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Obama's victory speech.
New words:
To stretch: distendere, allungarsi
Doubtful: perplesso, incerto
Fearful: timoroso
Gracious: cortese, raffinato
To endure: sopportare
To achieve: raggiungere
Ahead: davanti
To renew: rinnovare, riprendere
To measure: misurare, prendere le misure a
To endorse: approvare
Myth: mito
Scorching: torrido, rovente
Heat: calore, temperatura
To perish: perire
Lifetime: vita
Mortgage: mutuo
Bill: bolletta
Steep: ripido
Depth: profondità
To summon: convocare, fare appello
Thriving: fiorente
Witness: testimone
To conquer: conquistare, vincere
Topics discussed:
Americans
Family
People who have voted→elections
People who helped Obama during elections
America that is in crisis
How persuasion is built up:
Obama relies on what is really important for people, as a matter of fact he speaks about the values a person may have. In this way he convinces people to vote for him.
Relevant rethoric devices and their function:
Red States and Blue States
To put their hands on the arc of history
Change has come
We are better off
The family that made me who I am
But above all
Not-so-young people who
This is our chance to answer that call
Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America
Obama's speech is full of expressions thata Americans may know. The function of rethoric devices is to explain Obama's politic programme with simple words and in this way everyone may understand his message.
The part of the speech you consider more effective and what makes it so effective:
The part of Obama's speech I like best is when he talks about his family. I think that this is an important aspect, because a president before loving all Americans should love his family. His lover and his children should stay at the first position of his personal values chart.
"And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both more than you can imagine, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House."