Abraham Lincoln‚ I believe is a very influential person‚ and a great role model still today. He kind of had a rough life‚ but also a good life since he became the president. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ near Hodgenville‚ Kentucky. He and his family moved to Indiana when he was only seven years old. He did not have much formal education‚ but he read a lot when he was not working on his father’s farm. Two years after moving to Indiana from Kentucky‚ his family moved to Illinois because
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Chris Terzic Part 1: Speech Critique Studying the Rhetoric of Barack Obama Barack Obama’s Address at the Associated Press Luncheon on April 3‚ 2012 covered a vast variation of topics that we will dissect throughout this paper. However‚ first and foremost‚ Obama’s initial speaking time lasted about 38 minutes. 38 minutes of articulated word choice‚ calculated arguments and style‚ and composed speaking presence is something every aspiring public speaker should be salivating at‚ not to mention be
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ALL HAIL KING OBAMA It is hard to ignore the problems in Washington when everyone is talking about them. From the corrupt democrats to the right wing extremist republicans‚ everyone seems to have a problem with the people that are in government seats in Washington. The speaker of the house seems to be getting a lot of the attention recently‚ being called a number of derogatory statements. Yes it seems everyone has a problem with the government of these United States. Still however the
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Introduction Vincent is a 17-year-old senior at St. Raymond High School. Vincent’s occupations consist of sports and academics. Vincent lives with his parents‚ a fifteen-year old sister and two brothers of the age of fourteen and ten. Vincent is a role model to his brothers and sister because he will be the first in his family to graduate from high school. One of Vincent’s strengths is his determination and his ability to not give up on his goals. He will do whatever it takes to accomplish the goals
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Obama vs. Marx Alan Wolfe firmly believes that liberalism and socialism are not the same and it’s ludicrous to think that they are. I agree with this fully‚ they are two totally different political philosophies. Wolfe uses President Obama as his prime examples in comparing how these philosophies are indeed different‚ almost opposites. Take for instance his proposal for the healthcare reform. Obama’s form of liberalism would offer a healthcare program with several choices as opposed to a socialist
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Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. Obama is the first African American to be elected to office and the first president the United States. Obama Nation on August 4‚ 1961 in Hawaii. Obama’s defense work led him to run for the Illinois State Senate. He served as a Democrat and won the 1996 elections. During his years as a state senator‚ Obama worked with Democrats and Republicans to draft ethics laws‚ as well as expand health care services and early childhood education
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Prepared remarks of President Barack Obama: Back to School Event The president Barack Obama held a speech called “Back to School” on September 8‚ 2009. The speech was about the responsibility that you have as a young individual - responsibility to yourself‚ your teachers‚ parents and your country. Obama mentions‚ among other things‚ that you have to attend school to find out what you are good at and thereby what you want to make out of your future. He says that‚ without any education you’re never
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Analysis of Michelle Obama’s speech Barack Obama is running for president again‚ and that takes a huge amount of time and space for the poor presidential candidate. That’s why it’s so great to have a loving wife‚ who can take some of the burden laid on Barack’s shoulders. Barack is a big celebrity right now‚ and will most definitely become even more famous‚ if he gets to be president two terms. That means that he will have a harder time convincing his fellow Americans‚ that he might in fact
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Burhan Ghney Obama Victory Speech On November 4th‚ 2008‚ Senator Barack Obama had won the presidential election over Senator John McCain. Shortly after the victory‚ president Obama was giving his victory speech at Grant Park in Chicago‚ Illinois. In his speech he explains how America is a land of opportunity. He also preaches about hope and unity as a nation. He also reaches out to the entire American population‚ saying that change needs to come to America. His objective is to make everyone realize
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Richard Dawkins Richard Dawkins is an Oxford biologist and well respected speaker who believes there is no such thing as God or anything supernatural. He adopted the theory of natural selection as an "adequate explanation for the beauty and complexity of life" (Dawkins‚ 2009‚ p. 23). Richard Dawkins’ feelings about family‚ social issues and the nature of God is represented in his worldview. I will compare and contrast the values and actions of Richard Dawkins with my own. Richard Dawkins
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