President Obama addresses ISIL

Last night around nine, President Obama addressed the nation on ISIL and how the United States would further react to their threats. His message was clear, "We will degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL".

Many Americans feel threatened, but also outraged, with the attacks ISIL has made over the past months. When delivering his message, Obama spoke for the nation. He himself seemed to feel the anger that the average citizen is feeling. When he presented his speech, Obama showed his anger by at times almost seeming to put down ISIL. At one point, he explained how they calls themselves "The Islamic State". At that given moment, Obama illustrated how ISIL is not recognized by any government as a state or religion based on their brutality towards innocent civilians. He finished this argument by stating, "ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple". Obama also made sure to remind the nation that they have successful killed Osama Bin Laden and destroyed most of Al Qaeda, so taking down ISIL may be difficult but can definitely happen.

President Obama's body language, facial expressions, and hand gestures all tell a lot with how he (or anyone in general) is feeling. His speech is strong, calm, and professional. His posture is strong, shoulders back, head held high. His face seems relaxed yet tense at times, and he is constantly moving his hands to further emphasize  key points. Perhaps the strongest and most effective line of Obama's speech was when he stated, "If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven". The President then paused, allowing the message to sink in. America will not back down. We will stick together and continue to help the Iraqis, and all else who are threatened, to destroy ISIL once and for all.

Of the seven truths, Media Truth One stands out most in this circumstance. Media Truth One explains how the media are essential components of our lives. If it were not for media, none of us would understand the truth of what ISIL is doing. No one would have ever seen the beheading of American Journalists, Steven Sotloff and James Foley. The ability to read, or watch what is happening creates a stronger uprising amongst the population. Media allows us the opportunity to learn what we want to know and even at times informs us on news we never want to see. However, either way, media are essential and will continue to be one of the most important components of our lives.