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1. How does Barack Obama’s speech consider the occasion? What aspects of the speech make it uniquely a memorial speech?

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   Questions: - How does Barack Obama’s speech consider the occasion? What aspects of the speech make it uniquely a memorial speech?
2. What is the purpose of the minibiographies of those who died in the shooting? How do they set the tone for Obama’s speech?

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   Questions: - What is the purpose of the minibiographies of those who died in the shooting? How do they set the tone for Obama’s speech?
3. Obama says that some think the shooting may “usher in more civility in our public discourse” (par. 37). How does he enlarge on that idea? Why does he believe it is so important? How is it connected to what he believes we must do going forward?

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   Questions: - Obama says that some think the shooting may “usher in more civility in our public discourse” (par. 37). How does he enlarge on that idea? Why does he believe it is so important? How is it connected to what he believes we must do going forward?
4. Some people have criticized this speech as being too sentimental or too centrist. They believe Obama’s speech on this occasion should have been a stronger call for action. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.

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   Questions: - Some people have criticized this speech as being too sentimental or too centrist. They believe Obama’s speech on this occasion should have been a stronger call for action. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.
5. Do you think this speech qualifies as a jeremiad? In what ways does or doesn’t it?

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   Questions: - Do you think this speech qualifies as a jeremiad? In what ways does or doesn’t it?