Essays about: "George W."

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  1. 16. In the Name of Freedom - A Critical Discourse Analysis of the political discourse in the inaugural speeches of George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama from a postcolonial perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Björn Viberg; [2011-07-04]
    Keywords : Barack H. Obama; George W. Bush; inaugural speech; Critical Discourse Analysis; sociolinguistics; post-colonialism; neo-colonialism;

    Abstract : In this essay the public discourses of U.S. president Barack Obama and former U.S. READ MORE

  3. 17. What Makes a Man? : Hegemonic Masculinity in Arms and the Man by G.B. Shaw

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Anna Månevik; [2011]
    Keywords : G.B. Shaw; Arms and the Man; hegemonic masculinity; gender; Bluntschli; patriotism;

    Abstract : The focus of this essay is the interaction between the male characters in the play Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw and how those characters position themselves according to R.W. Connell’s theories on hegemonic masculinity. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Communication Strategies of Bush and Obama : An In-depth Analysis of the Rhetoric of Presidents Bush and Obama on the Annual State of the Union Address

    University essay from Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation (JMK)

    Author : Nanor Mahdessian; [2010]
    Keywords : George W Bush; Barack Obama; state of the union; politics; rhetorics;

    Abstract : Rhetoric and politics have been interrelated through time. Major political leaders have tried to influence their followers through well-organized and well-written political speeches since the Roman Empire and Byzantium. READ MORE

  5. 19. A linguistic corpus-driven approach to American domestic politics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Michael Zetterholm; [2010]
    Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Using the modern cognitive linguistic framework of recorded corpora data, this essay attempts to investigate the political climate in American domestic politics as it is represented by media in the form of newspapers. By approaching the language usage of media in a linguistically holistic way I aim to elicit subtle attitudes towards ideologies present in news press articles. READ MORE

  6. 20. Terror and Evil in Iraq : A Study of Political Discourse

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Georgia Dekavalla; [2009]
    Keywords : mental frames; purport; the co-operative principle; maxims of conversation; rhetoric devices; implicature; Iraq; terror; evil;

    Abstract : Abstract This paper aims to determine the validity of the hypothesis that the effective and eloquent use of language can result in shaping beliefs and altering people’s perception of certain phenomena. In order to explore this hypothesis, a speech given by George W. READ MORE