...Further Oral Activity: Barack Obama 2012 Victory Speech Task: Analyze the rhetoric used in the speech. This is a Special News report on the 7th of November - President Obama has won second term the elections for president of the USA - we are now live in Chicago at the McCormick Centre , where President Obama just held his victory speech, and I am going to do a quick analysis of what the newly re-elected President said. It is an absolute pandemonium after Barack Obama has just delivered a 20 minute speech, during which he expressed his gratitude towards his family, his friends, his supporters, and laid out his vision of what America has already achieved, what it can achieve and what it will achieve after he has been re-elected President of the United States to Mitt Romney with 281 electoral votes to 191. Through the use of various rhetorical tools like Anaphora, rhetorical term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses, President Barack Obama delivers a speech through which he fully expresses ideas like the American dream and the future. Similarly to other speeches of his from the past, as for example the 2008 speech at the Democratic Convention, this one contains different forms of repetition and "between the line political views" - for example in the first paragraphs he purposely begins his sentences with the same couple of words - "You'll hear", "We want...", "That's ", followed by his ideas for the future of...
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...democrat Barack Obama was recently elected as the new President of the United States, with a fairly convincing victory over the republican John McCain. The American people where obviously ready for change, but would there have been any major difference if the outcome of the election was turned in McCain’s favor? There would naturally have been some differences between an Obama presidency and a McCain presidency, but both naturally want what’s best for their country. So if the differences between an Obama presidency and a McCain presidency would result in an outcome that the U.S. population in general would be better off or benefit from, are not very likely. Obama spoke about change, he got elected, so now it will be interesting to see if he practice what he preach. People have always been promised a lot from politicians, and people often end up being disappointed because a politician doesn’t deliver what is promised. Maybe the most important change Barack Obama can make is changing this impression, and he should do that by making the financial crisis, the increasing unemployment, and the extraction of U.S. soldiers from Iraq, the first three priorities he will deal with as the President of the United States. Barack Obama isn’t going to be a Messiah for the American people, he will hopefully do a decent job, but there are limits for how much that can be done, and the American people are going to become aware of this when the placebo effect of having elected the popular Obama starts...
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...President Barack Obama begins the speech with a purpose of putting a bid in for the 2012 presidential election. He starts off with the large success in halting the Taliban and the Iraq war. Following statements prove he has a strong sense of middle class awareness and the gradual rise. He then moves along to the stock market rising again for the first in a long time since its slow decline. President Barack Obama states that nearly four million jobs were lost in the six months before he took office; he has created 3.2 million jobs in the last 22 months. One of the things that President Barack Obama leans heavily on is the uproar and rise of the economy. Since he was put in office he has filled 3.2 out of the 4 million job deficit that he was elected into, last year American businesses created the most jobs since 2005. Making a 2 trillion dollar deficit cut and putting “wall street accountable and responsible for any further mistakes so a crisis like this never happens again”. With over one million jobs at stake and after a bailout for General Motors when they were near the verge of imminent collapse he has turned them around to be the largest automobile manufacturer once again. President Barack Obama believes in keeping American thriving with other American businesses such as, new manufacturing and American energy. It is no longer cost effective and as efficient as it used to be for foreign imported goods at the cost of our economy. President Barack Obama then talks about...
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...election was between Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney who both had their separate views of changing our country and getting the U.S. out of turmoil. I was in Civics and Economics when my teacher put on the election. Throughout the election, my teacher broke the class into groups to discuss the debate. I was uninterested in politics because I thought it did not affect me. However, when my teacher brought up racial issues I was immediately intrigued. Earlier that year, Trayvon Martin, a young black teen, was killed due to racial profiling. This still having an effect on the black community, which I felt Mitt Romney could not relate to. On the other hand, Obama being the first black president, can relate to what it is like growing up as a young black male in America. As I sat and listened to my classmates, I then started to engage in conversation about the election. My overall view on the election became about race. The main issue I had in the debate, which I stated, was that Mitt Romney disregarded what happened earlier that year with Trayvon Martin along with many others. I felt that his main focus was making the poor poorer and the rich richer. In contrast, I noticed that not only did President Obama addressed racial issues, he also tackled strategies on creating jobs, and investing in healthcare and education. The presidential campaign of 2012 was the biggest discussion we had ever held in class. My teacher asked why I felt so strongly about Obama being re-elected as president. My...
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...Iraq: Obama’s Vision Sebastian Feary University of Phoenix RES 110 July 2, 2008 Iraq: Obama’s Vision Barack Obama has fulfilled his place in the history books as becoming the first African American male, in the presidential race, with a fighting chance to be the next President of the Untied States of America. His political position towards the situation in Iraq has many of the citizens of this country anxious for an irrefutable outcome. The plan to decrease the troop count in Iraq (BarackObama.com, 2008) has worn heavy on the nation for quite some time, nevertheless; Obama has a plan to do just that if he finds his way into the White House as the President. Obama knows that the United States government cannot impose a military solution in a civil war between neighboring religions without putting pressure on these warring parties. Beginning phased withdrawal of U.S. forces will be what is needed to put that pressure for these parties to find a political solution (Obama, B., 2007). The way the United States Congress views Obama’s Iraqi plan, and the circumstances of the possible effects these opinions have on American soldiers around the world, are important factors to take into account when understanding this contingency. Possible results of Obama’s strategies and referrals towards what should potentially take place, in regards to the soldiers in Iraq, also what could happen are just some of the issues Obama has been dealing with. Pulling all of our troops out of Iraq will...
