President Barack Obama uses anecdotes and contrast in his eulogy for Senator Ted Kennedy to praise and memorialize him. In his eulogy of Senator Ted Kennedy, President Barack Obama honors and remembers him with anecdotes and contrasts. In his speech Obama says, "through more pain and tragedy than most of us will ever know" with "the spirit of resilience and good humor." The difference between "good humor" and "pain and tragedy" highlights Kenndy's resilience in the face of adversity. His humor and good spirit endured despite the terrible events in his life, which most of us would have lost in our grief. Teddy might easily have become "bitter and hardened" and sunk into a loop of "self pity and regret." Obama continues to speak about how Ted