American Dream (Speech Analysis)

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The speaker criticizes multiple aspects and gives many. examples. However, his main argument is that the government has failed "to tackle big problems " (1.37). He ( under lines this by men that a Seite 1 Datum: 01.10.19 entioning the government has been distracted. by unimportant issues (cf. t. 34) and has has the leader of been successful as the there fore avoided making hard decisions (cf.35). Mr. Obama specifically hints at Bush's politics by inserting that there has been. failure of leadership (1.33), pointing out that he himself does not believe that Bush a president; nation. the need Furthermore, Barack Obama lists. other topics that to be changed, in his opinion. These topics include the War on Terror (cf.42), health care costs (cf.440), poverty (cf.ll. 275.) Konzept und Layout: Europaschule Troisdorf Gedruckt auf 100% Recycling-Papier 2 and how the government has been handling climate change. The speaker the fifth paragraph of by criticizing that the sums his speech Seite current leaders of the take and that get blamed (cf. ll. 45-47), one country do not. responsibility for their mistakes. 2. instead, minorities often demand for change by making it. clear that these named issues have been existing for long time (cf 11.295). He lets the listeners know that he believes that something has to be changed now (cf.ll.547 f.) by sharing his dissatisfaction with the current political situation. Barack Obama justifies his plural Assignment 2 In order to convince his listeners that it is "time to turn the page " (1.55), Barack Obama makes of many stylistic devices in his use speech in Springfield 10th, 2007. a on First of all, it is important that notes pronoun. 1487 frie (are) 19 February 1 (piren) his use of the first-person R "we" throughout most 5 ->>> 10 15 pas! ↓ present 20 future. 25 Lk eng 12/1.1 1. Klausur [135 Min.] 1-10-2019 Theme: American Dream - Myth and Reality Barack Obama: Announcement for President (Springfield, 10 February, 2007) opinion [...] The genius of our founders is that they designed a expresses positive system of government that can be changed. And we should take open to progress heart, because we've changed this country before. In the face of emotionally involved independe face of secession, we unified a nation and set the captives free. unit, tyranny, a band of patriots brought an Empire to its knees. In the person feaion and freedom. In the face of Depression, we put people back to work and lifted repen fanphare hard work gets you out of povest, millions out of poverty. We welcomed immigrants to our shores, America's inclusiveness, we opened railroads to the west, we landed a man on the moon, Manifes! Desting, success and we heard a King's call to let justice roll down like water, and simile good righteousness like a mighty stream. first person plural pronoun Each and every time, a new generation has risen up and formes generations as role models done what's needed to be done. Today we are called once more time, and it is time for our generation to answer that call. For that is not s banging God our unyielding faith - that in the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it. about Founding Fathers called by God, is patriotism biblical reference there through it all anapha That's what Abraham Lincoln understood. He had his reference to former US success doubts. He had his defeats. He had his setbacks. But through his challenges can be will and his words, he moved a nation and helped free a people. merg not only It is because of the millions who rallied to his cause that we are anaphora no longer divided, North and South, slave and free. It is because you come from lgendes, rate ele) men and women of every race, from every walk of life, equality doesn't matter where. to MLK continued to march for freedom long after Lincoln was laid to reference rest, that today we have the chance to face the challenges of this challenges as sth. positive millennium together, as one people as Americans. All of us togetherness: all are Americans. know what those challenges are today - a war with no end, a dependence on oil that threatens our future, schools where too many children aren't learning, and families struggling paycheck to paycheck despite working as hard as they can. We know the suggesting that the American doesn't always work Dream overcome freed slaves 30 35 40 45 50 challenges. We've heard them. We've talked about them for s years. $5 What's stopped us from meeting these challenges is not the absence of sound policies and sensible plans. What's stopped us is the failure of leadership, the smallness of our politics - the un important ease with