In his 2011 state of the union address, president barack obama said:

"our infrastructure used to be the best, but our lead has slipped. south korean homes now have greater internet access than we do. countries in europe and russia invest more in their roads and railways than we do. china is building faster trains and newer airports. meanwhile, when our own engineers graded our nation’s infrastructure, they gave us a "d."

we have to do better. america is the nation that built the transcontinental railroad, brought electricity to rural communities, constructed the interstate highway system. the jobs created by these projects didn’t just come from laying down track or pavement. they came from businesses that opened near a town’s new train station or the new off-ramp."

is this excerpt from president obama’s speech an example of argument or persuasion? provide at least two reasons to support your answer. answer in complete sentences.

Persuasion

Explanation:

President Obama stated that our infrastructure used to be the best and gave examples of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the Interstate Highway System but now our own engineers gave the nation's infrastructre a 'D'.

He also stated that other countries have better internet, roads, faster trains, and newer airport and that the US has to do better.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

well basically since ima beginner people will answer any subject "right away"and if you get more points you could ask more questions or if you answer someone's question you get points