When Senator Barack Obama was elected the first black president in 2008‚ African Americans were flushed with a new sense of possibility and ownership in the American political system (source). Many of us thought it was our time in the sun. Political pundits and black-folks everywhere serious questioned if America would undergo a new era of pro-black politics? An era were institutionalized racism would be challenged and black-needs would be prioritized. Eight years have passed since Obama’s first
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president Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor as an associate Justice of the Supreme Court and she took her seat on August 8‚ 2009. Barack Obama felt that Sotomayor was an inspiring women. Sonia worked at almost every level of the judicial system and President Obama saw that success in her and thought someone with as much experience as her could be a wonderful part of the Supreme Court. Sotomayor’s seat previously belonged to David Souter. On May 1‚ 2009‚ Souter sent a letter to President Obama resigning
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Introduction President Barack Obama has made an undeniable mark in the history of the United States. He has proven to be not only the first Black president but has demonstrated how his influential persona and his oratorical spirit can move human spirits. He empowers many through his actions and through his ability to delivery to use his words to cause one to ponder and reach from within to help make a change. He continues to make history even now as make he has make his indelible foot print here
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month to remember the heroes that earn black people their rights. Black History Month was started by Carter G. Woodson. His purpose was to promote African American History. Black History Month means a lot to me. If it wasn’t for Black History month Barack Obama wouldn’t be president today. Rosa Parks wouldn’t be a civil rights pioneer‚ and Harriet Tubman wouldn’t be recognized as the Moses of African Americans. The first African History week was celebrated February 1926. Black history month was made
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Mercado‚ Emely Political Science Professor Striepe May 2‚ 2014 Three Words that Moved a Nation This paper will analyze the political ad titled “Yes We Can.” The ad aired during the 2008 presidential campaign‚ Barack Obama vs. John McCain. This paper will first describe the political context of the ad‚ second describe the ad itself‚ and finally make an argument about why the ad was effective. This ad was effective and has become famous because of the use and continuous
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How the Democratic Party Came To Be The history of the Democratic Party can be traced back to the 1792 when America was trying to decide whether to approve the United States Constitution or to continue to be governed by the Articles of Confederation. In deciding whether to approve the new Constitution‚ debates began to occur throughout America about whether the Articles of Confederation were better than the new Constitution. On one end there was the Federalist Party‚ led by Alexander Hamilton
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On July 27‚ 2004‚ Barack Obama presented what some might consider his greatest speech‚ “The Audacity of Hope”‚ at the Democratic National Convention Keynote Address. All the way through his piece‚ Obama focuses on connecting himself to Americans. Additionally‚ Barack Obama was an Illinois senator‚ and in making this speech‚ creates an opportunity to raise his reputation. Throughout “The Audacity of Hope”‚ Barack Obama implements three main devices to raise his political popularity: abstract language
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descriptive essay. The essay spoke on the color of Barack Obama which showed the racial barriers he went through today as our president. Obama is very good with speeches and debates he mastered that from his days on the Harvard Debate Team. One point in the 2008 presidential campaign a white lady showed a racial stereotype due to ignorance by saying “she isn’t voting for Obama because he was Arabian.” Obama comes from a very large diverse family and culture. Obama has a gift at writing and the deliverance
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Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address: Metaphor and Values as Captivating Strategies to Celebrate a Presidency M. PILAR GUITART ESCUDERO Coordinadora Área Lengua-Lingüística Hispanic Studies Program University of Virginia VA‚ EEUU C/ Ramón Gordillo‚ 4 46010 Valencia E-mail: pilar.guitart@uvavalencia.org Tel. +34 96 3691 485 BARACK OBAMA’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS: METAPHOR AND VALUES AS CAPTIVATING STRATEGIES TO CELEBRATE A PRESIDENCY ABSTRACT: Barack Obama’s rhetorical style is broadly acknowledged to be
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appointed by Barack Obama in 2009. Sonia‚ is currently serving as‚ associate. Before Sonia became part of the supreme court‚ she graduated from law school at Yale in 1980. Sonia served as a District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York in 1992. In 1998 Sonia was elevated to the Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition Sonia began teaching at New York University and Columbia Law School. She was the first Latina to be appointed into the Supreme Court in 2009 by Barack Obama. Nomination took
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