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SRijavec - B. Obama's Acceptance Speech. Map of paragraphs 4, 5, 6
by SRijavec - (2012-11-21)
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Map of paragraph 4, 5, 6

                                                                                                                      Specific appeal to:

Paragraph 4:          

-         Straight to the point and sincere speech:

o    Difficulty for America to recover:

o    Necessary values and actions:

§  Common effort, shared responsibility, bold experimentation

§  Example of Roosevelt and the Great Depression ==> values and not only government programs or dictates

o    Recover will be long => his successor should continue Obama's policy

o    Set of goals to reach:

§  Manufacturing, energy, education, national security

o    Consequences:

§  New jobs, more opportunity, stronger foundation of economy

§  Getting America back to its wealth and values

 

 

Paragraph 5:

-         Examples of his effort:

o    Meeting with troubled workers and business leaders

o    Signing trade agreements

-         Appeal to Americans' worth                                                                                  Workers

-         Importance of creating new jobs in the USA:

o    Criticism towards shipping jobs overseas

o    Attractive perspective: a million new manufacturing jobs in 4 years

-         Energy question:

o    More in control and less dependence on foreign oil

o    Scientific progress:

§   more efficient engines

§  renewable energy:

·          new jobs

·         no pollution (reference to climate changing)           Ecologists

o    Criticism towards his towards Romney and oil companies (wealth, environment)

 

 

Paragraph 6:

-         Importance of education:                                                                                     Students

o    Without age or money limit

o    Gateway to opportunity

§  Personal examples (he and his wife)

o    Last successes:

§  Raising standards for teaching and learning

§  Less tuition

o    Importance of having skilled American workers (and not foreign workers)

o    Importance of teachers and parents in students' life

o    Goals:

§  Improving early childhood education

§  More opportunities for workers to get skilled

§  Cutting in half the growth of tuition costs