How does Barack Obama use language to create impact in his speech? Barack Obama’s acceptance speech was spoken on the 4th November 2008 after he was elected president. His speech included many different rhetorical devices to enable that it was most suited to the situation and have a huge impact on the Chicago audience but most importantly‚ on the world. Throughout Obama’s speech he continuously creates a sense of friendship with his audience in a number of ways. In terms of structure he addresses
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The speech that I decided to do is John F. Kennedy’s Address to the Houston Ministerial Association. I will be using both external and internal criticism. With the external criticism I will be examining the time‚ the occasion‚ how the audience reacted‚ John F Kennedy’s biographical factors and the effects of the speech. John F Kennedy came from a strong political family‚ was well educated‚ defended his country in WW II and received rewards for his courage and bravery‚ and along with his political
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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 to share and the tasks he wants to accomplish as he takes office. Though‚ the speech resembles strengths and weaknesses in persuasion capability‚ it still played a major role in Obama’s presidential
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first colored president of the united states but America did face greater problems and over looked his color. Eight years of his presidency all began with this one speech of prosperity‚ conflict‚ greatness‚ and change. In president Barack Obamas‚ first inaugural address he used allusion‚ anaphora‚ and pathos to convey his feelings towards the Iraq war and to rebuild national pride in the United States based on how we have grown as a nation within many
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Although The Funeral Oration of Pericles was written around 431 B.C.E. in Athens‚ Greece and Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address was written in 2013 in the United States of America‚ they address many similar topics. A few of these topics consist of civic duty‚ world leadership and dedication. These similar topics can be seen many times throughout the two speeches even though the speeches were made for different reasons. Pericles’s speech eulogized the Athenian soldiers who died in the war against
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Obama’s farewell address was comparable to george washington’s farewell address and many other presidents. Washington was a wealthy farm owner while barack was not‚ so there Farewell addresses will be different in their own way . in Obama’s farewell speech he talks about the good and bads of his presidency and things america needs to fix. Obama’s strengths of his presidency include taking down osama bin laden who was the mastermind of 9/11. He also increased employment rates by creating more jobs
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President Obama’s second inaugural address was widely perceived as a throwing down of the gauntlet in how it framed his progressive faith in government and challenged his Republican political opponents in any number of ways. Given that‚ expect to see more glove-throwing Tuesday as the president delivers the first State of the Union speech of his second term. With no more presidential elections to face‚ Obama seems to be taking advantage of that newfound freedom to speak more forcefully on his second-term
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We will be concerned with whether Abraham Lincoln succeeded in remaining indifferent and nonpartisan towards the South in his 2nd Inaugural Address. In what is considered one of the most distinguished Presidential commencement speeches on record‚ as well as the shortest in length at approximately 700 words‚ the "Great Emancipator" understood the Herculean task ahead of him in unifying the bisected country. By illustrating how slavery was the predominant cause of hostility that halved a nation‚ Lincoln
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Ask Not Some consider the 1961 Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy to be one of the greatest speeches ever delivered. It contains the famous call to action “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” Thurston Clark declares the speech to be “the greatest oration of any twentieth-century politician” (qtd in Carpenter 2). James Humes states the speech truly shaped history‚ describing it as “brilliant eloquence” and inspiring “American hopes” for
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When Michelle Obama became First Lady of the United States in 2009‚ she had traveled a long way from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago‚ Illinois. Still she pledged to remain grounded and focused on her children and their well-being. She also expressed interest in focusing attention on women’s efforts to balance work and family. First Lady Obama commented that "My first priority will always be to make sure that our girls are healthy and grounded. Then I want to help other families get the
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