the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." -Barack Obama Feb. 5‚ 2009 Change. Hope. Future. All of these words can be used to describe our 44th President of the United States of America‚ Barack Obama the 2nd. He broke barriers‚ shattered stereotypes‚ and killed cliches. President Obama was able to take the position as president as an African American‚ an unprecedented accomplishment. President Obama also took steps towards free universal healthcare‚ a policy supported by
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Barack Obama‚ “The Nation’s First Black President”‚ exists undoubtedly as one of the faces of our country’s continuous movement toward post-racism‚ but the questions of his impact toward our aspiring post-racial society diminishes his legacy. A common misconception claiming he’s made little progressions toward racial equality throughout his presidency leads to a sense of hopelessness and irrationalism. Americans---minority Americans in particular‚ want post-racialism to be in effect immediately‚
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Richard Nixon finds himself giving his “Resigning the Presidency” speech‚ where he uses logos to appear reasonable and show that he has given this decision a lot of thought‚ ethos to show that he did what needed to be done‚ and pathos to talk about his feelings‚ accomplishments‚ and regrets regarding his presidency. Nixon‚ the man who played the most considerable role in covering up the Watergate scandal‚ uses logos in his speech to justify resigning early. He points out that he has lost nearly all
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well-being is currently skewed‚ and there is need for immediate reformation in policy. One man promising to address this problem‚ and bring on this change in the government‚ is current Democratic Presidential Nominee: Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. Barack Hussein Obama was born August 4‚ 1961‚ and lived much of his childhood in the state of Hawaii. Being the son of a black Kenyan father and a white American mother‚ he has been able to live a very culturally diverse life‚ and also has had the chance
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Before Regan took office in 1981‚ the state of the United States economy was in dismal shape. The high unemployment of mid 1970’s seemed to be on the way down‚ but because of an unnaturally low Federal Reserve’s interest rate‚ inflation was out of control. By the time Reagan got into office‚ the unemployment rate in the country had increased from a low of 5.8% to 7.6% in 1981. Although the country was experiencing an increasing unemployment rate‚ the inflation rate was skyrocketing above 14% for
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President Barack Obama Depends on how an individual’s view is of a person doing a good deed or going to war to fight for freedom‚ the definition of a hero can vary. Within our reading there were many heroes‚ because of the characters they played within the stories and the causes they fought far. My definition and view of a hero is his or her heroic characteristics and the ability to fight through misfortune and achieve a greater destiny above all. My hero is our 44th and new president of the United
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Obama motivation speech Good evening my fellow people. I Barack Obama stand before you today to give you the reasons why you should vote for me in the upcoming elections. We are just a few days away‚ and the tension is in the air. Many of you are still undecided whether to vote for me‚ or my competitor Senator John Mc Cain. As a young boy that was born and grew up on Honolulu‚ Hawaii‚ I always dreamt that this would come. When people would ask me what I would want to be when I grew up‚ I always
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Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famed speech‚ I have a dream‚ in his pan-African campaigns. King presented his speech to thousands of Americans who had congregated in Washington DC for a political rally which they referred to as the March. They marched on the streets of the nation’s capital‚ advocating for freedom and equal treatment in jobs. With a vast knowledge of the blacks’ history‚ King inspired an empowering determination in his argument. He came armed with the constitution and the nation’s
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King Junior. Mr. King was born on January 29 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia did not believe he would become so great. His speech changed the world bring peace and somewhat harmony. The true reason behind this speech and why it was so great lays in what he did. To start‚ one voice can change the tone or the mood of how everything goes. Dr. King would use his voice throughout this speech. His voice raises and lower lots of times. This causes the audience to cheer and stir. He would start to scream of joy
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Health Management Jamara Aaron University of Phoenix Ebola and President Barack Obama Currently in Africa there is an outbreak of a deadly virus; Ebola. The U.S. President Barack Obama is helping with different ways to control the outbreak in West Africa. With President Obama being the U.S. leader he is instructing the military to assist as well as help us our U.S.’s resources. With the highest leader of the U.S. donating $100 million dollars and a possible $88 million
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