Unit 15 Obama’s Victory Speech (pictures)

Unit15600,000supportersGrantPark,ChicagoBarackObamaThefirstAfrican-AmericanpresidentinAmericanhistoryDOB:August4,1961POB:Honolulu,HawaiiFather:KenyaMother:Kansas,USLivedwithhisgrandparentsafterhisparentsdivorced1981-1983B.A.ofColumbiaUniversitymajoringinpoliticalsciencewithaspecialtyininternationalrelation1988-1991J.D.(JurisDoctor)ofHarvardUniversity1992-2004lecturerintheUniversityofChicagoLawSchoolteachingconstitutionallaw1993-2004civilrightsattorney1997–2004StateSenatorofIllinois2005–2008U.S.Senator2008presidentialcampaignObama52.9%Vs.JohnMcCain45.7%2012presidentialcampaignObama51.1%Vs.MittRomney47.2%DomesticpolicyEconomicpolicyHealthcarereformHeproposedanexpansionofhealthinsurancecoveragetocovertheuninsured,tocappremiumincreases,andtoallowpeopletoretaintheircoveragewhentheyleaveorchangejobs.GuncontrolSandyHookElementarySchoolshooting,December14,2012,causingthedeathof20childrenand6adultstaffmembersForeignpolicyIraqiwithdrawalObamaannouncedthatcombatoperationsinIraqwouldendwithin18monthsWarinAfghanistanHeannouncedanincreasetoU.S.trooplevelsof17,000inFebruary2009tostabilizeadeterioratingsituationinAfghanistanWarinLibyaOsamabinLadenJuneJanuaryPrimaryelectionJulyAugustNationalRepresentativesConferenceNovemberElectionRunningInauguraladdressJanuary1.Primaryelection:forthenominationofcandidatesatnationalpartyconventions(提名候选人预选会)2.NationalRepresentativesConference:party’sofficialcandidateforthepresidencyisselectedbycastingvotes(各党确定正式候选人)3.Running:nation-widepresidentialcampaignsbythecandidates.(总统竞选运动)4.Election(indirectelection):Generalelection—thevotersacrossthenationgotothepolls.(全国选民投票)ElectoralCollege—winner-take-all(选举团投票）538electors3electorsTheDistrictofColumbia535electorsWhatarethenamesofObama’sfamily?Whoisthe“unsunghero”mentionedbyObama?WhatarethegreatestchallengesmentionedbyObama?ObamaquotedsomethingsaidLincoln,whatisit?Who’sAnnNixonCooper?Howoldisshe?What’sthethemeofObama’sspeech?Canyoufindanexpressioninthespeechtobethetitle?I.Theintroduction(paras.?)ObamahailshiselectionasatriumphantvictoryforAmericandemocracy.II.Thebody(paras.?)1.Hereviewsthe21-month-longcampaignandexpresseshisgratitudetopeopleconcerned.(paras.?)2.Helooksaheadtohisnewjobconfidently.(paras.?)III.Theconclusion(paras.?)HesetsnewgoalsfortheUnitedStates.“allmenarecreatedequal”andthattheyare“endowedbytheirCreatorwithcertaininalienableRights”including“Life,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.“——DeclarationofIndependencelifeshouldbebetterandricherandfullerforeveryone,withopportunityforeachaccordingtoabilityorachievementregardlessofsocialclassorcircumstancesofbirth——JamesTruslowAdamstheopportunityforprosperityandsuccess,andanupwardsocialmobilityachievedthroughhardworkRepublicanPartyDemocraticParty&EconomicpoliciesSocialpoliciesVoterbaseconservativeliberalIdeologiesRepublicancandidateVeteranoftheVietnamwarHewascapturedandputintoprisonforlongtime“Thisisahistoricelection,andIrecognizethesignificanceithasforAfricanAmericansandforthespecialpridethatmustbetheirtonight…Webothrealizethatwehavecomealongwayfromtheinjusticesthatoncestainedournation’sreputation.”BorninScranton,PennsylvaniaMovedtoDelawareat10BackgroundOnNovember19,1863,PresidentAbrahamLincolndeliveredatwo-minutespeechatthesiteoftheBattleofGettysburgthatwastobecomeimmortal.Fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinentanewnation,conceivedinlibertyanddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal.Nowweareengagedinagreatcivilwar,testingwhetherthatnationoranynationsoconceivedandsodedicatedcanlongendure.Wearemetonagreatbattlefieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportionofthatfieldasafinalresting-placeforthosewhoheregavetheirlivesthatthatnationmightlive.Itisaltogetherfittingandproperthatweshoulddothis.Butinalargersense,wecannotdedicate,wecannotconsecrate,wecannothallowthisground.Thebravemen,livinganddeadwhostruggledherehaveconsecrateditfaraboveourpoorpowertoaddordetract.Theworldwilllittlenotenorlongrememberwhatwesayhere,butitcanneverforgetwhattheydidhere.Itisforusthelivingrathertobededicatedheretotheunfinishedworkwhichtheywhofoughtherehavethusfarsonoblyadvanced.Itisratherforustobeherededicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus--thatfromthesehonoreddeadwetakeincreaseddevotiontothatcauseforwhichtheygavethelastfullmeasureofdevotion--thatweherehighlyresolvethatthesedeadshallnothavediedinvain,thatthisnationunderGodshallhaveanewbirthoffreedom,andthatgovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeopleshallnotperishfromtheearth.1930sDuststorm&severedroughtsMigratetothewestcoastTheGrapesofWrath“Wehavenothingtofearexceptfearitself”--Roosevelt,1933campaignagainstthepolicyofracialsegregationonthepublictransitsystemRosaParksUnitedStatesSupremeCourtdeclaredtheAlabamaandMontgomerylawsrequiringsegregatedbusestobeunconstitutional1963Equalemploymentopportunitiesendsegregationinpublicfacilities,restaurants,andstores1965Votingrightsmovement“…nowthetrumpetsummonsusagainnotasacalltobeararms,thougharmsweneed,notasacalltobattle,thoughe