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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NAACP Interview Synthesis For over 100 years our country’s chief social equality association has battled for human rights‚ voting rights‚ monetary rights. The NAACP’s expressed objective was to work to secure the rights ensured in the thirteenth‚ fourteenth and fifteenth revisions to the United States Constitution. From its initiation in 1909 until today the NAACP keeps on pushing forward in political‚ financial‚ and social issues. Today the NAACP has multiple different programs and sub-organizations
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50 years later‚ at the same spot President Obama gave a speech; explaining why Selma should be honored has an American milestone. Even though Selma is not seen as a milestone in America’s history‚ Obama wants to prove otherwise because Selma was a big step forward in the civil right movement. First‚ President Obama tries to persuade the American public that what happened at Salem should be honored employing Historical appeal. Throughout the speech Obama associate other historical events to Selma
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Senator Barack Obama was put in an uncomfortable situation dealing with his race for president. He had been involved in a scandal dealing with his pastor Reverend Jerimiah Wright. Senator Barack Obama responds to these remarks made by Reverend Jerimiah Wright by giving a speech about racial tensions‚ white privilege‚ race‚ and inequality in the United States. As a running candidate‚ this could have defeated Obamas whole purpose of running for President of the United States‚ but with the use of rhetorical
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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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A Moving Speech For many years and still currently‚ Primary speeches have been important and must be written thoughtfully and edited with every bit of scrutiny. They help office runners round up unprecedented amount of undecided voters and help paint a picture to the public of how they want to be portrayed. Obama’s 2008 New Hampshire speech did just that. With the usage of many literature techniques such as logical fallacies and rhetorical devices Obama was able to bring to life the ideas he wanted
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In the beginning of the semester‚ I got the opportunity to meet Michelle Gingas from Fox Sports Network and TampaBayLightning.com. I had the chance to hear her story of how she became a sports broadcaster. In the process of starting her career‚ Gingas studied journalism at Loyola University and quickly found her niche in sports broadcasting. Gingas knew at a very young age that she wanted to do something that allowed her to interact with people on a daily basis as well as try and leave an impact
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playing of the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance‚ people said it didn’t matter. WHEN he surrounded himself in the White House with advisors who were pro-gun control‚ pro-abortion‚ pro-homosexual marriage and wanting to curtail freedom of speech to silence the opposition‚ people said it didn’t matter. WHEN he said he favors sex education in kindergarten‚ including homosexual indoctrination‚ people said it didn’t matter. WHEN his personal background was either scrubbed or hidden and
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OBAMA Chief Legislator Mieczkowski: Barack Obama’s veto power gathers dust Originally published: January 15‚ 2013 3:07 PM Updated: January 15‚ 2013 6:46 PM By YANEK MIECZKOWSKI Photo credit: iStock | Something stunning has happened -- or rather‚ largely failed to happen -- during Barack Obama’s presidency. He has almost never used the veto. When a president begins his second term‚ as Barack Obama does next week‚ he ponders his legacy. Whatever Obama’s achievements‚ history
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the Colored People and the Texas League of United latin America Citizens submitted a request. The submitted‚ signed by Gary Bledsoe‚ president of the NAACP‚ and Joey D‚ Carmen Jr. In right of the civil rights group "understanding and conclusions" that the state of Texas‚ the Texas Education Agency‚ and the MADD committe.The Texas chapters of NAACP and LULAC changes approved by the state board of education. The submitted argues at length that the Texas educational system is creating "the mis-education
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