Barack Hussein Obama our new president! It’s our president who promised us that our country was going to move on even through these tough times. Obama’s Inauguration speech was on Tuesday January 21, 2009. Early in the morning Obama made history with all the American people. But there was still chaos the day before the Inauguration Speech; everyone was anxious, there were already thousands of reporters throughout the world just for this big day. Thousands of people went to Washington D.C. to hear our new president say his speech. His speech was long but with emotional words that came from the heart. You can tell that he gave a lot of thought into it, you can tell right away. His speech told us what he was going to do as president and his new hope for everyone in the United States of America to help to reach this goal. His speech was full of emotion and hope, Obama really wants our country to move on and help people not only hear in the United States but throughout the world. He wants United States to be friends with foreign countries and not get in a fight or war with them.
While he was saying his speech in the beginning he first wanted to thank President Bush for all his service and help while being president. Barack Obama was really thankful with Bush, he wanted all the people to know that he is really happy with all his years of work for our country. He wanted everybody to know that, even though there are people who don’t agree with Bush’s years of being president. He was really grateful and happy when he started talking about it in the beginning of the speech. After saying that, he wanted to let us know that we the people are the ones who made United States of America a great country. He wanted us to keep it up, and he was going to do his job on helping us with economic issues and problems. He was encouraging us to keep on doing and to never quit.
For example when Barack Obama said, “Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.” He was telling us that the United States of America, our country where we live will not be defeated that easily not unless we try! His giving us encouragement to have hopes to reach this goal and to be accomplished. But also included to say, “We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things.” This is trying to tell us that our country is still young and we can make it better; but we have to set aside our maturity. Lastly when he said this strong sentence, “In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned.” Barack Obama is telling us we need to earn what we want, it’s never free.
Barack Obama is ready to become our president and is going to do anything to try to improve all the issues in the U.S. But to do that, we will need all the American people from the different race and heritage to help out. We are big community and we need to stand together through this tough times.
Analytical Interpretation to President Obama’s Inaugural Speech
On January 20th, 2009, the nations new president, Barrack Obama gave his Inaugural speech. As the new president of the U.S. he talked about the past and future of the nation, his goal; to show the American people how he will get the nation back on track. He states specifically the following, “I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.” I think what Obama is trying to say is, he is grateful for things we have achieved in the past and wants to achieve more in the future.
Obama specifically states the following, “Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.” I think what he is trying to say is he knows of the challenges America faces and he knows that its going to take time, pride and effort, but he is going to meet the needs of this nation. “The God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.” Here, I think he is trying to say, that he strongly believes in equal rights and Freedom for all.
Obama uses Metaphors, like these two, “Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.” In this metaphor, Obama is referring to the times when the nation is suffering. “What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them.” By this he means that things are changing. President Obama He also uses a lot of repetition, like when he says the following, “Our founding fathers ... our found fathers.” “And yet, at this moment — a moment that will define a generation — it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.” By this I think President Obama means, its time we stop leading with our minds and start leading with our hearts. Lastly, he uses imagery, “For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.” “Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life.” In these two quotes, Obama is referring to the people that live to make sure we have a better life, and aren’t treated right.
In my opinion Obama’s speech was very effective; he used strong words and examples to show us what he will do as president to make our nation a better one. He seems to have a very personal connection with the citizens, like when he started his speech with the words, “My fellow Citizens.” I think this put people at ease, and made the speech more personal. Overall I think it was a very good and effective speech.
On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama made his inaugural speech. It was the first day that he became our president, starting a brand new generation for the United States. For the people. We the people. In his speech, he had made us imagine on what our new world will become with him as the leader. For his excerpts, he made us look over what we didn’t do in the past and what were going to do in the future. He will be reaching towards things that desperately need help, like our economy. He will also stop wasting his time by helping other people that don’t even want our help. We will focus more on “our” crisis in the U.S. There are two excerpts that I like. He made a lot of comments saying that we need to stop being childish and start to buckle down hard on what is coming towards us. In his quote he says, “The challenges that we will have to face are real and serious. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America – the will be met.” Just that sentence made me think. That every challenge will come hard at us like a bomb. If we will act smart, we will get passed one by one, step by step. He also says, “ They packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans, toiled in sweatshops, then fought and died. Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life.” When he said that it instantly made me think that we should live up to that. To not give up, because the men and women out there aren’t giving to fight for one particular thing. Freedom for everyone. “ The God- given promise that are equal, all are free and all are deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.” This quote made me imagine that everyone deserves happiness and freedom. Like he was giving the people hope, to not give up, and to reach for your goals. Nobody will bring you down, because you know that you’re equal to everyone. He also says “ There are some who question the scale of our ambitions- who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. They have forgotten for what our country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.” He doesn’t want to look at all the mistakes we did in the “past” and doesn’t want to hear all the people saying what we didn’t do and having no hope. He saying that we so much in the past that helped us a lot when were in crisis. Were still crisis but do not forget that we did do so much in the past that we accomplished, look at that. How effective was the speech? I pretty much thought that the speech was pretty powerful saying all the things that we need to work and help the things in need of help. That we need to look at the homes that have been lost; jobs shed; business shuttered and the health care is too costly; the schools fail too many. So he knows what he will going to be doing and need to do. Saying everything will be done and we will be happy ounce again.
