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Friday, September 16, 2011

Inaugural adresses and their hidden complexities


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The above chart shows the top ten words used in the last 10 (dated) presidents' inaugural adresses.

Most of the words shown are fairly typical and expected. What struck me as odd; however, is the common words found accross candidate's individual speeches. The word 'time' was used in all 10 of the president's speeches while the words America and American were only used 5 and 6 times, respectively. I would have expected the president of America and the American people would have adressed those words more than what 'time' it was. But of the six presidents who did use America or American in their speech, they used it frequently.

Another interesting note, all of the 10 presidents used religious context when giving their adress. Everyone mentioned God and His influence on their presidency to come. I found this hypocritical because aren't church and state separated? And why is it always praying to God? Why not pray to Allah? Or how about praying to the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Government always embodies religion, why haven't they stopped? Because the majority of their followers (voters) are of Christian decent.

The cloud charts hold more secrets and surprises, I'd recommend you check them out! Inaugural Adresses cloud chart

-- A_Walk

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