Thursday, July 29, 2010

2004 Keynote Speech

I think this keynote speech is one of the most impressive speeches. Even though I am not American, I can feel my adrenaline is pushed by what Obama said. Less than 20 minutes, Obama pulled almost every American core values together. He used his personal background to be an evidence for the values of freedom, equality, diversity, and opportunity that he has gotten from this country.

One of the most touchable parts is when he mentioned about all Americans are one family: no black America, no white America, no liberal America, no conservative America, but we are the United States of America. He said that we are the one, your problem is also my problem. Furthermore, he said, in this magical country, everyone has rights to freely show their expression, to participate in political process, and also had a place for everyone no matter who they are. He emphasized that we still have the American dream and we can still hope, which are the values that most American have forgotten but are the things that they really want.

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