September 13, 2011
ENG 102
MW 11:00-12:15
Subject
I have chosen to write my informative essay about the disrespect that President Obama has receive before taking the office of the president, and during his presidency. Like the men before President Obama, he deserves respect, maybe not because he is the person holding the office, but because of the office of the president. I will say that people don’t have to respect him, but they have to respect the office. Never in history has a president been so disrespected than President Obama. Some say that it’s not disrespect, its disagreement with his policies; there is a difference between disrespect and disagreement. You can look at many news outlets and when referring to President Obama, they use “Mr.,” in its place. I will say that it’s appropriate sometimes, but 90% of the time people refer to him as Mr. Obama.
Why is this important
This topic is important to me, because I want to prove to my intended audience that the reason that President Obama is the most disrespected president in history is due to his race. And that racial tension still exists in the United States even in 2011. I want people to know about this subject simply because it’s time for a change. President Obama’s slogan for the 2008 Presidential campaign was “CHANGE”! Change should have come when majority of the nation voted for their first African American president. If you didn’t want him as your president, leader of the free world, then why vote him in office?
My Intended Audience
My intended audience are people who don’t understand why the disrespect of President Obama is not only offensive to African American but to other races as well. Also, to disrespect President Obama, is to disrespect the office of the president, and what it stands for.
Bibliography
Harlem English. “Is Obama the Most Disrespected President Ever?”
the giro. “Obama faces historic disrespect from political peers”
The First Post. “Disrespect! Republicans avoid Obamas big night”
USARISEUP.com “Blatant Disrespect of President Obama: Racism or Double Standard?”
Huff Post “Black Baptists Decry “Disrespect” Direct At Obama”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/15/black-baptists-decry-disr_n_927286.html
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ReplyDeleteAnthoney: this might be helpful for your paper "Black President, Double Standard: Why White Liberals Are Abandoning Obama" and "The Epistemology of Race Talk"
ReplyDeleteYou should also read the reader comments on both of those articles.
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