Writers Blog post "Yes, we can"

The music video of “Yes, we can” demonstrates that as a nation, anything is possible. The use of different people of different cultures represents the “mixing pot” of all the ethnicities and people in America and how although we aren’t all from the same background, we all strive for greatness, justice and equality, and we all have the same general hopes and dreams.

The video uses African Americans, deaf people, people who speak languages other than english in America, etc. They all recite the speech made by president Obama as a demonstration of the unity that it brings forth. This incorporation of more than one singer empowers the meaning of his speech and how the meaning applies to anybody.

The use of words on the screen solidifies the key elements of his speech. “Change” and “hope” appear on the screen when they are said. This makes the words stand out to the viewer in a way that helps them see the main idea. The main idea’s are that hope and change are related to each other at some point in time. In order to have change, you must have hope first, which is what president Obama’s goal was to explain.