His face has graced every major magazine cover in the world! His likeness is seen everywhere! In almost a year, he changed the face of history.
Never in my life time did I think that I would have experience a moment like President Obama's Inaugural Speech. While in my opinion, he is an outstanding orator, this was not one of his most riveting speeches. Although inspiring, stern, honest, and promising, it was very grim at times addressing the issues that the United States and the world face today. President Obama has galvanized the world and now stands as the leader of the free world.
I have watched his speech and listened to it over and over and the passage that stands out to me most is the following:
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. 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. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. 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.
This captures the world on the day that President Obama became its leader. The United States is in the worse shape its has been since the Great Depression. As a leader he has a momentous tasks ahead of him, and he admits that we must prepare our nation for a new age.
His speech was forceful and proud, yet humble and passionate. Hope, change, new vision and challenging the new obstacles that face us were noted throughout his speech.
President Obama has the traits and qualities to lead this nation. His speech gave many an opportunity for hope, for inclusiveness and for equity. His humbleness and honesty are characteristics of a great leadership. I found his speech as a great foundation for a beginning of history for a new generation of leaders and leadership.
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The example that you chose to include within this critique best descbribes our summaries the crisis that we are currently living in. I agree with your comments that President Obama must accept these momentous tasks ahead of us and prepare our nation for new beginnings. The words that you chose to represent the speech are representative a "Great Leader":
forceful, proud, passionate, Hope, and change. I agree the these leadership traits of President Obama will assist in bringing a new age to America.
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