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. Its inclusion also acts to instil the hope in the eyes of the crowd, the very same hope that spurred on the crowd in several of Martin Luther’s orations. The repetition of yes we can, acts as a motive that nothing is impossible and America as a whole can overcome all obstacles. In the context of Obamas campaign of change, the repetition also emphasises that America has changed over the years through women’s rights, dealing with economic recessions and depressions and will continually change for the better under Obamas leadership. It also epitomises the American Dream that anyone can achieve with a positive, forward thinking and optimistic
So far he has proven that he can over come all of the negativity that has been spilled around him because of his skin color. But he also proved that we could rise above racism and elect a black President. In his Inaugural Address he says, “and why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served in a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.” Pres. Obama knows that he has just made history in this ever growing nation and will put forth the most effort he will ever exert to prove to the people that not only will he be a good President, but that he will lead our nation into the future of hope and prosperity. Pres.
Roosevelt explains each issue, the Great Depression and World War II, as impending threats to our democracy and way of life. Each speech is a rallying cry, a call to action for public and government support of legislation that will meet the challenges presented by each issue. In each speech he explains a threat to democracy, and presents his solutions to each problem. Be it home or abroad, Roosevelt believes that the sanctity of freedom and democracy must be preserved at all costs, and any roadblocks preventing the achievement of the necessary solutions must be lifted. Failure is not an option in either case.
Another strong motive of Kennedy is his concern with improving America further. He expresses this motive by incorporating antithesis into his speech. Throughout his speech, he makes many statements on the different ways the country can improve, “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country.”
President Barack Obama and ex President George Bush has many differences and also has a few similarities. I would like to start off by comparing both of their lives growing up. Who had it better? Who accomplished more? In this essay I’m also going to talk about their belief in the war, their plans for the economy, their belief in politics, and belief for our nation’s future.
If I use the speech former President Bush gave after the 9/11 attacks as an example, he delivered those speeches due to the fact that there was a situation that required attention, or exigence. The audience Bitzer describes is to be constrained in decision and action whether the audience is yourself or an ideal mind. In this given example the audience was the American citizens, because we were capable of serving as mediators of the change with the discourse functions to produce. Finally, the constraints are what influence the rhetor and they can be brought to bear upon the audience. When an orator enters the situation, their discourse not only harnesses constrains given by the situation, but also provides additional important constraints.
The United States was torn in many factions at that time period, Civil Rights Movement being a major one. We learned that we can rise up and be heard as a people to our leaders, that even one person can make a difference. We became more aware of the secrets our government had been keeping, and their ability to do so, and by the end of the Vietnam War made attempts to make sure this would not happen again. References Barringer, Mark. (2009).
President Roosevelt believed that government reform at the state level needed to be revamped, restrictions needed to be imposed on big business byway of assembling a regulatory program to impose the new changes as well as building up his administrative staff with professionals that would work towards implementing all of the changes that he believed needed to be made. By all outward appearances, from the beginning of his tenure as president, Roosevelt didn’t just talk about changes; he implemented the changes that he promised. Proof that change was his chartered course and main initiative during his time in office, the website english.illinois.edu[->0] quoted President Roosevelt as saying during his first annual address “When the Constitution was adopted . . .
Wood also analyzes Obama’s use of references in his election night speech. He discusses how “Behind his speech were the ghosts of Lincoln’s First Inaugural” (610) as well as “the explicit reference to King’s famous phrase about how ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice’” (611). Both discussions of Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. are included to show how Obama believed his election to be a turning point in history as Lincoln and King’s speeches were a turning point in their time period as well. It was imperative for Safire and Wood to discuss the allusions to others’ speeches in both of their analysis as without the references to others’ speeches both Lincoln and Obama’s speeches would not have had the impact and power that they did. Through the course
Mandatory National service is imperative and should get put into affect immediately because the livelihood of the United States depends on it. The children are the future, and this is a solid way to teach responsibility, drive, education, and experience to them. Charlton, James. "Combate." The Military Quote Book: More than 1,200 of the Best Quotations about War, Leadership, Courage, Victory and Defeat.