Harald Weißling, Jena, April 2011 Anglistisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Solutions

Film: By the People (06.26)

A successful politician

Barack Obama: “I wasn’t born to money, I wasn’t born to fame. I didn’t have a famous family member. My father left when I was two years old. I was raised by a single mom and by my grandparents. And so they gave me love, and they gave me an education, and they gave me hope.” • No money • No fame • No famous family member • Single parent and grandparents • Love • Education hope

Film: By the People (15.18)

Reasons not to win

• He’s never won a competitive race outside Illinois. • America is not ready for it, because of his race and views. • He is seen as a kind of terrorist. • A voter is going to divorce her husband if he votes for Obama.

Film: By the People

(20.39 – 21.33)

The sound of music / Sound on – sound off

Think (think) think (think) think (think) think (think) think (think) think (think)

You better think (think) think about what you're trying to do to me Yeah, think (think, think), let your mind go, let yourself be free

Let's go back, let's go back, let's go way on back when I didn't even know you, you came to me and too much you wouldn't take

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I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degree It don't take too much high IQ's to see what you're doing to me

You better think (think) think about what you're trying to do to me Yeah, think (think, think), let your mind go, let yourself be free

Oh freedom (freedom), freedom (freedom), freedom, yeah freedom Freedom (freedom), freedom (freedom), freedom, ooh freedom

Aretha Frankling, Freedom

„ wurde am 25. März 1942 in Memphis (Tennessee) geboren. Ihr Vater Cecil L. Franklin war ein bekannter Baptistenprediger in den Vereinigten Staaten. Aretha wuchs mit vier Geschwistern in der Industriemetropole Detroit (US- Bundesstaat Michigan ) auf. Schon sehr früh kam sie durch ihren Vater mit der Musik in Berührung. Sie sang mit ihren beiden Schwestern Carolyn und Erma im Chor der New Bethel Baptist Church ihres Vaters. Bekannte Musiker und Sänger wie Mahalia Jackson , , Clara Ward und die Ward Sisters erschienen zu den Gottesdiensten. Gesangs- und Klavierunterricht nahm Aretha bei James Cleveland .

1956 erschien ihre erste LP, ein Gospel-. Im Alter von 18 Jahren begann sie, neben der Gospelmusik auch Popmusik aufzunehmen. Bei wurde 1960 ihre erste Pop-Platte veröffentlicht. Die LP blieb zwar ohne Erfolg, doch eröffnete sie ihr eine neue Karriere als Clubsängerin. 1967 wechselte sie zu und schaffte dort den Durchbruch gleich mit ihrer ersten Single I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) , die sich über eine Million Mal verkaufte. Mit dem Song Respect wurde sie Ende der 1960er Jahre endgültig zu einer der Ikonen der schwarzen Musik in den USA, und das Lied wurde in ihrer Interpretation zu einer Hymne der afro-amerikanischen US-Bevölkerung.“ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin

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"Think " is the name of a hit single released by American R&B/soul musician Aretha Franklin in 1968, from her Aretha Now album. The song, a feminist anthem, reached No. 7 on Billboard Pop Singles Chart, becoming Franklin's seventh Top 10 hit in the United States. The song also reached No. 1 on the magazine's Black Singles Chart,[1] becoming her sixth single to top the chart. The song was written by Franklin and . Franklin re-recorded the song in 1989 for the album "Through the Storm ". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_%28Aretha_Franklin_song%29

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Why I am running

Listen to Obama’s speech and fill in the missing key words you will hear.

I am running in this race because of what Dr. King called the “fierce urgency of now.” I believe the American people are tired of fear and tired of distractions and tired of diversions. We can make this election not about fear, but about the future. And that won’t just be a Democratic victory. That will be an American victory.

That’s why I’m running, Democrats

Film: By the People (32.28)

Why the Obamas are normal people

Before you listen to Obama’s speech tick the statements you think you might hear. Show a partner you results and discuss them with him / her.

We’re still almost normal people, because:

• We’ve just finished paying off our student loans. • We used to live in a small condo. • Our family was growing.

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• We had credit card debts. • We thought about how to save money for the girls’ education. • We thought about how to save money for our retirement. • I need to go to bed, because I’m tired

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