On January 20, 2009 the United States of America sworn in our 44th president, Barack Obama. The audience that witnessed President Obama taking office and listening to his inauguration speech was one of the largest groups of people that have ever assembled. The audience consisted of all types of Americans, including young and old, Catholics, Muslims, Hindus, and non-believers, rich people, and poor people. They estimate that there were over 2 million people that attended the inauguration. President Obama first words were " I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors." He was trying to let us know that there are many situations that we as Americans will need to deal with, but just as our ancestors we will be able to overcome, including two wars, failing health care, failing schools, high unemployment, and the down turn of our economy.
During President Obama's speech he spoke about reusable energy sources. He is quoted as saying "We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories." I remember during one of President Obama's prior speeches he indicated that he wanted to have American scientists along with our automobile engineers develop alternative fuels and more efficient cars to help break our dependence on foreign oil and to help the save our environment from global warming. A second quote from President Obama "To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." President Obama is saying Nations that are willing to open their minds to new ideas instead of trying to suppress others to their ideals, the United States will welcome you as a friend.
President Obama appeals to the average hard working American by stating family values, honesty, and transparency in government."The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end." President Obama has given examples of ways we can change our economy by creating new jobs that employ people and also serves to rebuild America's infrastructure. "The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act — not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together." President Obama pointed out that although government can help the people its the average citizen that is required to rebuild American spirit by basic sacrifices for the common good. "For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate."
The main point of the 44th president of the United States speech stands for is change. We can no longer do business as usual and expect a new future. Through sacrifice and self determination we have to re-examine our old way and make new ones to take their place. We have to take a new approach to our neighbours though out the world and repair relationships that have been strained. The civil rights movements of the 1960s has proven that we can look forward as one people in our future ahead of us as proof with our new president. I thought that the speech was very effective because it makes us Americans have hope for the next four or eight years that we can get out of the hole we dug ourselves out of.
On Tuesday, January 20th Barack Obama took the oath to become America’s 44th president. It was a historical day for our country because President Obama is the first ever African-American president. The people of the United States are excited to have such an enthusiastic man as our president. He is taking over a country that is facing hard economic times. The voters felt that he was the right man for the job. The people are excited that President Obama is such a great family man. He values families and can relate to the problems that American families face. Our economy is in very bad condition. “Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age.” I think President Obama feels that our economy is a mess and it will be hard to fix, but that it can be done with a lot of hard work. He feels another big problem for our country is that we are at war. “That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred,” He is saying that are country is not in a peaceful state and we should try to become less violent. President Obama uses the same phrases over and over to make his point. He repeats the phrase “On this day,” and “For us,” to drive his point home. President Obama also made an argument that people of different races need to work together by looking into our countries past. “For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this earth.” Probably the most persuasive technique that President Obama used was his continued reference to hope. “With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come.” I feel that President Obama’s speech was very effective. He made his goals clear. He is a very well spoken man and is able to get his point across in a clear way. He motivated the people to understand that the changes that he spoke of will take hard work and as long as we are patient he will make our country a strong nation. He is excited about the job that he has and the people are ready for his changes.
On January 20 2009 President elect Barrack Obama was inaugurated as the chief of command in the United States. Obama speaked started out with using a lot of allusions, he also talked about what problem the us is facing right now. He said " Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time.But know this America they will be met. Wich says some of the things he will focus on is the crisis of the economy in america. He then spoke a little bit about politics.
"We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth." He wants to be the most powerful nation earth, and he is not going to use the millitary to become that he wants the nation to know that they still are the same people, they can do what they want. "Our workers are no less productive than when the crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year." with that he says that they have let them self to believe they are not as productive or they dont use their mind as well, as they did last month or last year.
One of the techniques he use is allusions. For example "For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh. Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. Here he talks in allusion about the american revolution in Concord were the firstshots of the revolution was fired, and the civil war were they fougth about wether there should be slaves or not in the south, and in Normandy under WW2 against fascist of Germany, and alongside the south Vietnamese in the Vietnam war.
