...A More Perfect Union By Caroline Jensen We all know that Mr President, Sir Barack Hussein Obama is a great speaker and knows how to defend his case. We all know that he’s capable of capturing an audience and make them listen to what he has to say. We all know this and we all think this is why he has become such an important man in the American lives, but how come his speeches are so great? What is it that makes people listen to him and believe everything he says? It is a known fact that Barack Obama can capture his voters with amazing speeches that makes more sense than math does once it gets explained. To know what it really is that make him such a great spokesperson for America, we must analyse one of his speeches. In this case, I’m going to analyse a speech by him, called “A More Perfect Union” that he held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in March, 2008, where the US Constitution also was written in 1787[1] “A More Perfect Union” is a speech by Barack Obama where we see the true message that he wants to bring out. He tells about his deal for America and its success that is based on a unity within the people of America. For him, it does not matter what gender, religious background or race that you have, as long as people come together to unite in their, once, promised union and keep moving forward. A big part of the speech is about race. What Obama tries to say is that people are missing the big picture and that people have too much focus on race and diversity that...
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...Every presidential candidate offers incentives and ideas, concepts for laws, and notions for how we will solve the current challenges of the nation, but more importantly, how we will solve them together. Jeremiah Wright, a previous pastor, commented on Barack Obama, calling him racist. This was in 2008. To prove to the American people that, he is a candidate that stands for all, he delivered a speech called “A More Perfect Union”. The immediate purpose of this speech was to prove that Wright's’ comments are invalid, but it effectively delivered so much more. In “A More Perfect Union”, candidate Obama proves his understanding and support of all American cultures and values. During the speech, Barack Obama refers to the Constitution, mentioning the changes...
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...Despite the employment of writers Barack Obama wrote this speech himself. In the speech “A more Perfect Union” Barack Obama wants to locate the truth in his own up comings and also in the audience. He discusses the race in America in a logical manner but is also very sinecure at the same time. He needs to clear the air with the American people. With previous information involving the church that Barack Obama attends there was an issue with his pastor Rev. Wright. The comments made by him did not go well with others and these statements reflected back on Obama in a negative way. His pastor made comments about race and discrimination some even said he is a racist. In the speech he is connecting the past with our present time. Presidential candidate Barack Obama came across a problem that some may say he would not be fit for precedence because of this situation. He wanted to clear the air up with the American people. He first established this with the use of irony to the constitution. This is effective because we have a black man running for president. In our constitution they state that they wanted to be free from England, but once they came to America there were people who purchased other people. In the constitution...
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...On March 18, 2008, Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, gave a speech entitled “A More Perfect Union” in response to comments and controversy surrounding his former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, who had spoken racial remarks that scandalized the country and made Obama look bad. Senator Obama felt the need to bring to the public a speech that distanced himself from Reverend Wright. Obama’s speech attempts to accomplish the goal of saving voters after a scandal through the use of rhetorical devices such as parallel structure, metaphor, alliteration, allusion, and repetition of words for effect. Close to the beginning of the speech, one of the rhetorical devices he uses was parallel structure. Obama states that Reverend Wright, “strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children” (Obama par. 22). Parallelism is an effective execution of words where Obama stacks good, positive words one on top of the other. In this manner, he lifts Reverend Wright up as a person. He uses this device to show that Reverend Wright had done a lot for him. For example, religion, weddings, and children are intimate and crucial to relationships, so these are all good memories for Obama. This makes it harder for the public to believe that Rev....
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...A More Perfect Union Barack Obama’s speech, “A More Perfect Union” (2008), explains that all people should come together as a whole rather than focusing on small things like race, religious views, and gender. He backs this claim up by stating that if everyone were to come together, we can all move past some of the old racial words that have been shouted and occurred in the past and become a stronger union. Obama’s purpose is to use the concept of “a more perfect union” as the prime focus for the American people and to not choose to ignore the conflicts of racism that is still occurring. The main audience that Obama is addressing his speech to are the American people. One of the main points that Obama talks about is race. He conveys...
