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170TalkBack 3. Although %u201cGate A-4%u201d is about the speaker%u2019s connection to a woman through their shared Palestinian backgrounds, the poem describes optimistic connections among women from many backgrounds. What connects the women to each other? Explain. 4. What significance does the speaker ascribe to the plant her %u201cnew best friend%u201d (l. 34) is carrying? How does the speaker honor this tradition in her own way? QUESTIONS Making Connections 5. Compare and contrast the tone and mood of President Bush%u2019s speech and %u201cGate A-4.%u201d Look carefully at each writer%u2019s diction. 6. President Bush%u2019s speech begins with the assertion that %u201cour fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts.%u201d How does %u201cGate A-4%u201d allude to the changed world following the events of 9/11? 7. What do Bush and Nye have in common in their view of what%u2019s the %u201cbest of America,%u201d as Bush says? How are their views different, or are they? Explain. 8. Reading these two texts from the vantage point of the present day, which resonates more strongly with your understanding of the United States? What is our most promising path to security and stability? Are we still in a militaristic mode in which we must vanquish our enemies? Or, as Nye suggests, should we focus on overcoming the fear and anxiety engendered by the attack on American soil? Use evidence from the texts as well as your own observations and reading as evidence to support your answer. QUESTIONS 2004 Democratic National Convention Speech Barack Obama Barack Obama (b. 1961) served as the 44th president of the United States, making him the first Black person to hold that office. He graduated from Columbia University and then Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review . He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago before serving as Illinois state senator, U.S. senator, and ultimately U.S. president. In 2009, President Obama was named the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Since his presidency, he published a third memoir, A Promised Land(2020). He has also explored American issues in documentary form, winning an Emmy for his series Our Great National Parks (2022). KEY CONTEXT Obama was running for his first term in the U.S. Senate when he delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004, which nominated John Kerry to run against George W. Bush. Showcasing his skills as an orator in front of a national audience, this speech brought Obama national attention. He was elected to the presidency in 2008 and served two terms in office. KEY CONTEXT Obama was running for his first term in the U.S. Senate when he delivered the Rick Friedman/Getty ImagesGeorge W. Bush & Naomi Shihab NyeCopyright %u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. Distributed by Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. For review purposes only. Not for redistribution.