Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address: Metaphor and Values as Captivating Strategies to Celebrate a Presidency M. PILAR GUITART ESCUDERO Coordinadora Área Lengua-Lingüística Hispanic Studies Program University of Virginia VA‚ EEUU C/ Ramón Gordillo‚ 4 46010 Valencia E-mail: pilar.guitart@uvavalencia.org Tel. +34 96 3691 485 BARACK OBAMA’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS: METAPHOR AND VALUES AS CAPTIVATING STRATEGIES TO CELEBRATE A PRESIDENCY ABSTRACT: Barack Obama’s rhetorical style is broadly acknowledged to be
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Emily Nicholas Professor Goodman RWS 200 15 March 2015 Political Language A president’s first inaugural speech is an important part of the start of a presidential term and sets the stage for the years to come. In 1933‚ at the time the depression was the worst and many had lost hope in the government‚ Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) had to regain trust and stimulate action in his country. FDR graduated from Harvard and went right into politics becoming a senate‚ then vice president‚ later becoming the
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sets Antony in motion to deceive his murderers into allowing him to speak to Rome. In his speech to the Romans‚ Antony turns Rome against Brutus using repetition to convey the irony in his own speech and discredit Brutus‚ as well as‚ applying meter to add emphasis to the mutiny‚ and contrast Brutus’s speech allowing him to connect with his countrymen. Repetition is used powerfully throughout Antony’s speech to convey a multitude of thoughts‚ however‚ the repetition particularly lends to the irony
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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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Which English do the Canadian prefer‚ American or British? In the province of British Columbia. 1. Method. Used method is called corpus-based. The sources were found on websites of British Columbia. The language in the texts studied is common and widely known. I have analyzed words used on websites. 2. The problem of spelling. The issue of different spelling emerges‚ when we consider the history of Canada. The French‚ who at first arrived to Canada‚ gave in 1713 their colonies to the
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One final important stance is the issue of Obama Care. To no ones surprise we find that he opposes it as well‚ and one of his first promises before being sworn into office was to repeal and oppose it. Through his term he has made at least 40 attempts to repeal part or all of Obama care. In which he voted for H.R. 596 Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care-Related Provisions in
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In Roosevelt’s Inaugural speech he stated that she was going to do a lot to help the country out of The Depression‚ and he followed through with what he said. He came up with a plan called the New Deal. In ("The New Deal") the article states that Roosevelt "addressed the problem
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JFK Inaugural Speech Rhetorical Essay John F. Kennedy‚ the thirty-fifth president‚ was inaugurated on Friday‚ January 20‚ 1961. He delivered one of the most powerful speeches that provided a strong claim to ethical appeal‚ emotional appeal‚ and logical appeal. Kennedy used rhetorical strategies and devices to persuade the nation to trust and accept him as president. Throughout his speech‚ Kennedy used ethos to help the American people take his side ‚ and prove his credibility. Kennedy displays
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On March 4‚ 1933‚ at the top of the Great Depression‚ Franklin Roosevelt made his first inaugural speech in front of 100‚000 people on Washington’s Capitol Plaza. That’s when he said “Don’t fear anything but fear itself.” which would give hope to Americans during the great depression. After FDR addressed his speech‚ the people knew he was the right man to elect as president as he was gonna take a big bold step. On the next day‚ FDR would declare a four day holiday for banks to stop people
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Prof. Combs English 300 16 September 2013 ‘Let us…’ No‚ Give It a Rest The Inaugural Address‚ given by the United States’ president on the day he is officially transitioned into office‚ can be seen as a yard-stick to measure just how far we’ve come as a country. George F. Will believes that the issues presented in the address‚ which have changed over time (from executive power all the way to coastal fortifications and polygamy) are an important facet of the address‚ because they show the problems
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