#2 Technique He is talking about the soldiers in Iraq, for example "As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves." Here he is talking about the soldiers in Iraq how some people are willing to risk their life for freedom and for america. He is using Iraq to enter peoples hearts, to tell, to touch them and give them hope.
#3 Technique Mr Obama is not using his notes one single time under the speech, not many people can remember a 18 minute speech in his or her head. This will give some people hope. In the end of the speech Mr Obama says "Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America." He says thank you for listing to him, and god bless you and god bless the united states of america to show he religious and that is somthiong you have always.
Yes, the speech was very effective it want straight to my heart. How he used the allusions from the american revolution, the words George Washington said to his men in the cold. He spoke well, and with out his took my breath even more. He also used the words "We are judges on what we can build not what we can destroy," and he is absolute right he could'nt be more right. That is somthing that went into every body, and gave them hope.
On January 21st, 2009 President Obama made his inauguartaion speech in Whashington D.C. in front of millions of hopeful Americans who were looking foward to change in America. The president has made a great effort in telling all of the people that he will fix the problems that we have, although they may not be fixed in a short span a of time. "But know this, America — they will be met." Said President Obama during the begining of his speech. He is well aware of the crisis that America is in and has promised the people of America that he will do what is in his power to fix America once again. During this speech, President Obama talked about how America needs to work together to fix the country we are and said "We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things." meaning we the people need to take charge of the various problems we are facing and stand up to it the right and smart way. President Obama has vowed to help America and improve the economic status.
Our state of economy calls for bold swift actions and President Obama has said he will not only act to make more and new jobs but will lay a foundation of new growth for this generation and others to follow. President Obama has faith in his promises, he knows he has lots to change and the people of America will stand with him to make the changes neccesary for this. "All this we can do. All this we will do." said Obama after talking about the changes that there will be in the way we use our science. He wants to use the new advances in technology to help raise health care qualities and lower the cost of health care. President Obama also said that he wanted to use the suns energy, the wind and earths soil to help power our cars and factories, instead of using green house gasses that have been causing a great deal of global warming, and with it endangering the enviroment. He also spoke about wanting to help schools and colleges to educate students the right way and helping the students succeed instead of failing. Obama wants the country to be the best we can be, and also wants the U.S. to be of inspiration to other countries.
What I have noticed is that President Obama used many strong sentences to motivate you into wanting to help America and do a part, even if the part is small. "It has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom." He makes you think about the hard work that it took, and the poeple who created this country of freedom, and all the work needed although we pulled through. He uses this point to help get his point across, that if we dont work hard to fix our problems, then how will it get done? I do think a tecnique he uses to do this, is he uses motivation, but also he uses past references such as, "Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it)." Here it seems as though, President Obama is trying to give the people faith also by using some of the inspirational lines that were used on the soldiers during the revolutionary war to help the U.S. win the war when it had seemed as though all faith was lost.
All through this, his voice was a strong authority, and a sound of hope to all the Americans that were listining to his speech. His speech was very promising and i think that it was able to touch many people. It was an effective speech and the fact that he did it without any notes or papers, just made it seem as though he cared more about what he was talking about. It made the words seem as though they had more meaning to them and as if they truly came from the heart. In my opinion, I loved his speech. I thought that his point was very thorough and bold. He stated things that had happened a long time ago to really get his point across. Another thing was, President Obama's speech held many promises, but he actually talked about how he was going to fullfill them instead of just making them. If some Americans did not have faith or hope in him before, I think that maybe now they do because, his speech was so moving, and was exactly the thing that many needed to hear including me.
