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Now I am going to carry out the structural analysis of Obama's inauguration speech.
Obama's inauguration speech is arranged into 9 parts.
The first part is an introduction.
The title of the second parts is ‘Serious challenges'
The title of the third part is ‘Nation of 'risk-takers'
The title of the 4th is 'Remaking America'
The title of the 5th is Restoring trust
The title of the 6th is 'Ready to lead'
The title of the 7th is 'Era of peace'
The title of the 8th is 'Duties'
The title of the 9th is 'Gift of freedom'
The function of the first part is to introduce the speech.
The function of the second part is to explain what he will make for the crisis.
The function of the third part is to...
The function of the 4th part is to express the progress of society.
The function of the 5th part is to urge the people to improve and restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
The function of the 6th part is to express the power of America.
The function of the 7th part is to express the dream of Barack and of billion of people. All of us wish an era of peace.
The function of the 8th part is to express the importance of responsibility .
The function of the 9th part is to end the speech.
The keywords are:
- - Time
- - Common
- - Generation
- - Hope
- - Life
- - Nation
- - Earth
- - Seek
- - American
- - Cooperation
- - Ambitions
- - Afford
- - Work
- - Era
- - Peace
- - Responsibility
- - Prosperity
Now I signall some quotations
"We have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord"
"The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift"
"We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals"
"We will not apologise for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defence"
"What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility"
"Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America."