Obama's Speech In Osawatomie: The Power Of Words

President Barack Obama spoke his remarks at Howard University commencement ceremony for the class of 2016. This special moment in the speech is honoring people of color, especially African Americans and made history at this University, having the president to present his speech (Donnella). Obama explained how America was different when he graduated college and society is now accepting new cultures and backgrounds within today’s workforce and education. Obama wants the audience to take opportunities and learning new skills to expand their education.

This inaugural speech marked the beginning of the second term of Barack Obama as president of the United States of America. It was delivered at United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 21, 2013. The event followed the presidential election in the United States and it was very important all over the world, about a million of people gathered outside the Capitol to witness the president's words and millions more from around the world watched him on television (Staff). For first time, a president talked about same sex marriage and gay rights, he also talked about divisive issues such as reform of immigration policies, stopping climate change and preserving a social welfare safety net. Obama showed a progressive and liberal agenda, focused on equal rights and possibilities for all the citizens. The theme of the speech was “Faith in America's Future,” (Caldwell) and he successfully used various rhetorical techniques and resources to influence the audience.

In his speech, “Remarks by the President in a National Address to America’s Schoolchildren,” Obama effectively argues his claim, that kids should go to school and try very hard to succeed to schoolchildren around the U.S. He effectively argues his claim because he uses supporting details and stories of students that have undergone tough situations, but still overcame those obstacles to succeed and school. Also, he is trying to tell kids that they should do well in school to get a good job and make a difference. He also uses rhetorical appeals to help with the supporting details. One of supporting evidence that he brought up was that if someone wants to become something such as a doctor, or lawyer you will need a good education to do

Throughout his speech, Roosevelt states that economic instability caused by the Great Depression has led to a need for societal and economic reforms in the United States. This speech reflects Franklin D. Roosevelt’s political platform in the presidential election, which was based on the concept of the New Deal. He believed in using the government as a way to create liberal reforms and regulate the economic system in order to help the common people. Even today, Roosevelt’s speech is still upheld and read around the world as one of the greatest speeches made by a president in the 20th

In his State of the Union Address for 2016, Barack Obama uses logical and ethical arguments to emphasize shared ground rather than partisan disputes. He also taps into the audience’s desire to feel better about themselves and their country. By using humor and irony, Obama paints his opponents into corners, out of which it would require outrageous extremism to effectively squirm away. At its best, this approach demonstrates how much Americans actually have in common in a culture dominated by ideologically polarized cable-news channels, Facebook, and cultural tribes that increasingly live and socialize apart from one another. The president's technique throughout the speech is to frame issues through a rhetorical jujitsu to persuade his opponents,

Throughout President Obama speech, the ethos was perfect and effective because President Obama is the right person to present the solution of this issue to the American people because he is most powerful person in the US, so he can convene American people. Obama is an expert in the field, so he uses a lot of strong sources that strengthen his credibility and appeal to ethos, as well as build his argument. Obama understood the opposing views and respected because of that he worked with John McCain for the republican party to find the perfect solution to be helpful for the both sides. Obama said “Joe and I worked together with our teams and we put forward a whole series of executive actions to try to tighten up the existing rules and systems

Former President Barack Obama performed a speech in response to a mass shooting that happened in a community college in Oregon. This speech included other gun related incidents which occurred during his time in office in 2015 regarding Umpqua Community College and Roseburg. After giving his condolences and love to those who felt loss in their hearts, Obama gave a powerful argument regarding gun control and how we, as Americans, should fight and strive for better gun laws. While Obama gave a moving speech, I could not help but feel it fell short in its argument while conducting a thorough critique. Obama appealed to his audience utilizing pathos and ethos with ease but fell short for those in the audience looking for logos or specific facts within his performance. I will be taking this opportunity to delve further into an analysis of this speech and both its heights and pitfalls.

Picture this: a cold January day in Washington D.C, the first African American president is about to be inaugurated with a combined audience of over 38 million looking to be inspired.

Move over, parents and teachers. Someone with even more authority wants to tell kids to work harder in school: the president of the United States of America. In 2009, in the first year of his presidency, Barack Obama opened the school year with a speech to students, asking them to take charge of their own education. His speech, which he filled with many anecdotes meant to establish credibility and create inspiration, sent students an important message about their education. However, Obama could have made his speech stronger if he had avoided several missteps in the content and delivery of his message.

Some examples of convoluted sentences from the text are “His father,” and “The people I meet.”

In the words of George Orwell, “If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” Language has been spoken for over 350,000 years. It has expanded tremendously, but its power has never changed. The use of language shapes peoples' perceptions and the depth of interactions because it can demean, avoid, portray emphasis, persuade, and conceal from simple phrases such as “I feel like” and “just”.

Different events in people’s lives directly shape their inner-thoughts and ways of thinking. In turn, these events impact how these individuals act in the world around them. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the ability to communicate in one form or another is essential to a human’s positive developmental growth. The most fundamental way that people express themselves is through various forms of language whether that language is written, spoken, or conveyed through the body. Because of the inter-connectivity of individuals’ thoughts and language, many discourse analysts attempt to analyze how individuals’ psychology impacts the types of discourse they use. This is also

The presidential victory speech delivered by Barack Obama who is the president to be was held on November 4, 2008, in Grant Park, Chicago. It is about his won election for the office as the president.

There are tons people who think their life would be easier if they had just quitted. The real answer is that you should follow your dream no matter how difficult it is to achieve.People will tell you it's impossible or that goal isn't meant for you but you have to turn all that negative energy into motivation to drive harder. We have plenty of people in our society that have achieved greatness through chances that are ever so slim. Obama is a black man that is president of the united states. He has achieved greatness on so many levels he is an outstanding role model. When people heard what his dream was as a child they laughed at him, they said a boy like him never had a chance. Even he knew that an african american running for president was

President Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States for two consecutive terms. Before President Obama’s second term in office, he was one of the dinner speakers for The Al Smith Dinner during the 2012 presidential campaign. The Al Smith Dinner is a fundraiser for the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation which raises money to help children in need in the state of New York. Thus, President Obama’s speech takes place at the Al Smith Dinner in New York, New York on October 18th, 2012. The purpose of this speech is to provide entertainment for the dinner audience with light humor and poking at political issues and individuals, which can include roasting the other presidential candidate or themselves. President Obama’s speech is approximately ten minutes long and is a humorous, extemporaneous speech. Not only does President Obama roasts Mitt Romney, he also jokes about himself as well. I chose this speech because from my observations President Obama eloquently delivers each of his speeches with poise under pressure and incorporates light humor within his speeches without it being over the top. After observing and critiquing President Obama’s speech from the Al Smith Dinner of 2012, he has strengths and weakness as a speaker. President Obama’s strengths are his appearance, organization, rate, pitch, and delivery, and his weaknesses are use of notes and vocalized pauses.