Barack Hussein Obama II; was born August 4, 1961, he is 47 years old and he is the forty-fourth and current President of the United States. The first bi-racial president to hold the office, the first African American president and the youngest man that will help us change America. Obama's Inaugural Speech was in Jan 20, 2009, it was very powerful, and his speech was coming deeply from his heart and wants America to change completely and be clean for the first time. This is one of the words that Obama said in his speech, "[We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.]" He is telling American people to grow up this is know the opportunity to change the effects that we did and face the real world, so we could have a better and peaceful world. President Obama now has the opportunity to take that dream to the next level just like how Martin Luther King did. When Obama did his Inaugural Speech America was there to support him and be there to hear what he had to say and how to help us grow up and make the world a safer and understand that our president Barack Obama is not just helping African American but he stands for everybody from different religious, color ect. If we America want to have a better world for the future we need to act fast and believe on Barack Obama because if America doesn't like him just because of his color then we are not going to do any better. This are some words that our president said in his speech “[ Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.]” this words were so powerful that Obama said this words with a lot of energy telling us to do something for this world for a better future. To not give up so our children, children’s could have the future new and so we could stop war in Iraq and have finally freedom, and peace. This words that he said meant a lot because is like if he was telling me to learn and hear what he is saying that he is not doing this because he wants fame but he is doing this because he really cares about America and wants to change this country completely and refresh everything. We are now in the real world and Barack Obama is going to make this country change and try with all his heart to make this a better America. This is what Barack Obama said, “[America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words; with hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come; let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.]” he means that we should be ready what is going to happen next in the future and to be brave to not let our fears go back and make America worst then it’s already. He is telling that “yes we can “he is telling us to remember that we could kill this nation, and that no matter what, nothing could stand in our way and power and voices that we will change. He is our president that he will move us on and at the end we will beat this and have better America. Also that we will change because we are not divided as politics and other things we are one people, one nation and together we will began the next great chapter in the American story with 3 words that will bring coast to coast from sea to shiny and we could make this happen like Obama says “yes we can” Us American want war to be over, a cleaner earth and it’s time for change and we want the environment to be save for our children children’s.’ I believe we could do it but, we have to respect our America because it’s our America my America and your America. I will like to see us in a better country and what I like about Obama is because he is really going to be the president of the United States because he is not going to be the top 10 % or the president of the most powerful person, he is going to be our president, he is going to speak for us because we put him there, that’s how I feel about our new 44th president, I think we could change our damaged. I think his speech was great I liked it very much; he made it sound like if he was the god or something because he said it with a lot of energy and I believe in Obama because he believes on us.
President Barrack Obama gave his inauguration speech September 20, 2009. The whole U.S. was the audience to presidents Obama’s speech. In his speech Obama used words like change, vision, adversaries, challenges, hope, recriminations, dogmas etc. In his speech Obama promises change in America and he says “The challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.” Obama promises to meet all of the challenges in America and fix America, so that it is a better place for all of us. One of the Main Ideas in his speech was when he said “…to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.” In this quote Obama says that the time has come to pass on the Idea that everybody is equal and we all deserve to pursue our happiness. Another main Idea in Obama’s speech is that we all need to help in making America a better place when he said “Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America” In Obama’s Inauguration speech he used many persuasive techniques. One of the se techniques he used was a quotes, he used a quote when he said “Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it).” Another persuasive technique he used was when he spoke about the birth of America. During his speech Obama thanks former president Bush and his service to the nation. I thought that Obama’s speech was very effective because he used a lot of persuasive techniques, he made very good strong points throughout his speech and because he used very strong vocabulary such as the word change.
Obama’s speech was very exciting and very heartfelt toward our nation, he showed that even though our country is under war, and economy is bad and many other bad things continue to happen every day, our country was not built off of good presidents but because of a good nation. He says that because every one is here today that America has chosen hope; we have chosen to persevere our God given right to freedom. He said that America was built off of risk takers and people who worked hard to make our country. He says our ancestors gave their lives for us so we could be a free country. He says that starting now we continue that we must pick ourselves up and continue to make America a better place.
On Tuesday November 20,2009 Barack Obama gave his inaugural speech. Barack Obama is the first African American to be president.Everyone in the U.S should see his speech. Obama states that we will move through our tough times togther and move past them. He says,"I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors."I think he is trying to say that he is excited for the coming years of his presidency, and that he is grateful for what our ancestors have done for us in the past.
One main idea that Barack Obama wanted to make is"The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act — not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together." He says that he wants to make the economy better and for us Americans to make new fuel with natural resources.He says that each day we bring further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. I think that he is saying that we use resources form our planet to strengethen our advertisment and expenses when we are really thretening our planet. Another main idea he say is,"In reaffirming the greatness of our nation we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those that prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. " I think that this means that we have to work for our money and our abundance. We do not just get it for nothing. We have work and not be lazy.
He uses a lot of repetition, like when he says the following, “Our founding fathers ... our found fathers.” I think that he does that to make a broarder point, and to make it more dramatic. He also uses metaphors. He does this to compare something to a visual. He said,"The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms." He is saying that when there is prosperity there is still peace.
I think that this speech was very effective. I think that because he says what he plans on doing for our nation and how he is going to make it better. He also uses a lot of pursuasive techniques to pursuade you that he can do it. He says how he is going to help the economy and make more jobs for those people who have lost theirs. I think that he will make a great President of the United States of America.
