include president Obama’s More Perfect Union speech. Not only did he address the controversial issues presented‚ he depleted any lingering doubts of his ability to fairly run the nation
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The More Perfect Union speech presented by Barack Obama on March 18‚ 2008 was said to be as strong as the famous “I Have a Dream Speech” by Martin Luther King. After hearing this speech then listening and then reading it and then being able to feel that energy with a strong agreement on some points. With Barack’s style of pausing and‚ eye contact and with a tone of voice never boring but drawing you with a wanting more draw. Although he never left the podium he kept the audience on the seats edge
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Contemporary Racism President Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union” was a response to many outbursts made about things that Reverend Jeremiah Wright‚ Obama’s former pastor‚ had said on issues of racism. The reverend made statements that Obama called dismissive when what the world needed most was unity to overcome the continual racism in the country. Quotes from the Reverend such as “In the 21st century‚ white America got a wake-up call after 9/11/01. White America and the western world came to
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Barack Obama has been a great figure for the American citizens in this country. People focus on the wrong things. Even with all of the education that we are provided with lack of common sense is a major problem in the world today. Barack Obama is former president of the United States of America. He was born of a black man from Kenya and a white lady from Kansas. Obama’s arguments deal directly with his emotions. Obama believes deeply in solving problems together‚ inferring that they can be fixed
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The political speech “A More Perfect Union” presented in Philadelphia by Barack Obama‚ discusses the issue of race as it has played a major role historically in the United States. He addresses the Reverend Wright argument and touches upon his own experiences as a black man. Obama’s objective was to persuade Americans to eliminate racial division for the good of all Americans. To obtain the interest of the audience‚ his speech consisted of rhetorical strategies. These strategies were emotional‚ ethical
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Barack Obama: A More Perfect Union (2008) Barack Obama speaks of the time before the civil war‚ when the founding fathers made the declaration of independence. The declarations of independence were good‚ but not perfect‚ it had been left unfinished. The great question of slavery wasn’t properly answered. But separation isn’t over; Obama wants this generation to keep fighting for equal rights among gender‚ creed and color. Obamas tells about his past‚ how he grew up with his white grandparents‚ in
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“A More Perfect Union” by Barrack Obama It was March 18‚ 2008‚ many watched and listened as one of the most persuasive speeches on U.S. race relations was given by at the time senator‚ Barrack Obama. This speech was entitled‚ “A More Perfect Union”‚ a line taken from the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution‚ and was given at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia‚ PA. It brought forth the concept that all men were created equally‚ however to this day we still strive to be treated equally
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president Obama gave a speech known as the “the more perfect union” which addresses the values and morals of race and how it plays out in our lives. There was a lot of tension because Obama was the first African American to run for president. Obama decides to calm down all the anger and resentment the people were feeling by delivering his speech. The very speech that was given may have helped Obama become the new president for the United States‚ it was very new for the people. Obama speech left a huge
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More Perfect Union Speech Cameron B. Ford COM 360: Advanced Communications in Society Dr. Sherell Harrell March 10‚ 2014 A More Perfect Union In his March‚ 18‚ 2008 speech at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia‚ President Obama referenced racial resentments of black and white people as being “counterproductive” and a distraction from the real issues which are plaguing the middle class of America. I have never personally had my job shipped overseas or taken from me by a less qualified person
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More Perfect Union Speech In President Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign speech‚ the resentments of each subgroup spoken about are valid. Not everyone within the African-American community feels as strongly as he does about the resentments but majority do from what I’ve seen. There are many instances where one can say that because blacks and other minorities don’t get as many opportunities as those in the white community‚ their resentment continues to grow. Many African Americans also think that
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