Barack Obama made history in June 2008, when he became the first African American to head a major party ticket in a presidential election. He edged out Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination after a long and often bitter primary season. He ran as the candidate of...
Here is where President Barack Obama stood on some key issues ahead of Election Day. Abortion Barack Obama favors abortion rights. He said during the April 26, 2007, Democratic debate: "I think that most Americans recognize that this is a profoundly difficult issue for the women and families who...
Press President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Here is the text of President Barack Obama’s address, as prepared for delivery, to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. President Obama:...
MADURO IS TAKING STEPS TOWARDS DICTATORSHIP AND IS HURTING THE PEOPLE-Lopez’13 Linette Lopez; Finance Editor; Business Insider; Venezuela's President Now Officially Has the Powers of a Dictator; 19 November 2013; http://www.businessinsider.com/maduro-gains-sweeping-powers-2013-11 In an effort...
Being president of the United States of America is a tremendous responsibility, and it is important that in the midst of this heated presidential race we examine both of these presidential candidates. This is an election that affects each and every one of us as Americans. On one side we have the incumbent...
Obama For President Obama or McCain, that is the question that is on everyone’s mind this presidential elections. Whatever happens, there will be a first for something. Mr. Obama is a black man. There has never been a black man in office as president of the United States. John McCain has a female...
January 14, 2009 United States President Barack Obama Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama Sr. His parents met while both attending the University of Hawaii. They later married but it didn’t last long. The couple separated when Obama was two years old. Obama’s father...
Barack Obama [pic] Barack Hussein Obama born August 4, 1961is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election...
Barack Obama Would Be the Best Person to Be President of the United States First, Obama will change relations between the United States and other countries. He will improve the relations that Bush has deformed during his eight years of presidency. Obama will improve relations with other countries, such...
triggered by a loss of access to foreign oil. (Herbert) The current fossil fuel crisis is a reality, as Nobel Peace Prize Winner and former Vice President Al Gore said in a recent energy speech” our dangerous over-reliance on carbon based fuels is at the core of all three of these challenges- the economic...
Barack Obama & His Way into United States History No believed that an African American had any chance of winning the nomination when Barack Obama went in front of a cheering crowd to announce his candidacy. Many of Americans did not believe that the United States was really ready for an African-American...
Barak Obama When you think of America, what first comes to mind? The land of the free or maybe even the land of opportunity. The best word to describe America is diversity perfect example of diversity is the U.S. just recently electing the first African-American president ever. America, moving from...
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I Think That Barack Obama Would Be A Great President. Barack Obama is a Democratic Senator from Illinois and a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. He comes at a time where we are lacking in jobs for American Citizens, need for health care and lack of community organization...
Barack the Vote “Hope. Action. Change.” Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, a 2008 Democratic presidential candidate, uses this slogan as the banner for reform. His oratorical excellence instills hope in the hearts of Americans. He has voted repeatedly to end the war in Iraq, which...
Barack Obama Text A Barack Obama is going to have a great influence on the world in many ways, such as politics, trading etc. He is going to be a next American president next year, which insinuated that he is going to be the first black president in America. He was born in 1961 in Hawaii and he...
pomp and pageantry. Obama swore in January 21, 2013 for the public. He delivered a speech that previewed the priorities that he intends to pursue for his second-term (Tribune Newspaper, n.d.). His priorities include things like: gun rights, budget plans, and jobs for America. Obama is calling to give...
Is Obama good for India? November 7, 2008 posted by indiatime | There’s a lot of discussion going on about whether the American president-elect will be better for India than the current American president. I don’t think there is anything fundamentally wrong about asking that question. But I just think...
energy”, President Obama promised to slash and cut back on America’s dependence on foreign oil and rather invest in alternative energy such as biofuels (Editorials). America has been dependent on foreign oil for decades and producing oil domestically would rather pose a challenge. President Obama insisted...
as a leader. As we have witnessed, Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States. Obama has a bundle of issues he needs to address in his presidency, but so did the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Both of these presidents had lengthy inaugural addresses, but both definitely...
A New Beginning Outline Thesis: Obama used persuasive techniques such as, ethos, logos and pathos to deliver his message of a new start in the relations between the east and the west. I. Ethos A. Humble man 1. Thanking the Egyptian people B. Fair 1. Admitted the...
Is Obama good for India? November 7, 2008 posted by indiatime | There’s a lot of discussion going on about whether the American president-elect will be better for India than the current American president. I don’t think there is anything fundamentally wrong about asking that question. But I just think...
