Obama's Speech (In-Class Blog Week 8)

When reading Obama's speech some of the changes stuck out more then others, it made sense to change some of the sentences. The change that first stuck out to me was how he brought in "Teddy." He made these changes to directly relate the speech to people. When he related the speech to Ted Kennedy it made it seem more interesting and people would continue you to listen and understand or relate to what he has gone through with dealing with a very sick child. So using an example of someone's own experiences and how it can directly relate to someone with insurance and how it can affect someone without insurance. Without an example people wouldn't seem to pull in the idea more. He really must have hit home when he addressed senior citizens and how they couldn't afford to support themselves without insurance. There he attacks a certain group and that group will listen more and understand that if something bad were to happen that they might not be able to support themselves without medical insurance. He raises some eyebrows by making these changes because he directly relates the speech to groups or experiences of known people.