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...speech, ”A more Perfect union” is spoken by Barack Obama, the president of the united states. He states in his speech that he didn’t win the election because he is black and potential could be the first black president, but because of his hard work and political statements. His main point in the speech is to illuminate the racial issues due to making a more perfect union. Obama states that in order to make a perfect functioning country everybody, no matter age, race and religion needs to incorporate together in order to make it work optimally. He consumes that America can’t make a perfect union if everybody aren’t willing to work. “And if we walk away now, if we simply retreat into our respective corners, we will never be able to come together and solve challenges like health care, or education, or the need to find good jobs for every American.” These quotes support the importance of Obama’s statements and shows that everyone in America needs to be together in order to make a perfect union. Obama also claims that racism has been and still is a huge problem – and with active racism in America it hampers the target, which is America to be function as a perfect union. “It's a racial stalemate we've been stuck in for years. And contrary to the claims of some of my critics, black and white, I have never been so naive as to believe that we can get beyond our racial divisions in a single election cycle or with a single candidate”. In order to make America a perfect union the American...
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.... ‘A More Perfect Union’ is a speech that was delivered by the then US Senator for Chicago, Barack Hussein Obama, in response to criticism and condemnation that was hurled at him due to his association with Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Reverend Wright had come under attack from many corners of American society due to what people termed as ‘anti-American’ sentiments that Reverend Wright shared with his congregants, the most prominent of them being Senator Obama. (Obama, B. 2008) Obama’s speech will give insight on rhetorical appeal, pattern of development, context, and intended audience to educate it’s reader.. Senator Obama, who was then running for presidential nomination by the Democratic Party, was accused of tolerating anti-American sentiments. People, politicians and academics wondered how he could put up with such sentiments yet he hoped to lead a society as diverse ethnically and racially as America. This speech, ‘A More Perfect Union’, was Senator Obama’s response to these accusations. The speech has been hailed by many people as being the one that won him not only the Democratic Party nomination but also the U.S Presidency. For instance, the speech played a role in prompting New Mexico governor Bill Richardson to back Mr. Obama for the Democratic nomination. Governor Richardson was courted by both Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton as he was America’s only Latino governor and as such, whoever he supported may have won most of the Latino votes. Many people, including rivals...
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...other U.S. officials? Executive Branch Executive Branch 7 Who is the commander in chief of the U.S. military forces? 8 What are the citizenship requirements to run for president? Set 3 Judicial Branch (Section 5) Judicial Branch Judicial Branch 9 For how long can a Supreme Court justice serve? 10 When a crime is committed in a particular state, where is the trial held? Judicial Branch Judicial Branch 11 does a state or a federal court try cases dealing with disputes between states? 12 An ambassador is the highestranking U.S. official who represents the United States in a foreign country. Which court hears cases dealing with ambassadors? © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute The Constitution: A More Perfect Union 1 S T U d e n T H A n d o U T A Set 4 Check and Balances (Section 6) Checks and Balances Checks and Balances 13 What can Congress do if the president vetoes a bill? 14 Who must approve the president’s appointments for ambassadors, Supreme Court justices, and other U.S. officials? Checks and Balances Checks and Balances 15 Who must approve a treaty made with a foreign country?...
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...Critical Analysis President, Barack Hussein Obama is a great speaker and knows how to defend his case. He is capable of capturing an audience and make them listen to what he has to say. he has become such an important man for many Americans, but how come his speeches are so great? What is it that makes people listen to him and believe everything he says? It is a known fact that Barack Obama can capture his voters with great speeches. To know what it really is that make him such a great spokesperson we will be analyzing one of his speeches. In this case, I’m going to analyze a speech by him, called “A More Perfect Union” that he held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in March, 2008, where the US Constitution also was written in 1787[1] “A More Perfect Union” is a speech by Barack Obama where we see the true message that he wants to bring us. He shares his ideas to help American’s to succeed based on a unity within the people. His ideals go beyond people’s gender, religious beliefs, race, color or sexual orientation, as long as people can come together we will be able to accomplish a lot and keep moving forward. A big part of the speech is about race. What Obama tries to say is that people are missing the big picture and that people have too much focus on race and diversity that if they do not start to change that then it will have big consequences in the future, like going back in time where slavery was normal. Barack Obama’s speech echoes the rhetorical...