which we're distracted by the petty and trivial, our chronic avoidance of tough decisions, our preference for scoring cheap political points instead of rolling up our sleeves and building a working consensus to tackle big problems. chulenes have been For the last six years we've been told that our mounting p debts don't matter, we've been told that the anxiety Americans stehend feel about rising health care costs and stagnant wages are an Arčk illusion, we've been told that climate change is a hoax, and that tough talk and an ill-conceived war can replace diplomacy, and strategy, and foresight. And when all else fails, when Katrina happens, or the death toll in Iraq mounts, we've been told that our crises are somebody else's fault. We're distracted from our real failures, and told to blame the other party, or gay people, or immigrants. And as people have looked away in disillusionment and fike the smort ones. for five address frustration, we know what's filled the void. The cynics, and the making them. lobbyists, and the special interests who've turned our government into a game only they can afford to play. They write symbol metaphor es priviledge the checks and you get stuck with the bills, they get the access direct while you get to write a letter, they think they own this Social government, but we're here today to take it back. The time for that politics is over. It's time to turn the page. [...] http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,251292,00.html (September 15, 2007) responsibility, self-reliance P 0 14 Srl (as of) (Prays (of) -Z => Erlan terungen. zumetaptionical to make language fehlen! Land mèso. 2.0.0 parts of his speech. This creates. a feeling of togetherness and the addressed people feel makes like they included in Mr. Obama's goals for the future. In addition, this aim at making everyone feel included is supported. by the direct address of the listeners lines 52 and 53. The speaker also manages his speech more memorable im pacting by inserting metaphorical This is first done line language one are four with the personification of "[bringing Jan Empire to its knees". Another example can be found in lines nine and ten, where Barack 2 Obama includes a simile in his speed that also functions as "...we heard a roll down. contrasti King's call to let justice... like water, and righteousness like Seite a a mighty stream". Furthermore, can find metaphorical language in line 51, where the speaker. describes the government as only they can afford to play". Aside from imagery. Mr Obama also includes parallet sentence structure by using repetitions and a game Lk eng 12/1.1 3 [[minileger)) 5 Barack Obama: Announcement for President, Springfield, Feb. 10th, 2007 [Speech] 1 Erwartungshorizont / Bewertungsbogen Name: I. Inhaltliche Leistung [60 Punkte / 40%] Assignment 1: Point out Barack Obama's demand for change and describe his view... Anforderungsbereich I [Comprehension] Der Schüler/ die Schülerin ... erläutert Obathas Forderung nach Wechsel und Neubeginn mit Bezug auf Ereignisse und Persönliefkeiten der amerikanischen Geschieffe (Z. 1-10, 16). din zeigr die von Obama benannten aktuellen Problembereiche auf, z. B. woron Herrer 2 1. Klausur den Irakkrieg (Z. 25), • die Abhängigkeit von fremden Ölvorräte (Z. 25f.), . die finanziellen Probleme viele Pamilien (Z. 27f.). führt Gründe für diese Probleme an, z. B. poverty failed die Führungsschwache der Bush-Regierung (Z. 33), A 3 • die fehlende Konzentration auf das Wesentliche (Z. 34), oleracted 4 1-10-2019 5 Hovery • die Vermeidung entschlossener Entscheidungen (Z. 35f.). führt als weiteren Grund die Beschwichtigungspolitik der Bush-Regierung (Z. 38-47) an, die durch ein Herabspielen der Probleme (z. B. in Bezug auf steigende Gesundheitskosten oder den Klimavandel) von ihrer umstrittenen Politik ablenken will GoG erfüllt ein weiteres aufgabenbezogenes Kriterium: Summe 1. Teilaufgabe mögl. Punkte Assignment 3: Discuss Barack Obama's specific concept of the American Dream ... Der Schüler/ die Schülerin ... mögl. Punkte 62 43 4 Punkte (2)/ 16 28 10 Industrialisierung, technischer Fortschritt: man on the moon (Z. 8). Jest pasbary. arbeitet des Weiteren die Bestandteile des American Dream heraus, die Obama mit aktuellen Zielvorstellungen verbindet, z. B.: Muon 2 • Friedenssicherung: a war with no end (Z. 25), Mall 2.3 Selbstbestimmung, Autonomie: dependence on ou. 25/26), Bildung, Erziehung: schools where too many children aren't learning (Z. 26/27). vergleicht Obamas Interpretation des American Dream mit anderen Varianten, die Bestandteile des American Dream repräsentieren bzw. in Fragestellen (z. B. prosperity, religious freedom ). 