On
June 26th of 2015, America was moved forever; the definition of equality
rang true with clarity. There over, speaking to the American public as a whole, Barack
Obama, 44th president of the United States, officially legalized
same sex marriage. This meant that in all 50 states, couples consisting of two
women or two men, could join in holy matrimony. In Obama’s speech addressing this
issue, he presents a sincere diction and an inspiring simile in order to show
that the United States is capable of achieving hope to make a positive change. An
affirmative power that Obama references is the fact that in this day of age,
children are becoming comfortable with their own sexual identity, causing them
to come out to their parents. Obama states that those who have shown their true
colors “slowly made an entire country realize that love is love” (Obama 7:42). The
sincere diction further offers a push that some might need to share their
sexual preference. However, Obama does not persuade the public into doing so,
only mentioning it, so that the overall mood of his speech does not become assertive.
The phrase “love is love”, yet simple, creates balance with the audience because
it does not leave out any group of people. Going off the “straightforward”
theme, Obama later recalls a quote from former American senator, Bobby Kennedy,
stating, “small actions can be like pebbles thrown into a still lake; ripples
of hope cascade outwards, and change the world” (Obama 8:25). Furthermore, the
small actions are those dealing with embracing the LGBTQ+ community, all of
which pertain to the lake, in this case being the United States. The use of a
simile to compare these small actions to pebbles proves that no matter the size
of a good deed, the effect will undoubtedly go far. Lastly, hope has the power
to inspire not only a nation, but the world. The United States took its first
leap into further developing the world into a place that is accepting of all
people no matter whom they love.
Caption: #Lovewins
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