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    I believe the nation is not in peril per se, but the country is notably stagnant economically, educationally, and in a war that has been severely mismanaged. I believe a change, a new circulation, and fresh thinking is in order and I believe Sen. Barack Obama is currently the most viable agent of change. It seems as though his often repeated platform banner of CHANGE seems to be exactly what most citizens are yearning for. In pouring through and examining countless research for this paper, I

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    presidential election. “The most serious threat to Obama’s campaign for the Democratic nomination came in 2008, when videos surfaced of Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Obama’s long­ time pastor at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, making inflammatory statements about the U.S. government and race relations in America” (Austin 460). Reverend Jeremiah Brown is considered “family” to Obama. “He strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children” (Austin

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    was responding to what Reverend Jeremiah Wright his long-time pastor had said and about the racism in this country. Obama use pathos, ethos, and logos throughout his entire speech. Wright had talked about in one of his sermons how the government had created HIV to get rid of all the colored people. His sermon went viral and people used his sermon against obama in his election for president. Obama wrote his speech to explain to the people why he disagreed with Wright and the racial divide in the United

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    solve the problems. For example, healthcare or education. Reverend Wright and Obama’s relationship has been through a lot. The reverend has helped Obama become part of the Christian faith and he was the man who spoke to him about the obligations to love another which Obama was really strong about in his presidency. Reverend was the one who tended to the sick and pick up the poor. He helped serve his country in the Marines. Wright has studied and lectured at some of the best universities and seminaries

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    Comparison Essay Michelle Obama's speech was very similar to a book by Kathleen Duble called Sacrifice.Both topics talk about being brave and how you must believe everything will be alright in the end. Michelle Obama’s speech uses hope to aspire young women, and Sacrifice uses hope to show how to get through hard tasks. Overall in both these topics they have very similar points that could be easily comparable. First, Michelle Obama says “It’s that feeling of terror and violation that too many

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    Hope, by definition means to look forward to something with reasonable desire and confidence. Hope also means a person or thing in which expectations are centered. When discussing the word hope, one must consider the core values by which the word works around. You could hope for financial success, world peace, or simply hope for some good out of your day. In 2006, Barack Obama wrote the political biography The Audacity of Hope to outline his core political and spiritual beliefs, as well as his opinions

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    The American Dream

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    Many years ago, the term "American Dream" can be defined as the hope that anyone no matter their religion, race, ethnicity can be successful, as long as there is hard work and dedication. Many people across the United States think that if they're rich than they're already successful in life even if they haven't worked a day in their lives. Does the American Dream still exist? Yes, the American Dream still exist, because everyone has an equal amount of opportunity and has an equal amount hard work

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    by his former pastor J. Wright. Obama revealed his personal history as a man of color, living in the United States. He encouraged the nation to end the racial division, to overlook all the issues and unite to form A More Perfect Union . In the middle of the presidential campaign Barack Obama found himself involved in the political controversy. We all remember the provocative preaching of Jeremiah Wright broadcasted on every news

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    practicing this idea themselves. He used the words of the Constitution to discuss the current racial issues and to state his concern of our imperfect nation. This was all in response to the very controversial remarks Barack Obama’s pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright had previously stated, which created much unease among Americans. Obama felt the need to address our nation about this specific problem, since he identifies as a black man himself, and offer a solution to end this built up anger and discrimination

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    In President Barack Obama’s A More Perfect Union speech, he addressed racial tension among the nation on March 18, 2008 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His speech was a response to his former pastor, Jeremiah. Wright, the pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ, in Chicago, on the controversial comments he made about racial segregation in America. Obama used various rhetorical strategies while applying historical facts and logical reasoning to support

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