Barack Obama‚ “The Nation’s First Black President”‚ exists undoubtedly as one of the faces of our country’s continuous movement toward post-racism‚ but the questions of his impact toward our aspiring post-racial society diminishes his legacy. A common misconception claiming he’s made little progressions toward racial equality throughout his presidency leads to a sense of hopelessness and irrationalism. Americans---minority Americans in particular‚ want post-racialism to be in effect immediately‚
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Clinton used alarming statistics in her speech which helped it resonate with so many people‚ because she gave numbers and examples of discrimination against women that would move any person sitting in the audience to action. In her speech‚ Clinton defined the term “freedom”‚ which she used to condemn events preceding the conference. She stated‚ “Freedom means the right of people to assemble‚ organize‚ and debate openly. It means respecting the views of those who may disagree with the views of their
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Clintons Fault For 9/11 The Clinton administration was at fault for the 9/11 attacks. During the course of his presidency‚ Bill Clinton had more than a single chance to catch those responsible for the 9/11 tragedy. During his term of 8 years‚ Clinton had seen a fair share of terrorist attacks‚ all of which were quickly forgotten. Clinton not only sparked the attack on the World Trade Center‚ but he may very well have sparked hatred towards the United States by many of the Middle Eastern countries
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Hawaii‚ Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States. He was a civil-rights lawyer and teacher before pursuing a political career. He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996‚ serving from 1997 to 2004. He w as elected to the U.S. presidency in 2008‚ and won re-election in 2012 against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. President Obama continues to enact policy changes in response to the issues of health care and economic crisis. Barack Hussein Obama was born on
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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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Cole Hill Miss Van ENC 1101 22 Nov. 2012 Bill Clinton: Most Successful President Since the establishment of our Nation in 1776‚ we have had 44 Presidents of the United States of America. Of these 44 leaders‚ the most successful in my opinion was Bill Clinton‚ the 42nd President of the United States. Bill Clinton served our country for two terms from January 20‚ 1993 to January 20‚ 2001. During his administration the United States enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any other
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war. Despite these attempts of the press on the qualifications of Bill Clinton‚ he became the Democratic nominee and selected Albert Gore as his vice president. Clinton was inaugurated in January 1993 at the age of 46‚ this made him the third-youngest president in history up to that time. President Clinton defeated the incumbent‚ President George H.W. Bush with 370 of the 438 electoral votes leaving just 168 for George H.W. Clinton won 43 percent of the popular vote against Bush’s 37.5 and a third
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Barack Obama: Man on a Wire By Steven Malik Shelton With the success of president Barack Obama’s reelection campaign which paved the way for him to exhaust a second term‚ he faces dilemmas as dangerous and precarious as he did during his first term. It is quite a balancing act that president Obama must perform if he is to maintain equilibrium between the demands of the wealthy elite and the
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Burhan Ghney Obama Victory Speech On November 4th‚ 2008‚ Senator Barack Obama had won the presidential election over Senator John McCain. Shortly after the victory‚ president Obama was giving his victory speech at Grant Park in Chicago‚ Illinois. In his speech he explains how America is a land of opportunity. He also preaches about hope and unity as a nation. He also reaches out to the entire American population‚ saying that change needs to come to America. His objective is to make everyone realize
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Bill Clinton: A Short Biography On August 19‚ 1946 Virginia Cassidy Blythe gave birth to William Jefferson Blythe III in Hope‚ Arkansas(Beschloss). At the time this was not an important event but this child would later become known as our 42nd president.President Clinton was born to a single mother due to the fact that his biological father was killed in an auto accident several months before his birth. Approximately two years after little Bill was born his mother left him with her parents to seek
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