the first African American president of the United States. The day of his inauguration, Obama made a speech that explained to the citizens how he would remake the United States into a nation of greatness. Although this task may be challenging, President Barack Obama was able to inspire hope within the hearts of America's citizens thought his use of literary devices. Though out his speech, Obama uses a variety of parallelism in his sentences to enhance his purpose to inspire hope within the audience…
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English IV 3 October 2014 Why Veterans are Important to Our Nation’s History and Future By definition, future is the time or a period of time following the moment of speaking or writing; time regarded as still to come, shapeable and dependent on the actions of the persons in question. In contrast, history is the study of the past and human affairs, something that shapes our future. Every single person has a different future, and a different history to go with it, some intertwined with one another. The…
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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams,” - Eleanor Roosevelt. Just as Eleanor Roosevelt once said, the future of this country will be determined and changed by those who dare to dream, and dare to believe in those dreams. I dream of an America that will be different from its history, while still appreciating and learning from it. I hope to oneday see all citizens of this country united, regardless of who they are and where they come from. I dream that America will…
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Stelter uses known phrases in his article. He uses the common phrases to collect our attention and to almost win our approval. These known political slogans helped not only shape his article but, they had a massive impact on the shaping of our country, our government, and our thinking. One of the most known, and impactful slogans is Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty, or give me death.” Patrick Henry was a lawyer in the time of pre revolutionary America. He and his wife Sarah were strong believers…
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many African Americans during the Civil Rights era, they did not support the Kings direct action. The NAACP was still the most powerful organization even with the emergence of other groups like the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and with the restrictions on the NAACP, other groups were able to gain national attention. In 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place and in 1964 after continuing pressure from the NAACP President Johnson…
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Although at first the American society has an underlying uniform and stereotype, with attitudes of pride, resentfulness, and hope, true identity and individuality is proudly shown and expressed. In the poem “Why are we here?” by Tong Thao, he states, “We are the stereotypes you want us to be,” Despite the feeling of being stereotyped by, he follows this line with examples of how his people from his culture are all so same but yet different in their own ways. He ends his poem with a prideful statement…
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speech by thanking my personal assistant, Caesar, and all those who have voted for me as the democratic candidate. I would not be here today without your help. As well as those who have voted otherwise; despite our differences, we all have the same desire, to create a future America where our kids will grow up with access to the best education, have a safe and secure home, where they can prosper and pursue their dreams. Let us create an America that isn’t buried in debt. One that doesn’t discriminate…
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The Declaration of Independence serves many purposes. It was a document declaring the US to be independent of the British Crown. It is an important part of American democracy because first it contains the ideals or goals of our nation. This document signifies the birth of a nation, instructs free citizen and provides hope for all people who want to be free. It is the birth certificate of America. It is the reason why we celebrate the 4th of July every year because it was signed on July 4th, 1976…
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During the year of 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected as the youngest president of the United States, at the age of 43 years old. His election was perceived as a sign of hope and he was the future of America. When he was elected, his opening speech was the Inaugural Address, a speech that would a stepping stone to his success as a leader. In John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, the 35th president of the United States of America builds trust with US citizens by appealing to their emotions, using hortative…
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harming them but the truth is it affects our entire economy. When people don’t have jobs they don’t have money; therefore they are not helping to fund the economy. Without people putting money back into the economy the economy crashes. As one can see unemployment is a very serious matter; it is something that has affected America in the past, is still affecting America now and may always affect it. After reading this paper one will know about the history of unemployment, the current unemployment…
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