"We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of Americans barely
get by, or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules. What's at stake aren't Democratic values or Republican values, but American values. And we have to reclaim them."—President Barack Obama, State of the Union, 2012 In this quote, President Obama uses omission to hide that most Americans are financially stable and that change is unnecessary
references the successes of past leadership that are different from his goals for the coming year
appeals to Americans' sense of fairness to increase support among different parties for his agenda
includes biased language in favor of his political party that separates people with different platforms
The ancient Greeks contributed far more than three things to European culture, but arguably the three most important are literature, architecture, and medicine
The American Revolution was a time when the British colonists in America rebelled against the rule of Great Britain. There were many battles fought and the colonies gained their freedom and became the independent country of the United States. The American Revolutionary War lasted from 1775 until 1783.
Most self-governing colonies have responsible government. Elected rulers are able to make most decisions without referring to the colonial power with nominal control of the colony.
