Essays about: "barack obama persuasive essay"

Found 2 essays containing the words barack obama persuasive essay.

1. 1. Rhythm and Rhetoric: A Linguistic Analysis of Barack Obama's Inaugural Address

   University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

   Author : Liilia Batluk; [2011]
   Keywords : rhetoric; rhythm; lexical chain; parallelism; alliteration; foregrounding; political speech; personal deixis; context; semantics; Barack Obama;

   Abstract : In this essay I shall analyze Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address, January, 2009 from the perspective of various linguistic techniques. More specifically, I shall propose and focus on the idea that the composition of the speech has an aim to create a unity of the speaker and the audience in order to deliver the message. READ MORE

3. 2. Persuading the Public : A Linguistic Analysis of Barack Obama’s Speech on “Super Tuesday” 2008

   University essay from Engelska

   Author : Mikael Assmundson; [2008]
   Keywords : Barack Obama; Obama; linguistics; linguistic; lingvistik; persuasion; övertalning; speech; tal; analysis; politics; political; politik; rhetoric; retorik; ethos; pathos; logos; Aristotelian;

   Abstract : This essay examines the persuasive side of language in a speech given by Senator Barack Obama on Super Tuesday in February 2008. It studies how Senator Obama utilizes language to convince and persuade his audience. READ MORE