The nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous

table, values or beliefs is seen as they are applied in several categories of social practice and how they are expressed in the sentences quoted from the address. Obama starts the address by showing his honor to the American citizens and the ancestors. He uses a positive attitude showing humility that is reflected from word humbled, grateful, and mindful in order to attract the sympathy from the audience. He also thanks the citizens who attend the ceremony and also the former president, G.W. Bush. In the first and the second paragraph, he shows respect to the former president of U.S. for the cooperation during the presidential transition. 1. I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust youve bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. 2, I, a

2. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation as well as the

generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. 3, II, a Being a president of United States of America, he definitely has higher position in the country and in nature will be the person who accepts the most respect of the people. By showing respect and humility, he creates an image of a humble man which is a plus point for a leader for having such quality. He maintains the closeness to the citizens to be part of them so it will make him easy to act in the name of the people. In the third paragraph, he describes the situation in where the inaugural address is usually addressed. He puts also a metaphoric situation of when and how the presidential oath is spoken.

3. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace

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4. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.

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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