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Johanna Diaz
Barack Obama Inauguration Speech
Barack Hussein Obama our new president! It’s our president who promised us that our country was going to move on even through these tough times. Obama’s Inauguration speech was on Tuesday January 21, 2009. Early in the morning Obama made history with all the American people. But there was still chaos the day before the Inauguration Speech; everyone was anxious, there were already thousands of reporters throughout the world just for this big day. Thousands of people went to Washington D.C. to hear our new president say his speech. His speech was long but with emotional words that came from the heart. You can tell that he gave a lot of thought into it, you can tell right away. His speech told us what he was going to do as president and his new hope for everyone in the United States of America to help to reach this goal. His speech was full of emotion and hope, Obama really wants our country to move on and help people not only hear in the United States but throughout the world. He wants United States to be friends with foreign countries and not get in a fight or war with them.
While he was saying his speech in the beginning he first wanted to thank President Bush for all his service and help while being president. Barack Obama was really thankful with Bush, he wanted all the people to know that he is really happy with all his years of work for our country. He wanted everybody to know that, even though there are people who don’t agree with Bush’s years of being president. He was really grateful and happy when he started talking about it in the beginning of the speech. After saying that, he wanted to let us know that we the people are the ones who made United States of America a great country. He wanted us to keep it up, and he was going to do his job on helping us with economic issues and problems. He was encouraging us to keep on doing and to never quit.
For example when Barack Obama said, “Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.” He was telling us that the United States of America, our country where we live will not be defeated that easily not unless we try! His giving us encouragement to have hopes to reach this goal and to be accomplished. But also included to say, “We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things.” This is trying to tell us that our country is still young and we can make it better; but we have to set aside our maturity. Lastly when he said this strong sentence, “In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned.” Barack Obama is telling us we need to earn what we want, it’s never free.
Barack Obama is ready to become our president and is going to do anything to try to improve all the issues in the U.S. But to do that, we will need all the American people from the different race and heritage to help out. We are big community and we need to stand together through this tough times.
Lily McClung
Analytical Interpretation to President Obama’s Inaugural Speech
On January 20th, 2009, the nations new president, Barrack Obama gave his Inaugural speech. As the new president of the U.S. he talked about the past and future of the nation, his goal; to show the American people how he will get the nation back on track. He states specifically the following, “I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.” I think what Obama is trying to say is, he is grateful for things we have achieved in the past and wants to achieve more in the future.
Obama specifically states the following, “Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.” I think what he is trying to say is he knows of the challenges America faces and he knows that its going to take time, pride and effort, but he is going to meet the needs of this nation. “The God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.” Here, I think he is trying to say, that he strongly believes in equal rights and Freedom for all.
Obama uses Metaphors, like these two, “Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.” In this metaphor, Obama is referring to the times when the nation is suffering. “What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them.” By this he means that things are changing.
President Obama He also uses a lot of repetition, like when he says the following, “Our founding fathers ... our found fathers.” “And yet, at this moment — a moment that will define a generation — it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.” By this I think President Obama means, its time we stop leading with our minds and start leading with our hearts. Lastly, he uses imagery, “For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.” “Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life.” In these two quotes, Obama is referring to the people that live to make sure we have a better life, and aren’t treated right.
In my opinion Obama’s speech was very effective; he used strong words and examples to show us what he will do as president to make our nation a better one. He seems to have a very personal connection with the citizens, like when he started his speech with the words, “My fellow Citizens.” I think this put people at ease, and made the speech more personal. Overall I think it was a very good and effective speech.
Kainan Misa-Sagale
President Obama’s Inaugural Speech:
On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama made his inaugural speech. It was the first day that he became our president, starting a brand new generation for the United States. For the people. We the people. In his speech, he had made us imagine on what our new world will become with him as the leader. For his excerpts, he made us look over what we didn’t do in the past and what were going to do in the future. He will be reaching towards things that desperately need help, like our economy. He will also stop wasting his time by helping other people that don’t even want our help. We will focus more on “our” crisis in the U.S.
There are two excerpts that I like. He made a lot of comments saying that we need to stop being childish and start to buckle down hard on what is coming towards us. In his quote he says, “The challenges that we will have to face are real and serious. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America – the will be met.” Just that sentence made me think. That every challenge will come hard at us like a bomb. If we will act smart, we will get passed one by one, step by step. He also says, “ They packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans, toiled in sweatshops, then fought and died. Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life.” When he said that it instantly made me think that we should live up to that. To not give up, because the men and women out there aren’t giving to fight for one particular thing. Freedom for everyone.
“ The God- given promise that are equal, all are free and all are deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.” This quote made me imagine that everyone deserves happiness and freedom. Like he was giving the people hope, to not give up, and to reach for your goals. Nobody will bring you down, because you know that you’re equal to everyone. He also says “ There are some who question the scale of our ambitions- who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. They have forgotten for what our country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.” He doesn’t want to look at all the mistakes we did in the “past” and doesn’t want to hear all the people saying what we didn’t do and having no hope. He saying that we so much in the past that helped us a lot when were in crisis. Were still crisis but do not forget that we did do so much in the past that we accomplished, look at that.
