Washington and forging a more united‚ “post racial” America was defining themes of Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign in 2008. On January 20 2009 Barack Obama was inaugurated for the first time‚ making him not only the 44th president of the United States but the first African American to hold the position. But did the election of president Obama close the racial divide in America? In this personal interest project I’ll be discussing and debating to what extent the inauguration of America’s first
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Michelle Obama Born January 17‚ 1964‚ Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the wife of the forty-fourth President of the United States‚ Barack Obama‚ and the first African- American First Lady of the United States. She was born and grew up on the South Side of Chicago and graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. She is the third First Lady with a postgraduate degree. Michelle was born in Chicago‚ Illinois to Fraser Robinson III and Marian Shields Robinson
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It was a competitive election for Barack Obama and John McCain. This election would determine the fate of many lives during the economic downfall that the United States was facing. In 2008‚ Michelle Obama spoke at the Democratic Convention about her husband Barack Obama. The election was Barack Obama against John McCain. The well known woman wanted to bring attention to how her husband is a strong leader. She uses strategies like pathos through imagery‚ repetition‚ and language to persuade the American
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Barack Obama The inauguration of Barack Obama has significantly changed my life. Barack Obama helped me because I feel like I am a part of the political process and that my voice is heard. I have become a part of the political process by contributing to the Barack Obama fund; I now am interested in the government procedures‚ and my children are now involved. I show my spirit with my Obama merchandise ‚ and I was able to go out and convince people
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Thesis: equality‚ unity‚ protection Body paragraph of Obama Barak Obama is the first and current African American president inaugurated. His cultural background‚ being of mix race gives rise to his plight for equality and exposed the ethos and desire to obtain political unity and to protect the vulnerable and elderly American people. Obama opens his “inaugural speech” of 2013 with a quote from the American Constitution and its statement in regards to equality‚ acknowledging that the quest will
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Former president Barack Obama and Donald J. Trump have different views on many topics. In fact‚ they do not compare to each other in any way. In Barack’s Farewell Address he is hopeful and optimistic as he offers change. He makes the impression that he will never stop servicing and fighting for the rights of all citizens. While Obama stays encouraging‚ Trump in his Inaugural Address only seems to be concerned with power. The values promoted in Barack Obama’s Farewell Address are hopeful for the
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Barack Obama was born at the Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu‚ Hawaii‚[1][2] to Ann Dunham‚ a white American from Wichita‚ Kansas[3] of mainly English‚ Irish and smaller amounts of German descent.[4][5][6] Obama’s father was Barack Obama‚ Sr.‚ a Luo from Nyang’oma Kogelo‚ Nyanza Province‚ Kenya. His parents met in 1960 while attending the University of Hawaii at Mānoa‚ where his father was a foreign student.[7][8] The couple married on February 2‚ 1961;[9] they separated
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Obama Education Speech In September of 2008‚ senator Obama stated in his speech that he would make a beneficial change to the nations education system if elected president of the United States. His speech was effective in stating the main purpose and reaching the intended audience. I stand by every one of Obama’s proposed changes to the education system and it’s importance to our nation. Considering the academic ranking of the United States to other Countries‚ we can see the lack of attention
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Obama Care Travis Mills COM/156 Judith Sargent Obama Care In March‚ 2010 a significant change in the way that American health care will be handled passed legislation‚ The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; this bill will mark the beginning of huge medical changes here in America. The number of Americans uninsured have dropped because of President Barrack Obama ’s success in getting‚ most popularly known as Obama Care‚ The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (hereafter known
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The Life of Barack Obama By: Aeja Hinton I will be talking about Barack Obama‚ our first black president of the United States of American. Hardly anyone would have pointed to him and say “He’s going to be president one day”. He came from an unusual background. He had a strange name. But most of all‚ the United States had never had an African American for president. So in that case Obama made HISTORY. Barack Obama was born on August 4‚ 1961‚ in Honolulu‚ Hawaii
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