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...EN1320 EN1320 04/13/2013 04/13/2013 Essay 3.1 Rhetorical Analysis Obamas “A More Perfect Union” Speech Essay 3.1 Rhetorical Analysis Obamas “A More Perfect Union” Speech On March 18, 2008, Senator and future President Barack Obama delivered a speech that was titled “A More Perfect Union” (Obama Race Speech, 2008). This speech took place in Philadelphia, PA at the National Constitution Center. This speech was given during the 2008 Presidential race and looks to address the concerns regarding video of controversial and racially charged comments made by former pastor Jeremiah Wright which seemed to playing on loop in every media outlet possible. He also addressed the subjects of racial tension and race and inequality in the United States. From the beginning of the speech, it is evident that the most effective appeal that Obama chooses to use is ethos. As a rhetoric tool, ethos is used to establish character. Ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader (Examples of Ethos, Logos, and Pathos). In order to establish an effective ethos, the speaker must present themselves in a way that will make the audience believe what they say. A strong example of this is when he uses the quote “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union”. In referring to the U.S Constitution, this compels the audience to make a connection of significance and importance between his speech and that of the Constitution...
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...Economics Revision Chapter 1:Nature of work and leisure and trends in employment and earnings Earnings | Wages plus overtime pay, bonuses and commission | Economically inactive | Working age people who are neither in employment, nor unemployed, and so are not part of the labour force | Labour force participation rate | The proportion of working age people who are economically active | G8 | The group of major economies consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK and USA | Employment rate | The proportion of working age people who are in work | Part-time workers | People working less than 30 hours a week | Temporary work | Casual work, seasonal work, working for employment agencies, fixed – period contract work | Homeworking | Working either at home or in different places away from the central office, production or distribution facilities, using the home as a base | Teleworking | Working using a telephone and a computer at home, in an internet café or a train or plane | Occupational segregation | The dominance of an occupation by one gender | Primary sector | The first stage of production, agriculture | Secondary sector | The second stage of production, processing raw materials | Tertiary sector | The third stage of production, providing services | Tax wedge | The gap between what employers pay for labour & what workers receive in disposable income | Outsourcing | Subcontracting part of the production...
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...Francisco there are three must try places for remarkable American hamburgers. I’ve placed them in the order I discovered them – all are wonderful. PARAGRAPHS Perry’s, Union Street A 45-year-old San Francisco establishment, Perry’s food and service are always top notch. The Perry’s Burger is made with house ground beef and served fully dressed on a billowy homemade bun. Cooked to your liking, the meat is top quality, tender, full of flavor and oh so juicy....
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...What is a better Monetary System: Bargaining or Money? So far, every monetary system ever implemented has been problematic. For instance, money, in its various forms, has been liable to manipulation. Metal money made from precious metals may be degraded by the issuer or filed, shaved, or chipped by individuals. Paper currency makes it more difficult for individuals to alter money but is more easily manipulated by the issuer, whether central authorities of individual banks. Bargaining and money are the two principal systems that markets utilize in buying or selling of both services and goods. Notwithstanding its weaknesses, money remains a better monetary system compared to bargaining. The imposition of limiting monetary policy in a disjointed wage bargaining context where workers have considerable bargaining rights can have perverse effects. Notwithstanding the tendency of liberal economists to point labor-market rigidities arising from government regulation and active trade unions as the source of unemployment, evidence exist that the nature of macroeconomic policy can also play a role. Macroeconomic policies are essential, especially in ensuring that wage-bargaining systems are able to deliver wage moderation that is favorable to low unemployment levels (OECD, 2011, p. 328). Centralized bargaining systems only work best under an accommodating monetary policy while bargaining systems organized at the industry level works efficiently under a non-accommodating policy. Therefore...
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...The Government's Duty “Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives” (Ronald Reagan). This quote means that the government’s first priority should be to protect the people not take ultimate control. The Preamble to the United States constitution is a perfect example of this concept, because it outlines the government's purpose. The Government is perfectly reflected through the quote above. The purpose of government is to promote citizens to be healthy and happy. Popular thinkers, such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, during the Enlightenment Period took a more secular approach to focus on where the government gets its authority. The government altogether gets its power from the people,...
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...The battle of Chancellorsville was the fourth bloodiest battle during the Civil War and was one of the most unique and interesting battles. On one side, there was the Union general who developed and initiated the “perfect plan.” On the other side, there was a Confederate general who countered that perfect plan utilizing, at that time and still to this day, unthinkable maneuvers to achieve the “perfect victory.” This battle epitomizes the strong versus weak or the rich versus the poor in the following example ways: The Union Army was larger, better equipped, and better supplied with better infrastructure while the Confederate Army was barely had shoes on the soldiers feet. However, what the Confederates lacked in financial assets such as equipment, they made up for in heart and determination. The Union Army really didn’t have a solid moral reason for fighting; it was more of a political directive. But the Confederate Army was defending their home, families, and their way of life, even their identity of who they were, by an invading force. In this paper, I will...
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