Freedom is never given; it is won." - A. Philip Randolph. Obama has given inspiration to African Americans by showing them though working hard you can succeed like become the first African America president. Though struggles and accomplishments, Obama has influenced a generation of African Americas by rising from the bottom to the United States president. Obama being elected president. he won by a land slide victory in 2008 with a Popular vote of 69,498,516. he still won even thought not having the right connections to investors and political families. Obama is the first African-American president and a inspiration to African Americas all over the world.
Obamas life was different that most peoples like he grew up with out a father and grew up mostly with his grandparents. Barack Hussein Obama was born on August 4, 1961 on Honolulu, Hawaii. He was born to Ann Dunham a white American born in Kansas and Barack Obama sr. a Black Kenyan in Hawaii. His parents met a the university of Hawaii. They fell in love and 1961 they had Obama one year after being married. Ann and Obama were left behind while Barack Obama sr. left to study at Harvard in Massachusetts. Barack Obama's father returned to Kenya to work as a government economist. This separation led to divorce. After the divorce Obama and his mom moved into her parents Stanley and Madelyn Dunham. Ann remarried an Indonesian oil manager named Lolo and moved to Indonesia when Obama was six. After a while being exposed to tropical property and his mom worried about education Obama returned to Hawaii at the age of ten where he is brought up by his grandparents. in fifth grade he was inroled into Punahou school a top prep Academy. Obama has had may events of his life but slowly h...
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...many childhood event, influences, struggles, and accomplishments During his life time.I thought that Obama had a very depressing backstory and a inspirational message saying yes we can. Even though I found his backstory very depressing and inspiring I would not have chosen him for president because I thought that mitt Romany would help fix the economy More. Even thought I think he has made some bad calls I think in general that he is slowly fixing the economy by adding more jobs. I would ask Obama what was it like as a senator of a poor area in Chicago. I think he would say "it was hard but I had to help the people of that sector." Obama is the first African-American president and is a solid inspiration to African Americas all over the world. Learning about Obama has showed me that if you work hard and are motivated you can rise up the ranks and be successful.
Michelle attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School (1981), Princeton University (1981-1985) and Harvard Law School (1985-1988). Early Life, Childhood and Adult Life Michelle Obama grew up in Chicago, Illinois, which was where she was born. Her father, Fraser Robinson III, was a pump operator for the Chicago Water Department. Her mother, Marian, would stay at home and it was her number one priority to raise Michelle and her younger brother Craig. Michelle’s childhood was a happy one.
In the beginning of his autobiography, the author describes himself as a person with no signs of self-identity. On his arrival to New York City Obama explains he had nowhere to stay or any sufficient monetary funds to at least rent a motel room which is cheaper than a hotel room. Undecided on what to do Obama decides to search his pockets and finds a letter. This was a letter his father had written to him. The letter stated that whenever Obama wanted to visit his father in Kenya, he would be welcome and arrangements would be made as to how long he would be allowed to stay. Reading this letter made Obama wonder about his place in life. Obama was a young teenage boy confused to know his father was never there. Obama was mad at the fact he had reached New York City and had no one to welcome him. Yet, Obama was mostly sad to know his father had another family who didn’t suffer the things Obama suffered since their father was a man with a reputable position in government.
Also, in 2009 President Barack Obama was elected into office. Barack Obama is the first African American President of the United States. Obama issued executive orders and directing the U.S. military to develop plans to remove troops from Iraq. He also retracted George W. Bush’s policy that allows federal government funds to cover abortions.
In contempt of Obama’s humble giving spirit, vivid personality, and many accomplishments, a debate is always at hand upon hearing the infamous name Barack Hussein Obama. From his place of birth, religion, and ethnicity Obama’s face a fair share of controversy. At the heels of adversity along with sheer determination to help others Obama became a leader that delivers and one of the most influential people of America. Adversity was introduced to Obama at an early age. With a Kenyan father and Caucasian mother residing in Hawaii, Obama has always stood out in numerous ways. In 1959 Barack Obama Senior was selected from a number of candidates to go to school in the US where he attended The University of Hawaii in Honolulu to
The Emancipation Proclamation was not a perfect proclamation it may have been limited but it did indeed help free slaves. In addition, without it America wouldn’t be what it is today. Therefore, we have an African American president: Barack Obama who is an effective 44th president. He indeed is an effective president because he stands for equality, integrity and civil rights. The president has stood up for gay rights, tried to ensure voting rights for all Americans, and set up Obama care. Barack Obama had stated the following:
African Americans have a long history in the Americas. Their experience in United States is however laden with historical records of oppression and segregation. It has been difficult to shed off slavery tags that emanates from their historical entry into the Americas. There are many issues that emerge when considering the experience of African Americans. One of the most important issues that has been extensively studied in regard to African American experience is the issue of leadership and politics. For a long time, African-American leadership has been sidelined until the rise of civil rights movements starting from 1950s. Since then, African Americans have exerted their position in United States leadership culminating in election of current President Barrack Obama, who became the first African-American president of the country. African American leadership and participation in politics and public institution is a case example of resilience in a hostile environment laden with segregation and historical tag of slavery.
