well-being is currently skewed‚ and there is need for immediate reformation in policy. One man promising to address this problem‚ and bring on this change in the government‚ is current Democratic Presidential Nominee: Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. Barack Hussein Obama was born August 4‚ 1961‚ and lived much of his childhood in the state of Hawaii. Being the son of a black Kenyan father and a white American mother‚ he has been able to live a very culturally diverse life‚ and also has had the chance
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Barack Obama was an influential person because of his contributions to not only America‚ but the world; despite the harsh racism and criticism. One of the first accomplishments of Barack Obama was becoming a Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party and eventually becoming America’s first black president. This proves that Barack Obama succeeded with becoming the first black U.S. president‚ even though he struggled against bigotry and the doubt of other people. This is still affecting the world
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Barack Obama. The Congress diversity of Democrats vs. Republican’s was very similar in both Clintons and Obamas time in office. There were many steps that were taken in creating this policy‚ and some of those steps succeeded‚ and some of those steps failed. Any new process would be expected to have some issues to work through as it was created. The Affordable Health Care Act still has some issues to work on‚ but many steps succeeded and that is why it has been implemented during Obamas term.
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Linchpin First Lady Michelle Obama Who is First Lady Michelle Obama? She is a mother of two. The former Chicago city administrator and community outreach worker. She is the wife of a former U.S. Senator and the current First Lady of the United States. She served as the Executive Director for the Chicago office of Public Allies‚ a non-profit organization encouraging young people to work on social issues in nonprofit groups and government agencies. She serves on the board of directors of the
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In “A More Perfect Union’”‚ a speech given by Barack Obama‚ there are multiple issues addressed‚ with race being the biggest of them all. In Obama’s speech‚ his main focus is the issue of racism‚ and he touches on the examples of racism today and how we should cope with these problems. Obama uses various tones and experiences in both his life and the lives of others as well‚ to portray his thoughts on the subject. Obviously in a speech about racism given by an African American man‚ there are going
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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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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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1) Barack Hussein Obama is famous for being the first African-American of the United States. He is the 44th president of the United States and is recognized for health care reform as well as economic stimulus legislation‚ essentially an act of congress to boost the economy of the United States. Obama grew up in Hawaii‚ born from a white American mother and a black Kenyan father. He earned degrees from both Columbia University as well as Harvard Law school. In 1992‚ Barack Obama married Michelle Robinson
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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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