He needs no boring facts about how it goes and people trust him even though. This makes Obama a fantastic speaker. The main goal of the speech is to tell the people once more what he stands for and he explains how thankful he is that he has been chosen for their candidate. He appeals to the 2 sides of the political view to stand united so that they can fix and change the problems they have in The United
President elects Barack Obama uses a variety of techniques to address and unify his audience. Obamas use of second person, directly making reference of his audience, tonight is your answer...it belongs to you...it cannot happen without you, is cleverly employed to demonstrate the importance of the individual and how his victory and future effort to change America will rely on the efforts of the collective. In the mind of his audience, it is used to make people feel a sense of belonging, having their presence acknowledged. In his speech, Obama makes several intersexual references to inspirational orators of the past. One such example is Martin Luther King, the road ahead will be long...we will get there where Obama creates the sense that it will be a tough, arduous journey ahead of America in undoing the damage done by past leadership.
Although, Kennedy gets his audience, Americans, engaged through antithesis, “Support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” Kennedy switched up the words in his speech to get the audience thinking positively about supporting those who want the help of the United States. Kennedy then goes to a different side of his plans; explaining that the countries that get our help will be the ones who side with the U.S. in our American ideals. Thus, supporting his purpose further by stating two opposite ideas in one antithesis statement. By Kennedy doing this, he creates a strong engagement with the U.S. citizens because his main purpose is to branch out to other countries, but at the same time he said he wouldn’t let other countries stand in the way of helping those who truly want the help. Another strong motive of Kennedy is his concern with improving America further.
Danny Reiter English 101 Michelle Bush March 16, 2012 America has encountered many hardships throughout history, but the reason our country has triumphed and moved forward is because someone has been there to unite us with words of promise. Out of the many famous historical speeches, the two significant speeches that stand out are Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and Barack Obama’s Victory Speech. Due to the significance of these particular speeches, William Safire in his “A Spirit Reborn,” and James Wood in his “Victory Speech,” analyze these works and write essays about their effects. Both writers note the moving aspects of these speeches that make them so powerful. Arguably, Safire and Wood’s essays are more different
Barack Obama portrays this by using various persuasive techniques to interest his audience and his famous quote, “Yes We Can.” He uses the unity words “We” and “You” repeatedly throughout the speech. The speech is intended to show that he is the leader of the team yet more importantly he is still a part of the team. The message of the speech is “Yes we can change, if you elect me.” Obama continually repeats this message as he wanted to drive it home to the audience. He includes the people and make them a sense of being participants. He shows authority and confidence in his speeches which in turn, makes the world more comfortable with him leading us.
The speech’s significance is apparent in the good choice of place (Edmund Pettus Bridge) and time (50th anniversary). Obama made a good use of words and information (ex: anticipation, fear, billy clubs, tear gas, freedom, equal treatment, hope), and quoted a joke “growing number of white people lowered the quality of the singing.” Obama challenged the audience with questions: “what could be more American than what happened in this place?” and used a metaphor “all you need for a night behind bars” to implicate that arrest and detention were possible. Obama made a good use of several quotes to persuade the audience such as: “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” He also gave many examples to describe things, places, and events such as knapsack, bedrolls, backpack, Lexington, Independence Hall. Before presenting his speech, Obama created a harmony with the audience by applauding in response to their greetings and conveying his love for them: “Well, you know I love you back.” Obama’s body language helped him communicate with the audience. He maintained a good eye contact with them that was obvious when he addressed a host of political figures, such as President Bush, and
Once again, the visionary, that is, President Barack Obama has brought to Americans what we lacked and needed most; hope. The changes being made are top-notch and have already and will continue to greatly affect the lives of Americans in a positive
Both Kennedy and Obama in their first years as president brought an energy to the White House similar to that of lots of young people embarking on a new journey. Their outings as husbands and fathers are well-documented. Also both of their wives became fashion icons, even though their styles differ. Both men are known for their intellectualism. Three books are attributed to Kennedy—A Nation of Immigrants, Why England Slept and Profiles in Courage.
A More Perfect Union Critique “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” These are the same words that were presented in the Constitution as well as used in Barack Obama’s speech, “A More Perfect Union” during his presidential primary campaign in 2008. His speech addresses the racism and inequality that still exist in America that is dividing American society instead of uniting it. Obama uses his own experiences to reach out to readers as well as using allusions from history and the patriotic meaning behind the history to incorporate pathos and ethos in his speech. Obama is successful in his writing because he is able to persuade the audience by appealing to their emotions, while using specific details to create more credibility
Obama states ‘We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan.’ The war in the Middle East is an extremely controversial topic in America right now. Lots of people still think that we are doing a good job over there and that we are helping the people of the Middle East. But others say that we are only destroying and hurting the situation. Pres. Obama has already stated that we will take troops