How effective was the speech? I pretty much thought that the speech was pretty powerful saying all the things that we need to work and help the things in need of help. That we need to look at the homes that have been lost; jobs shed; business shuttered and the health care is too costly; the schools fail too many. So he knows what he will going to be doing and need to do. Saying everything will be done and we will be happy ounce again.
Ryan Lancaster
1/21/09
Pr.3
President Obama Speech
On January 20, 2009 the United States of America sworn in our 44th president, Barack Obama. The audience that witnessed President Obama taking office and listening to his inauguration speech was one of the largest groups of people that have ever assembled. The audience consisted of all types of Americans, including young and old, Catholics, Muslims, Hindus, and non-believers, rich people, and poor people. They estimate that there were over 2 million people that attended the inauguration. President Obama first words were " I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors." He was trying to let us know that there are many situations that we as Americans will need to deal with, but just as our ancestors we will be able to overcome, including two wars, failing health care, failing schools, high unemployment, and the down turn of our economy.
During President Obama's speech he spoke about reusable energy sources. He is quoted as saying "We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories." I remember during one of President Obama's prior speeches he indicated that he wanted to have American scientists along with our automobile engineers develop alternative fuels and more efficient cars to help break our dependence on foreign oil and to help the save our environment from global warming. A second quote from President Obama "To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." President Obama is saying Nations that are willing to open their minds to new ideas instead of trying to suppress others to their ideals, the United States will welcome you as a friend.
President Obama appeals to the average hard working American by stating family values, honesty, and transparency in government."The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end." President Obama has given examples of ways we can change our economy by creating new jobs that employ people and also serves to rebuild America's infrastructure. "The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act — not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together." President Obama pointed out that although government can help the people its the average citizen that is required to rebuild American spirit by basic sacrifices for the common good. "For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate."
The main point of the 44th president of the United States speech stands for is change. We can no longer do business as usual and expect a new future. Through sacrifice and self determination we have to re-examine our old way and make new ones to take their place. We have to take a new approach to our neighbours though out the world and repair relationships that have been strained. The civil rights movements of the 1960s has proven that we can look forward as one people in our future ahead of us as proof with our new president. I thought that the speech was very effective because it makes us Americans have hope for the next four or eight years that we can get out of the hole we dug ourselves out of.
On Tuesday, January 20th Barack Obama took the oath to become America’s 44th president. It was a historical day for our country because President Obama is the first ever African-American president. The people of the United States are excited to have such an enthusiastic man as our president. He is taking over a country that is facing hard economic times. The voters felt that he was the right man for the job. The people are excited that President Obama is such a great family man. He values families and can relate to the problems that American families face.
Our economy is in very bad condition. “Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age.” I think President Obama feels that our economy is a mess and it will be hard to fix, but that it can be done with a lot of hard work. He feels another big problem for our country is that we are at war. “That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred,” He is saying that are country is not in a peaceful state and we should try to become less violent.
President Obama uses the same phrases over and over to make his point. He repeats the phrase “On this day,” and “For us,” to drive his point home. President Obama also made an argument that people of different races need to work together by looking into our countries past. “For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this earth.” Probably the most persuasive technique that President Obama used was his continued reference to hope. “With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come.”
I feel that President Obama’s speech was very effective. He made his goals clear. He is a very well spoken man and is able to get his point across in a clear way. He motivated the people to understand that the changes that he spoke of will take hard work and as long as we are patient he will make our country a strong nation. He is excited about the job that he has and the people are ready for his changes.
Emil Juhl
1-23-09
On January 20 2009 President elect Barrack Obama was inaugurated as the chief of command in the United States.
Obama speaked started out with using a lot of allusions, he also talked about what problem the us is facing right now. He said " Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real.
They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time.But know this America they will be met. Wich says some of the things he will focus on is the crisis of the economy in america. He then spoke a little bit about politics.
"We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth."
He wants to be the most powerful nation earth, and he is not going to use the millitary to become that he wants the nation to know that they still are the same people, they can do what they want. "Our workers are no less productive than when the crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year." with that he says that they have let them self to believe they are not as productive or they dont use their mind as well, as they did last month or last year.
One of the techniques he use is allusions.
For example "For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh. Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life.
Here he talks in allusion about the american revolution in Concord were the firstshots of the revolution was fired, and the civil war were they fougth about wether there should be slaves or not in the south, and in Normandy under WW2 against fascist of Germany, and alongside the south Vietnamese in the Vietnam war.
