We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we
4. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.
6, III, a
5. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears and true to our founding documents . 7, III, a The metaphoric ex pression ―during the rising tides of prosperity‖ refers to the growing American economy and ―still water of peace‖ to the stable political atmosphere. While the ―ideals‖ and the ―founding documents‖ are respectively associated to Universal Declaration of Human Rights and The Declaration of Independence. He tries to relate his existence with the former presidents and also the founding fathers making sense that he is even to them in the position and power and also equipped with equal capability. He makes the people rely in him since the concept of president in U.S.A is the only leader who is capable of making things go well for the society, providing that he is the right man. The metaphoric description is also a strategy to remind the people about the historical background of America. The way he plays this social cognition which is reflected by the notion of the ideals and founding documents to unify the people by knowing where they belong. This shared knowledge, known as the American Creed , has been made powerful to persuade the people into action toward the surrounding circumstance. Moving to the fourth paragraph, he describes also the current situation of U.S. and the crises faced by the people and the government. He mentions issue of war and hatred firstly. He shows courtesy in describing these events.6. That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. 9, IV, a
7. Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred
. 10, IV, a8. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility
on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. 11, IV, a ―The midst‖ creates a sense about the surrounding society problem which makes it closer to the people. The problem mentioned in the following sentence is related to war. Although he does not mention who are the hater and the opposition parties, he assures that it is a problem and it is there to be a concern for the nation. He lets the addresses rethink about what he means and he is sure that they will have the same reference. Another possibility by not directly mentioning the opposition party is that he is aware that it is a sensitive issue for the national and the foreign affair. Therefore, he will not put himself in danger by accusing certain names. He continues with mentioning the economy crisis. He tells that greed and irresponsibility do not match for economic betterment. Yet he does not blame certain group for having this quality. Instead, he states that the weakened economy is a result of collective failure in deciding what best for now and future. Then he desires a collective action as well to deal with this issue. The economic crisis, welfare, education, energy crisis, and global warming are the next following issues mentioned by Obama. Stating those issues, he creates certain level of awareness toward the social condition. He maneuvers an orientation on the social problem. 9. Homes have been lost, jobs shed, businesses shuttered. 12, IV, I 10. Our health care is too costly, our schools fail too many and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. 13, IV, IParts
» Research Questions Objectives of the Study
» Ideology Review on Related Theories
» Power Review on Related Theories
» Major Principles of Critical Discourse Analysis
» Van Dijk‟s View of Ideologies, Power, Discourse and Language.
» The Grammar of Ideational Meaning: Transitivity
» The Grammar of Interpersonal Meaning: Mood
» The Grammar of Textual Meaning: Theme
» Changes of the Features of Political Speeches through the Time
» Some Features of Analysis of Political Discourse
» Necessary Principles of Analysis of Political Discourse
» The Presence of Power, Ideology and Persuasion in Political Speeches
» Power in America American Political Culture
» Presidential Power in America
» The Ideology of American, the Liberties and Rights
» Profile and the Ideology of Barrack Hussein Obama
» The Recent Issues and Global Challenge faced by American
» Liberty, Freedom, and Equality
» Democracy Review on the Ideologies of America
» Nationalism Review on the Ideologies of America
» Study on President Barack Hussein Obama‟s Address
» Study on Systemic Functional Linguistics
» Study on the Presidents‟ Ideology
» Study on Film‟s Ideology and Domination
» Theoretical framework THEORETICAL REVIEW
» Critical Discourse Analysis Procedures of Data Analysis
» Ideational Meaning Interpersonal Meaning
» Textual Meaning Systemic Functional Linguistic Analysis
» Discourses in the First Inaugural Address
» The nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous
» We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we
» That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. 9, IV, a
» But know this America: 19, VI, a 13. They will be met. 20, VI, a
» Well restore science to its rightful place, and wield technologys wonders
» What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted
» Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for
» And for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and
» To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect
» To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the
» Our challenges may be new. 93, XXVI, a
» This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed, why men and women
» Discourses in the Second Inaugural Address
» We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would
» That‘s what will lend meaning to the creed our fathers once declared
» For history tells us that while these truths may be self-
» The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with
» Our celebration of initiative and enterprise, our insistence on hard work
» Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation and one people. 21, IX, a
» A decade of war is now ending. 23, X, b 19. An economic recovery has begun. 24, X, b
» The commitments we make to each other through Medicare and Medicaid
» They do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks
» We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the
» Our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of
» You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our
» Comparison of Obama‟s First and Second Address
» The Presented Norms as Truth and the Intended Society‟s Behavior
» The Mobilized Interests and the Potential Power Abuse
» Material Process Ideational Function
» Mental Process Ideational Function
» Relational Process ―For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed
» And so, to all the other peoples and governments who are watching
» But the words I spoke today are not so different from the oath that is
» For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. 43, XII, a
» Personal and Possessive Pronoun
» Textual Theme Textual Function
» Interpersonal Theme Textual Function
» Circumstantial Adjunct as Marked Theme
» Political Interest and the Potential Power Abuse
» Representing and Reshaping Reality
» Establishing Social Relation Language as the Representation of the Ideology and Power
» Framing the Political Message
» Suggestion CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
» First Inaugural Address of Obama in 2009
» Second Inaugural Address of Obama in 2013
» What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility
» We are shaped by every language and culture
» They gave to us a republic, a government of, and by, and for the
» We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect. XXIII We must act
» Being true to our founding documents does not require us to agree on every
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