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    Both the poem “Human Family” and Barack Obama’s speech on race both believe in several things. The first is that we have more in common than some think. The second is that even though our skin color differ we are all a family. Lastly they both believe that we DO have differences, but in the bigger picture we are the same. To start things off, Maya Angelou displays her belief by using repetition to show that people, no matter their skin color are more alike than they are unalike. She says, “We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.” She repeats this statement two more times following just to emphasize the point that no matter race we are all very similar. Barack Obama on the other hand talks about America’s history to show that no matter the color or your skin both races at one point were in very similar situations. He says, “And yet words on a parchment would not be enough to deliver slaves from bondage, or provide men and women of every color and creed their full rights and obligations as citizens of the United States.” This shows how both races are more similar than originally thought.…

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    Barack Obama As we know, Barack Obama was the 44th president of the united states. On November 4, 2008 Barack Obama was elected the president of the United states. His presidential term lasted from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017. One of Obama’s most famous quote is, “if you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress” . What the quote is saying is that if you believe in something and you keep working towards it, then eventually you…

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    Change Ever since Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States on November 4, 2008, he has changed America. Barack Obama was the first African American president in U.S. history. During the election for president, many candidates had promised the people of America that they will make America better. Little did the American people know that the candidates only did this to get people's votes. Instead of making false promises to the people of America, Barack Obama was the only…

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    Inspirational Quotes”). This man is Barack Hussein Obama, who was the forty-fourth president of the United States of America. Obama has risen to become the most powerful man in the United States nation, and continues to transform the way society thinks across all races. The forty-fourth president would not have became who he is today if it was not for being born into an interracial family and raised by a single mother in Honolulu, Hawaii (“Barack Obama Biography”). Obama described Hawaii, his…

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    Barack Obama is the first African American president. It took 43 presidents before him for our nation to nominate president of another race, but he was the first. Barack Obama had a successful childhood. He had an even better career. With all his political roles Barack Obama is a successful person. I will describe Barack Obama 's early life and successful. Throughout his childhood Barack move around a lot I know because in my researches said “The family left on Hawaii and moved to Indonesia so…

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    On July 27th, 2004, then Illinois Senator Barack Obama addresses the audience of the Democratic National Convention in Boston. As the keynote speaker, he is responsible for setting the stage for the ideals of the party and its chosen candidate and why he is best fit to hold the title of President of the United States of America. This is a tough time for America, for the previous four years held the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the war against Afghanistan, and the war against Iraq (George W. Bush…

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    personal level; Barack (Father), Michelle (Mother), Malia, and Sasha. Or as America’s First Family where Barack is The President and Michelle is The First Lady, where the roles as Mom and Dad take a secondary role. They adhere to social norms where the “behaviors they comprise are goal-directed, these goals include: to behave effectively, to build and maintain relationships, and to manage self-concept” (Cialdini & Trost, 1998, pg.151). In which they adhere to prescriptive norms, where they…

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    In 2014, President Barack Obama delivered a speech to the American public over the vastly controversial topic of immigration. Initially, Obama remarked on the ineffectiveness of the current immigration system, reminding his audience of the social and economic injustices that have strained immigrants and current citizens of the United States. Because previous and current policies have tainted the character and limited potential of America, Obama addresses a dire need to change the immigration…

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    Barack Obama Barack Obama became president on November 4th, 2008 which was shocking worldwide. He is the first ever black man to run in office. This was shocking to a lot of people because there had been 43 men before him and none of them were African American. This was not only exciting but it also gave the people hope that things would change for the better. When the president got voted into office more people felt like they could relate to him. He didn’t just stand up for black people, he…

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    Md Abid Ullah Mr.Cantor How Barack Obama made history. Family: Let's first talk about Barack Obama's family and his life. Barack Obama was born in August 4, 1961, Hawaii. He had 8 Siblings. His religion: Though Obama is a practicing Christian and he was chiefly raised by his mother and her Christian parents, his father, Barack Obama, Sr. with whom he lived only as a baby, he characterized as a Muslim-raised atheist, and his stepfather,…

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