Analyzing a Social Policy: Obama Care In pursuit of social and economic justice in modern‚ capitalist societies‚ it is evident that ideology has played an important role. Yet‚ if we are determined to make any progress in this incredibly important effort‚ we have to try to transcend limitations imposed by ideology and political demagogy‚ and establish grounds from which to carry out a rational debate on some of the most important issues in our societies. One of the crucial issues of today‚ as seen
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Abstract: The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s has been widely viewed as the set of events that finally improved the quality of living for African Americans. The question to be asked‚ is that in the last half century since the movements‚ how has quality of life improved and in what ways must it still improve? In general‚ blacks have experience decreased poverty rates‚ better income‚ and increased education in recent years. However‚ the still very high statistics of all these areas in comparison
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Taylor Tompkins Mrs. Petersen/Pd. 3 JFK Rhetorical Analysis 12/3/11 JFK Inaugural Speech Rhetorical Analysis John Fitzgerald Kennedy is considered one of America’s greatest speakers. In his inaugural speech he utilized many rhetorical devices to convey his message and established ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. He skillfully persuaded the millions listening‚ whether in the live audience or watching it at home‚ to trust him and accept him as president. Immediately‚ Kennedy established ethos‚ “We
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First lady and lawyer‚ Michelle Obama‚ in her 2016 DNC speech‚ recounts her children’s unique life in the spotlight while growing up in the White House. Obama’s purpose is to endorse Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election. She adopts a sentimental tone in order to appeal to the audience as a concerned parent. Obama opens her speech by conveying a reminiscing sense of parenthood. She describes‚ “… I saw their little faces pressed up against the window‚ and the only thing I could think
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Patrick Henry’s Speech Analysis In the speech‚ “Give Me Liberty‚ or Give Me Death‚” Patrick Henry set out to convince the VirginaVirginia delegates that war with England was inevitable and the longer they waited the harder the war would be to win. Patrick Henry displays immaculate persuasion skills that disarm his audience from favoring reconciliation with Britain. Henry uses rhetorical strategies‚ such as‚ allusions‚ parallelism‚ and repetition to captivate his audience and appeal to their emotions
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Hunter Hodges AP English 3-2 10/31/11 RFK Speech Rhetorical Analysis Robert Kennedy’s speech on the Vietnam War on March 18‚ 1968 addresses the dire consequences of the war. His speech criticized the actions taken by Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson. RFK’s speech uses parallel structure and other rhetorical devices to appeal to the audience’s emotion‚ logic‚ and ethics. The use of parallel structure throughout the speech contributes to RFK’s views of the Vietnam War. “.. a year when we choose not simply
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citizens of America elected their first African American president‚ Barack Obama. This was a huge stepping stone for America‚ but it also brought upon many different reactions from American citizens including reluctance‚ but also a sense of faith. During his first Inaugural Address‚ President Obama vows to rebuild America by forgiving its past and helping them rebuild their future. In order to gain his country’s trust Obama appealed to his audience through emotion and credibility and used rhetorical
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Cassidy AP Language Speech Analysis One of the top 100 speeches of all time was said by Bill Clinton‚ when he was addressing the memorial of the Oklahoma Bombing. This was said in 1995 when tragedy struck the lives of hundreds. Innocent women‚ men‚ and children were murdered for no apparent reason‚ and people needed someone to turn to. This person was Bill Clinton‚ he responded in ways of composure and emotion that just added to his already powerful speech; he addressed the issues the correct
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RFK Speech Analysis Discuss RFK’s use of positive and negative and his response to the occasion/What makes it effective? Kennedy’s speech is very effective in calming a volatile America‚ and is so primarily due to his ability to establish credibility and common ground with his audience. He balances the amount of negative and positive segments of his speech in a manner that allows the speech to be ultimately hopeful for the future‚ yet aware of the challenges that they all must overcome. That he
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Ford’s speech entitled “Remarks on Pardoning Richard Nixon.” Though it has been colored with bias from the media‚ this critique will help individuals who want to see the story outside of the flashy news headlines. It offers an eye opening view of Ford’s motives for the pardon and a brief look into why he deserves more credit for this act of courage. This paper will discuss the background of events which led to Ford’s pardon‚ examine his speech‚ give a Neo-Aristotlelian analysis of the speech‚ and finally
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