Perspectives

To gain a broader perspective on Donald Trump's Republican nomination acceptance speech, we recommend that you also try to relate the speech to current issues and other political speeche…

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Current issues

Donald Trump delivered his speech during the 2016 US presidential campaign, which he won, becoming the 45th President of the United States in 2017. Consequently, the issues that he discussed in his speech—the American economy, immigration, violence, terrorism, foreign policy— are still very relevant today. In your analysis, you could consider how many of the promises that Donald Trump made during his campaign are beginning to take shape now, after he has won the election.

For example, he has taken steps to cut down illegal immigration, but some of his ex…

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Textual perspective

In you analysis, you might also want to consider comparing this speech with other political speeches by the speaker or other politicians. For example, you can compare this speech with Donald Trump's Super Tuesday victory speech, delivered a few months earlier. The speeches share some of the same topics, but they are very different in terms of structure. Donald Trump's Super Tuesday victory speech comes across as improvised w…