Barack Hussein Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii. He is of mixed parentage: his father, a black African born in Kenya, while his mother, a white American that came from Kansas. When he was six years old his parents divorced and his mother married an Indonesian oil manager. They moved to Indonesia where Obama was educated in a Roman Catholic School. He then returned back to Hawaii to continue school while living with his grandparents. Barack struggled with his own racial identity in his late teens. (Funk & Wagnalls)
Obama emotionally influences the nation to move forward from the issues of race that is hindering America. Without dwelling on his family tree, Obama reminds us that his father was black and his mother white, that he came from Kenya, but she came from Kansas: “I am married to a black American who carries within her the blood of slave and slave owners — an inheritance we pass on to our two precious daughters. I have brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles, and cousins, of every race and every hue, scattered across three continents, and for as long as I live, I will never forget that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible.
...le. He worked through the struggles and difficulties to make sure that his goals were accomplished. The actions he took allowed African Americans to gather hope and lead a change in our world.
Colin Powell was born on April 5, 1937 in a Harlem New York hospital. His parents were immigrants from Jamaica. Colin grew up in the south Bronx in a neighborhood nicknamed “Banana Kelly”. His father pushed him to get a good education and Colin tried to study and get good grades but he graduated high school from Morris High School with a C average. Even though this was not an outstanding average you could get his father was not angry at him. After high school Colin went to a city college in New York. Later on Colin married Alma Vivian Johnson and they had three children. Eventually he wrote a best-selling auto-biography.
He reviled both his personal and family history stating, “I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas, “I am married to a black American who carries within her the blood of slaves and slave-owners”, and, I have brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles and cousins, of every race and every hue, scattered across three continents”. As Obama is telling his family background, He shows how and why he has an authority to speak on race issues. It then supports the remarks he later makes about the race issues that are affecting America. By Him revealing his own personal history it allows him to gain ethos by creating a personal connection with his audience. This allows his audience to be a lot more inclined to trust him, and support him if they can make a connection to his speech on a more personal
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 and was raised in a log cabin in Kentucky until he was seven. In 1816, he and his family moved to Indiana. Lincoln was raised in a farming family and with no ambition for education. He went to school long enough to read and write and then stopped attending school so he could work on the farm. Both natural parents raised Abraham until 1818 when his mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln died. In 1819 Abraham's father, Thomas, married a woman named Sarah Bush. By this time Lincoln was nine years old and very capable of taking care of himself and the farm. John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Massachusetts. Unlike Lincoln, John F Kennedy was raised in a fairly wealthy family. His father, Joseph P. Kennedy was the ambassador to Great Britain during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was very well educated, and in 1940 he graduated from Harvard University with the honor of winning ...
Obama’s father left him and his mother when he was only 2 years old. Obama then talks about the family he grew up with, his mother and grandparents, and the racism they dealt with at a time when few accepted interracial relations and even more so marriages. He recalls being made fun of as a young child when other kids would make monkey noises when it was discovered his father was from Kenya. He then moves to Indonesia when his mother remarries, but then at 10 years old moves back to Hawaii where he spent his early childhood. It was with his grandparents that he developed much of his character and learned how strongly education was emphasized in his family.
Laws describe that there is should be no difference between any citizens of America in regards to their race or color. As a country, the United States has seen many presidents in the office and their policies have set a definition of their success in the history; Barack Obama, the current president of the United States and the first African-American to lead the free nation, has been respected and criticized as “Magical Negro”. Obama 's presidency is a sign of post-racial America, but it is not accurate to say that racism has not played a role to elect him as a President? Seitz claims, “ a widespread sense that replacing George W. Bush with [Obama] would send a definitive signal that it was time to rebuild, toward a post-racial [society]. It was an absurd hope… deep down [Obama] wants ‘us [whites]’ to succeed, is happy to help ‘us’ succeed” (Seitz 359). An African-American has the power to lead the most powerful country in the world, but his leadership and success depend on other white people 's success. Obama has the power, but he is portrayed as a servant of whites who needs a mentor. At the end, he will be considered just a slave of whites. Obama 's presidency is constructing a racist and stereotypical popular culture. Although there have been many changes and reforms in the laws, African-Americans have faced many obstacles in America. Omi states, “the United States was a society shaped by
To sum up, Obama has always been and will always be a great example of how to succeed in spite of difficulties or obstacles. Such a strong personality is worth to be admired. Obama has left me with positive feelings about the