The Life of Barack Obama By: Aeja Hinton I will be talking about Barack Obama‚ our first black president of the United States of American. Hardly anyone would have pointed to him and say “He’s going to be president one day”. He came from an unusual background. He had a strange name. But most of all‚ the United States had never had an African American for president. So in that case Obama made HISTORY. Barack Obama was born on August 4‚ 1961‚ in Honolulu‚ Hawaii
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Eyes on the Prize Let’s go back in time 50 years‚ back to when blacks were not allowed to use the same facilities as whites and were forced to sit in the back of the bus. There was no equal rights‚ no peace‚ just racism. Some people spoke out‚ while others remained silent and watched. These people who had the courage to speak their mind and try and change the way they were treated‚ changed the world in one way or another. Some of the most well-known activists include Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Rosa
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After analysing Barack Obama’s victory speech first thing that comes to mind is his strong delivery. His delivery style exuded confidence and it had a clear sense of purpose. He drew in the audience using the pause and gave them ample time to process the information in between. The language he used was simple but he used them to great effect to deliver strong messages. He formed a connection with the audience using inclusive language. He made the speech about the audience using words like We‚ Our
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essay regarding Barack Hussein Obama’s 2012 victory speech held at McCormick Place Chicago‚ Illinois: ”We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions‚ and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and forever will be the United States of America.” This is one of many bold declarations made by the 44. President of the United States of America in his Presidential Acceptance Speech 2012. Barack Hussein Obama won the election 303 electoral votes vis-a-vis Governor
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A man once said‚ "Acceptance is not defeat‚ it is understanding." Ernest Hemingway shows this incredibly well in his novella The Old Man and the Sea‚ where an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago suffers from a streak of bad luck. Santiago‚ for the 85th day without a catch‚ catches a marlin which tugs him out to sea for many a days‚ only for his catch to be eaten by sharks on his trip returning home to Havana. He returns‚ exhausted‚ only to find his young companion at his aid‚ which he responds to
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Hundred years of Noble Prize (1913-2013): Rabindranath Tagore-India’s Greatest Gift to the World. Abstract: Through Rabindranath Tagore India has given her message to mankind and his unique genius reflects India’s eternal values. As a visionary saint he guided every soul through the raptures of his music and mystic vision. Tagore having avoided to write in English‚ emerged as a Bengali poet which ultimately brought about a renaissance to all the Indian languages. The success of Indian Writing
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During his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention‚ Barack Obama introduced himself as a skinny kid with a funny name. The rising star of Illinois politics was elected to the U.S. Senate three months later. His delivery‚ using rhetoric‚ was full of fervid sentiment that reminds us of what we love about the United States of America. His passionate speech inspired Americans to renew their faith in their country and persist their individual dreams and yet still come together as one
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Toni Morrison is a renowned American Novelist. Her works are famous for their impactful elements of visual descriptions of characters and scenes paired with a variety of themes. One of her most famous works was her acceptance speech of her Nobel Prize in literature. Her style of language is that of a continuous story with vivid metaphors that discuss the life and death of “language”. Arguing that language of the future is in the hands of the next generation and how it is used can create catastrophic
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Good morning ‚ . Alfred Bernhard Nobel born on October 21 ‚1833 was a Swedish chemist‚ engineer‚ innovator‚ and armaments manufacturer. Nobel held 350 different patents‚ dynamite being the most famous. Born in Stockholm‚ Alfred Nobel was the fourth son of Immanuel Nobel ‚ and Andriette Nobel . Following various business failures‚ Nobel’s father moved to Saint Petersburg in 1837 and grew successful there as a manufacturer of machine tools and explosives. He invented modern plywood and started work
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Language of a Public Figure The opening of the speech is very clear and direct‚ setting a serious essence for the audience to appreciate the detailed fashion in which Obama will go on to explain the effects of Osama Bin Laden‚ America’s actions‚ the assassination‚ and the important distinguishing of Islam and Pakistan from Al Qaeda. Obama is very profound for his use of emotive language; in this speech‚ he exemplifies this immediately. His use of antitheses opens with‚ “a bright September day was
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