#2 Technique
He is talking about the soldiers in Iraq, for example "As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves." Here he is talking about the soldiers in Iraq how some people are willing to risk their life for freedom and for america.
He is using Iraq to enter peoples hearts, to tell, to touch them and give them hope.
#3 Technique
Mr Obama is not using his notes one single time under the speech, not many people can remember a 18 minute speech in his or her head.
This will give some people hope.
In the end of the speech Mr Obama says "Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America." He says thank you for listing to him, and god bless you and god bless the united states of america to show he religious and that is somthiong you have always.
Yes, the speech was very effective it want straight to my heart.
How he used the allusions from the american revolution, the words George Washington said to his men in the cold.
He spoke well, and with out his took my breath even more.
He also used the words "We are judges on what we can build not what we can destroy," and he is absolute right he could'nt be more right. That is somthing that went into every body, and gave them hope.
Leslie Zamora
Obama's Speech Annalysis
On January 21st, 2009 President Obama made his inauguartaion speech in Whashington D.C. in front of millions of hopeful Americans who were looking foward to change in America. The president has made a great effort in telling all of the people that he will fix the problems that we have, although they may not be fixed in a short span a of time. "But know this, America — they will be met." Said President Obama during the begining of his speech. He is well aware of the crisis that America is in and has promised the people of America that he will do what is in his power to fix America once again. During this speech, President Obama talked about how America needs to work together to fix the country we are and said "We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things." meaning we the people need to take charge of the various problems we are facing and stand up to it the right and smart way. President Obama has vowed to help America and improve the economic status.
Our state of economy calls for bold swift actions and President Obama has said he will not only act to make more and new jobs but will lay a foundation of new growth for this generation and others to follow. President Obama has faith in his promises, he knows he has lots to change and the people of America will stand with him to make the changes neccesary for this. "All this we can do. All this we will do." said Obama after talking about the changes that there will be in the way we use our science. He wants to use the new advances in technology to help raise health care qualities and lower the cost of health care. President Obama also said that he wanted to use the suns energy, the wind and earths soil to help power our cars and factories, instead of using green house gasses that have been causing a great deal of global warming, and with it endangering the enviroment. He also spoke about wanting to help schools and colleges to educate students the right way and helping the students succeed instead of failing. Obama wants the country to be the best we can be, and also wants the U.S. to be of inspiration to other countries.
What I have noticed is that President Obama used many strong sentences to motivate you into wanting to help America and do a part, even if the part is small. "It has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom." He makes you think about the hard work that it took, and the poeple who created this country of freedom, and all the work needed although we pulled through. He uses this point to help get his point across, that if we dont work hard to fix our problems, then how will it get done? I do think a tecnique he uses to do this, is he uses motivation, but also he uses past references such as, "Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it)." Here it seems as though, President Obama is trying to give the people faith also by using some of the inspirational lines that were used on the soldiers during the revolutionary war to help the U.S. win the war when it had seemed as though all faith was lost.
All through this, his voice was a strong authority, and a sound of hope to all the Americans that were listining to his speech. His speech was very promising and i think that it was able to touch many people. It was an effective speech and the fact that he did it without any notes or papers, just made it seem as though he cared more about what he was talking about. It made the words seem as though they had more meaning to them and as if they truly came from the heart. In my opinion, I loved his speech. I thought that his point was very thorough and bold. He stated things that had happened a long time ago to really get his point across. Another thing was, President Obama's speech held many promises, but he actually talked about how he was going to fullfill them instead of just making them. If some Americans did not have faith or hope in him before, I think that maybe now they do because, his speech was so moving, and was exactly the thing that many needed to hear including me.
Marilyn Garcia
Obama's Inaugural Speech
Barack Hussein Obama II; was born August 4, 1961, he is 47 years old and he is the forty-fourth and current President of the United States. The first bi-racial president to hold the office, the first African American president and the youngest man that will help us change America. Obama's Inaugural Speech was in Jan 20, 2009, it was very powerful, and his speech was coming deeply from his heart and wants America to change completely and be clean for the first time. This is one of the words that Obama said in his speech, "[We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.]" He is telling American people to grow up this is know the opportunity to change the effects that we did and face the real world, so we could have a better and peaceful world. President Obama now has the opportunity to take that dream to the next level just like how Martin Luther King did. When Obama did his Inaugural Speech America was there to support him and be there to hear what he had to say and how to help us grow up and make the world a safer and understand that our president Barack Obama is not just helping African American but he stands for everybody from different religious, color ect. If we America want to have a better world for the future we need to act fast and believe on Barack Obama because if America doesn't like him just because of his color then we are not going to do any better.
