The American Dream The idea of the American dream began when immigrants migrated to America in hope to become successful‚ have financial stability‚ and receive rights they could not in their country. The American dream however was not only fancied by immigrants. Americans also had faith and wanted to pursue the American dream. The confidence in the American dream has diminished over time due to several economic developments and government policies that has widened the gap between the rich and the
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Comparison of the two speeches ” I have a dream” and ”Yes we can”. The two speeches by Martin Luther King and Barrack Obama are similar in the way that they both talks about human rights‚ and they both have a dream that people in America can be free and equal treated. Both of them managed people who were important for them in the speech‚ like their family. Both of them want to see a change in the American society. They have a proverb they use. The two speeches are different in the way that
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amazing at what it is that you do is amazing. Born in Honolulu‚ Hawaii‚ Barack Obama’s dad didn’t like him and eventually his mother as well. After his dad left the island and headed to Massachusetts to go to Harvard‚ he divorced and left Barack and his mother alone. After becoming an honor student in his schools‚ he went to multiple colleges and got his degree in political science. After that‚ he changed the world. Barack Obama has made so many positive impacts in the world including becoming the
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Summer Reading Assignment 1. Explain the author’s purpose for writing this book? The author of this book is Barack Obama‚ and the reason I believe he wrote this book is to share his experience growing up and for people be able to understand his personal background. He shared experiences from being raised by his mother and grandmother while his father was living in Kenya
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Nicole Deyanira Espino Barack Obama said we are the change that we’ve been waiting for. We should be aware of ourselves that we are the changes of everyone. Obama influences me today by giving us advice and encourages us with everything‚ including our beliefs‚ our routes to success and our love for others. Obama devotes power and encouragements to us as people to love others. No matter who we are‚ we are one and the only one. We should all be caring. Today‚ we treat each other more nicely
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Barack Obama: Back to School The President of America‚ Barack Obama held the speech named “Back to School” at Wakefield High School in Virginia on September 8th‚ 2009. The speech concerns the importance and prominence of education and good will‚ and encourages the students to do their best in school. This paper includes an analysis and interpretation of the speech’s main points‚ followed by a rhetorical analysis. One of the main statements in the speech is the declaration of how education
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Yes We Can by Barack Obama In Obama’s campaign speech presented on January 8th 2008 there are continuous techniques that he uses to persuade the audience to vote for him. He slowly establishes a rapport to create a sense of equality between him and the audience; he does this by using first person plural‚ such as ‘we’ which is effective because it makes all the people feel united and as if he is directly talking to them as a person. He also uses abstract nouns like ‘hope’ to make an emotional
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express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. Tonight is a particular honor for me because‚ let’s face it‚ my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student‚ born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats‚ went to school in a tin-roof shack. His father -- my grandfather -- was a cook‚ a domestic servant to the British. (He has set a vivid picture of his father’s childhood – a basic existence) But my grandfather
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Health Management Jamara Aaron University of Phoenix Ebola and President Barack Obama Currently in Africa there is an outbreak of a deadly virus; Ebola. The U.S. President Barack Obama is helping with different ways to control the outbreak in West Africa. With President Obama being the U.S. leader he is instructing the military to assist as well as help us our U.S.’s resources. With the highest leader of the U.S. donating $100 million dollars and a possible $88 million
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Comparison of Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural Address Great inaugural speeches can be inspiring‚ revolutionary‚ and even unforgettable. Two great examples of inaugural addresses are Barack Obama’s inaugural speech in 2009 and Nelson Mandela’s inaugural speech in 1994. They are both the first black people to be elected as a president in their country‚ grabbing the great attention of their audiences. Both Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela use the inaugural address to persuade their citizens
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