tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177335184322064623.post349094267600629776..comments2024-03-28T23:54:40.814-06:00Comments on forms traced by light: the president's speechKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09944835420352128990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177335184322064623.post-75594480918148864592011-01-26T19:56:21.625-07:002011-01-26T19:56:21.625-07:00True. And I should have given credit where credi...True. And I should have given credit where credit was due - I was perhaps a little too distracted by salmon.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944835420352128990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177335184322064623.post-72043536374011281382011-01-25T23:19:05.554-07:002011-01-25T23:19:05.554-07:00Well, there was the following emphatic, albeit bri...Well, there was the following emphatic, albeit brief, statement:<br /><br />"What's more, we are the first nation to be founded for the sake of an idea - the idea that each of us deserves the chance to shape our own destiny. That is why centuries of pioneers and immigrants have risked everything to come here. It's why our students don't just memorize equations, but answer questions like 'What do you think of that idea? What would you change about the world?'"<br /><br />I thought his rhetorical technique was brilliant; advocating acceptance of the realities of 21st-century global communities while simultaneously emphasizing American exceptionalism is no easy task.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com