so great ok? Also if you don’t like the content – im not asking for your opinion on whether or not you LIKE barack obama – but whether it is a good piece of literacy in general. ok here goes.. also what level do u think i’ll get for it?
Barack Obama: Reasons Why I admire him.
Barack Obama is the current president of the United States of America, and the first African American president. His being a black president is important because he gives a voice to millions of powerless Afro- Americans. Secondly he is trying to overcome the effects of centuries of racism and continue the tradition of civil rights begun by, in particular, Martin Luther King. Barack has proved his strength of character – he also proves to be an articulate man supplying great wisdom and knowledge of the world around him, which can be passed to everyone who is willing to accept and learn from their mistakes. He understands the concepts of right and wrong, and his compassion and understanding as a politician seem endless.
Barack was born in Honoulu, Hawaii and was raised from humble beginnings – two years after his birth his father and mother divorced. After his mother remarried to an Indonesian student, Lolo Soetoro, all Indonesians were forced to relocate back to their old country thus Barack’s family went to live in Indonesia. When Barack was ten he returned to Hawaii to live with his grandparents – where in 1979 he graduated from High School and then moved to New York City to graduate at Columbia University in Political Science. Later he graduated at Harvard Law School. During May 1985 Obama was later hired as director of the Developing Communities Project (DCP), a church-based community organization originally comprising eight Catholic parishes in Greater Roseland .In 1989 Obama visited Europe and Kenya for 5 weeks where, after many years, he met his paternal grandparents. Later in 1996 -2004 Obama worked as a lecturer at Chicago University and Law School. Finally in 2007 Barack decided to run for presidency against Hilary Clinton and defeated her for the Democratic nomination before finally beating Republican nominee John Mcain. He became president on January 20th 2009.Obama’s struggle to overcome adversity and difficult circumstances in his family like his parents’ divorce make him – in my opinion- a strong and admirable character. His mother taught him to work hard, get a good education and inspired him which enabled him to become what he is today. He is an inspirational role model for many Americans – black or white – if there is determination to overcome prejudice then nothing can stand in your way.
Another reason why I admire Obama is because he opposes the war in Iraq by courageously sticking to his position when others named him as unpatriotic for going against his country and waving the white flag of surrender. He is also, I believe, very wise, as he plans to withdraw troops from Iraq.He recognises that he cannot leave the country without helping to rebuild the ruined country and training Iraqi and Afghani troops to bring stability, autonomy and defeat Al Quaida. Obama realises also that American troops are doing more harm than good by being in these countries since it gives an excuse for terrorists to bomb and harm innocent civilian. Obama recognises the need for America to use its power and resources to help these poorer and weaker countries.
Obama is also a brave and compassionate leader because of his policy on healthcare. This is a radical policy he is trying to introduce. For the first time he is trying to introduce changes that will help millions of poorer Americans to have access to proper healthcare. This shows that he believes in social justice for poorer people and he is the enemy of putting profit before people’s health. Many Americans, that can afford it – may I add – protest against this and accuse Obama of trying to introduce ‘socialism’ into the American health care system, studies have shown 45 million Americans do not have access to healthcare.
Overall, there are many more admirable things about Obama, more than I can write about, but I feel Americans are incredibly lucky to have a president like Obama with his compassion, understanding, wisdom and his ability to be positive when looking towards the future. He aspires to be a champion of all Americans particularly the disadvantaged and the poor. Both at home and abroad he wants to heal and bring people together as one united front. Quotes from him shine a glimmer of hope in the direction of an answer to reach some form of unity and peace and however hard it may be- yes we can.
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haha I am from england. And your damn right!
You did very well.The piece on Health particualy.We, here in England, think the National Health Service is our greatest achievmentYou have 42 million without proper care.We have none.Cold cures to brain surgery is available to all.Every Citizen contributes during their working life and every Citizen benefits
