If the empowered and the powerless come together, then change is almost inevitable. President Johnson and Dr. King achieved their goal by each using their collective power and influence over their followers in order to spread their message, eventually calling the masses into action in their support. President Johnson pushed for legal change more, which was well paired with Dr. King, who was turning heads and altering mindsets as well as opinions. Dr. King was in support of LBJ and this may have been enough for some of his followers to be convinced he was really a presidential candidate they could trust, but for those who needed more evidence, Dr. King’s words were more than sufficient. Together, Dr. King and President Johnson were able to bring
Convention holds that the best candidate for the people should win, but in the article written by Ellis Cose, it appears this election is more about fallacy rather than of policy. The name of the Ellis Cose article is what the revolution was for: The generations are at war in Newark’s mayoral race, as a civil-rights veteran fends off a beneficiary of the movement’s fruits. The main two figures of the article are two candidates named Cory Booker and Sharpe James, who are both running for the same mayor’s position of Newark. The essay serves to enlighten reads on the following about Cose’s article: what does it say, how does it say it, and what is the evidence.
How can improvements be made without the people who want the improvements don’t make an effort? Giving American citizens the responsibility to improve their own lives may cause setbacks, but it is the outcome of these setbacks that enable change and allow further quality of life. Without American citizens taking initiative to improve their own lives, they will be never be satisfied with the quality of their own lives. Many improvements in this world such as freedom and rights were not established through citizens counting on authority to make this change. It was the people who were affected by this dilemma that took action that ended up giving a new meaning to life.
I couldn't verbally express at this point because depends upon factors of which we ken nothing: the genuine candidates, the condition of the economy, the state of the world. As others have noted history gives the opposition party an edge. People incline to tire of a two-term president and his party toward the cessation of his tenure. The best one can verbalize of Obama is that his record is commixed. He certainly didn't live up to all the hype of his 2008 election campaign; the exaltation that was lavished on him then makes painful reading today.
Published soon after President Obama’s inauguration in 2009, Tim Wise’s book, Between Barack and a Hard Place, argues that contrary to the largely held white belief, the election of our nation’s first African American president is a long way away from the end of racism in the United States. Wise suggests that instead of signifying a victory over racism, the election of Barack Obama may even signal the emergence of an entirely new type of racism altogether. Between Barack and a Hard Place examines contemporary white denial and the reality of modern racism by investigating different forms racism present in income and jobs, housing, education, criminal justice and the law, and health care. In light of Obama’s victory, the book aims to expose the
“A More Perfect Union” was a speech written and delivered by Senator and impending President Barack Obama on March 18, 2008. President Obama wrote this speech to address the evident racial divide issue in America that was broached by his preacher, Reverend Wright. Endeavoring to conspicuously convey his thoughts, President Obama organized his speech in a well-versed manner. Throughout the introduction, narration, identification of the situation, main body, counterarguments, and conclusion of his speech, Obama utilizes different speech elements to support his ideas. Beginning in the introduction, President Obama engages his audience by providing background information and credibility about the context of his speech.
Obama’s use of ethos and pathos in his “A More Perfect Union” speech further helps to persuade his voters to stick with him because he does not have the same views as Reverend Wright. It gives some context as to why some African-Americans feel the way they do towards the government and other races. In his speech Obama also uses irony by noting the old truism that the “most segregated hour in American life occurs on sunday morning” meaning that on a day that's supposed to be dedicated to love and God, the American people are still segregated and racially divided whether it be Black and White or Latino and Asian(Obama). The combined use of ethos, pathos, and irony strengthen Obama's message of unity and equality.
Both Pericles’ and Barack Obama’s government are similar and both different. Pericles and Obama both support a democracy but Pericles had a direct democracy which is when people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters. In direct democracy every citizen can vote firsthand on laws and policies. In the United states we have representative democracy which is when citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and government decisions on their behalf, because a mass meeting of our millions of citizens would be impossible . Pericles and both Obama have been in charge for at least 6 years .
The 44th and first African American President, Barack Obama, in his Inaugural Address, promotes a call to action. Obama’s purpose is to express his gratitude for his opportunity to become president and discuss his plans for economic advancement. In order to reach the American people of the U.S., Obama adopts a serious and thought-provoking tone to urge them to support his plans for advancement. During this time of economic crisis, Obama clearly conveys to the American people through his use of metaphor, allusion, and anaphora, that it is time to take a stand and make a change in America.
Argumentative/Discursive Writing Prompt 2 Speech 1 Due to the backlash of the recent presidential election, I have been prompted to share my opinions on the matter. Before I start, I’d like to acknowledge that I don’t fully support this nominated president ’s ideals- I do, however, feel that they have the potential to bring a positive change to our country.
“Obama, his campaign, and his ‘success’ are the outcome of forty years of racial transition from the Jim Crow racial order to the racial regime (that the author refers) to as ‘new racism,’” (p.259). In other words, Obama getting elected wasn’t some sort of miracle; it’s been an occurrence a long time in the making. It also does not show “how far we’ve come as a nation.” In fact, since Obama’s start in 2008, racism has remained firmly in place, and has even become a more daunting of an obstacle to overcome.
Barack Obama’s mentor Abner Mikva died at the age of 90 Barack Obama lost his mentor Abner Mikva, who died at the age of 90 because of bladder cancer this Monday. Mikva was a member of the Democratic Party from Illinois. He died this Monday at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Mikva knew the American President for many years.
Barack Obama’s win for President in 2009 was a historical moment for the United States. His inaugural speech was much anticipated, because this was going to set the tone for his presidency. His speech told the American people that improving the economy is one of his priorities, but there were also other areas he would like to improve like healthcare and the education system. This was a speech that was meant to persuade the American public to take action for them to rise as a nation again, and for them to put their trust into him. His message addressed a couple of specific points like his gratefulness to the American people, the different crises America is facing, how America will overcome these crises, replying to his cynics, addressing the world, and then he reminded America again to be brave like they’ve always been to overcome the hard times (5 Speechwriting Lessons from Obama's Inaugural Speech, (n.d.).
Purv Chauhan Jack Geist English 108 February 16, 2018 Barack Obama victory speech Rhetorical Analysis “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible - tonight is your answer.” (Obama, 2008). Barack Obama was elected president on Nov 5, 2008. He argues in his speech that whatever was going on in the country, it is going to change, it was a dawn of a new beginning.
Power can be translated to the “ability to influence others” (Agunis, Pierce, & Simonsen, 1998, p. 456). Barack Obama has influenced millions in his lifetime by taking the power he desires to have, from being an attorney, moving up to Illinois State Senator, to becoming a US President for two terms. While he was a Senator in 2004 he was invited to speak at the Democratic National Convention. In his Keynote Address, he expressed different bases of power as he spoke. The bases of power, as explained by Agunis, Pierce, and Simonsen, are reward, coercive, legitimate, referent, and expert.
