And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."- John F. Kennedy. When thinking about memorable Presidential inauguration speeches, there are many, but JFK’s is very memorable. But first I would like to give a little background on our 35th President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Kennedy was in a tightly contested race with former Vice President, Richard Nixon, and narrowly defeated him. Kennedy was the first Catholic president and the youngest
After Obama: To Be Young Inspired and Black in America Having Barack Hussein Obama as our first black president was a dream come true. With the history of hatred in American for black people, it was a fundamental and delightful moment in history. There are a couple of things that I loved about our former president. First, he stayed strong and persevered through everything. Secondly, he went through both of his presidencies without any kind of scandal. Third, President Obama was not just a president
Introduction Barack Obama, The 44th President of The United States Of America, Throughout the years, United States Presidency we saw a lot of different Presidents who sometimes achieved some great things in life and beat the odds in life. Barack was not the First minority to be selected for Presidency. His Campaign was bigger than Hillary Clinton’s, he Prevailed a problem in the Economic Problems, Health Care, so much more he has Accomplished so much in this Country. In the end all of his hard
My own example of politics and health promotion topic is The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) popularly known as Obama care. This program is a US statue that was signed into law by the Democrat president Barack Obama in March 23rd 2010 to reform the health care industry in the US. The goal of PPACA is to make health care easily accessible and affordable to all united states citizens and reduce the growth of health care spending.It also intend to improve the overall health care
the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek”(Obama). On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama delivered his first Inauguration speech as the president of the United States. With a motivational tone, Obama adequately emphasizes to U.S citizens on how he will attempt to rebuild America through the effective application of definite allusions, compelling anaphoras, as well as many potent metaphors. In his speech, Obama uses many examples of comprehensive allusions.”We the people”(2.4)
When they are elected, they promise the people-through an address- to fix the changes their predecessors created. In the inaugural addresses of Thomas Jefferson, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama, they discuss what they want done through different styles of writing. However they share similar qualities as well. Barack and Jefferson focus on unification while Reagan focuses on the economy. There are many differences throughout all the speeches, however one is what kind of governing should be in place
the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take a life of it’s own.” Michelle Obama Michelle Obama is involved, intelligent, and inspiring. As the First Lady, Michelle Obama is involved in her community. She has started initiatives such as “Let’s Move”, “Joining Forces”, and “Let Girls Learn”. Mrs. Obama launched “Let’s Move” to tackle the problem of childhood obesity. According to letsmove.gov one in three children in America are overweight
Throughout the 20th and (rising of) the 21st centuries, African American people have been dealt with many social, political and economic challenges. Most people have the common knowledge that equality did not exist during the upbringing of our country. African Americans were slaves to many and had no rights as a U.S. citizen. This has changed over the course of many years and civil rights leaders fighting for freedom, however it took persistence, determination and strength to get to where we are
I believe race in America shapes how a person identifies themselves and others 100 percent. I also believe American culture encourages people to identify by race. For instance, a typical employment application in America requires race self identification; historically Black Colleges and Universities encourages applicants to embrace race identification (for good reason, I must admit); race identification in America even extends to annual physician visit pre-screenings. For example, according to
politicians, than with those of politicians such as Barack Obama, who never was involved with his father’s political work in Kenya. Textual evidence shows that Cicero’s speeches and strategies align much more closely with