Essays about: "George W."

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  1. 11. The strategic framing of foreign policy : A comparative case study between the United State’s invasion of Iraq and the Russian annexation of Crimea

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Männistö; [2016]
    Keywords : ​Iraq invasion; Crimea annexation; military intervention; information warfare; strategic communication; frame theory; qualitative content analysis;

    Abstract : This research presents a comparative case study between the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the United State’s invasion of Iraq in 2003. It specifically examines how the two interventions were framed by the political executives. READ MORE

  3. 12. The use of the pronouns we, us, and our in political speeches : A comparative study of the inaugural addresses of Bush and Obama

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Simone Verhoek; [2016]
    Keywords : Political discourse; participation framework; personal pronouns; inaugural addresses; corpus linguistics.;

    Abstract : Pronouns carry considerable importance in language. The speaker’s identity and connection to the audience emerges through the consistent use of certain pronouns (De Fina, 1995). This research is about the use of we, us, and our in political discourse. Specifically, their use will be examined in the inaugural addresses of George W. READ MORE

  4. 13. The greatest nation on earth : the different types of American exceptionalism articulated in presidential rhetoric

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Misha Desai; [2014]
    Keywords : Speeches; Presidency; American exceptionalism; United States; Rhetoric; Typology; mänskliga rättigheter; human rights; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : ‘American exceptionalism’ is a concept that has frequently been referenced in presidential rhetoric over the years. The concept entails the distinct belief that the United States is unique, if not superior, when compared to other nations. As a result of their exceptional history and culture the U.S. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Perception of Victory : Comparing the G.W. Bush Administration’s Official Rhetoric of Victory in the Years of the Global War on Terror

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Martin Hammarlund; [2013]
    Keywords : Victory; Rhetoric; George W. Bush; State of the Union; the Global War on Terror; contemporary conflicts; William C. Martel; Strategy; seger; vinst; kriget mot terrorism; strategi;

    Abstract : This thesis is set out with the purpose to investigate the potential shifts in how victory is presented in the duration of contemporary conflicts. The argumentation is focused on how democratic states, involved in wars, seem to announce different statements regarding victory in its outreach to its inhabitants. READ MORE

  6. 15. Strict Father Bush and Nurturant Parent Obama : An Ideology Analysis of Presidential Acceptance Speeches, Portraying Conservative and Liberal Metaphors in the Nation-as-Family Theory

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Zacharias Östman; [2012]
    Keywords : Liberal; conservative; ideology; metaphor; moral; Lakoff; Strict Father; Nurturant Parent; Bush; Obama;

    Abstract : This essay will show how conservatism and liberalism is established and maintained in American presidential rhetoric, by analyzing the speeches held by George W. Bush in 2000 and Barack Obama in 2008 at their respective party’s national convention, at the time when they accepted their party’s nomination for the presidency for the first time. READ MORE