In the midst of adversity‚ the state of hope exists. It is the term Barack Obama‚ 2004 US senate candidate‚ uses to bestow upon America’s citizens the possibilities of a brighter future for their nation. It is the term he sees as a gift to this country- “the bedrock of this nation”. He doesn’t fail to mention several of America’s greatest qualities as well‚ leading up to his praise for John Kerry‚ a presidential candidate. He vows that the nation’s greatest qualities would be preserved under Kerry’s
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about my president’s background and how he got to where he is. The book Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama captures Obama’s childhood‚ stories about his father‚ and his rocky route to success. Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama dictates that through uncertainty‚ racism‚ and bad choices he made his way to a prosperous life. -The book opens with Obama receiving a phone call from some distant aunt in Kenya that his father has died. -Then the story flashbacks to his childhood when he recalls
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On the 7th of November 2012 Barack Obama delivered his presidential victory speech in his hometown of Chicago. This is a critical commentary of that speech. Barack’s aim apart from thanking voters was to deliver the message that through working together‚ they could drive America forward. The mood was more subdued than the jubilant one of 2008 which carried a similar message of unity. The uplifting tone present four years earlier whilst not replaced‚ was just a little more sombre. It could be argued
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Barack Obama once said “When we fail to pursue peace‚ then it stays forever beyond our grasp. That’s where human progress ends.” With that in mind‚ my partner and I negate the resolution. Resolved: Unilateral military force by the United States is justified to prevent nuclear proliferation. Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Definitions We define unilateral as “done or undertaken by one party without the agreement
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Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign made history‚ Not only was Obama the first African American to be elected president‚ but he was also the first presidential candidate to effectively use social media as a major campaign strategy. Social media activity rose rapidly in recent years and the bigger platforms touch people’s lives multiple times everyday.It is easy to lose sight given how global social media is today‚ that in 2008 sending out voting reminders on Facebook and interacting with people
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Remarks of President Barack Obama: Back to School Event On September 8th 2009 President Barack Obama delivered the speech “Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama: Back to School Event” at Wakefield High School in Arlington‚ Virginia. President Barack Obama encourages and motivates the students to take school serious and to work for their education‚ for their own‚ their parents and the countries good. The theme of the speech is responsibility and possibility. Barack Obama begins his speech with
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can" is one of the most influential phrases in the speeches of barrack obama‚ But this 10-min speech blew me away. This was a scripted speech‚ and one of the best written and delivered I have seen in some time. this short speech had it all: simple but eloquent and powerful language‚ and a strong yet upbeat‚ friendly delivery. I think that Barack Obama’s Victory speech was extremely inspiring‚ motivating‚ and most of all in my opinion comforting to a rehabilitating nation in dire need. From the
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Barack Obama visit Puerto Rico Obama visited Puerto Rico‚ there was something like the premier of a movie‚ it was on every news. There was about a thousand special guests and one of them was the singer and actor Marc Anthony.Obama seemed more interested in talking to Marc Anthony‚ who he allegedly invited to accompany him on his arrival in San Juan. So it was evident that the President was more happy to talk to him than talk about the colonial problems and criminality. Its seems that everything
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Background and Beliefs: Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born on August 4‚ 1961 to a Kenyan father and American mother in Honolulu‚ Hawaii. When he was two years old‚ his parents separated and later divorced. After his father received his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Harvard‚ he moved back to his native country of Kenya‚ where he became a finance minister until he was killed in a car accident in 1982. His mother remarried‚ and Obama moved with his mother and new stepfather
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Barack Obama and Maya Angelou both come from similar backgrounds. They also obtain alike beliefs about the equality of the races. However‚ the way that they express their ideas are very different. They both discuss their ideas while presenting a speech in front of a large audience; each speech presenting both similar and contrasting ideals. The two speeches are expressed differently because Maya Angelou uses figurative language such as repetition to convey her ideas in the form of a poem‚ while Barack
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