Perspectives
In this part of the speech, we will help you put Michelle Obama’s Democratic Convention speech from 2016 in perspective. We will focus on current issues and suggest another speech you could compare it …
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Current issues
When analyzing Michelle Obama’s Democratic National Convention speech from 2016, it is important to relate it to current issues. First, it is important to know that Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Tim Kaine, lost the presidential election to Donald Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence. This happened even though Clinton won the popular vote of citizens, because Donald Trump won the electoral college vote.
Nowadays, many of Michelle Obama’s references to Trump’s actions are still relevant. She implies that Tr…
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Other speeches
When you analyze Michelle Obama’s Democratic National Convention speech from 2016, you could choose to compare it with her speech made at the Democratic National Convention in 2008.
In 2008, Michelle Obama was the first speaker of the convention and delivered her speech on the first night. She openly endorsed her husband as future President and talked about the sacrifices that both of their families have made so as they could succeed. She also talked about her husband’s ambition and the way in which he has helped different categories of people in different communities. During the final part of her 2008 speech, Michelle Obama focused on her husband’s g…
