Again – his intention is not to convey supporters, its a speech in memory of a essential chapter of American History. I also assume that the small amount of loan words is due to the socialistic audience, of which a big part is from the working class who’s more susceptible to a simple and straightforward vocabulary, which constitutes a clear message. Of course, it is a memorial ceremony and therefor a must that it appeals to common
Obamas speech
(Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial)
Everybody is fighting for one’s personal rights. Some believe that it is their right to oppress others. Finally, there are those who fight for the rights of others. Many leaders have tried to stop oppression - but the minority has succeeded. Not many are being compared to Moses - and even fewer are being celebrated at memorial services when it's over forty years since one left us. America’s current President, Barack Obama, has his focus on one of the greatest orators in American history, in his speech at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial (2006). In the following, I will analyze and interpret Obama’s memorial speech. My main-focus will be aimed at Obama’s personal opinion about Martin Luther, and his use of similar rhetorical instruments as Martin Luther did.
The main topic in Obama’s speech is the struggle for freedom and equality of opportunity in America. He emphasizes this by making the speech focus on the activist Martin Luther, who according to the majority of America's population is the definition of liberty. Since there are a lot of parallels between Martin Luther and the struggle for freedom, and that the struggle is an issue …show more content…
This is because of the informal, relaxed circumstances and audience. Again – his intention is not to convey supporters, its a speech in memory of a essential chapter of American History. I also assume that the small amount of loan words is due to the socialistic audience, of which a big part is from the working class who’s more susceptible to a simple and straightforward vocabulary, which constitutes a clear message. Of course, it is a memorial ceremony and therefor a must that it appeals to common