Chris Terzic Part 1: Speech Critique Studying the Rhetoric of Barack Obama Barack Obama’s Address at the Associated Press Luncheon on April 3‚ 2012 covered a vast variation of topics that we will dissect throughout this paper. However‚ first and foremost‚ Obama’s initial speaking time lasted about 38 minutes. 38 minutes of articulated word choice‚ calculated arguments and style‚ and composed speaking presence is something every aspiring public speaker should be salivating at‚ not to mention be
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Pathos: Barack Obama’s Presidential Commercial In the political commercial of Barack Obama‚ he starts off by talking about his hard past and how his family and he struggled to make ends meet. He connects with the common people through his past hardships and struggles. He is a man who emphasizes value and hard work to get his point across and to bring success to the people. This commercial uses pathos with the images‚ which utilize his rough background‚ with his attire and the way he applies
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Inaugural Address Good Evening. I am standing here today to not only address the power of The United States of America‚ but to address the background that shapes we the people to be the country of opportunity‚ freedom‚ and love. This beauty of a nation holds years worth of patriotic moments and times of pain‚ but we must learn to face the issues head on. There is no time to waste because from July 4‚ 1776 to present day we have strived and have become a piece of history that no person will ever forget
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President Obama’s second inaugural address was widely perceived as a throwing down of the gauntlet in how it framed his progressive faith in government and challenged his Republican political opponents in any number of ways. Given that‚ expect to see more glove-throwing Tuesday as the president delivers the first State of the Union speech of his second term. With no more presidential elections to face‚ Obama seems to be taking advantage of that newfound freedom to speak more forcefully on his second-term
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To say Barack Obama has been a controversial president is an understatement. Many people have voiced out about why he is a terrible president‚ and many have voice out on why he is a great president. All one has to do is search for 60 seconds and they will find around 100 different opinions about President Obama. However‚ Obama recently talked about climate change and his strategy for Islam. OBAMA VERY BROAD ON CLIMATE CHANGE President Obama was recently in Paris and he was talking about the issue
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Rhythm and Rhetoric: A Linguistic Analysis of Obama’s Inaugural Address Liilia Batluk Supervisor: Stuart Foster School of Humanities Halmstad University Bachelor’s thesis in English Acknowledgment My appreciations to my supervisor Stuart Foster for very helpful advice during the research. Abstract In this essay I shall analyze Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address‚ January‚ 2009 from the perspective of various linguistic techniques. More specifically‚ I shall propose and focus on the idea that the
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Great Britain‚ the American colonies needed to join together‚ and fight side by side. However‚ during the election of 2004‚ cooperation was not on the minds of most Americans. Republican candidate and President George Bush ran against Democratic Party candidate John Kerry for the position of President of the United States. Although the attack on America on 9/11 in 2001 brought about a period of increased nationalism‚ it also resulted in many political and economic problems that created tension between
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communism ravaged the United States of America when John F. Kennedy was elected president. Sputnik was orbiting in space‚ the Cold War raged in the background and to combat the fear‚ America needed a strong‚ dependable leader. At this time‚ Kennedy barely beat his presidential competitor Richard Nixon causing uneasy feelings in the American public. To alleviate the apprehension‚ John F. Kennedy delivered an inspiring inaugural speech which sent a message of strength to the nation and world. Kennedy saturated
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On January 20‚ 1961‚ the 35th president‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ delivered the shortest but one of the most memorable inaugural addresses in history. Kennedy uses the speech not only to accept his presidency‚ but also to unite the United States with the rest of the world. He utilizes emotional and logical appeals to persuade the audience that together‚ they can accomplish so many goals. He also connects to other parts of the world by explaining that together‚ we are all humans and we are one.
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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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