2) Nation - Twice, Obama addresses "what sets us apart as a nation."
3) Family - The president uses this word to imply a close connection between all Americans.
4) Jobs - A large portion of the speech was dedicated to solving the loss of jobs.
5) Progress - "We are poised for progress." To counter the recession, we must being progress.
6) Economy - The economy has been in a terrible state but Obama is working to fix it for the American people.
7) Together - Obama emphasizes this word to make a subtle request for all Americans to cooperate.
8) Change - Obama acknowledges that times have changed for jobs. Finding one is more difficult than it used to be.
9) Workers - The president addresses the struggle workers have to face.
10) Education - Obama mentioned the essential nature of education.
11) Research - Research and science are two aspects that significantly improved America.
12) Entrepreneurs - Entrepreneurs is another aspect that significantly improved America.
13) Pioneers - Obama cited the first pioneers as America's first innovators.
14) Future - Obama made optimistic and idealistic goals for the future.
15) Responsibility - Obama called on the nation to take responsibility for the deficit.
16) Innovation - Obama acknowledged America's innovative history, including Edison and the Wright brothers.
17) Sputnik - Obama reminded America of the arms race and how America was called to action in research.
18) Goal - Obama set ideal goals for the future of America. One of them challenged Americans to be more energy efficient.
19) Energy - Obama addressed the need for alternative fuel in the country.
20) Investment - The president asked Americans to invest in the future.
21) Reinvent - "That's what Americans have done for over 200 years. Reinvented ourselves."
22) Performance - Obama asks for higher performance in classrooms.
23) School - Education was a major topic in Obama's speech
24) Spending - Obama discussed how he will alter spending.
25) Bipartisan - Obama asked for congress to agree to bipartisan cooperation.
26) Deficit - Obama addressed the deficit problem and proposed his solution.
27) Efficient - Obama declared the start of a more efficient government.
28) Competent - Obama declared the start of a more competent government.
29) Exports - One of the challenges Obama proposed to America was to double the exports.
30) Success - Success means getting into college. Obama asks students to be successful.
31) Government - Obama wants to reform government. Down with the government!
32) Challenge - Obama asks Americans not to be discouraged by plights but rather challenged.
33) START - Obama cited the agreement to mitigate the nuclear weapons manufacturing.
33) Terrorists - al Qaeda was mentioned and its downfall was promised.
34) Constitution - Obama warned Americans not to stray from legislation that would violate the constution.
35) Dream - Obama addressed the American dream and redirected our path towards it.
36) Recession - Obama proposed solutions to the recession and initatives to alleviate it.
37) Revolutions - Obama mentioned how revolutionary the invetion of the internet was.
38) Productive - Students were asked to be more productive in the classroom as well as at home.
39) Security - Obama declared his wish to strengthen social security.
40) Apollo - When discussing energy, he said "we will fund the Apollo projects of our time."
41) Unity - Throughout his speech, Obama called for American unity.
42) Reform - Obama talked about reforming the government and the education system with his "Race to the Top" competition.
43) Teacher - Obama asked any student contemplating his future to consider being a teacher. "Mr. Palo the best one EVER." -Arevik M.
44) Immigration - Obama discussed Illegal Immigration and how if they benefit from our education, why not let them benefit our economy.
45) Infrastructure - Our engineers have graded our own infrastructure a "D."
46) Freeze - Obama said we would freeze spending for five years.
47) Cuts - Obama proposed many budget cuts.
48) Inspired - Obama's request for a more educated America was inspiring.
49) Poignant - In the beginning of the speech, Obama mentioned Giffords which engendered a poignant atmosphere.
50) Iraq - At one point, Obama announced his promise to pull out of Iraq.
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