Clicked open YouTube and proceeded to typed "obamas inauguration speech analysis". I found this interesting analysis video done by PBS's very own NewsHour. While the congressional lunch seemed quite tasty, I thought the Declaration along with American exceptionalism were two very interesting topics because Annette Gordon Reed of Harvard University said that, "he invoked the Declaration of Independence and to weave this thread and all the things you are talking about through the Declaration of Independence... a lot of people think that he doesn't believe that America is an exceptional nation, it's very clear that he does", when I heard that, I instantly connected to last class where we were also analyzing Obama’s Inauguration Speech. He definitely flowed connecting our time period back to the time of the Declaration. Lastly, when she brought up American exceptionalism, I thought equality and how Americans accept other Americans (or should); connecting back to how Obama mentioned womens rights and “our gay brothers and sisters”. I too, thought his speech was very exceptional and a blast from the past! If you developed your own takeaway(s), please leave it in the comments section below vvvvvvvvvv
While watching the video, I really liked how one of the speakers said that the President's speech really reflected the country's vision of Obama, this specifically made me thing of when we studied the differences of Democrats and Republicans- we as citizens and voters most of the time associate democrats with liberals, and as liberals they strive for equality, which is what our president wants to achieve during his last term. I really liked the video :)
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