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    We The People In President Barack Obama’s speech, he often mentioned the past history of the United States of America, starting with the founding documents of our country. The founding documents its self are the history of our country, but we looked at it in a different perspective; as it was an idea of freedom, in the term of all men are created equal. President Barack Obama is using history as a tool to links his audiences back to those timeline when our country were at war with with fascism, segregation

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    Obama said: What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition, on the part of every U.S. citizen, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the existence, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, business firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so shaping of our character, than giving our all to a difficult chore. This is the cost and the hope of citizenship. Reagan said: All must share in the productive work

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    President Barack Obama is regarded as one of the most successful US Presidents in history. He has made countless effective and positive changes and improvements to the United States. He has changed the lives and reduced violence and intolerance towards people of different races, sexuality and gender as well as improving America’s overall image. He is improving the education system of the United States, drastically improved America’s economy and legalized the widely controversial same-sex marriage

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    Senator Barack Obama’s unique ability to express his ideals to any audience effectively guarantees his success in persuasion. The key to his success is through the use of logical, ethical and emotional tactics that engage the audience, convince the audience of his legitimacy, and cause emotional reactions. Obama takes advantage of the make-up of his audience by appealing to every group of Americans: men, women, the young and old, rich, poor, from all geographies, races and both political parties

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    Barack Obama Black Power

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    Black Power: A reflection of Obama’s Prominent Leadership Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, is the first African American to take office. This is a tremendous, and outstanding achievement; however, he has done more during his tenure as president than simply break the color barrier. He has brought many changes to America while in office. Some of the changes reflect: lowered unemployment rates, reduced prison sentences for convicts serving outdated and excessive harsh sentencing

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    in diverse ways. Speaking to a record audience of 1.8 million Americans packed in the National Mall, along with over 300 million Americans watching on television, President Barack Obama shouldered the monumental task of uniting the nation, by showing his audience that they share the commonplace of being American citizens. Obama accomplishes this feat by embracing the sacred ideals set forth by the Founding Fathers, emphasizing the idea that Americans are endowed with the “God-given promise that all

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    Prior to the inauguration of Barack Obama, the United States entered one of the worst economic eras since the Great Depression and faced a breakdown in business and social services. On multiple days the Dow Jones Industrial average fell hundreds of points, affecting not only the American economy, but the world's economy. Humongous corporations that had once dominated the market declared bankruptcy: Washington Mutual, Merrill Lynch, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The prosperous nation that many knew

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    Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States of America and the first African American president. During his presidential campaign in 2008 Obama gave a speech in Philadelphia called, “A More Perfect Union.” His speech moved millions of Americans and inspired racial cooperation and societal change. Obama called for acceptance of all colors and for people to realize that the government is, and never will be perfect; however, he also says it is time to take action and instill change, rather

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    Well, it is official. Thousands of American soldiers will stay on in Afghanistan after 2016. US President Barack Obama halted the troop drawdown on October 15 because “Afghan forces are still not as strong as they need to be.” This major policy U-turn means US combat forces will stay 9800 strong throughout 2016 and reduce to 5500 men by the time Obama leaves office. This was not the plan. The plan was to keep an embassy-level force behind after 2016, or around 1000 men. The Taliban seizing Kunduz

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    Obama on July 24th, 2009 when giving a speech on the idea and probable implementation of his new program called Race to the Top. Taxpayers in America pay more money per student in comparison to other nations, but our education system is far from the best in the world. President Obama and his administration demanded a higher quality education for all American children. Not only did President Obama and his administration demand a higher quality education for America, but also a complete and competitive

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