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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The Obama Campaign Strategy Case Study Analysis 1. Executive Summary This case attempts to provide an understanding of the main reasons of success in the Obama campaign strategy in 2008. Obama`s victory was a result of a well-planned marketing campaign that targeted the right market segments with the right message. When Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the American presidency in 2007‚ the newly released Gallup Poll of Democratic Presidential Candidates demonstrated that Hillary Clinton
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2009 Vice President Joe Biden Preceded by George W. Bush United States Senator from Illinois In office January 3‚ 2005 – November 16‚ 2008 Preceded by Peter Fitzgerald Succeeded by Roland Burris Member of the Illinois Senate from the 13th District In office January 8‚ 1997 – November 4‚ 2004 Preceded by Alice Palmer Succeeded by Kwame Raoul Personal details Born Barack Hussein Obama II August 4‚ 1961 (age 53) Honolulu‚ Hawaii‚ U.S. Nationality American Political party Democratic Spouse(s) Michelle
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Hillary Rodham Clinton once said that “There cannot be true democracy unless women’s voices are heard.” In 1995‚ Aung San Suu Kyi delivered the speech “Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women” through a video‚ attempting to gain the rights women. Similarly‚ Margaret Atwood presented the speech “Spotty-handed Villainesses” to numerous conventions in 1994‚ with the idea of increasing the dimensions of feminism. These powerful speeches use a large variety of language forms and techniques
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violence. The civil war was a devastating time during the mid 1800’s. Things such as slavery‚ racism‚ and segregation took over. People had sacrificed their lives to give freedom to our country. People had a change in ideas about freedom because of Abraham Lincoln’s speech‚ and the conflict about women’s and African American rights. During the time of the civil war Abraham Lincoln‚ our sixteenth president‚ gave his speech‚ Gettysburg Address. “Now we are engaged in a civil war‚ testing whether that nation
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Magaret Atwood’s ‘Spotty Handed Villainesses’ (1994) and Aung San Suu Kyi’s keynote address at the Beijing World Conference on Women (1995) both achieve textual integrity as they present universal values that are not contextually bound such as aspiration for equality‚ feminism and freedom from oppression. As the image behind me suggests
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Barack Obama! Throughout‚ American history there has been many influential leaders who have brought justice‚ freedom‚ and change to its nation. From George Washington‚ Abraham Lincoln and now finally the 44th president of the USA “Barack Hussein Obama”‚ there have been many great people who have made history. As the first African American to become president and instil the ideology “Yes We Can” a motto now embedded in American tradition. Obama has succeeded in bringing free health care as
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given by Barack Obama on March 18‚ 2008. He was responding to the controversial remarks made by his former pastor. Obama addressed racial tensions and inequality in the United States throughout his speech. His purpose was to unite the audience together and receive the votes he needed to become the President of the United States. Obama conveys this purpose by using ethos which gets the audience attention. The audience he is most speaking to in his speech is the white community. Since Obama states story
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severely mismanaged. I believe a change‚ a new circulation‚ and fresh thinking is in order—and I believe Sen. Barack Obama is currently the most viable agent of change. It seems as though his often repeated platform banner of “CHANGE” seems to be exactly what most citizens are yearning for. In pouring through and examining countless research for this paper‚ I noticed immediately that Obama has written and published many articles‚ books‚ and journals—in short the man is undoubtedly well-spoken‚ expressive
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Vladameer lennon leader if russia said "universal healthcare is the keystone to socialism" October 21‚ 2013 at 12:24pm I really like this. Someone did their homework‚ Googled it all & compiled it all into one. Problem is‚ no one bothered to read his book‚ where he essentially spelled this out before the first election. The only thing missing here is his heavy drug use during the”Choom Gang” years and beyond‚ the bathhouses… WHEN he refused to disclose who donated money to his election
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