John McCain and Barrack Obama Presidential Election 2008 This year’s election will without a doubt be a memorable one for me because for the first time in my 17 years of existence I have paid attention to the election campaign and studied each side of the spectrum. Through careful research and examination...
Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk hʊˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama was the junior United States Senator from Illinois from 2005 until he resigned following his election...
Obama Over McCain Many people believe that Barrack Obama should be elected president in the upcoming election instead of his running mate John McCain. I also support senator Obama, because he has stated that he is going to “help the little guy” instead of continuing the current business plan implied...
Barack Obama will ride in an all-new Cadillac Presidential Limousine after his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States today. He will use the vehicle, nicknamed the Beast, on the 1.7-mile journey from the Capitol along the parade route to the White House. It reportedly has armour eight...
Dear President-elect Obama: A Proposal to Curb Growth in the United States Dear President-elect Obama: Realizing that time is of the essence, I would like to propose a plan to curb growth in the United States. What? In these economic times?! Actually, the growth I am referring to is the “national...
BARACK OBAMA, BOB MARLEY, ROBERT MUGABE AND ZIMBABWE President Barack Obama of the United States is no doubt the man of the moment and the momentum has carried him all over the world and across continents since he was elected the 44th President of the United State’s and sworn into office in January...
article: Early life and career of Barack Obama Barack Obama was born at the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States,[6][7] to Stanley Ann Dunham,[8] a European American from Wichita, Kansas,[9][10][11] and Barack Obama, Sr., a Luo from Nyang’oma Kogelo, Nyanza...
As I watched our president, Barack Obama, slowly walk to be presented to the world as America’s 44th president I saw something most people wouldn’t want to see in the leader of a country; nervousness. Seeing the tension in his step made me laugh, but it also told me some important things. One is that...
October 15, 2008 During the Debate Candidate Obama and McCain debated over taxes, trade, Oil and many other things. Senator John McCain disappointed me when he kept interrupting Candidate Obama. Right after the half way point during the debate Candidate Obama did notify Candidate John McCain about his...
Psychology On November 4, 2008 history was made. At 11pm the results of the President election were called. Barrack Obama was announced as our first African American President of the United States. This day would be a day that will be etched in many of our minds for the rest of our lives. I speak for...
Barack Obama – “Dreams From My Father-A Story of Race and Heritance” Today I want to introduce you United States President Barack Obama’s first memoir, dreams from my father. It was first published in July 1995 as he was preparing to launch his political career. Obama's March 2004 U.S. Senate Democratic...
President Obama’s central focus is on stimulating economic recovery and helping America emerge a stronger and more prosperous nation. The current economic crisis is the result of many years of irresponsibility, both in government and in the private sector. As we look toward the future, we must confront...
Obama rallies for jobs bill in Rose Garden CNN White House Producer Alexander Mooney Flanked by teachers, construction workers, and veterans, it almost looked as if President Obama was on the campaign stump. Instead, the location was the White House Rose Garden, where the president announced he was...
Barack Obama; The best candidate for me. Barack Obama is the best candidate for me because of all the ways he relates to me and the things he has been through and all the things that he believes in. He believes that senior citizens should be saved and kept to there best potential...
Giuliana Vertiz Period 5 I believe that two of the problems that Barack Obama will have in Afghanistan will be that they are going to need more soldiers in Afghanistan, and that they will have problems with Pakistan too since they are allied with the Taliban. I don’t believe we have been paying...
enroll in Obama care, even though 9 people out of 19 simply don’t know much about it. b. 3.4% or 8 out of 19 people believe that the Affordable health care plan will ultimately not have a negative effect on Americans. This is not true, and I will show you why. III. President Obama is a president who wants...
Why Mitt Romney will be a good president Ten years ago, I walked into the White House press room and shocked the reporters there by announcing that later that summer, I would be leaving my job as counselor to the president to return to Texas. The decision was agonizingly difficult and purely personal...
Barack Obama aka Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. (1961–) Quick Facts Born: August 4, 1961 (Hawaii) Lives in: Chicago, Illinois Zodiac Sign: Leo Height: 6′ 1″ (1.87m) Family: Married wife Michelle in 1992, 2 daughters Malia and Sasha Parents: Barack Obama, Sr. (from Kenya) and Ann Dunham (from...
My Obsession with Barack Obama On August 28, 1963, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. said, “It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment.” And 45 years later the 'urgency of now' could not be more evident. The current state of our nation urges us to evaluate this phrase and take action...
