Our challenges may be new. 93, XXVI, a

ago might not have been served in a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath. 102, XXVIII, a Not forgotten to be mentioned is that America has earned the God‘s grace and gift which is the freedom. 53. Let it be said by our childrens children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and Gods grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations. 112, XXI, a Therefore, the people should bear and keep this belief as purpose and way of life. Thus, Obama‘s main concerns in this political address and in his first term leading America is about to remake America by rebuilding the economy and resolving the international affairs.

2. Discourses in the Second Inaugural Address

Obama won the election for the second time and continues to work on his second term leading America. The inaugural ceremony was held for him in 2013. This part will discuss the content delivered in the second inaugural address. Following the first plot analysis, the discussion will cover the implied messages addressed by Obama as a President in U.S.A. Different from the former inaugural address, Obama blends some additional values in order to gain more support for his term and also to justify the efficacy of his on-going programs. The main theme is still about Remaking America based on the Ideology and its national creed. However, he speaks more about the need of collective action and sets the point of the importance of time in responding the existing issues. His attempt to direct more support in his last term of office is described thoroughly below and will be summarized in the following table. Table 4.2. Discourses as Social Practices from the Second Inaugural Address No. Discourses as Social Practices Value Belief Norm Sentences 1. Remaking America a. Pluralism

3. We recall that what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the

tenets of our faith or the origins of our names. I b. Nationalism

4. What makes us exceptional -- what makes us American

-- is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago: I c. Time and Change

6. Today we continue a never-ending journey to bridge the meaning of those words with the

realities of our time . III d. Patriotism and Self-help

8. The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few

or the rule of a mob. III e. Democracy 2. We affirm the promise of our democracy. I f. Liberalism 11. Through blood drawn by lash and blood drawn by sword, we learned that no union founded on the principles of liberty and equality could survive half-slave and half-free. IV g. Collectivism 18. But we have always understood that when times change, so must we; that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges; that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action. VIII h. Action and Responsibility 17. Our celebration of initiative and enterprise, our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility , these are constants in our character. VIII i. Optimism 25. America‘s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands : youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention. X

84. You and I, as citizens, have the power to set