Barack Obama's Remarks on Common-Sense Gun Safety Reform

I denne study guide kan du få hjælp til at analysere Barack Obamas tale "Remarks by the President on Common-Sense Gun Safety Reform". Udover analysehjælpen kan du finde et summary af talen, samt gode råd til diskussion og perspektivering.

Præsentation af talen

Titel: “Remarks by the President on Common-Sense Gun Safety Reform”
Taler: Barack Obama
Hvor: Østværelset i det Hvide Hus.
Hvornår: Den 5. januar 2016.

Barack Hussein Obama (f. 1961) er en amerikansk politiker, som var USAs 44. præsident fra 2009 til 2017. En vigtig del af Obamas indenrigspolitik var hans arbejde for at reducere antallet af skuddrab i USA ved at stramme våbenlovgivningen.

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Allusions and references

Throughout his speech, Obama makes numerous allusions (indirect references) and direct references. Some of the most important direct references are to recent gun-related incidents and mass-shootings like the recent death of teenager Zaevion Dobson (l. 369) and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting (ll. 141-142).

Obama also makes direct references to important political figures throughout history, beginning with Martin Luther King Jr. (l. 78) and continuing with references to important political and social events that have shaped America: “A woman’s right to vote didn’t happen overnight. The liberation of African Americans didn’t happen overnight. LGBT rights -- that was decades’ worth of work.” (ll. 362-366).