This speech is Barack Obama's reaction to accusations about his relationship to reverend Jeremiah Wright who preached anti-American. Obama uses the speech to talk about the racial conflict in the American society. He wants the American people to build a unit. Through stylistic devices Obama forms his audience into a unit which goes beyond their skin colour. Based on the American spirit he creates an illusion of a society being changed by will and hope only. He unites the different social groups in the pathetic myth of the American Dream. Content: Transcript of Obama's speech (7,5 pages) ; Analysis of the text (2,5 pages).

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