Barack Obama The President Of the United States Biography Barack Hussein Obama II‚ born August 4‚ 1961‚ a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School‚ is the 44th and current president of the United States. For your information‚ he is also the first African American to hold the office. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He also worked as civil-rights lawyer and teacher before pursuing a political career. He was later elected to the Illinois State
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What is My Identity? Dreams from My Father archives Barack Obama’s journey‚ and struggles‚ to find his identity. Obama quickly admits that race is an important part of himself‚ and it is that quest of race and identity that pushes him to question his own uniqueness. Ultimately spanning both worlds of the vastly different cultures of his life in America and his roots in Kenya causes Obama confusion and self-doubt. It is through the steady love of his family that allows Obama to truly find acceptance
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Athletes and Brothers as Role Models In today’s world‚ sport stars and other athletes are looked up to by all ages. When a star athlete does something good for charity or helps in a fundraiser‚ they set a positive example. But when a star athlete does something bad‚ like get arrested‚ do drugs‚ or drinks‚ they give kids the wrong idea. Often in society‚ we focus more on stars negative actions instead of their positive actions. Courage and determination aren’t the only lessons we can learn
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got a little older‚ I started looking towards my older brother as a role model and wanted to be like him‚ which caused me to develop other certain characteristics that I still possess.
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normally you hear those words in the movie‚ but this is reality. My topic is “ Should celebrities or professional athletes be viewed as role models”. I said they shouldn’t be viewed as role models because it seems like the time you say someone is your role model the next couple of days they are being arrested for something. For example‚ most young boys and girls who have dreams of playing basketball look at Kobe Bryant as a role model‚ but little did they know he was arrested in 2003 sexual battery
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When Michelle Obama became First Lady of the United States in 2009‚ she had traveled a long way from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago‚ Illinois. Still she pledged to remain grounded and focused on her children and their well-being. She also expressed interest in focusing attention on women’s efforts to balance work and family. First Lady Obama commented that "My first priority will always be to make sure that our girls are healthy and grounded. Then I want to help other families get the
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Illinois voters sent a Democratic newcomer‚ Barack Obama‚ to one of the state’s two seats in the U.S. Senate in 2004. Obama’s landslide victory in Illinois was significant on several fronts. Firstly‚ he became the Senate’s only African American lawmaker when he was sworn into office in January 2005‚ and just the third black U.S. senator to serve there since the 1880s. Moreover‚ Obama’s political supporters came from a diverse range of racial and economic backgrounds‚ which is still relatively rare
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The Reconstructive Obama It is ambiguous as to how President Barrack Obama shapes our politics in terms of our political regime‚ but it can be determined through the present outcomes of his leadership today. In The Politics Presidents Make‚ by Stephen Skowronek‚ describes that there is a life-cycle of inaugurated presidents through the history of the United States. A political regime is defined as a full cycle of presidents that induce change in our politics until it is repeated again. Through
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Prepared Remarks of President Obama: Back to School EventThis speech was held at Wakefield High school in Arlington‚ Virginia by Barack Obama the current president of the United States of America‚ is a speech directed at students‚ which already becomes obvious to us in the title as it states a very everyday phrase we see every year around the time of school start. ”Back to School” is a phrase all of us can relate with‚ as it is very often used in advertising. Obama advised the American children to
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Effective Role Models in Teachers Great teachers have the ability to shape our lives. Some teachers come in our lives and out without a second thought. However‚ everyone has that one teacher that made a lasting impression on them and many had a direct hand in the path that that students decided to take. It was the one teacher that not only created a safe and caring environment but went the extra mile to be the effective role model that was so memorable that you could never forget. Many teachers
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