62 (paychech) 3 bewertet zusammenfassend das Besondere an Obamas Konzept des American Dream auch im Vergleich zu anderen Varianten, z. B. hinsichtlich seiner Bedeutung für die Zukunft der 4 4 4 amerikanischen Gesellschaft... 1 supporto atigens (recie erfüllt ein weiteres aufgabenbezogenes kriterium: wouhout Summe 3. Teilaufgabe 4 Anforderungsbereich III [Comment] erläutert, welche historisch überlieferten Bestandteile des Americh Dream sich in Obamas Rede spiegeln und konkretisiert sie, z. B.: Fathers Do... Founding independ dan 6 • Glaichheit: Lincoln, Martin Luther King (Z. 16f. /Z. 9/10), • Freiheit: welcomed immigrants to our shores (Z. 7). ● (4) 20 Punkte -1. 4 Seite anaphoray throughout his whole speech... example of this is the repeated use of the phrase "we've been told" (11.38 f., 1.41, 1.441. The Speaker also supports enumeration of abstract nouns in lines 42 and 43 Here, he mentions diplomacy, and strategy and foresight". his claims with the Lastly, he stresses the of his demand for change by continuously using words that support the present tense, such as today (11.12,23). urgency Barack Obama's use of stylistic devices in his address to the nation, underlines his message and makes the whole speech more. convincing memorable and touching to its listeners. To sum it up, these aspects. are all supportive of his aim to make. the nation agree with his belief that it is "time to turn the -Page (1.55). fr 24 (refer to the present) current situation). -Z AF8 !!! => perſonliche sicccmmpnacume“: репойстик Ir(given/ delivered) =) Mufgaben bis beachten: Thoug (for) musfilmungen verfolgen analytischen musely ("train susak of thoughs" => AFRI stellung IE-I/T (overcoming) (Trap (with) лази wy auch. zl. ©! " S United States by making references Jenien to the past and setting goals for the future. ( ( ( ( Disterss Assignment In his Announcement for President the 2007, Barack Obama year 0.. take Seite 5 on Datum: 01.10.19 can his the gives the American Dream in the present-day Fathers. Aside from that, he also mentions other achievements of the nation, including the Great Depression ( in the 1930s (cf.11.6 f.), the unification the Civil War (cf.11.19 f.), or realization of He begins his speech by remembering "the of our genius founders " (1.1), expressing his positive opinion and respect towards the Founding Г after even the country's independence in 1776 (cf.1-4). These examples refer to the American Dream concept of the that challenges can be progress be reached. can be overcome, made and success Obama justifies this success people who with the belief that love their country can change it "(11.146) connecting it to American patriotism. Konzept und Layout: Europaschule Troisdorf Gedruckt auf 100% Recycling-Papier II. Darstellungsleistung / sprachliche Leistung [90 Punkte / 60%] 1. Kommunikative Textgestaltung Der Prüfling 1. Aufgabenbezug ... richtet seinen Text konsequent und explizit auf die Aufgabenstellung aus. 2. Textformate ... beachtet die Konventionen der jeweils geforderten Zielt&tformate. - 3. Textaufbau ... erstellt einen sachgerecht strukturierten / leserfreundlichen Text, u.a. durch sprach- liche Verknüpfungen und Absätze als erkennbare Sinnabschnitte. 4. Ökonomie gestaltet seinen Text hinreichend ausfahrlich, aber ohne unnötige Wiederholungen und Umständlichkeiten. ... 5. Belegtechnik belegt seine Aussagen durch eine funktionale Verwendung von Verweisen und Zitate. Kommentar Jrs Dauner ! Summe 1 (1-5) ... Konkretisierungen 2. Ausdrucksvermögen / Verfügbarkeit sprachlicher Mittel Der Prüfling 6. Eigenständigkeit ... löst sich vom Wortlaut des Ausgangstextes und formuliert eigenständig. 7. Allgemeiner und thematischer Wortschatz ... bedient sich eines sachlich wie stilistisch angemessenen und differenzierten. allgemeinen und thematischen Wortschatzes. 8. Textbesprechungs- und Textproduktionswortschatz ... bedient sich eines sachlich wie stilistisch angemessenen und differenzierten Textbesprechungs- und Textproduktionswortschatzes. "comment 3. Sprachrichtigkeit Konkretisierungen Der Prüfling 10 11 12 9. Satzbau bedient sich eines variablen und dem jeweiligen Zieltextformat angemessenen Satzbaus. Summe 2 (6-9) 1-12 # 2 beachtet die Normen der sprachlichen Korrektheit Wortschatz Grammatik Orthographie (i.e. Rechtschreibung und Zeichensetzung) Summe 3 (10-12) mögl. Punkte 64 3 6 8 6 Pkte 42 30 8 6 mögl. Pkte Punkte 6 4 6 5 Summe: Darstellungs- und sprachliche Leistung 90 7 4 10 8 30 24 mögl. Punkte Pkte 12 12 M M 6 6 30 78 -3- Seite In addition, the concept of Manifest Destiny, the missionary spirit, the belief that America and God's chosen country, is underlined when Mr. Obama praises that the nation. managed to "[open] railroads to the west" (1.8). Another reference American Dream is remem bering Abraham Lincoln and the time of slavery. Obama talks about. the challenges that Lincoln overcame (cf.11.16 f.) and how these inspired millions to fight for unification and freedom. (cf. 11. 