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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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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century‚ we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient‚ more transparent‚ and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.” That was one of the strong quotes Barack Obama inspired us with.Obama is a better candidate because his policies would steer America in the right direction and take us away from our darkest times.I support his ideas for education‚taxes and economy considering that his policies make more sense than
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president Barack Obama for the goals he has achieved‚ but meets a turning point halfway. Then some light is shed on the global warming and climate changes. I used the word supermassive black hole in two ways: first as the black hole in Obama’s mind‚ referring to global warming which he seems to have forgotten about‚ then it is used as a consequence of our way of life: black holes and other problems are being created by our nuclear power stations. The illustration shows how Obama ‘uses’ nature‚ or
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before the nation. President Obama certainly used many forms of rhetoric and rhetorical devices during his long journey that eventually ended at the steps of the White House‚ and he did not stop there. During his inaugural speech‚ President Obama put to use many‚ if not all‚ of the methods that are commonly taught at our institutions. Traditionally‚ rhetoric is based on creative arguments and analyzing‚ but in the early twentieth century people gave
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speech‚ and what is its purpose? Therefore‚ in what context does he deliver this speech? How much control does Obama have when adjusting his spoken language? -Aimed to persuade people to vote for him. - Initially an underdog - Aimed to connect with audience while still remaining authoritative - Controls figurative message through use of spoken language techniques Barack Obama delivered this speech during his election campaign to persuade voters that a vote for him would lead to positive
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I believe that President Obama is doing a great job in his job performance within his term. Obama is trying to secure an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement to encourage the end to a long conflict. He is trying to make a better relationship with Iran in hope of ending the nuclear program. President Obama is trying to fix our relationship with China. He thinks the relationship with China will shape the 21st century. He states about the climate change “Neither profits from a growing dependence
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Barack Obama’s health care plan follows the Democratic template—an emphasis on dramatically and quickly increasing the number of people who have health insurance by spending significant money upfront. The Obama campaign estimates his health care reform plan will cost between $50 and $65 billion a year when fully phased in. He assumes that it will be paid from savings in the system and from discontinuing the Bush tax cuts for those making more than $250‚000 per year. By contrast‚ the McCain Republican
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Early Life and Career Barack Obama‚ the 44th President of the United States‚ was born on August 4‚ 1961 in Honolulu‚ in the state of Hawaii to Barack Obama‚ Sr. (1936–1982) (born in Rachuonyo District‚Kenya Colony‚ British Empire) and Stanley Ann Dunham‚ known as Ann (1942–1995) (born in Wichita‚ Kansas‚ United States). Obama spent most of the early years of his childhood in Honolulu‚ where his mother completed college after his parents divorced. Obama started a close relationship with his maternal
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Spring 2012 – Western Studies II Research Assignment May 8‚ 2012 Is Obama a Prince? In the year 1531 the famous political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli’s wrote a treatise entitled The Prince. It explains the proper guidelines for a prince to successfully lead a republic. Although this sixteenth century politician’s main purpose was to unite a separate Italy‚ his political theories have been taken into deep consideration and are commonly exercised in politics today. If Machiavelli were alive
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