The inaugural address of each government leader is influenced by historical factors at the time it was delivered before the public. In case of John F. Kennedy, the speech was given when the country just won the Second World War. On the other hand, Barack Obama delivered his speech among an economic crisis that the country is facing with hopes of getting over it. In the first, America is enjoying winning the war while in the second; the country is set with economic problems that caused tremendous difficulties. That is the reason why Kennedy’s speech is focused on world unity against tyranny while the speech of Obama is geared more on economic progress within the country.
President Obama provided examples by letting the audience know that a decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. He also provided information on how Americans have been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience. President Obama is making appeals to the American citizens to come together to help each other he states in his speech no single person can train all the math and science teachers we’ll need to equip our children for the future. President Obama is letting the American citizens know that things are changing and we the people need to change also.
Analysis of Obama's Inaugural Address I chose President Obama's Inaugural Address to analyze for my first position paper since I believe that I can associate with many different concepts we analyzed in class. First of all, I will start with the style President Obama used. He used the epideictic oratory which is oriented to public occasions. Epideictic Oratory is one of the three branches of rhetoric analyzed by Aristotle and used to praise or blame in ceremonis. President Obama had to use the Epideictic Style because it is required in formal events such as openings, closings anniversaries, political occasions and it can deal with everything from excellence to shame.
A lot is shown in this image. It’s obvious that the image is showing “Obama”, and his wife “Michele Obama”, but if you really analyze the picture, then you’ll see that Obama is taking the oath, but also showing that his words were changed around because he did endure in a slight case of stage fright as he messed his words up during his inauguration. As you look at Michele Obama, you’ll notice that she is reading a newspaper that says “Recession”, and “Middle East Fighting”, with a concerned facial expression. Every visual rhetoric image has an intended audience, and purpose. These images are created to attract a specific audience whether it is athletes, politicians, chefs, etc.
Various scholars categorize leadership styles in a different way. Lewin (1939) classifies leadership styles in three categories: Autocratic Leadership, Democratic Leadership and Delegative (Laissez-Faire). Charismatic leadership process is seen as a compound product of three factors: The leader and his attributes, the social situation which demands for such a leader and the interaction between the leader and his followers. I would like to identify President Barack Obama as a charismatic leader and explain his charismatic leadership with an example of his leadership in his first mandat. Leadership Transformational-charismatic Before the election, President Barack Obama attracted the attention of American's and foreigners alike with a seemingly charismatic nature.
Avery Lostica February 2, 2015 Comm 301 M/W 9:30 Severson State of the Union Address Response Obama starts off his speech introducing the issues our current generation is facing and statistics on what we have overcame. I believe that the type of delivery he is using during is introduction is extemporaneous, defined as developing eye contact with the audience, adapting to feedback, and concentrating on the sequence of ideas rather than on word or sentence order (ch.3, pg. 29). He adapts eye contact and captures the attention of the audience with the facts he presents and the emotion he shows while he’s informing us of the challenges us Americans have faced and have overcome. Throughout the speech, Obama provides us with more detailed
THE RHETORICAL FAILURE OF JIMMY CARTER AS PRESIDENT: An Analysis of the impact Carter’s inaugural discourse had on his presidency Alexandra Eichner January 5th, 2009 Professor Eisenhower Communications 395 INTRODUCTION: Every occasion in which the President speaks directly to his people is an occasion to be remembered, as it is these moments that define the rhetoric of the presidency. It is difficult to articulate the power of presidential rhetoric, and the subsequent impact that discourse can have on effective presidential leadership. However, the title of Campbell and Jamieson’s book, “Presidents Creating the Presidency: Deeds Done in Words,” offers some meaningful insight into the power of presidential discourse. Accordingly, this paper will attempt to use the presidential inaugural address as a concrete example firstly, of how a president uses words to create his presidency, and secondly, of how instrumental those words can be in determining the success or failure of a president. More specifically, this paper will examine the rhetoric of President Jimmy Carter, and the effect his discourse ultimately had on his time in the White House.
The Art of Rhetorical Speaking The speech titled “A More Perfect Union” was delivered by Senator Barack Obama on March 18, 2008 near the historical site of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Senator is a respectable, idolized and scrutinized individual both politically and socially. As the first black candidate in the running for presidency of the United States, the Senator’s campaign and affiliations were under major scrutiny. Therefore, Senator Obama called for a press conference to address any and all issues or uncertainty that followed him. First, the Senator’s speech attempts to address the nation on their concerns of his affiliation with Reverend Wright.
This volume, then, presents a sort of pointillist portrait of Lincoln. Our introduction presents a personal view of Lincoln, that of Eileen Mackevich, executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. In our opening essay, “What Lincoln Means to Americans Today,” journalist Andrew Ferguson considers the libraries of Lincoln books, the collectors of Lincoln memorabilia, the actors who present a reenacted Lincoln to the masses, and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., for what they say about Lincoln’s enduring appeal. Next, in “Groundwork for Greatness: Abraham Lincoln to 1854,” historian Wilson recounts the story of a boy born to humble parents in a frontier cabin who wills himself to become that great
Are humans or our society capable of change? Elie Wiesel’s main point is an attempt to impact President Clinton and the other Congress members in, “The Peril’s of Indifference”, is by connecting to their emotions. By being put through the tragedy of the holocaust and surviving, Elie Wiesel is able to use his memories of pain and torture in his speech, along with other historical events, to express the “perils of indifference” and how it can possibly lead the next generations to learn from his past. Elie Wiesel has two paragraphs that are almost entirely questions. Not to mention questions scattered throughout the entire speech.