The Obama Inaugural Speech (Full Text) By barangayrp My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of
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Obama Inaugural Address 20th January 2009 My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace
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gave the shortest Inaugural address on record. This address was just 135 words. Nonetheless, every president since Washington has delivered an Inaugural address. The purpose of this address is for presidents to present their vision of the country (United States) and to set forth their goals for the nation. With that being said, this paper will use the strategy of genre analysis to critique to examine Barack Obama’s second Inaugural Address and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech. Genre analysis is
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Samantha Weeman January 24, 2013 Inaugural Address Analysis On January 21, 2013, President Obama gave his inaugural speech. By giving an inaugural speech, this means that the president will bear witness to the enduring strength of the constitution and affirm the promise of the democracy. In the beginning of his speech, he stated the vows he has agreed to make as a country together. He says, “Together, we discover that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and
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these speeches have not only shaped the United States of America, but also other countries around the globe. Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States, and Nelson Mandela, first president of South Africa, have been noted for particularly noteworthy inaugural speeches. They both use similar styles of rhetoric, such as use of repetition and allusion. The election of Barack Obama in 2008 marked a turning point in American history. With the election of the first black president, it was a signal
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Former 44th President, Barack Obama, in his powerful speech, The 2009 “Inaugural Address”, to call to action that we need to fix the National Economic Crisis. Obama’s purpose is to give insight about what he was going to do for the United States of America, he was explaining all the plans he had. He adopts an informative tone in order to get Americans to work together and fix our problems. There are three main rhetorical devices he used, and those are as listed: consonance, allusion and metaphor
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America forever and the death of Emmett Till August of 1955. The two person who should be compare is Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela for being elected the first black male president, their humble heart to bring justice against many minorities around the country and the desire each leader had to help a growing nation of people base on the Inaugural speeches given by Barack and Nelson. Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela are the most iconic political figure of our time both man had a strong vision and a purpose
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2.2.2 JFK Inaugural Address If anyone ever tells you that speeches don't make a difference, point them at JFK's Inaugural Address. After winning the Presidential election by one of the smallest margins in history, he received a 75% approval rating from the American public the following day, something most of today's politicians would kill for. The fact that so much of it is still remembered today is an indication of just how powerful his words were. People still debate today who wrote most of the
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top, learn from our mistakes, and advance ourselves toward the greater good of all. Since its founding, America has grown as a whole. We have fought to eliminate injustices while promoting integrity, courage and greatness. The right of freedom of speech granted to us by our founding fathers ensures that if there are injustices being committed that the American people will find out about them and we will be courageous enough to stand up and face the oppressors. We are a country that fights for what
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President-elect Barack Obama, in his 2009 inaugural address, discusses the issues with healthcare, government corruption and much more. Obama's purpose is to show that even though the nation is at its worst, there is still hope beyond the fear. To do this he uses: either or thinking, pathos and the plain-folk aspect. Obama uses either/or thinking in order to instill fear into the audience. He appeals to this sense of fear by implying that ¨Either we make this change or America will be no more.¨
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