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Barack Obama

by Audrey from Indianapolis

Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents' name are Stanley Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr. He married to Michelle and has two daughters: Malia Ann and Natasha.

The hardships that he encountered were that he faced lot of discrimination based on his color of skin. He always found himself as a minority in different environment.

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He went to Occidental College, Columbia University, and Harvard Law School. He worked as lawyer to fight against the rights for the minority. Later, he became a senator for the state of Illinois. In 2008, he decided to run for the U.S. President and won. He became the first black to be the U.S. President.

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Barack demonstrated heroism when he defied the odds to be first black to become the U.S. President. As lawyer, he fought against the people who oppressed the minority. He is very smart because he is able to lead our country into right direction. He always works hard to make sure that our country is in good hands. He has to work to finish lot of paperwork. He is our commander of chief where we are able to stop any terrorism activities on the U.S. soil since 2001.


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Last edited 7/18/2014 10:24:18 AM

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