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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Dear Obama‚ My name is Jane Doe. I am an 11th grade student from Knoxville‚ Tennessee. Do not let my age fool you. I am well aware of the atrocities happening within our government. I am writing this letter to you‚ because I have a few concerns with our government today. I am concerned with the start of the war in Syria‚ the possible cancellation of Social Security checks‚ and the eavesdropping on our personal communication devices. First off is the war in Syria. As you probably know‚ it is
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jobs. Obama starts his speech thanking his family and the Clinton family. He begins by talking about himself as a third person‚ he approaches his audience by telling the Democrats‚ Republican and Independents to keep the American promise alive‚ he states that the American promise is everything we dreams we can achieve trough hard work and sacrifice‚ but still come together as an American family so that the next generations can pursue their dreams too‚ Obama keeps saying that ex president Bush broke
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shown‚ contrary to popular takes on both the Obama Presidency and US trade politics‚ Obama’s inducing of protectionist measures into his trade policy does not constitute an overall breaking of the mould in US trade politics‚ rather it is merely a sustenance of the US executive succumbing to longstanding protectionist pressures domestically. In consideration of not only how protectionism is not a new development within US trade politics but also that Obama has been bound by the same domestic pressures
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Obama care aint nobody got time fo dat! Why was healthcare an issue? There were many problems with health care like the death spiral for example where people without health insurance eventually spiral into a jobless‚ hungry‚ and poor American and then die because of those three contributing factors. Health Care was also too expensive to a lot of Americans to afford which goes back to the death spiral term. Another problem that health care came with was that it didn’t cover everybody or insurance
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that began in 1984. Today though‚ President Obama has been dealing with much different circumstances. Upon entering office during the “Great Recession” he was faced with an exploding unemployment rate‚ a crashing stock market‚ as well as a decrease in national GDP. In order to prop up the economy‚ Obama continued the stimulus packages enacted towards the end of the Bush administration. Instead of the climbing inflation rates that Reagan faced‚ Obama
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Gordon “Bush” Stewart Gordon “Bush” Stewart was born July 6 1941 in the parish of Kingston he is a well known entrepreneur both here in Jamaica and internationally. Mr. Stewart is the owner or chairman of a wide array of companies some of which includes: • Sandals Resorts • Beaches Family Resorts • Appliance Traders Ltd • The Jamaica Observer Mr. Stewart began is working career at the age of seventeen as a Sales Agent for Trading company. He worked there until 1968 after saving up enough money
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Dear President Barack Obama‚ There are some things that I would love to discuss. Although‚ I know you’re very busy‚ I feel a man of your ethnic background can relate to some of the issues that you’re probably aware or aren’t aware of. Just a year ago‚ a young boy by the name of “Trayvon Martin” was killed. This story bothered me‚ because not too long ago‚ George Zimmerman was found NOT guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin. He stated that‚ he was only trying to protect himself‚ because Martin “tried”
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Passed legislation march 2010 Young adults can stay on parents health plan till age 26 Uninsured adults can obtain health coverage in 2014 Insurance companies cannot deny coverage to children under the age of 19 due to a pre existent condition. 10% tanning tax Effective during 2011 Annual fee is apposed on pharmaceutical companies. Employers are required to disclose value of health benefits on their employees W2 tax forms. Effective 2012 Increase in taxes Decrease choice of doctors and
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Obama’s Acceptance Speech 2008 Rhetorical analysis Obama has‚ since his debut as a nationally known political speaker in 2004‚ grown to become one of the most outstanding speakers in recent years. His presidential nomination acceptance speech provides a perfect example of how he carefully mixes the best rhetoric‚ delivery and substance to deliver an outstanding speech. Obama starts his speech by addressing and accepting his nomination as the democratic presidential candidate. He refers to older
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