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...When will we see Change? A Critical look at Barack Obama and the democratic party. Charles Kerber POLS 202 9AM American Government Livingston This paper will take a critical look at the history of the democratic party, its most recent 2012 election, its current presidential candidate Barack Obama, and the latest platform. While the paper may read as being highly critical of President Obama, it should be caveated by the fact that this is an extremely trying time in the history of the United States, and the government is under considerable pressures from outside terrorism threats and international relations, to severe recession and domestic economic concerns. Nevertheless, one must look critically at President Obama, and answer has he really given us “change we can believe in”? Biography & history The Democratic party went through a number of iterations before it became the current democratic party. The party began as the anti federalists under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Thomas Jefferson a former secretary of state under George Washington's administration who had resigned to protest the fiscal policies of Alexander Hamilton. These two rivals would become the basis of the first two political parties of the United States. Alexander Hamilton favored the constitution, the creation of a national bank and repayment of the revolutionary war debt with federal funds. Under this philosophy they would name themselves Federalists, for their leaders support of ratifying the constitution...
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...2009 On September 9, 2009, the 44th President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, addressed a Joint Session of Congress to speak on comprehensive health care reform. A highly intelligent man, he received his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and his Juris Doctorate from Harvard University in 1991. To his credit, he was the first African-American to be President of the Harvard Law Review (Butterfield). Throughout his life, President Obama has displayed high degree of cognitive intelligence leading to his executive intelligence. His insight into common problems was evident as early as his days organizing community rallies up to his present position of President of the United States. His level of creativity fostered widespread support during his ramp up to becoming the 44th president. The country bought and continues to buy what he is selling, and this has allowed his campaign and presidency to get the biggest genuine grassroots support the country had seen to date. Health care reform was one of several promises Candidate Barack Obama made during the 2008 election season. Now, President Obama promises health care reform will no longer be an issue for the common American. In his speech to the Joint Session of Congress, he stated he was “determined to be the last” (Obama), in reference to past presidents who attempted to overhaul health care reform and failed. As President Obama walked into the Chamber of Congress that evening, the Commander-in-Chief...
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...“Self-Reliance” Imagine someone in this world today who doesn’t have self-reliance. Self-reliance is very important to a man or woman’s confidence. The difference between being self-reliant and not self-reliant can also be the difference between someone who makes a difference in this world versus someone who is a bystander. Even a person who doesn’t make a huge difference in this world can live a less stressful life by being self-reliant. The opposite of this is someone who conforms to everyone else’s behaviors and doesn’t have a strong opinion or impact of this or her own. In order to live a successful life one needs to be self-reliant. Along with these self-reliance a person will also live with inner peace and happiness, trusting his or her self.of self-reliance. Emerson makes some very good points about non-conformity and the negatives that can come with it. In Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” essay, he believes that self-reliance is the unbreakable trust in one’s own intuitions. He states this when he says, “To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men,—that is genius” (3). He believes that if a person believes that his or her belief is true for everyone, then that person is self-reliant, and in his eyes, that makes this person a genius. Emerson also believes that it can be hard to be self-reliant because of today’s world and the harsh society that it harbors. An example of this is when he says, “For non-conformity...
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...Every four years the American society choose their leader and representative. Their decision influences not only their motherland but all countries in the world. Till 2008, there were no elections that were assumed to be historic before announcing the final result and before they actually took place. It was the president’s decisions that made one’s tenure significant and unforgettable. 2008 year’s voting altered this jurisdiction. An African American senator has been nominated and finally won the most momentous election in the world. Certainly, Africans and their descendants have been a part of the story of the America since the late 1400s. As scouts, interpreters, navigators, and military men, blacks were among those who first encountered Native Americans. Beginning in the colonial period, African Americans provided most of the labor on which European settlement, development, and wealth depended, especially after European wars and diseases decimated Native Americans. Their slavery legally lasted till the XIX century, when in 1865 Thirteenth Amendment to the USA Consitution was passed. The legal act banned bondage. However, African Americans faced many obstacles and prejudices not encountered by whites, even in areas where slavery had been abolished. They were barred from most educational institutions, limited to the least desirable residential and farming areas, often prohibited from practicing trades and opening businesses, and generally segregated in public conveyances...
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...company. Thus boosting and making Germany’s economy one of the most well off countries of all times. In other words, his powerful willingness to succeed still ripples in Germany’s economy. But the adverse effects of his greed to stay in power are far more worse. He abused of his power and decided play God by choosing what seemed for him the perfect race. This may be reflected in leaders of countries were they abuse of their political strength to use money for their own needs and forget the needs of their people. Another negative aspect of governmental leadership may also be corruption. To continue, maybe the only good quality Hitler had in which to some extent every leader should have is determination. The will power in succeeding in the main goal the group/organisation may have. The leader should be compared to a human’s body, whereas the leader being the brain and his subordinates being the rest of the body. The body without a brain...
