Travon Felton In January 12, 2016, President Obama has given his final State of the Union Speech. In his speech, Mr. Obama addressed one of the major concerns that is happening in America today. One of the key terms that he addressed is the Changing Economy and how it is growing and he talks about the concerning terrorist threats from the Islamic States by mentioning about the United States effort to prevent global terrorism with this powerful speech: “When you come after Americans, we go after
Abby Silsby APLANG Period 2 Wells February 3, 2015 The State of Obama’s Rhetoric It is his second to last State of the Union speech, but his first with both houses of Congress in Republican control: On Tuesday night, January 20th, President Barack Obama itemized the achievements of his presidency and his devotion to raising the economic outlook for the middle class. In his address, he effectively outlined his legislative agenda for the up-and-coming year. He accomplishes this by employing a confident
CHANGE IN THE STATE OF THE UNION There are 7.3 billion people on Earth (United States Census Bureau, 2016). More specifically, there are 7.3 billion people who depend on Earth for food, water, and shelter. If there is one thing that every living organism has in common, it’s our dependence on the planet to survive. Unfortunately, since the Industrial Revolution, humans have been systematically degrading the Earth and its resources. President Obama’s final State of the Union address was structured
country, or society there has always been a leader. That leader now is called the president. The president is an important part in the development of a country because he is the figure to follow and without him the country would be uncontrolled and in total chaos. Therefore, it is always important to support and be informed about events and acts of our president. However, it is crucial to listen and analyze the inaugural address of the person that is taking the power, because this is a preview of the government
will gain further knowledge of where we have come since the last 60 years Transition: First, lets look at.... Body I.The Beginning
Barack Obama’s Inaugural address contains many great American idealistic values and views. How well though do we Americans live up to these idealistic values and views talked about in Obama’s speech? To answer this question we need to look at where our values and views are now and how they should be in the future. In Obama’s Inaugural address his first idealistic is “equality”. Obama starts out by saying “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”. Of course there
future Countless have said that all men were created equal, but what about the prodigious black men of all time. Were King, Douglass, and Obama all created equal, or were these men chosen to be predestined for greatness? What constitutes "greatness" in politics? Names that come readily to mind, like Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, and Barack Obama, are those who rose to inspire their countries in times of turmoil and change; so it seems that circumstances are just as important as character
Barack Obama, the President of the United States since 2009, proposed multiple bills during his speech, “State of the Union 2011”, to help improve the economy, education, job rate, and deficit (Obama). Obama Stated, “We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world,” which was said to help encourage the audience to help improve the way we think, teach, and even learn (Obama). Throughout many years, the United States has become deeper in debt; therefore, Obama decided to help
In addition to an economic crisis, President Obama inherited the two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. An ardent opponent of Bush 's decision to invade Iraq in 2003, Obama pledged to withdraw American troops as soon as possible. Reagan argued that U.S. leadership was crucial to stop the Soviet Union from expanding. Contrastingly, Obama was eager to end the campaign in Afghanistan by slowly withdrawing troops, declaring that it was time for the U.S. to focus on nation-building at home. Reagan’s strategy
Federal Government established a minimum wage through the Fair Labor Standards Act, during the Great Depression. Its stated purpose was to keep American workers out of poverty and increase consumer purchasing power to help stimulate the economy. President Franklin Roosevelt, understood that the minimum wage should be a living wage, he stated “by living wages, I mean more than a bare subsistence level — I mean the wages of a decent living.” Today, the Minimum wage is critical for ensuring that hard