Barack Obama’s Rhetoric on unlifting Racial Divisiveness in the U.S.A.

Gunawan, Samuel (2012) Barack Obama’s Rhetoric on unlifting Racial Divisiveness in the U.S.A. In: LOOW 3 -2012, UK Petra, 29-05-2012 - 30-05-2012, Surabaya - Indonesia.

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Abstract

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This paper is an inquiry into Barack Obama’s rhetorical craftmanship that evidently paved the way to his move forward to the White House. As his presidential campaign was placed as part of the journey toward the job of perfecting the nation, the rhetoric of this speech irresistibly challenges and drives Americans to move beyond the existing racial divisiveness in order to address part of the union that was not yet made perfect thus enabling them to work together to get through the enormity of their common problems.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Key words: Obama’s rhetoric on race, Obama’s race speech,
Subjects: P Language and Literature
Divisions: Faculty of Letter > English Department
Depositing User: Admin
Date Deposited: 11 Jul 2012 22:16
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2017 05:01
URI: https://repository.petra.ac.id/id/eprint/15774

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