Nelson Title Pres. Obama Speech Week Number Week #6 Date Due Jan 30, 2015 Date Submitted Jan 30, 2015 Instructor Prof. Winbush 1. What is Pres. Obama referencing with the phrase “every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms”? Pres. Obama was telling us the...
The Obama Scorecard On a better note, President Obama actually hasn’t done as bad as most would think when it comes to not breaking promises. Shockingly and honorably less than 3 percent of the promises made have been broken. Not a bad start for his first year. A few broken promises were, *End income...
Breonna Haven JR Pinto English 1101 27 October 2009 President Obama’s Policy in Afghanistan General McChrystal is said to want 40,000 more troops to help fight in Afghanistan. He recently, “submitted a long- awaited report on the state of war in Afghanistan. He said that while the war...
AMERICA America is one of the youngest countries that there is, so it is kind off expected that we would have the first black president. It is good in a lot of ways; like change and diversity, but it’s not good when there is a lot of Americans who do not except him because of his color. Barak is...
“Change.” Change has been a word brought up often in this election. Obama promises to bring “change” to America. How are we going to change our education system? How do the candidates plan to change the education system? In 2001, President George Bush, reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education...
which Sarah Palin doesn’t have a clue. In contrast, Obama has several degrees from really good schools, including a law degree from Harvard. (And while at Harvard, he managed to work with people well enough to be elected the first Black president of the Harvard Law Review.) He sits down regularly for...
lovers and even made-in-the-Internet terrorists. If Senator Barrack Obama is elected the President of the United States on November 4, the US and the rest of the world will be seeing for the first time a made-in-the-Internet President. The way his advisers and entourage have effectively used the Internet...
Proposal Undermines the Global Fight Against AIDS by Coco Jervis A sense of disbelief washed over the global AIDS community last month when President Obama unveiled his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal to cut $563 million from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program. Cuts of...
Current Events Journal Obama Seeks Votes Amid Fervor Barak Obama extends his voice towards young African Americans. He recently gave a speech at Howard University to encourage young students to vote at the next presidential election, and to present his own campaign. He turns to the African American...
Barack Obama and John McCain, and of course their running mates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. I personally believe that Americans should vote for Barack Obama. He posseses better leadership qualities than McCain and also better plans for the economic crisis terrorizing America and the world. Obama seems...
the whole nation to buy health insurance. According to the opposition the president is lobbing for disguised tax on employment and consequently the number of uninsured people will increase. In defend of the legislation Obama said that it will extend the health coverage to additional 32 million people...
King pronunciava a Washington, al Lincoln Memorial, un discorso emblematico della retorica del sogno americano. Le sue parole sono state riprese da Obama nel Keynote Speech pronunciato alla convention democratica di Boston nel 2004: “ […]there’s not a liberal America and a conservative America - there’s...
four years of the same exact bullshit that we’ve put up with for the last eight. If it is not already obvious my vote for the President of the United States is going to Barack Obama. This has nothing to do with race, and personally I am sick and tired of hearing that from everyone, especially Fox News Channel...
As the brink of the 2008 presidential election is coming, Republican John McCain and Democratic Barack Obama continue to trade barbed insults along with prescriptions for the ailing economy. Although the American economy is in a crisis, both rivals continue to release advertisements asserting that each...
IS OBAMA GOOD FOR INDIA On January 20 Barack Hussein Obama would occupy the white house and the usa in the process would get their first black president. He won the elections with a 53% majority which by no means is an easy task considering he is after all an African American man and the USA is not...
promise are welcome signs. Let US and India make more constructive mutually respectful contribution for world peace and prosperity NORMALLY DEMOCRAT PRESIDENT ARE FREINDDLY TOWARDS INDIA ALSO AMERICA NEEDS DEVOLPING COUNTREIS LIKE INDIA AND CHINA FOR IMPROVING THEIR ECONOMY BUT HE IS TRYING TO CREATE...
MLK Jr. vs Obama One of the most influential black Americans in the past century is Martin Luther King Jr. Because of his Dream we have for the first time a black American has the possibility of becoming the Next President of the United States of America. Barack Obama owes his opportunity at the White...
from Harvard, Michelle accepted a position at a downtown Chicago law firm. In 1989 she was asked to mentor a summer associate from Harvard name Barack Obama. Barack didn't have much interest in corporate law, but did have a lot of interest in Michelle. Michelle Robinson initially brushed off advances from...
debate held between Clinton and Obama made me realize I am a democrat since I agree with almost all of what they say. I do lean more on the side of Obama in this debate, even though Senator Clinton did speak for about 65% of the time. Dealing with the economy, Senator Obama said he wants to stop the tax...