The 44th president of the United States inauguration. Statement of intent: I chose Barack Obama’s first inauguration‚ as it was one of the capacious events that I think to occur in my lifetime. Barack Obama’s speech during his inauguration talked of forging a more united “post racial” America. I agree with many of the president’s ideals and for this reason I was interested in researching him and how America has changed since his first inauguration. Focus question: Distinguish whether the
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and cooperation amongst all races. Each time period had their own thoughts on how the country should be ran‚ and throughout the essay there will be three arguments and articles to describe the progression of the America. Our first argument was an article by Thomas Jefferson‚ “Notes on the State of Virginia”‚ which showed his belief that African Americans deserved freedom but not within our countries bounds. Whereas the next two arguments both shown through Barack Obama‚ “A More Perfect Union” and
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President Obama came to LBJ’s Presidential Library 49 years after he signed the historic Civil Rights Act‚ while Obama heaped praise upon the former President‚ he also commented upon his full record. Obama stated‚ “During his first 20 years in Congress‚" Obama said‚ "he opposed every civil rights bill that came up for a vote‚ once calling the push for federal legislation a farce and a shame."(Selby) Now place yourself in the position of civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King‚ Ralph Abernathy
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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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cannot afford it. In an attempt to create a solution‚ President Barrack Obama came up with a universal healthcare program called the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act‚ also known as Obamacare. In this paper‚ key points that will be discussed are how the program works‚ its pros and cons‚ if it raises any issues with federalism and if the program is actually helping our nation’s healthcare crisis. President Barrack Obama has made it clear that when it comes to healthcare‚ everyone should
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Addressing institutional racism‚ bettering community relations with police and tackling other injustices have become major issues in this year’s presidential campaign‚ thanks to the Black Lives Matter movement. As a young black man this affects my life and people around me and the presidential debate showed where the presidential candidates are in that position. Throughout world history‚ governments have violated and ignored the human and civil rights of their citizens. In some instances‚ they demonstrated
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Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/ ( listen); born August 4‚ 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office‚ as well as the first president born in Hawaii. Obama previously served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School‚ where he was the president
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anything with the appeasement‚ and war did in fact break out the following year. Recently‚ President Obama went to Geneva to negotiate peace terms with Iran regarding them physically possessing nuclear weapons‚ and failed to accomplish anything. In fact‚ Iran slapped America in the face by completely undermining America’s request‚ and this is the cause for much controversy and ill feelings toward Obama as of late. In comparison to Chamberlain’s utter failure at Munich‚ Obama’s inability to impose
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President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave‚ NW Washington‚ DC 20500 Dear President Barack Obama‚ I‚ Malcolm Little‚ am writing to you on behalf of the community of people of color. There are many pressing issues in the United States of America concerning inequality for minorities. I would like to specifically address issues concerning African Americans and Pan-Africanism‚ the current War on Drugs‚ and also educational empowerment. Before I tackle the matters above‚ I would first
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In the midst of adversity‚ the state of hope exists. It is the term Barack Obama‚ 2004 US senate candidate‚ uses to bestow upon America’s citizens the possibilities of a brighter future for their nation. It is the term he sees as a gift to this country- “the bedrock of this nation”. He doesn’t fail to mention several of America’s greatest qualities as well‚ leading up to his praise for John Kerry‚ a presidential candidate. He vows that the nation’s greatest qualities would be preserved under Kerry’s
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