44th President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, in his 2009 presidential Inaugural Address sheds light on the current state of the United States and elaborates on his intentions of bringing prosperity to it once more. He created this address to express his concerns for America while assuring that he will do everything he can to uplift the nation. Using altruism, patriotism, and fear, he takes up a tone of prosperity to transmit the need for action in the U.S. and to convey that he will bring that change. Obama commences his speech by thanking the nation and those who came before him, and stating that he is “humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust [we’ve] bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors”