speeches even though the speeches were made for different reasons. Pericles’s speech eulogized the Athenian soldiers who died in the war against Sparta in 431 B.C.E. and comforted their families. Whereas‚ Obama’s speech was written to address the state of the union and inform the citizens of the United States of tasks ahead to help improve the nation. Both speeches however‚ are still highly respected by many people today. Both Obama and Pericles speak of civic duty in their speeches. Pericles speaks about
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In Obama’s speech‚ he uses many inclusive pronouns such as ‘we’ and ‘our’. This shows that they are all the same; by doing this it creates a sense of unity among the audience. This is effective because it gets the audience on his side; if he used exclusive pronouns such as ‘you’‚ it would make the audience feel less united. He also says ‘America can change’‚ by doing this he personifies and metonymies ‘America’. This is effective as it makes the people think about what he means by ‘America’ in that
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Obama Education Speech In September of 2008‚ senator Obama stated in his speech that he would make a beneficial change to the nations education system if elected president of the United States. His speech was effective in stating the main purpose and reaching the intended audience. I stand by every one of Obama’s proposed changes to the education system and it’s importance to our nation. Considering the academic ranking of the United States to other Countries‚ we can see the lack of attention
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Take responsibility We all have a responsibility‚ right? Well‚ the answer must be yes – at least recording to Barack Obama. The President of the United States of America‚ Barack Obama held this speech: Back to School on the 8th of September in 2009 at Wakerfield High School in Arlingtin‚ Virginia in context of the first day of school. He held this speech in order to discuss the importance and expectations of an education with the clear message of the responsibility you have to yourself followed
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Hook(Quote)“This great nation will endure as it has endured‚ will revive and will proper” -Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address.(Rebuttal) Many people politically disagreed with FDR and his administration‚ although they had major impact during the great depression era.(Thesis) FDR and his administration made the people of the U.S a top priority by establishing and creating new laws and deals. (Topic Sentence) FDR was able to accomplish many things in order get the nation out of the
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INTRODUCTION The present document represents the discourse analysis of the former U.S. President Obama’s speech in Tokyo‚ Japan. The speech was held on November 2009‚ during his first official visit as new U.S. president. According to our analysis‚ Obama’s speech stands as a commendation of the 50 years-long U.S. and Japan partnership in the context of global dominance as well as‚ more specifically‚ the control of the Pacific area. In order to support this conclusion‚ our team will investigate three
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On July 25th President Obama paid a visit to the town of Jacksonville‚ Florida home to a large percentage of goods imported and exported that helps fuel the economy. The purpose of his visit was to indoctrinate the principle of Obama Care. In his speech the president informed the public of an agglomeration of ideas as to why Obama Care will help the economy. And like most of his ideas it requires more spending and a bigger wage for the federal government. As most hardworking Americans know
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Student Name Professor Name Course Name Date Summary of “Remarks to the NAACP National Convention” by Michelle Obama In Michelle Obama’s speech “Remarks to the NAACP National Convention‚” she laments that childhood obesity is a serious issue in America today‚ back when she was young children were always out playing and being active‚ nowadays children would rather sit inside and play video games then do anything else. Since most children are seldom most of the time and spend hours upon hours
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One device Obama uses more effectively in his speech is pathos‚ which appeals to a person’s emotion. During Obama’s speech‚ “We Can Do Better‚” he tries to persuade citizens to unite and agree that the United States needs stricter gun safety laws. Obama starts his speech by discussing each victim of the tragic shooting in Tucson‚ Arizona. He goes into detail about each of their lives and how it ended. By sharing these details‚ Obama allows the audience to see each victim as a real person by giving
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Elizabeth I utilizes powerful rhetoric in Speech 19 and the Golden speech‚ blending traditional female gender attributes with traits associated with male rulers in order to achieve her political goals. Her ability to combine attributes from both genders allowed her to succeed as a ruler‚ inspiring her people to believe that though although she was a woman she had all the capabilities to
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