This are some words that our president said in his speech “[ Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.]” this words were so powerful that Obama said this words with a lot of energy telling us to do something for this world for a better future. To not give up so our children, children’s could have the future new and so we could stop war in Iraq and have finally freedom, and peace. This words that he said meant a lot because is like if he was telling me to learn and hear what he is saying that he is not doing this because he wants fame but he is doing this because he really cares about America and wants to change this country completely and refresh everything.
We are now in the real world and Barack Obama is going to make this country change and try with all his heart to make this a better America. This is what Barack Obama said, “[America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words; with hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come; let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.]” he means that we should be ready what is going to happen next in the future and to be brave to not let our fears go back and make America worst then it’s already. He is telling that “yes we can “he is telling us to remember that we could kill this nation, and that no matter what, nothing could stand in our way and power and voices that we will change. He is our president that he will move us on and at the end we will beat this and have better America. Also that we will change because we are not divided as politics and other things we are one people, one nation and together we will began the next great chapter in the American story with 3 words that will bring coast to coast from sea to shiny and we could make this happen like Obama says “yes we can”
Us American want war to be over, a cleaner earth and it’s time for change and we want the environment to be save for our children children’s.’ I believe we could do it but, we have to respect our America because it’s our America my America and your America. I will like to see us in a better country and what I like about Obama is because he is really going to be the president of the United States because he is not going to be the top 10 % or the president of the most powerful person, he is going to be our president, he is going to speak for us because we put him there, that’s how I feel about our new 44th president, I think we could change our damaged.
I think his speech was great I liked it very much; he made it sound like if he was the god or something because he said it with a lot of energy and I believe in Obama because he believes on us.
Obama's Inagural speech
President Barrack Obama gave his inauguration speech September 20, 2009. The whole U.S. was the audience to presidents Obama’s speech. In his speech Obama used words like change, vision, adversaries, challenges, hope, recriminations, dogmas etc. In his speech Obama promises change in America and he says “The challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.” Obama promises to meet all of the challenges in America and fix America, so that it is a better place for all of us.
One of the Main Ideas in his speech was when he said “…to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.” In this quote Obama says that the time has come to pass on the Idea that everybody is equal and we all deserve to pursue our happiness. Another main Idea in Obama’s speech is that we all need to help in making America a better place when he said “Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America”
In Obama’s Inauguration speech he used many persuasive techniques. One of the se techniques he used was a quotes, he used a quote when he said “Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it).” Another persuasive technique he used was when he spoke about the birth of America. During his speech Obama thanks former president Bush and his service to the nation.
I thought that Obama’s speech was very effective because he used a lot of persuasive techniques, he made very good strong points throughout his speech and because he used very strong vocabulary such as the word change.
Thomas King Obama 1-24-09
Obama’s speech was very exciting and very heartfelt toward our nation, he showed that even though our country is under war, and economy is bad and many other bad things continue to happen every day, our country was not built off of good presidents but because of a good nation. He says that because every one is here today that America has chosen hope; we have chosen to persevere our God given right to freedom. He said that America was built off of risk takers and people who worked hard to make our country. He says our ancestors gave their lives for us so we could be a free country. He says that starting now we continue that we must pick ourselves up and continue to make America a better place.
Carey LeBlanc
On Tuesday November 20,2009 Barack Obama gave his inaugural speech. Barack Obama is the first African American to be president.Everyone in the U.S should see his speech. Obama states that we will move through our tough times togther and move past them. He says,"I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors."I think he is trying to say that he is excited for the coming years of his presidency, and that he is grateful for what our ancestors have done for us in the past.
One main idea that Barack Obama wanted to make is"The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act — not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together." He says that he wants to make the economy better and for us Americans to make new fuel with natural resources.He says that each day we bring further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. I think that he is saying that we use resources form our planet to strengethen our advertisment and expenses when we are really thretening our planet. Another main idea he say is,"In reaffirming the greatness of our nation we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those that prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. " I think that this means that we have to work for our money and our abundance. We do not just get it for nothing. We have work and not be lazy.
He uses a lot of repetition, like when he says the following, “Our founding fathers ... our found fathers.” I think that he does that to make a broarder point, and to make it more dramatic. He also uses metaphors. He does this to compare something to a visual. He said,"The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms." He is saying that when there is prosperity there is still peace.
I think that this speech was very effective. I think that because he says what he plans on doing for our nation and how he is going to make it better. He also uses a lot of pursuasive techniques to pursuade you that he can do it. He says how he is going to help the economy and make more jobs for those people who have lost theirs. I think that he will make a great President of the United States of America.
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