On January 20‚ 2009‚ President Obama was officially elected and sworn in as the forty-fourth president of the United States of America. The tradition of being elected requires the president to give a speech about the goals they want to reach during their presidency. The president must make a speech that‚ appeals to the audience while being professional. Obama uses rhetoric to achieve presenting his message of creating hope and change together in America while fixing the economic and social challenges
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English 2.10 – Analyzing an Oral Text Barack Obama Speech Analysis In the compelling Inauguration speech of Barack Obama‚ the first African-American President‚ a large range of language and oratory techniques are utilized to convey his message to an audience of over a million Americans. The speech was delivered on the traditional inauguration date of the 20th January 2009‚ on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where‚ 45 years earlier‚ Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic ‘I Have a Dream’
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Early Life and Career Barack Obama‚ the 44th President of the United States‚ was born on August 4‚ 1961 in Honolulu‚ in the state of Hawaii to Barack Obama‚ Sr. (1936–1982) (born in Rachuonyo District‚Kenya Colony‚ British Empire) and Stanley Ann Dunham‚ known as Ann (1942–1995) (born in Wichita‚ Kansas‚ United States). Obama spent most of the early years of his childhood in Honolulu‚ where his mother completed college after his parents divorced. Obama started a close relationship with his maternal
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Barack Obama The President Of the United States Biography Barack Hussein Obama II‚ born August 4‚ 1961‚ a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School‚ is the 44th and current president of the United States. For your information‚ he is also the first African American to hold the office. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He also worked as civil-rights lawyer and teacher before pursuing a political career. He was later elected to the Illinois State
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something special is prevalent. I had three speeches to look at that in my mind achieved this goal. I ultimately chose Barack Obama. In the speech‚ “A More Perfect Union” the speaker Barack Obama argues uniting our country. In my opinion he uses support using personal anecdotes‚ reference to a well-known event‚ and appeals better than each of the other writers. At this point in time Barack Obama was a presidential democratic candidate. Controversy had surrounded him because of his relation to his former
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Rhetoric Essay on Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech A president’s inauguration address can indicate his vision for his next term‚ rally the country‚ and make his play for the history books. President Obama’s speech had no soaring JFK moments and even extracting significant lines to discuss was rather difficult. The speech was unified by a “journey” metaphor and by repeating “We‚ the people.” The president brought God into the climate change debate‚ upheld the role of government as a collective
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Barack Obama Debate Hello colleagues‚ I am Barack Obama. I would like you thank you all‚ if you voted for me as President of the United States of America for a second term. Right‚ well you’re probably thinking why should I vote for him when my best friend Thor is in there too? Do you really want to know why you should vote for me? Because I am the voice‚ the person that can get YOU heard when you need to be heard most. I SHOULD stay in the balloon. I’m sure you’ve heard my captivating
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English The Real Barack Obama By: Trae Hemphill Barack Hussein Obama II August 4‚ 1961 Barack Hussein Obama II‚ or “Barry‚” his child hood name given to him by his father was brought into this world in Honolulu‚ Hawaii‚ USA by his mother‚ Ann Dunham‚ and father Barack Obama Sr. His parents met as college students at the University of Hawaii. Their relationship was frowned upon by both sets of parents; though it did not stop them from blessing the world with Barack Obama Jr. After a short
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Illinois voters sent a Democratic newcomer‚ Barack Obama‚ to one of the state’s two seats in the U.S. Senate in 2004. Obama’s landslide victory in Illinois was significant on several fronts. Firstly‚ he became the Senate’s only African American lawmaker when he was sworn into office in January 2005‚ and just the third black U.S. senator to serve there since the 1880s. Moreover‚ Obama’s political supporters came from a diverse range of racial and economic backgrounds‚ which is still relatively rare
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Barrack Obama was born August 4th‚ 1961 in Honolulu‚ Hawaii. Before being inaugurated as president on January 20‚ 2009 he had a whole different life. He graduated high school at Punahou School in 1979. Following high school‚ Obama moved to Los Angeles in 1979 to attend Occidental College. Later in 1981‚ he transferred to Columbia University in New York City‚ where he majored in political science with a specialty in international relations and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1983. He worked for
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