"Yes We Can". Barack Obama's Rhetoric of Hope in the 2008 Presidential Race

Dossier / Travail , 2016 , 14 Pages , Note: 2,3

Philologie Américaine - Autres

In the 2008 Presidential Election of the United States of America the democratic Afro-American Senator of Illinois Barack Obama won against his republican competitor, the Senator of Arizona John McCain. This was partly a consequence of Obama’s tactic to deliver speeches which transmitted hope and the faith to believe in America as a great country with a great future where everything is possible, by using common American cultural concepts like the American Dream, the American Exceptionalism and talking about an American Unity, an inclusive America where everyone is welcome.

In the following paper I will firstly show what exactly the concept of the American Dream means, why it is still important until today and why Barack Obama fits very good into this construction of the fulfilled American Dream.

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Barack Obama as a Personification of the American Dream

3. Analysis of Barack Obama’s Speeches in the Presidential Race 2008
3.1. New Hampshire Primary Speech of January 8, 2008
3.2. President- Elect Victory Speech of November 4, 2008

4. Conclusion

Works Cited

• Université: University of Passau
• Note: 2,3
• Auteur: Lisa Meyer (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2016
• Pages: 14
• N° de catalogue: V376862
• ISBN (ebook): 9783668542808
• ISBN (Livre): 9783668542815
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: barack, obama, rhetoric, hope, presidential, race