02-17-2009 Obama's Inageration Speech

In President Obama’s speech, how does Obama persuade the people to believe in and follow him?
Doing this assignment was the first time that I have watched the inauguration speech of President Obama. While watching the speech I felt that he truly meant what he said. The tone of his voice made him sound very convincing and yet extremely powerful. You could tell just by the tone of his voice that he meant what he was saying. During the speech he mentions that we are a young nation and we still have time to change our ways. Throughout the whole speech he also makes references to the past. Obama realizes that our nation has made a lot of mistakes but if we were to work hard, we will not make them again. He feels that we need to respect our ancestor because they made our world the way it is today. Also, during the speech he takes action; he states the things that we need to accomplish. He said that the schools need to, “meet the demands of the new age” and the economy needs to get better. He feels that we make our own fate, so we need to make the right choices. He also said this is, “the new era of responsibility.” He made sure that throughout the whole speech he addressed everyone; he didn’t want anyone to feel left out. As a new leader, he needs to make a good impression. He had to be appealing for all. This speech was very meaningful and you could honestly tell that Obama meant every word he said. He truly wants to change our nation for the better.