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...capital, located in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh (the three capital cities of Ireland, Wales and Scotland respectively). There are also a number of islands that are constitutionally tied to the United Kingdom constitution, but that are not part of the UK. They are the bailiwicks (headed by a bailiff, appointed by the crown to administer) of Jersey and Guernsey (to the south of the UK) and also the Isle of Man, which is off the north-east coast of the British mainland. However, it is true to say that the majority of British might even get confused as to the difference between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the British Isles. In fact, it should be remembered that there is a difference between nationality and citizenship. A Scots and Welsh should correctly give the answer that they are of British citizenship. But, they should reply that they are either Scottish or Welsh regarding their nationality. The English all tend to give the same answer to the question (that they are British citizens and they have British...
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...On November 6th 2012 American could have a new president; this two horse race is between Republican Mitt Romney and Democratic Barack Obama. This report will be looking to assess if Mitt Romney could become the next President. Such factors come into consideration as who Romney is? What’s is his plan to win over the American voters, What polices he will be focusing on and how popular they are with voters, tracking the polls to see where he stands, analysing his campaign to see if it has had any major triumphs or disasters, is Romney on the right path to get 270 electrical votes and most importantly looking at his opponent Barack Obama and is he likely to win again?. Using sources such as newspapers, online journals and poll websites to evaluate how successful Romney’s campaign will be. Romney The man, the plan. Mitt Romney has emerged through the rankings of the Republican Party to run in the 2012 Presidential campaign. Romney attended Harvard University where he studied law and business. He later moved on to become a high powered business executive who swiftly stepped into his father’s former position as Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. Even though he only served one term he quickly had his sights set higher but he was unsuccessful in his first attempt at becoming a Presidential candidate when he lost out to John McCain in 2008. Successful the second time around, he is committed to making sure someone in the race “understands” the Economy. During the race for the 2012...
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...undoubtedly Mitt Romney. This paper will compare and contrast why Mitt Romney, with his business expertise, economic stance and political experience, is better than Obama to accomplish the difficult task of creating and bringing jobs back to America. Introduction Barrack Obama assumed the role of President of the U.S. in January 2009. The unemployment rate at that time was 7.8 percent. By the end of his first year in the White House, unemployment reached an astounding 9.9 percent. Average unemployment during his first year was 9.3 percent. As the table in Figure 1 shows, employment in the U.S. has not recovered by much as we approach his fourth year as our President. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012) President Obama may have a lot of experience in community service, but absolutely no experience as a businessman. His experience is that of an extremely successful politician, and politicians are the ones who have created the economic mess we are in today. It is time we all realized that the U.S. Government is a for profit “business”, and needs to be managed as such or the country will go bankrupt taking all Americans into bankruptcy with it. (Atkinson Jr., 2012). Business Experience Mitt Romney has an extremely successful career managing and consulting for large corporations. Even the Obama administration recognized this and tried to attack Romney because of his success. Obama’s attacks were an attempt to pit the poor (Americans) against the rich (Romney)...
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...Another well-known president who presented himself as a representative of the 'common man' is the current president, Barack Obama. Like Andrew Jackson, Obama came from a humble background and identified as a self-made man; also like Jackson, he campaigned as a proponent of the common man and the middle class. As part of his election campaign in 2007, Obama opened up about his past, which he felt gave him a lot in common with the average American. He was raised by a single mother, with very little privilege or money. He put himself through law school and paid of his student debt using funds made from books he wrote. These factors all made him a valid representative of the 'common man', just as Andrew Jackson was. Also like Jackson, Obama would implement policies that would, in theory, aid the common man. These policies include Obamacare and tax plans. So both Obama and Jackson incorporated their lives as 'common men', and both attempted to help the 'common man' through the creation of policies that would benefit...
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...Controversy in the Military For the longest time homosexuals have had to deal with discrimination everywhere, including the military. When Bill Clinton ran for president, he gave a promise to the gays he would allow them to fight, but changed his stance when elected and did not follow through on his promise. Instead Clinton issued the policy Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell that still hindered the homosexual’s chance of getting into the military. Finally, now after years of discrimination, a Representative of the House wrote a bill that will allow homosexuals the right to join and fight in the armed forces. The H.R. 1283 Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 states homosexuals can join the military and should pass for the benefit of all those who serve the armed forces. Official discrimination against homosexuals began during World War II. Before World War II, it was only African Americans who had a hard time joining the military, but then the military started becoming stricter on who can join and who cannot. The military started making people take a psychological test, where anyone who wanted to join the military had to get tested by a psychiatrist (Katel). If people claimed they were gay, they could not join the armed forces. Discrimination continued in every war America has fought until Bill Clinton came along. When Clinton ran for president, he guaranteed to lift the ban that the military established on not allowing homosexuals the right to fight. To get around his campaign...
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