Rhetorical Strategies - 2/19/2009

• Reflection
• Persuasion
• History
• Evidences
• Emotion
• Tone

He uses many examples that we could reflect and relate to....

The Audacity of Hope - 2/19/2009

The Audacity of Hope is a speech made by Obama in 2004 when Obama was running for the U.S. Senate. He was telling us his person life story and how his family came to America knowing that there will be hope for them to better their lives. During the speech Obama speaks of how our government has grown and what good Sen. John Kerry could do for the U.S. if he was voted president in November 2004. Reading his speech for the first time, it seems similiar to the speech he made about himself and how he could do good for the U.S. if he was elected president...

2/17/2009 - Obama's Inaugural Address

In Obama's address to the public, Obama persuades people to believe in him and follow him by telling people about the past, present and future. He tells the people he address' what needs to be done and what he is going to try to do for us. What made his address persuadable to me was when he stated "The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works--," than he mention things like decent wages, health care, and retirement compensations. Things such as decent wages, and health care is something I could really relate to and to hear him speak of it in a good way, makes me have more confident in him as a president.

Reflection on Changes - 2/12/09

The change is nice, but it's a further walk for me to get to my car when I go home. But being able to sit in a cool classroom and use a laptop is so much better than having to write everything out. Not only does it save paper, but it is much more convenient.

Journal - 2/12/09

TOPICS:
-Abortion
-Death Penalty
-Relationships
-Child Care Services

I Chose these three topics because I tend to have these issues come up in other classes. And some of these topics I could really relate to myself.