Monday, October 18, 2010

Obama Speech Edit

I feel that the edits that Obama made on his speech were quite appropriate and i can see why he made them. He turned certain words such as "him" to "Teddy" and adding the word "American" in front of the word character. this showed he was was trying to touch the hearts of the listeners get them to support his cause. he used names instead of general pronouns, and added words that appealed to the audience. he used historical references in terms of explaining how if it werent for government, in some sense, monopolies, market crashes, and the vulnerable being exploited would all actively exist today. Obama also uses alot of words that tend to comfort Americans such as, golden years, peace, and keeping promises. His word choice was critical in getting this health care legislation passed in my opinion and he put that speech together!

1 comment:

  1. >>His word choice was critical in getting this health care legislation passed in my opinion and he put that speech together! <<

    It certainly would make sense, given the context at the time. There are things he HAD to say, and things he absolutely could not have said. Like you say, word choice was "critical"...

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