Barak Obama's Speech: The Audacity Of Hope

In July 2004, Barak Obama then only a Senator from Illinois delivered speech entitled “The Audacity of Hope,” at the Fleet Center (now the TD Garden) in Boston, Massachusetts. The 2004 DNC Convention was the first held in Boston, “…My father got a scholarship to study in a magical place; America…” This line, from President Obama’s speech entitled “The Audacity of Hope,” builds up the thought that Mr. Obama is a result of 'The American Dream.' In any case, it may not be the model of the fantasy that is well-known to generally Americans.
Since he comes from a unique race, the targeted audience were both racist and non-racist community of the country with message to learn for each. Approximately 9.1 million individuals were recorded to have

viewed the Democratic convention the evening of the speech. Audacity of Hope' is an interesting blend of words, which is likewise the title of Mr. Obama's 2006 book that subtle elements his dreams and positions. Audacity, characterized as strength or brave, appears like an odd word to match with trust, however Mr. Obama utilized it to extraordinary rhetorical impact in this speech. This 'daring expectation' is that indeed, even a man with his experience can prevail in the United States, a case that can be significantly additionally demonstrated looking back. He centers around the modernization of this thought for the 21st century, using explanatory interests that are discovered all through the content. Nevertheless, President Obama does not arrive at this thought until the last 50% of his speech, starting rather with an immense interest to sentiment. He comments how impossible it is that somebody with the both his past and skin color was provided with the opportunity to address the convention.
The main purpose of the speech was to put forward his ideas for a modernized American Dream, relating what that dream meant to his parents and to him, and then proceeds to convince what it can mean for Americans today. He then connects his and his family’s story to the core beliefs of the nation on the basis of Declaration of Independence and justifies that this is what makes the United States great again. He connects with the audience very well. Mr. Obama speaks on several subjects that were directly connected to Democrats to whom he was connecting, such as education, health care, foreign policy. In the middle part of his speech he says, “If there’s a senior citizen somewhere who can’t pay for her subscription…. that makes my life poorer… If there’s an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties (Obama, para 12).” Mr. Obama utilizes the emotions and excitement to attract the attention of the audience. He says that there are no states based upon race or political views but that there exists only the United State. This symbolizes political unity. Race was additionally a factor in his speech, in spite of the fact that he was not the first African American contender for the Senate, he frequently referenced the uniqueness of the circumstance. Appealing to their political views and sense of nationalism, President Obama targeted his Democratic audience to logically connect to his concepts.

Works Cited
YouTube. (2018). C-SPAN: Barack Obama Speech at 2004 DNC Convention. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWynt87PaJ0 [Accessed 20 Apr. 2018].
Scribd. (2018). Rhetorical Analysis - The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama | Politics. [online] Available at: https://www.scribd.com/doc/221801117/Rhetorical-Analysis-The-Audacity-of-Hope [Accessed 20 Apr. 2018].