19 f.). A connection is also to the dream of equality by inserting that women of every race, of every walk of life, continued. to and for freedom [...]. "(11.21 f.). This march Supports the idea of the Declaration that "all men of Independence created equal". hame men is to the drawn by made are However, Obama does not only positive aspects and achievements, he also criticizes the fact that the American Dream is not the reality in all parts of the nation. He points out that "families [are struggling I paycheck to paycheck des pite working as hard Iw(merde) ifr (Prap (with) 10-1 Assignment 2: Analyse how Obama tries to convince his listeners ... by examining... Anforderungsbereich II [Analysis] Der Schüler/ die Schülerin... Punkte mögl. Punkte repetitions verdeutlicht, wie Barack Obama die Zuhörer von seiner Eignung als Präsidentschaftskandidat boun zu überzeugen versucht, indem Obama seinen Aussagen rhetorisch starken Nachdruck verleiht durch den Gebrauch von (oft miteinander verknüpften) Aufzungen, anaphorischen Satzkonstruktionen, Parallefsmen und prägnanten Kurzsätzen (z. B. Z. 3-10). (we're leverdeutlicht, wie Barack Obama die Zuhörer rhetorisch mittels weiterer sprachlicher Strategien zu überzeugen versucht, z. B. unter Nutzung der Wirkung 5 • des Sprachklanges von Alliterationen, z. B. sound policies - sensible plans (Z. 32), ● von antithetischer Begriffen, die die Einheit der Nation unterstreichen (North and South, slave and free / men and women, Z. 20/21), metaphionial houpa von sites, die als indirekte Zitate einen historischen Bezug herstellen (M. L. King let justice... a mighty stream, Z. 0. 1 2 "Zanne" (8.5%)" 3 4 5 6 perſonification (Himp.) zeigt die historischen Bezugspunkte in Obamas Rede auf und deutet diese als Strategie, inhaltliches Wissen für bestimmte Ziele einzusetzen, z. B. für Pkte e • die Hervorrufung nostalgischer Gefühle, die politische Orientierung an erfolgreichen Vorbildern (M. L. King und A. Lincoln), die Kontrastierung positiver Errungenschaften der Vergangenheit mit Missständen der Gegenwart. zeigt auf, dass Obama sich vor seinen Zuhörern inhaltlich als kritischer und sachkundiger Beobachter darstellt, der das Potential besitzt, Fehlleistungen der amtierenden Regierung aufzudecken, und das Recht hat. Vorwürfe gegen sie zu erheben (Z. 31 - 47). analysiert, wie der Sprecher die Zuhörer für sich gewinnt, indem er Obamas adressaten- Midded orientierten und solidatierenden Ton herausarbeitet, z. B. durch • die Verwendung der Pronomina w our und us, 42 topetternas • die Vertrauen aufbauende, positive Einschätzung des amerikanischen Volkes: Forthat is our unyielding faith... people who love their country can change it. (Z. 13-15) / as one people as Americans (Z. 24). erfüllt ein weiteres aufgabenbezogenes Kriterium: Summe 2. Teilaufgabe Bewertungsschlüssel / Zuordnung der Punkte zu den Notenstufen: Note 1+ 1 1- 2+ 2 2- 3+ 3 150 142 134 127 119 112-104 - 97 - 143 135 128 120 113 105 98 90 3- 4+ 89- 82- 83 75 Gesamtnote: gust (m) дил 4 74- 68 (4) 24126 Summe der 1., 2. und 3. Teilaufgabe 60 24 Summe: Inhaltliche Leistung (I) und Darstellung/Sprache (II) 150 5 4- 67. 60 6 5+ 59. 50 4 49 - 41 4 5 5- 2 40- 30 6 29 - 0 20.10.2013 -2- /w (role) n.o. Prap 7.0. [-] 7.3. E.1 где 0 as they can. "(11.27 f), hinting at the fact that priviledges and someone's past still play a roll in their financial status and that hard work does not always lead to success. that the Moreover, the politician states. his opinion government often blames others (cf. 1.46) and projects this Lonto the citizens as well. This is a contrast to the American Dream which promotes responsibility and self-reliance. the future president a way, re-introducing the idea of aims at the American Dream into politics, by creating government that supports its citizens, rather than leaving them. alone in facing their own challenges. even making these. worse (cf.11.50-53). Obama draws a connection to the social contract theory, the first part of the Declaration of Independence, by suggesting that "they think they own this government" (11.536) but that the people are get it back lef. 1.54) This is a social the states In a Seite 7 that the contract theory because it form the the people supposed to reference to government and that it is their duty to rebel if the government does not 8 protect their rights. Seite It is Obama's goal to an America in which people be equal, free and successful, clearly showing his inspiration by the American Dream. create can э) ато жы des perſonnlichen Pellungnahme erfor - derlich. : Vokabular