President Obama opens his "State of the Union" address by remembering the tragedy in Tucson and expressing that we are all part of the American family regardless of party affiliation.

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The lines above are an example of a paraphrase. The lines stated above represent the speech of another person - in this case by President Obama - which were used as a reference for paraphrasing to express clarity using words which are easier to understand and emphasize the most important ideas mentioned in the original speech.