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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presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke out on the issue of racial discrimination. In his speech‚ A More Perfect Union‚ he took the minute to let the world know about the racial issues that are being ignored and also shares his past experiences of what he has witnessed from his pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright from one of his given touching on races other than African Americans in which he expressed the distorted view of the country. In his speech he uses rhetorical devices such as allusions‚ ethos
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Breaking Down Obama “A More Perfect Union” was a speech given by Barack Obama on March 18‚ 2008 during the presidential race. Obama addressed the issues of race and the scandalous comments of Reverend Wright‚ his former pastor‚ and shortly before the speech‚ was part of his campaign. Obama discusses the issues of racial tension and white privilege in the United States. He also strives about coming together as a nation‚ by improving each other and our outlook on this country. The use of these three
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In 2008‚ then Senator and later President Barack Obama presented a moving speech entitled‚ “A More Perfect Union.” He spoke mostly about race‚ but also talked about religion‚ gender‚ and other qualities that make the American population so unique and diverse. In this presentation‚ Obama used many literary devices to make his speech convincing and moving. One of these devices that reoccurs is a propaganda technique called Card Stacking. This is when an author slants a message in some form or another
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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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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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understand how big of a problem it was in the past and present. In the sources‚ “A More Perfect Union” by Barack Obama‚ Separate But Not Equal‚ and Civil Rights Movement‚ we can understand what black people had to go through and are still struggling with. Discrimination has been an ongoing obstacle that people had fought against and still are fighting against today. In the first source‚ “A More Perfect Union” by Barack Obama‚ Barack explains how racism and discrimination are not just a problem in the
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United States‚ Barack Obama delivered his speech‚ "A More Perfect Union‚" at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ in which he focused on the racial separation that has plagued our country even after the signing of The Declaration of Independence. His desire was to promote a unity of all people‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ or walk of life. He is passionate that there be equal rights for all people. A tall‚ thin‚ fair-skinned black man‚ Barack Obama seemed calm‚ impressive
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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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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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