Let's start with the simple visuals at the inauguration. Something I noticed right off the bat was Michelle Obama's lime green outfit, along with the two daughters, one in a purple/blue outfit and the other in orange. What you choose to wear, as we have said, is very argumentative. As they have said First Lady Michelle choose an American designer to design her outfit for the formal inauguration and the ball gown in order to promote American fashion. The two girls outfits came from J.Crew, another American line. I just wonder if that was the only thing she was promoting...couldn't you also say those colors were ones not usually seen on the first lady at past inaugurations, implementing the notion of CHANGE? I loved it!
Barak Obama's speech was exactly what America needed to hear and with saying that involved heaps of past, present, and future argument. To start with the past, Obama says, "Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms." He bluntly stating an argument of past. Many people very involved in the economic downfall right now probably feel that no president has said those words and the economy be as atrocious as it is now (especially since you would almost be 80 if you were born on Black Tuesday).
One present argument he makes is, "Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age." Not all would agree that this is a consequence of greed, in fact many don't.
He states an argument of future as well, "They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America-they will be met." We all hope they will be met, but there is no way to say 100% that they will. I would say the speech Barak Obama was not sugarcoated and something I feel our country needed to hear. One that informed us all of how he wants to see things ran.
That's so cool about the fashion choices! I didn't think about that, but yeah, it is a true argument of American support and change even at the subtlest level. Also, I like the quote you used from Obama. He made many arguments about the past that were quite crucial to today as well as tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that obviously caught my eye was the use of colors Ashley used for the inauguration. It was a clever way to incorporate the topic into the visual display. Second I thought that talking about the Obama girls apparel was an interesting way to start off the topic of arguments because I did not even talk about anything visual at the inauguration. I only talked about things that were discussed and said, while Ashley went further and talked about how Mrs. Obama was wearing American designers which is something that I did not even notice or pick up on.
ReplyDeleteWe all seemed to forget that arguments don't always have to be just spoken words. Ashley, I thought it was great that you included the visual arguments as well as the verbal arguments that were made in the address. I liked the fact that you pointed out how both Michelle and her daughters' clothing choices were American companies/designers. I think that is really significant and most people would have skipped over a fact such as that. I went back and looked at the visual arguments that I missed and I noticed that President Obama was wearing a red tie. I see red as a very powerful, bold, and passionate color and I believe Obama has all of those characteristics. I think visual arguments can almost be more effective than verbal arguments sometimes like the well known saying, " a picture is worth a thousand words." Overall, I really enjoyed how you included those arguments into your analysis of the address.
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