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Introduction
I. When I say the words "Condoleezza Rice", some of you are wondering what it was that I just said.
A. Some may think I'm speaking another language.
B. Others may know that this is a person's name.
II. When I first heard the name Condoleezza Rice, I didn't know who she was either.
III. Today, I am here to tell you about Condoleezza Rice, our Secretary of State.
IV. I will tell you about her childhood life, what she did before she became involved with politics, and how her political career started.
(Let me start by telling you a little information about when she was a little girl.)
Body
I. Condoleezza Rice claims that her childhood taught her determination against adversity.
A. Born on November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama, Condoleezza Rice grew up in the South during the time of the civil rights movement.
1. She was the only child of Reverend John Wesley and Angelena Rice.
a) Her father was a minister at Westminister Presbyterian Church.
b) Her mother was a pianist, an organist, and a music teacher.
2. During the time her mother was a music teacher, she named her child Condoleezza because it was an Italian musical term that meant "with sweetness."
B. When Condoleezza turned eight years old, she was attending school during the Brown vs. Board of Education.
1. She was affected by this because she lost one of her classmates.
2. The little girl's name was Denise McNair and she was killed in a church bombing.
C. At the age of 15, Condoleezza's goal was to become a pianist.
1. At first she studied at a music camp.
2. When she finished there, she moved to Colorado and attended the University of Denver, where her father taught a class called "The Black Experience in America."
D. But then she decided to change her mind about being a pianist and became interested in politics
1. She then took a course on International Politics, which was taught by Josef Korbel. With this, she became interested with the Soviet Union and international relations
2. She began to call her teacher "one of the most central figures in my life."
(Now that you have heard her about her childhood, let me continue with her career.)
II. Although she spent a lot of years in school, Condoleezza achieved her career and became a part of many different businesses.
A. After graduating high school, Condoleezza attended the University of Denver.
1. When she was 19, she received her bachelor's degree in political science and Phi Beta Kappa , later she received her master's degree from the University of Norte Dame afterwards
2. When she turned 21, she decided to change her political affiliation from Democratic to Republican.
sixteen years of age, her childhood had ended with a kiss from a boy named
background and how she was brought up when she was younger. I know the history and
...being one of the most powerful women in politics and represented Denver in 1997. People looked up to her as she represented women’s positions in politics, child care programs, and fought to decrease the spending limits that were set for defense installations (Abbott, Leonard, Noel, pp. 480, 2013).
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hirley St. Hill was born in New York City on November 30, 1924 she was the oldest of four daughters. Her parents were Charles and Ruby St.Hill. In 1927 at age 3 Shirley was sent to live on her grandmother’s farm in Barbados. She attended British grammar school and picked up the Caribbean accent that marked her speech. Shirley moved back to New York in 1934 at the age of 11 and went on to graduate in 1946 from Brooklyn College with honors later earning a masters degree from Columbia University. During this time it was difficult for black college graduates to find jobs. After being rejected by many companies, she obtained a job at the Mt.Calvary childcare center in Harlem.
Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Barbadian parents. When she was three years old, Shirley was sent to live with her grandmother on a farm in Barbados, a former British colony in the West Indies. She received much of her primary education in the Barbadian school Her ideals were perfect for the times. In the mid-1960s the civil rights movement was in full swing.
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